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| 16 tenses |
Simple Tenses
- Simple Present: Subject (I, HE, SHE, NAME ) + base verb
- Example: I play soccer.
Simple Past:
- Subject (I, HE, SHE, NAME ) + past tense verb
- Example: I played soccer yesterday.
Simple Future:
- Subject (I, HE, SHE, NAME ) + will + base verb
- Example: I will play soccer tomorrow.
Continuous/Progressive Tenses:
Present Continuous:
- Subject (I, HE, SHE, NAME ) + am/is/are + present participle (-ing verb)
- Example: Now, I am playing soccer.
Past Continuous:
- Subject + was/were + present participle
- Example: I was playing soccer all afternoon.
Future Continuous:
- Subject + will be + present participle
- Example: I will be playing soccer during the game.
Perfect Tenses:
Present Perfect:
- Subject + have/has + past participle
- I have played soccer before.
Past Perfect:
- Subject + had + past participle
- Example: I had played soccer earlier that day. Future Perfect:
Subject + will have + past participle
- Example: I will have played soccer at the end of the season.
Perfect Continuous Tenses:
Present Perfect Continuous:
- Subject + have/has been + present participle
- Example: I have been playing soccer for 2 hours.
Past Perfect Continuous:
- Subject + had been + present participle
- Example: Before the match began, I had been playing soccer.
Future Perfect Continuous:
- Subject + will have been + present participle
- Example: I will have been playing soccer for 3 years next month.
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| English Grammar |
Simple Tenses:
- Simple Present: Subject + base verb
- Simple Past: Subject + past tense verb
- Simple Future: Subject + will + base verb
Continuous/Progressive Tenses:
- Present Continuous: Subject + am/is/are + present participle (-ing verb)
- Past Continuous: Subject + was/were + present participle
- Future Continuous: Subject + will be + present participle
Perfect Tenses:
- Present Perfect: Subject + have/has + past participle
- Past Perfect: Subject + had + past participle
- Future Perfect: Subject + will have + past participle
Perfect Continuous Tenses:
- Present Perfect Continuous: Subject + have/has been + present participle
- Past Perfect Continuous: Subject + had been + present participle
- Future Perfect Continuous: Subject + will have been + present participle
The key components are: Subject (I, you, he, etc.)
- Verb forms (base, past, present participle, past participle)
- Helping verbs (am/is/are, was/were, will, have/has, had, will have, will be)
Simple Tenses:
- Simple Present: Subject + base verb
- Simple Past: Subject + past tense verb
- Simple Future: Subject + will + base verb
Continuous/Progressive Tenses:
- Present Continuous: Subject + am/is/are + present participle (-ing verb)
- Past Continuous: Subject + was/were + present participle
- Future Continuous: Subject + will be + present participle
Perfect Tenses:
- Present Perfect: Subject + have/has + past participle
- Past Perfect: Subject + had + past participle
- Future Perfect: Subject + will have + past participle
Perfect Continuous Tenses:
- Present Perfect Continuous: Subject + have/has been + present participle
- Past Perfect Continuous: Subject + had been + present participle
- Future Perfect Continuous: Subject + will have been + present participle
Additional Tenses:
- Present Habitual: Subject + verb-s
- Past Habitual: Subject + used to + base verb
- Going to Future: Subject + be going to + base verb
- The key components are: Subject (I, you, he, she, it, we, they)
- Main verb (base form, past form, present participle, past participle)
- Helping verbs (be, have, will, used to, going to)
