Tenses Concept Map for English Grammar
See how English verb tenses group into past, present and future, with each aspect laid out clearly. Then create your own map from your grammar notes or a PDF.
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- Interactive mind maps of the main ideas and how they connect. Free: overview maps (detailed maps on your first 3 creations). Plus: detailed maps with supporting concepts.
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- Free plan: 5 creations a week, up to 3 a day. Plus: $9.99/month or $99.90/year (USD; local prices at checkout).
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Build Your Tenses Map From Your Notes
Turn your grammar handout, worksheet or textbook chapter into a clear map of verb tenses.
Use your own grammar material
Upload a PDF, Word file or slides on tenses, or simply type the tense names you are studying.
See the three-by-four structure
Each time frame branches into simple, continuous, perfect and perfect continuous forms.
Quiz yourself from the map
Turn the finished map into a quiz, or make flashcards from the same notes to practice forms.
How to Make a Tenses Concept Map
Three steps take you from a grammar handout to a map you can study and quiz yourself with.
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Add your grammar material
Upload your tenses notes or type the topic, such as English verb tenses.
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AI builds the map
The AI groups tenses by time frame and aspect, with examples under each form.
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Study, expand and quiz
Expand any branch, edit the text, then export or quiz yourself on the forms.
What a Tenses Concept Map Shows
A tenses concept map organizes English verb tenses by time. The three main time frames are past, present and future. Each frame has four aspects: simple, continuous, perfect and perfect continuous. Seeing all twelve forms in one grid helps you compare how a verb changes and which form fits a given context.
- Past tenses: simple past, past continuous, past perfect, past perfect continuous
- Present tenses: simple present, present continuous, present perfect, present perfect continuous
- Future tenses: simple future, future continuous, future perfect, future perfect continuous
- Aspects: how an action is viewed, as complete, ongoing or connected to another time
Use the map to revise before a test, check the structure of each form, and spot patterns between tenses. You can also generate a personalized tenses map from your own notes with CogniGuide.
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Tenses Concept Map Questions
Answers about English tenses and how to build your own map.
How many tenses are there in English?
English has three time frames, past, present and future, and four aspects for each: simple, continuous, perfect and perfect continuous. That gives twelve common tense forms. Some grammars describe fewer, because future forms are expressed with auxiliary verbs rather than inflection.
What is the difference between the present perfect and the simple past?
The simple past describes a finished action at a specific time, such as I visited Paris in 2019. The present perfect links a past action to the present, such as I have visited Paris, without naming when it happened.
Which file types can I use to make a tenses map?
You can upload a PDF, Word (DOCX) or PowerPoint (PPTX) file, a text or Markdown file, or an image of your notes. You can also type the topic directly.
Can I turn my tenses map into a quiz?
Yes. Any map can be turned into a quiz to test yourself, and the same notes can be used to make flashcards. A free plan allows 5 creations a week.