English Grammar Timelines

A timeline is a graphical representation of a period of time, on which events are marked.

An event maker indicates when an event takes place on the timeline.

A continuous event is an action that is uninterrupted for a certain period along the timeline.

A time lapse indicates the duration of an event along the timeline.

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The English tenses in timelines:

Present simple

Present continuous

Present perfect

Present perfect continuous

Past simple

Past continuous

Past perfect

Past perfect continuous

Future simple

Future continuous

Future perfect

Future perfect continuous

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