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English Course (12 English Tenses)

1) Simple Present

2) Present Continuous

3) Present Perfect

4) Present Perfect Continuous

5) Past Simple

6) Past Continuous

7) Past Perfect

8) Past Perfect Continuous

9) Future Simple

10) Future Continuous

11) Future Perfect

12) Future perfect Continuous.

Simple Present

How to Form the Simple Present:

In the simple present, most regular verbs use the root form, except in the third-person singular (which ends in -s).

I eat

You eat

She eats

He eats

It eats

They eat

We eat

Negative: I do not eat

You do not eat

She does not eat

He does not eat

It does not eat

They do not eat

We do not eat

Usage-Habits:She always drinks tea in the morning.

I usually get up at 7 o'clock.

General facts:The Earth is not flat.

The sun rises in the east.

Future timetable:My train arrives tomorrow.

I fly to Milan on Monday.

True in the present:

We live in Paris.

She works in the shop.

Markers:always/often/usually/sometimes/seldom/never.

Exercises:1)

Do/Does you play the piano?

Where do/does you live?

Do/Does Jack play football?

Where do/does he come from?

Do/Does Rita and Angela live in Manchester?

Where do/does they work?

2) Where do/does Angela and Rita live/lives?

What do/does Angela do/does?

When do/does Rita usually get up/gets up?

Present Continuous

The present continuous verb tense indicates that an action or condition is happening now, frequently, and/may continue into the future.

How to Form the Present Continuous:

I am eating

You are eating

She is eating

He is eating

It is eating

They are eating

We are eating

Negative: I am not eating

You are not eating

She is not eating

He is not eating

It is not eating

They are not eating

We are not eating

Usage-Unfinished actions now: You are reading now.

Temporary situation: I am living in London.

Temporary habits: He is eating a lot these days.

Annoying habits: You are always losing your keys.

Definite future plans : I am meeting my friend tomorrow.

at present; today; tonight; this morning/afternoon/evening; at the moment

Exercises:1)I is/am just leaving/leave work. I will be home in an hour.

Please be quiet. The children are/is sleeping/sleep.

Mary are/is going/go to a new school next term.

What is/are you doing/do next week?

I am/is not doing that.

You are not/is not listening.

They are not/is not coming to the party.

She is not/are not going home until Monday.

Present Perfect

The present perfect tense refers to an action or state that either occurred at an indefinite time in the past(e.g., we have talked before) or began in the past and continued to the present time (e.g., he has grown impatient over the last hour). This tense is formed by have/has + the past participle.

How to form Present Perfect:

I have eaten

You have eaten

She has eaten

He has eaten

It has eaten

They have eaten

We have eaten

Negative: I have not eaten

You have not eaten

She has not eaten

He has not eaten

It has not eaten

They have not eaten

We have not eaten

Usage:How long:I have known Mary since 1999.

Unfinished time word:I have not seen her this year.

Present result:She has lost her toy.

News/Recent events:The Queen has given a speech.

Life experience:I have been to Paris.

Markers:just/yet/never/already/ever/so far/up to now/recently.

Exercises:They have/has been married for nearly fifty years.

She have/has lived in Liverpool all her life.

I have/has seen that film before.

I have/has played the guitar ever since I was a teenager.

He have/has written three books and he is working on another one.

My last birthday was the worst day I have/has ever had.

Present Perfect Continuous

The present perfect continuous tense (also known as the present perfect progressive tense) shows that something started in the past and is continuing at the present time. The present perfect continuous is formed using the construction has/have been + the present participle (root + -ing).

How to form Present Perfect Continuous:

I have been eating

You have been eating

She has been eating

He has been eating

It has been eating

They have been eating

We have been eating

Negative: I have not been eating

You have not been eating

She has not been eating

He has not been eating

It has not been eating

They have not been eating

We have not been eating.

Usage-Present result:She has been working today.That is why she is exhausted.

Temporary situations:I have been going to thу library.

How long:They have been living in Paris for 5 years.

Exercises:She has been train/training for a half-marathon.

They have/has been waiting/wait for hours.

She has/have been write/writing her blog for years now.

I have/has been writing/write articles on different topics since morning.

He have/has been /readingreading the book for two hours.

They have/has been play/playing football for an hour.

She has/have been find/finding the dress since morning.

He have/has been studying/study in the library for three hours.

PAST TENSES

Past Simple

The simple past is a verb tense that is used to talk about things that happened or existed before now.

