+-------------------------------+ | Tenses | +-------------------------------+ | Simple Present Tense | | | | Subject + Verb (base form) | | Example: I eat |
| Present Continuous Tense |
| Subject + am/is/are + Verb (ing form) |
| Example: I am eating |
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| Present Perfect Tense |
| Subject + have/has + past participle |
| Example: I have eaten |
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| Present Perfect Continuous Tense |
| Subject + have/has + been + Verb (ing form) |
| Example: I have been eating |
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| Simple Past Tense |
| Subject + Verb (past tense) |
| Example: I ate |
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| Past Continuous Tense |
| Subject + was/were + Verb (ing form) |
| Example: I was eating |
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| Past Perfect Tense |
| Subject + had + past participle |
| Example: I had eaten |
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| Past Perfect Continuous Tense |
| Subject + had + been + Verb (ing form) |
| Example: I had been eating |
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| Simple Future Tense |
| Subject + will/shall + Verb (base form) |
| Example: I will eat |
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| Future Continuous Tense |
| Subject + will/shall + be + Verb (ing form) |
| Example: I will be eating |
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| Future Perfect Tense |
| Subject + will/shall + have + past participle |
| Example: I will have eaten |
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| Future Perfect Continuous Tense |
| Subject + will/shall + have + been + Verb (ing form) |
| Example: I will have been eating |
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