现在时：He talks to his friends.他和他的朋友们说话。

（普遍情况下都这样）现在进行时：He is talking to his friends.他正在和他的朋友们说话。现在完成时：He has talked to his friends.他已经和他的朋友们说过话了。（具有影响，说过了就不用再说了）现在完成进行时：He has been talking to his friends.他一直和他朋友们在说话。（还在继续）过去时：He talked to his friends.他和他的朋友们说完话了。（过去发生的事情）过去进行时：He was talking to his friends.他过去正在和他的朋友们说话。（过去正进行，强调过去事情的过程）过去完成时：He had talked to his friends.他和他的朋友们那时已经说过话了。（具有影响的、过去发生的）过去完成进行时：He had been talking to his friends.他那时一直和他朋友们在说话。过去将来时：He would talk to his friends.他那个时候将会和他的朋友们说话。过去将来进行时：He would be talking to his friends.他那个时候将会和他的朋友们一直聊。过去将来完成时：He would have talked to his friends.他那时本会和他朋友们说的（却没有说）。过去将来完成进行时：He would have been talking to his friends.他那时本会和他朋友们一直在聊（却没有那样）。将来时：He will talk to his friends.他未来会和他的朋友们说话的。将来进行时：He will be talking to his friends.他未来会和他朋友们一直说话。（将会发生，同时强调说话过程）将来完成时：He will have talked to his friends.他未来某时会和他的朋友们说完话的。（在未来一个时间，事情将已经完成）将来完成进行时：He will have been talking to his friends.他未来某时会已经和他朋友们一直在说话。（未来、已经、进行）