《新概念英语》第一册，从第一课到第t七十二课一共涉及了五个时态。它们分别是：一般现在时态，一般过去时态，一般将来时态，观在进行时态以及现在完成时态。
如：I come from Norway. I did the housework. He is doing the housework. He will do the housework. He has done the housework.
