英语谓语动词时态包括简单现在时、一般过去时、现在进行时、过去进行时、过去完成时和现在完成时，每种时态都有相应的例子。例如，简单现在时："我每个星期天都踢足球"；一般过去时："昨天我踢了足球"；现在进行时："我现在正在踢足球"；过去进行时："下雨时我正在踢足球"；过去完成时："我在受伤之前已经踢了足球"；现在完成时："我这个星期踢了两次足球"。
简单现在时
- I play football every Sunday.（我每个星期天都踢足球。）
- She speaks Spanish fluently.（她流利地说西班牙语。）
- They live in New York City.（他们住在纽约市。）
一般过去时
- I played football yesterday.（昨天我踢了足球。）
- She spoke Spanish when she was in Spain.（她在西班牙时说西班牙语。）
- They lived in New York City last year.（他们去年住在纽约市。）
现在进行时
- I am playing football right now.（我现在正在踢足球。）
- She is speaking Spanish on the phone.（她正在电话里说西班牙语。）
- They are living in New York City for the summer.（他们这个夏天住在纽约市。）
过去进行时
- I was playing football when it started raining.（下雨时我正在踢足球。）
- She was speaking Spanish when the teacher interrupted her.（老师打断她说西班牙语时。）
- They were living in New York City when Hurricane Sandy hit.（桑迪飓风袭击时他们住在纽约市。）
过去完成时
- I had played football before I got injured.（我在受伤之前已经踢了足球。）
- She had spoken Spanish for years before she moved to France.（她在搬到法国之前已经说了多年西班牙语。）
- They had lived in New York City for five years before they moved to Florida.（他们在搬到佛罗里达之前在纽约市住了五年。）
现在完成时
- I have played football twice this week.（我这个星期踢了两次足球。）
- She has spoken Spanish since she was a child.（她从小就说西班牙语。）
- They have lived in New York City for ten years.（他们已经在纽约市住了十年。）
