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Three simple tenses. Three perfect tenses. Six progressive forms. So, twelve.
In order:
/_Past Perfect_/_Past_/_ Present Perfect_/_Present_/_Future Perfect_/_Future
+progressive (continuous) in all tenses;
Simple Present - I walk
Simple Past - I walked
Simple Future - I will [or shall] walk
Present Perfect - I have walked
Past Perfect - I had walked
Future Perfect - I will have walked
Present Progressive - I am walking
Past Progressive - I was walking
Future Progressive - I will be walking
Present Perfect Progressive - I have been walking
Past Perfect Progressive - I had been walking
Future Perfect Progressive - I will have been walking
In addition there are two emphatic tenses:
Present emphatic - I do walk.
Past emphatic - I did walk.
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