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The document discusses the 12 simple tenses in English: simple present, past, and future tenses; present, past, and future continuous tenses; present, past, and future perfect tenses; and present and past perfect continuous tenses. It provides brief definitions and usage examples for each tense, explaining how they are formed and used to describe actions and events in the present, past, and future.
The document discusses the 12 simple tenses in English: simple present, past, and future tenses; present, past, and future continuous tenses; present, past, and future perfect tenses; and present and past perfect continuous tenses. It provides brief definitions and usage examples for each tense, explaining how they are formed and used to describe actions and events in the present, past, and future.
The document discusses the 12 simple tenses in English: simple present, past, and future tenses; present, past, and future continuous tenses; present, past, and future perfect tenses; and present and past perfect continuous tenses. It provides brief definitions and usage examples for each tense, explaining how they are formed and used to describe actions and events in the present, past, and future.
when an action is happening right now, or when it happens regularly (or unceasingly, which is why it's sometimes called presentindefinite). Depending on the person, the simple present tense is formed by using the root form or by adding -s or -es to the end.
Simple past tense
is the basic form of the past tense in Modern English. It is used principally to describe events in the past, although it also has some other uses. Simple future tense is a form of the verb that refers to an action or event that has not yet begun and also used to make a prediction or to show ability, intention, or determination.
Simple present continuous
Such actions which are happening at time of speaking are expressed by present continuous tense. Present Continuous tense is also called Present progressive tense. Rules. Auxiliary verb am or is or are is used in sentence. 1st form of verb or base verb + ing (present participle) is used as main verb in sentence. Simple past continuous describes actions or events in a time before now, which began in the past and is still going on at the time of speaking. In other words, it expresses an unfinished or incomplete action in the past. Simple future continuous is a verb tense that is used when an action is expected to occur in the future and be completed.
Simple present perfect
In order to form a typical sentence in thepresent perfect simple, choose a subject ((the person or thing that has done the action), add an auxiliary (or helping) verb: has or have + the V3 (past participle) form of the verb and then add the rest of the sentence. Simple past perfect is used to describe one action that happened before another action in the past. In many cases a complete sentence is written in two parts with two different tenses: The past perfect simple, to refer to the action that happened first or earlier.
Simple future perfect
indicates that an action will have been completed (finished or "perfected") at some point in the future. This tense is formed with "will" plus "have" plus the past participle of the verb (which can be either regular or irregular in form): "I will have spent all my money by this time next year. Simple present perfect continuous shows that something started in the past and is continuing at thepresent time. The present perfect continuous is formed using the construction has/have been + the present participle (root + -ing)
Simple past perfect continuous
corresponds to the present perfect continuous, but with reference to a time earlier than 'before now'. As with the present perfect continuous, we are more interested in the process. Simple future perfect continuous is a verb tense that describes actions that will continue up until a point in the future. The future perfect continuous consists of will + have + been + the verb's present participle (verb root + -ing).