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Tenses

The document provides an overview of English verb tenses, including Present, Past, and Future tenses, along with their formulas and examples. Each tense is categorized into four forms: Simple, Continuous, Perfect, and Perfect Continuous. The document serves as a reference for constructing sentences in various tenses.

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Tenses

The document provides an overview of English verb tenses, including Present, Past, and Future tenses, along with their formulas and examples. Each tense is categorized into four forms: Simple, Continuous, Perfect, and Perfect Continuous. The document serves as a reference for constructing sentences in various tenses.

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Present Tense

Simple Present

●​ Formula: Subject + base form of the verb (s/es for third person singular)
●​ Example: She walks to school every day.

Present Continuous

●​ Formula: Subject + am/is/are + base form of the verb + ing


●​ Example: They are playing soccer now.

Present Perfect

●​ Formula: Subject + has/have + past participle of the verb


●​ Example: He has eaten breakfast already.

Present Perfect Continuous

●​ Formula: Subject + has/have + been + base form of the verb + ing


●​ Example: She has been reading that book for hours.

2. Past Tense

Simple Past

●​ Formula: Subject + past form of the verb


●​ Example: I watched a movie last night.

Past Continuous

●​ Formula: Subject + was/were + base form of the verb + ing


●​ Example: They were playing soccer at 10 AM yesterday.

Past Perfect

●​ Formula: Subject + had + past participle of the verb


●​ Example: She had finished her homework before dinner.

Past Perfect Continuous

●​ Formula: Subject + had + been + base form of the verb + ing


●​ Example: They had been studying for hours before the test.

3. Future Tense

Simple Future

●​ Formula: Subject + will/shall + base form of the verb


●​ Example: We will go to the beach tomorrow.

Future Continuous

●​ Formula: Subject + will/shall + be + base form of the verb + ing


●​ Example: She will be traveling to Paris next week.

Future Perfect

●​ Formula: Subject + will/shall + have + past participle of the verb


●​ Example: By next month, he will have completed the project.

Future Perfect Continuous

●​ Formula: Subject + will/shall + have been + base form of the verb + ing
●​ Example: By December, they will have been living here for a year.

Overview of Tenses

Present Tense

1.​ Simple Present: She walks to school.


2.​ Present Continuous: They are playing soccer.
3.​ Present Perfect: He has eaten breakfast.
4.​ Present Perfect Continuous: She has been reading.

Past Tense

1.​ Simple Past: I watched a movie.


2.​ Past Continuous: They were playing soccer.
3.​ Past Perfect: She had finished her homework.
4.​ Past Perfect Continuous: They had been studying.

Future Tense

1.​ Simple Future: We will go to the beach.


2.​ Future Continuous: She will be traveling.
3.​ Future Perfect: He will have completed the project.
4.​ Future Perfect Continuous: They will have been living here.

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