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English tenses

1. English Tenses

2. continuous
past
present
future
SIMPLE perfect
perfect
continuous
S+v2
S+was/were
+ving
S+had
+v3
S+had been
+v3
S+v1/vs
S+am/is/are
+ving
S+have/has
+v3
S+have/has
been+v3
S+will+v1
S+will be
+ving
S+will have
+v3
S+will have
been+v3

3. The simple present tense is used
to describe general truths,
habitual actions, and events that
are scheduled to happen in the
future. It is formed by using the
base form of the verb
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Present Simple
Subject + Verb (v1) + s/es + Object
He drives a car .

4. Present Continuous
Subject + is/am/are + Verb(+ing) + Object
He is driving a car .
The present continuous tense
describes actions that are
happening at the current moment
or around now. It is formed by
using the present tense of the
verb "to be" (am, is, are) + the
present participle of the main
verb (-ing form).
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5. Present Perfect
Subject + Has/have + Verb (v3) + Object
He has driven a car .
The present perfect tense is used
to connect past actions or
experiences to the present. It is
formed by using the present tense
of the verb "to have" (have, has)
+ the past participle of the main
verb.
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6. Past Simple
Subject + Verb (v2) + Object
He drove a car .
The simple past tense is used to
describe completed actions or
events that happened in the past.
It is formed by using the past
tense of the verb (regular verbs
add -ed, and irregular verbs have
specific past forms).
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7. Past Continuous
Subject + was/were + Verb(+ing) + Object
He was driving a car.
The past continuous tense
describes actions that were
ongoing in the past or actions
that were interrupted by another
event. It is formed by using the
past tense of the verb "to be"
(was, were) + the present
participle of the main verb (-ing
form).
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8. Past Perfect
Subject + had + Verb (v3) + Object
He had driven a car.
The past perfect tense is used to
show that one action happened
before another past action. It is
formed by using the past tense
of the verb "to have" (had) + the
past participle of the main verb.
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9. Future Simple
Subject + will/shall + verb (v1) + Object
He will drive a car.
The simple future tense is used to
talk about actions or events that
will happen in the future. It is
formed by using the modal verb
"will" + the base form of the main
verb.
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10. Future Continuous
Subject + will be/shall be + verb(+ing) + Object
He will be driving a car.
The future continuous tense
describes actions that will be
ongoing at a specific time in the
future. It is formed by using the
future tense of the verb "to be"
(will be) + the present participle
of the main verb (-ing form).
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11. Future Perfect
Subject + will have + verb(v3) + Object
He will have driven a car.
The future perfect tense is used
to express an action that will be
completed before a specific time
or another action in the future.
It is formed by using the future
tense of the verb "to have" (will
have) + the past participle of the
main verb. Example: By next year,
she will have graduated from
university.
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13. continuous
past
present
future
SIMPLE perfect
perfect
continuous
S+v2
S+was/were
+ving
S+had
+v3
S+had been
+v3
S+v1/vs
S+am/is/are
+ving
S+have/has
+v3
S+have/has
been+v3
S+will+v1
S+will be
+ving
S+will have
+v3
S+will have
been+v3