TENSES

PAST

PRESENT

FUTURE

PERFECT

CONTINUOUS

  • The verb form maintains its basic form
  • When using the singular nouns/pronouns,
    -s is added to the verb
  • simple present is used for events or
    situations that exist always, usually, habitually in the past, present and future
  • Example : - I sleep every night.
    -My sister leaves for Ipoh on Tuesday.
    -The world is round.
  • The simple past usually used with the time expressions : yesterday, last night, two days ago
  • The form of the simple past does not
    change with the number of the subjects
  • To show something that happened in the past.
  • To express an action wholly completed in the past
  • To speak politely
  • example : -He broke his leg yesterday.
    -They sang and danced all night.
    -Could you please do this for me?
  • Example : -I will see you soon.
    -Mary is dissatisfied and she is going to complain to the headmaster tomorrow.
    -She is going to bake a cake later.
  • there is no change in the verb
  • we can indicate the future through the use of modals
  • We can refer to the future by using will + basic verb form
  • We can also use be verbs + going to + basic verb form to express the future.
  • It is used to refer to an event that are
    going to happen in the future

past : verb to be (was, were) + V-ing

future : will be + V-ing

present : verb to be (am, is, are) + V-ing

example

I am playing football.

The sun is shining.

They are talking.

Every student is eating.

example

Every student was running.

They were talking.

I was playing football.

The sun was shining yesterday.

example

Every student will be running.

They will be talking.

I will be playing football.

The sun will be shining tomorrow.

past : had + past participle verb

future : will has / will have + past participle verb

present : has/have + past participle verb

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example

I have eaten.

I had eaten.

I will have eaten.

He has written the book.

He had written the book.

He will has written the book

PERFECT CONTINUOUS

past : had been + V-ing

future : will have been

present : has / have been + V-ing

example

I have been eating the sandwiches.

He has been singing for two hours.

example

I had been playing computer games for two hours.

He had been singing for two hours.

example

I will have been playing computer games for two hours.

He will have been singing for two hours