Time Expressions in English: Past, Present, and Future Tense

Time expressions are words or phrases that are used to talk about time. They can be used to refer to the past, present, or future. In the image above, you can see some common time expressions in English.

The past time expressions refer to events that have already happened. Some common past time expressions include: yesterday, last week, last month, last year, a little while ago, an hour ago, this morning, etc.

The present time expressions refer to events that are happening now. Some common present time expressions include: today, this week, this month, this year, at the moment, now, at this time, etc.

The future time expressions refer to events that will happen. Some common future time expressions include: tomorrow, next week, next month, next year, in an hour, soon, in the near future, later this evening, in the future, way off in the future, the day after tomorrow, eventually, etc.