Verb/Past Tense/Past Participle

arise arose arisen

awake awoke awoke

be was, were been

bear bore borne

beat beat beaten

become became become

begin began begun

bend bent bent

bet bet bet

bind bound bound

bite bit bitten

bleed bled bled

blow blew blown

break broke broken

bring brought brought

build built built

burst burst burst

buy bought bought

catch caught caught

choose chose chosen

come came come

cost cost cost

creep crept crept

cut cut cut

deal dealt dealt

dig dug dug

dive dived, dove dived

do did done

draw drew drawn

dream dreamed, dreamt dreamed, dreamt

drink drank drunk

drive drove driven

eat ate eaten

fall fell fallen

feed fed fed

feel felt felt

fight fought fought

find found found

fit fitted, fit fitted, fit

flee fled fled

fling flung flung

fly flew flown

forbid forbade forbidden

forget forgot forgotten, forgot

forgive forgave forgiven

freeze froze frozen

get got got, gotten

give gave given

go went gone

grow grew grown

hang (to put to death) hanged hanged

hang (a picture) hung hung

have had had

hear heard heard

hide hid hidden

hit hit hit

hold held held

hurt hurt hurt

keep kept kept

kneel kneeled, knelt kneeled, knelt

knit knitted knitted

know knew known

lay laid laid

lead led led

leave left left

lend lent lent

let let let

lie (recline) lay lain

lie (tell a falsehood) lied lied

light lighted, lit lighted, lit

lose lost lost

make made made

mean meant meant

meet met met

pay paid paid

plead pleaded pled

prove proved proved, proven

put put put

quit quit quit

read read read

ride rode ridden

ring rang rung

rise rose risen

run ran run

say said said

see saw seen

seek sought sought

sell sold sold

send sent sent

set set set

sew sewed sewed, sewn

shake shook shaken

shine (glow) shone shone

shine (rub) shined shined

shoot shot shot

show showed showed, shown

shrink shrank shrunk

shut shut shut

sing sang sung

sink sank sunk

sit sat sat

slay slew slain

sleep slept slept

slide slid slid

slit slit slit

speak spoke spoken

Verb Past Tense Past Participle

spend spent spent

spin spun spun

spit spat, spit spat, spit

split split split

spread spread spread

spring sprang sprung

stand stood stood

steal stole stolen

stick stuck stuck

sting stung stung

stink stank stunk

stride strode stridden

strike (hit) struck struck

string strung strung

swear swore sworn

sweep swept swept

swell swelled swollen

swim swam swum

swing swing swung

take took taken

teach taught taught

tear tore torn

tell told told

think thought thought

throw threw thrown

understand understood understood

wake up woke up waked up, woken up

wear wore worn

wed wed wed

weep wept wept

welcome welcomed welcomed

wet wet wet

win won won

wring wrung wrung

write wrote written

How to form Past Simple:

I ate

You ate

She ate

He ate

It ate

They ate

We ate

Negative: I did not eat

You did not eat

She did not eat

He did not eat

It did not eat

They did not eat

We did not eat

Usage-Finished time word: She went to school yesterday.

Finished time period: Picasso painted a lot of pictures.

Details of news: The rocket has landed on the moon. The rocket landed at 6 p.m.Actions in stories: She woke up and drank a cup of coffe

Imaginary things: If I won the lottery , I would buy a car.

Exercises: I saw/see a movie yesterday.

I did/was not see/saw a play yesterday.

Last year, I traveled/travel to Japan.

Last year, I did/was not travel/travelling to Korea.

She washed/washes her car.

He did/was not wash/washing his car.

Past Continuous

The past continuous tense, also known as the past progressive tense, refers to a continuing action or state that was happening at some point in the past. The past continuous tense is formed by combining the past tense of to be (i.e., was/were) with the verb’s present participle (-ing word).

How to form Past Continuous:

I was eating

You were eating

She was eating

He was eating

It was eating

They were eating

We were eating

Negative: I was not eating

You were not eating

She was not eating

He was not eating

It was not eating

They were not eating

We were not eating

Usage-Overlapping Action: They were watching TV when he came.

Story Background:The birds were singing and the boy sat on the branch.

Past Habits: I was constantly smoking.

Emphasis of length of action: You were watching the TV from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Exercises: The sun was/were shining/shine every day that summer.

As I spoke, the children was/were laughing/laugh at my cleverness.

The audience was/were applauding/applaud until he fell off the stage.

I was/were making/make dinner when she arrived.

At 6 o'clock, I was/were eating/eat dinner.

She was/were talking/talk constantly in class in those days.

I was/were studying/study at 8 p.m.

Past Perfect

The past perfect, also called the pluperfect, is a verb tense used to talk about actions that were completed before some point in the past.

How to form Past Perfect

I had eaten

You had eaten

She had eaten

He had eaten

It had eaten

They had eaten

We had eaten

Negative: I had not eaten

You had not eaten

She had not eaten

He had not eaten

It had not eaten

They had not eaten

We had not eaten

Usage-Action finished before another past action: When he arrived, the film had started.

How long to a point in the past: When he graduated, he had been in London for six years.

Unreal things in the past: I wish I had not gone to bed so late.

She had/has met/meet him before the party.

The plane had/have left/leaves by the time I got to the airport.

I were/had written/write the email before he apologized.

