ARTICLE / RESEARCH OF GRAMMAR: The Twelve(12) Tenses of English FOR ALL LEVELS

ARTICLE / RESEARCH OF GRAMMAR: The Twelve(12) Tenses of English FOR ALL LEVELS

PRESENT (main verb)

I / we  study English.
He/She/ studies English.

PAST (past tense of main verb)

I studied English.
He studied English.

FUTURE (will or shall + main verb)

I/we  will /shall study English.
He/she/you /they/ will/shall study English.

PRESENT PERFECT (have or has + past participle of verb)

I have studied English.
He has studied English.

PAST PERFECT (had + past participle of verb)

I had studied English.
He had studied English.

FUTURE PERFECT (will or shall + have + past participle of verb)

I will have studied English.
He will have studied English.

PRESENT PROGRESSIVE (form of “be” verb + “ing” form of main verb)

I am studying English.
He is studying English.

PAST PROGRESSIVE (past tense of form “be” verb + “ing” form of main verb)

I was studying English.
He was studying English.

FUTURE PROGRESSIVE (will or shall +be + “ing” form of main verb)

I will be studying English.
He will be studying English.

PRESENT PERFECT PROGRESSIVE (have or has + been + “ing” form of main verb)

I have been studying English.
He has been studying English.

PAST PERFECT PROGRESSIVE (had + been + “ing” form of main verb)

I had been studying English.
He had been studying English.

FUTURE PERFECT PROGRESSIVE (will or shall + have + been + “ing” form of main verb)

I will have been studying English.
He will have been studying English.

 

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