Verb Tense
The past progressive tense is for an ongoing activity in the past. Often, it is used to set the scene for another action.
- had past participle
- had past participle
- had past participle
- had past participle
- had past participle
- had past participle
The past perfect tense is for emphasizing that an action was completed before another took place.
- had been present participle
- had been present participle
- had been present participle
- had been present participle
- had been present participle
- had been present participle
The past perfect progressive tense is for showing that an ongoing action in the past has ended.
All 4 Present Tenses
- I
- you
- he/she/it
- we
- you
- they
- base form
- base form
- 3rd pers sing present
- base form
- base form
- base form
The simple present tense is mostly for a fact or a habit.
- am present participle
- are present participle
- is present participle
- are present participle
- are present participle
- are present participle
The present progressive tense is for an ongoing action in the present.
- have past participle
- have past participle
- has past participle
- have past participle
- have past participle
- have past participle
The present perfect tense is for an action that began in the past. (Often, the action continues into the present.)
- have been present participle
- have been present participle
- has been present participle
- have been present participle
- have been present participle
- have been present participle
The present perfect progressive tense is for a continuous activity that began in the past and continues into the present (or finished very recently).
All 4 Future Tenses
- I
- you
- he/she/it
- we
- you
- they
- will base form
- will base form
- will base form
- will base form
- will base form
- will base form
The simple future tense is for an action that will occur in the future.
- will be present participle
- will be present participle
- will be present participle
- will be present participle
- will be present participle
- will be present participle
The future progressive tense is for an ongoing action that will occur in the future.
- will have past participle
- will have past participle
- will have past participle
- will have past participle
- will have past participle
- will have past participle
The future perfect tense is for an action that will have been completed at some point in the future.
- will have been present participle
- will have been present participle
- will have been present participle
- will have been present participle
- will have been present participle
- will have been present participle
The future perfect progressive tense is for an ongoing action that will be completed at some specified time in the future.
This page was written by Craig Shrives.
