时表词可以表示时态。

英语动词的时态和体形。时态有现在、过去、将来和过去将来；体形有一般、完成、进行和完成进行。而语态有2种，即主动和被动。以上只是主动，加上被动就更多了。具体如下：

时态种类

时间和动作的种类

1.一般现在时(do)

2.一般过去时(did)

3.一般将来时(will/shall do),(be going to do)

4.一般过去将来时(would/should do),(was/were going to do)

5.现在进行时(be doing)

6.过去进行时(was/were doing)

7.将来进行时(will/shall be doing)

8.过去将来进行时(would/should be doing)

9.现在完成时(have/has done)

10.过去完成时(had done)

11.将来完成时(will/shall have done)

12.过去将来完成时(would/should have done)

13.现在完成进行时(have/has been doing)

14.过去完成进行时(had been doing)

15.将来完成进行时(will/shall have been doing)

16.过去将来完成进行时(would/should have been doing)