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English Tenses - Coggle Diagram
English Tenses
Present Tenses
Present Simple:
verb/verb(e)s
do/does + noun/pronoun + verb?
to be=am/is/are
For example:
i often write letters.
he usually doesn`t go out on Sundays.
do they drink coffee in the morning?
Present Continuous:
am/is/are + verb+ing
For example:
i am writing a letter now.
he is reading book at the moment.
are they doing their homework right now?
Present Perfect:
have/has + verb3
For example:
i have written a letter.
he has passed his exam.
have they already left?
Present Perfect Continuous:
have/has been + verb+ing
For example:
i have been writing a letter for two hours already.
has she been working on this project since the morning?
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Past Tenses
Past Simple:
verb2 or irregular verb
did + noun/pronoun + verb
For example:
i wrote a letter an hour ago.
did you send her a gift?
Past Continuous:
was/were + verb+ing
For example:
i was writing a letter from 4 to 5 p.m.
where were they yesterday at five p.m.?
Past Perfect:
had + verb3
For example:
by the time you came i had written a letter.
had you finisthed your work before you met them?
Past Perfect Continuous:
had + been + verb+ing
For example:
by the time you came i had been writing a letter for an hour already.
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Future Tenses
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Future Continuous:
will + be + verb+ing
For example:
i`ll be writing a letter at this time tomorrow.
will you be eating in this cafe tomorrow at 3 p.m.?
Future Perfect:
will + have + verb3
For example:
i`ll have written a letter to her by tomorrow.
will you have finisted writing your book by next month?
Future Perfect Continuous:
wil + have + been + verb+ing
For example:
by 10 p.m. i will have been writing a letter for two hours already
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Future-in-the-Past
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Future-in-the-Past Continuous:
would + be + verb+ing
For example:
they said they would be writing a letter at that time the next day.
Future-in-the-Past Perfect:
would + have + verb3
For example:
he said he would have wriiten a letter to her by the next day
Future-in-the-Past Perfect Continuous:
would + have + been + verb+ing
For example:
he said he would have been writting a letter for an hour by 10 p.m.
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