VERB

INTRANSITIVE

PARTICIPLE

INFINITIVE

TRANSITIVE

NEGATIVE

TELL US WHAT DOES NOT HAPPEN

FUTURE

CONDITIONAL

SIMPLE

CONTINUOUS

PERFECT

PERFECT CONTINUOUS

MODAL

AUXILIARY

MOOD

VOICE

I WOULD EAT.

I WOULD BE EATING.

I WOULD HAVE EATEN.

I WOULD HAVE BEEN EATING.

I DO NOT EAT.

HELPS MAIN VERB IN CLAUSE

I AM EATING.

TELL US HOW LIKELY SOMETHING WILL HAPPEN

PASSIVE

INTERROGATIVE

TO + VERB

PRESENT

VERB HAS OBJECT

VERB HAS NO OBJECT

I MAY/MIGHT/WILL EAT AN APPLE NOW.

ACTIVE

SUBJECT PERFORMS ACTION

SUBJECT RECEIVES ACTION

I EAT THE APPLE.

THE APPLE IS EATEN BY ME.

IMPERATIVE

DECLARATIVE

I EAT AN APPLE.

DO YOU EAT APPLES?

EAT YOUR APPLE.

TO EAT

PAST

EATEN

EATING

I EAT AN APPLE.

THE BELL RINGS.

SHOWS PHYSICAL OR MENTAL ACTION

PAST

TENSE

PRESENT

DOING

FEELING

BEING

SAYING

TELLS US WHAT ACTION IS HAPPENING

AM/IS/ARE

LOVE/HATE

SPEAK/TALK

EAT/DRINK

PRESENT

PAST

TELLS US WHEN AN ACTION IS HAPPENING

FUTURE

I ATE.

I EAT.

I WILL EAT.

CONTINUOUS

PERFECT

SIMPLE

PERFECT CONTINUOUS

CONTINUOUS

PERFECT

SIMPLE

PERFECT CONTINUOUS

CONTINUOUS

PERFECT

SIMPLE

PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I EAT.

I AM EATING.

I HAVE EATEN.

I ATE.

I HAVE BEEN EATING.

I WAS EATING.

I HAD EATEN.

I HAD BEEN EATING.

I WILL EAT.

I WILL BE EATING.

I WILL HAVE EATEN.

I WILL HAVE BEEN EATING.