Verb Tenses

• Simple Future

  Actions that have not happened yet. (will) if near future then PRESENT CONT.
• Future Perfect

  Action that will be completed in the future.
• Future Continuous


  Future actions happening over a period of time when a specific time is mentioned. (will be + present part)
• Future Perfect Continuous

  Depicts future ongoing actions that continue up until a certain point. (will have + been + present part)
• Root form of verb

  No prefixes or suffixes. Ex: see, be, wear, go, do, show, eat.
• 3rd person singular


  With -s/-es. (He/she/it)
• Present participle


  Adding -ing to root form.
• Past


  Root word + ed. Irregular verbs: give/gave, fall/fell, go/went.
• Past participle


  Given, fallen, gone.
• Simple Past


  Root word + ed. Irregular verbs: give/gave, fall/fell, go/went.
• Verb Tenses


  • Simple
  • Perfect
  • Continuous/Progressive
  • Perfect Continuous
• Simple


  Base form
• Perfect


  Relates to other points in time, action completed
• Continuous/Progressive


  Ongoing actions
• Perfect Continuous


  Ongoing actions that happened a while before another action
• Basic Verb Tense Forms

  • Past
  • Present
  • Future
• Past Perfect Continuous


  Had been + participle
• Simple Past


  Actions completed in the past with no extra emphasis
• Past Continuous


  Ongoing action in the past interrupted by another action
• Past Perfect


  Past action happened earlier than another one (had + past participle)
• Past Perfect Continuous


  Ongoing actions happened in the past instead of a one-time occurrence. Used with words: when, until, before, to connect to another act.
• Simple Present


  Most basic of the verb tenses (-s/-es/-ies if y)
• Present Perfect


  Ongoing action started in the past, not completed, or same action completed multiple times, likely to be completed again. Action completed recently (just know)
• Present Continuous

  Occurring action or in the near future (am/is/are + present participle)
• Present Perfect Continuous

  Ongoing action in the present started in the past. Emphasize length of time (have/has been + present participle)