Kate had/was wanted/want to see the movie, but she did not have money for the ticket.

Past Perfect Continuous

The past perfect continuous tense (also known as the past perfect progressive tense) shows that an action that started in the past continued up until another time in the past. The past perfect continuous tense is constructed using had been + the verb’s present participle (root + -ing).

How to form Past Perfect Continuous:

I had been eating

You had been eating

She had been eating

He had been eating

It had been eating

They had been eating

We had been eating

Negative: I had not been eating

You had not been eating

She had not been eating

He had not been eating

It had not been eating

They had not been eating

We had not been eating

Usage-How long to a point in the past: She had been working at that company for a year when she met James.

Result at a time in the past:The pavement was wet, it had been raining.

Exercises: He had/has been drink/drinking milk out the carton when Mom walked into the kitchen.

I have/had been working/works at the company for five years when I got the promotion.

Martha had/have been walking/walk three miles a day before she broke her leg.

The program that was terminated had/has been working/work well since 1945.

Future Simple:

The simple future is a verb tense that’s used to talk about things that haven’t happened yet.

How to form Future Simple:

I will eat

You will eat

She will eat

He will eat

It will eat

They will eat

We will eat

Negative: I will not eat

You will not eat

She will not eat

He will not eat

It will not eat

They will not eat

We will not eat

Usage-Future Prediction:The river will flow to the right.

Promises/offers/refusals/request: I will close the window.

Future conditionals: If it does not rain, we will go to the park.

Plans and intentions: I am going to buy some milk because we are running out of it.

Exercises: I will/am write articles on different topics.

Robert will/are read various kinds of books.

They will/did play football in that field.

April will/was prefer coffee to tea.

Bob will/were go to the library tomorrow.

We am/will go shopping in that market this Monday.

We did/will watch a movie in this Cineplex on next Friday.

You will/would shop at that market tomorrow.

I were/will sing different kinds of songs, especially modern.

I will/had attend a program of my varsity on Friday.

Jeff been/will travel around the world in March.

They will/has play hockey in that field on Thursday.

The poet have/will write a romantic poem for this program.

The lyricist will/been write a realistic song.

Future Continuous

The future continuous tense, sometimes also referred to as the future progressive tense, is a verb tense that indicates that something will occur in the future and continue for an expected length of time. It is formed using the construction will + be + the present participle (the root verb + -ing).

How to form Future Continuous:

I will be eating

You will be eating

She will be eating

He will be eating

It will be eating

They will be eating

We will be eating

Negative: I will not be eating

You will not be eating

She will not be eating

He will not be eating

It will not be eating

They will not be eating

We will not be eating

Usage-Overlapping action: I will be waiting when you arrive.

Future as a matter of course: The government will be making a statement later.

Exercises: I will be/been writing/write articles on different topics.

Robert will be reading various kinds of books.

They would/will be playing/play football in that field.

April will/would be/been having coffee in this coffee shop.

Bob will be going/goes to the library.

We will/would be/was shopping in that market this Monday.

Future Perfect

The future perfect is a verb tense used for actions that will be completed before some other point in the future.

How to form Future Perfect:

I will have eaten

You will have eaten

She will have eaten

He will have eaten

It will have eaten

They will have eaten

We will have eaten

Negative: I will not have eaten

You will not have eaten

She will not have eaten

He will not have eaten

It will not have eaten

They will not have eaten

We will not have eaten

Usage-How long to a point in the future: When we will get married, we will have known Robert for four years.

Action finished before a point in the future:By ten o’clock, I will have finished my homework.

Exercises: I will/would have finished/finish this book.

You was/will have/has studied the English tenses.

She will have/has cooked/cooks dinner.

He will/was have/had arrived.

We will/would have meet/met Julie.

It will has/have stops/stopped raining.

They will have/be left/leaving Japan.

Future Perfect Continuous:

The future perfect continuous, also sometimes called the future perfect progressive, is a verb tense that describes actions that will continue up until a point in the future. The future perfect continuous consists of will + have + been + the verb’s present participle (verb root + -ing).

I will been eating

You will been eating

She will been eating

He will been eating

It will been eating

They will been eating

We will been eating

Negative: I will not been eating

You will not been eating

She will not been eating

He will not been eating

It will not been eating

They will not been eating

We will not been eating

Usage-How long to a point in the future: In April, she will have been teaching for twelve years.

Action finished before a point in the future: When I see you , I will have been studying, so I will be tired.

Exercises: In November, I would/will have/has be/been working/work at my company for three years.

At five o'clock, I will have been waiting for thirty minutes.

When I turn thirty, I will have/had been playing/play piano for twenty-one years.

On Thursday, I will/would have/had been know/knowing you for a week.

Sources: https://www.gallaudet.edu/tutorial-and-instructional-programs/english-center/grammar-and-vocabulary/verbs/irregular-verb-list/

https://www.grammarly.com/blog/verb-tenses/

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