Mufid English: Verb Tenses Overview

TENSES OVERVIEW

SIMPLE TENSES

Simple Present
Nick studies every day.
Nick is a teacher.

Simple Past
Nick studied last night.
Nick was a teacher in 2003.

Simple Future
Nick (will / is going to) study tomorrow.
Nick (will / is going to) be a teacher in 3 years.

Simple Past Future
Nick would study, but he canceled because he went swimming yesterday.
Nick would be a teacher.

PROGRESSIVE TENSES

Present Progressive
Nick is studying right now.

Past Progressive
Nick was studying when his friends came last night.

Future Progressive
Nick (will / is going to) be studying when his friends come tomorrow.

Past Future Progressive
Nick would be studying.

PERFECT TENSES

Present Perfect
Nick has already studied Math.
Nick has been a teacher since 2010 / for 3 years.

Past Perfect
Nick had already studied Math before he began studying English last night.
Nick had been a teacher for 2 years before he got married last month.

Future Perfect
Nick will already have studied Math before he studies English tomorrow.
Nick will have been a teacher for 2 months before he get married next year.

Past Future Perfect
Nick would have studied.
Nick would have been a teacher.

PERFECT PROGRESSIVE TENSES

Present Perfect Progressive
Nick has been studying for 3 hours.

Past Perfect Progressive
Nick had been studying for 3 hours before his friends came last night.

Future Perfect Progressive
Nick will have been studying for 3 hours before his friends come tomorrow.

Past Future Perfect Progressive
Nick would have been studying.

STRUCTURES

SIMPLE TENSES

Simple Present

do = I, you, we , they
does = She, he, it

+) S + v1 (+s/es => she, he, it)
-) S + do/does + not + v1
?) Do/does + S + V1

is = she, he, it

am = I

are = you, we, they

+) S + is/am/are + not verb
-) S + is/am/are…
?) Is/am/are + S…

Simple Past

did = I, you, we, they, she, he, it

+) S + V2
-) S + did + not + V1
?) Did + S + V1

was = I, she, he, it

were = you, we, they

+) S + was/were + not verb
-) S + was/were +…
?) Was / were + S…

Simple Future

will = I, you, we, they, she, he, it

+) S + will + V1
-) S + will + not + V1
?) Will + S + V1

+) S + will + be ...
-) S + will + not + be…
?) Will + S + be …

Simple Past Future

Would = all subjects

+) S + would + V1
-) S + would + not + V1
?) Would + S + V1

+) S + would + be + not verb
-) S + would + not + be …
?) Would + S + be …

PROGRESSIVE TENSES

Present Progressive

is = she, he, it
am = I
are = you, we, they
+) S + is/am/are + Ving
-) S + is/am/are + not + Ving
?) Is /am/are + S + Ving

Past Progressive

was = I, she, he, it
were = you, we, they

+) S + was/were + Ving
-) S + was /were + not + Ving
?) Was/were + S + Ving

Future Progressive

will = all subjects

+) S + will + be + Ving
-) S + will + not + be + Ving
?) Will + S + be + Ving

Past future progressive

would = all subjects

+) S + would + be + Ving
-) S + would + not + be + Ving
?) Would + S + be + Ving

PERFECT TENSES

Present perfect

have = I, we, they
has = she, he, it

+) S + have/has + V3
-) S + have/has + not + V3
?) Have/has + S + V3

+) S + have/has + been + not verb
-) S + have/has + not + been…
?) Have/has + S + been…

Past perfect

had = all subjects

+) S + had + V3
-) S + had + not + V3
?) Had + S + V3

+) S + had + been + not verb
-) S + had + not + been…
?) Had + S + been…

Future perfect

will have = all subjects

+) S + will + have + V3
-) S + will + not + have + V3
?) Will + S + have + V3

+) S + will + have + been + not verb
-) S + will + not + have + been…
?) Will + S + have + been…

Past future perfect

would have = all subjects

+) S + Would + have + V3
-) S + would + not + have + V3
?) Would + S + have + V3

+) S + would + have + been + not verb
-) S + would + not + have + been…
?) Would + S + have + been…

PERFECT PROGRESSIVE TENSES

Present perfect progressive

have = I, you, we, they
has = she, he, it

+) S + have/has + been + Ving
-) S + have/has + not + been + Ving
?) Have/has + S + been + Ving

Past perfect progressive

had = all subjects

+) S + had + been + Ving
-) S + had + not + been + Ving
?) Had + S + been + Ving

Future perfect progressive

will have = all subjects

+) S + will + have + been + Ving
-) S + will + not + have + been Ving
?) Will + S + have + been + Ving

Past future

would have = all subjects

+) S + would + have + been + Ving
-) S + would + not + have + been + Ving
?) Would + S + have + been + Ving

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verb tenses, grammar, English tenses.