Here's a summary of the main English tenses along with their formulas:
1. Simple Present:
Formula: Subject + base verb (e.g., play, eat, run)
Example: He plays soccer.
2. Present Continuous (Progressive):
Formula: Subject + "be" verb (am/is/are) + present participle (-ing form of the verb)
Example: Zara is studying for the exam.
3. Present Perfect:
Formula: Subject + "have/has" + past participle
Example: I have finished my homework.
she has eaten the meal.
4. Present Perfect Continuous (Progressive):
Formula: Subject + "have/has been" + present participle (-ing form of the verb)
Example: We have been waiting for an hour.
5. Simple Past:
Formula: Subject + past tense of the verb
Example: They played basketball yesterday.
6. Past Continuous (Progressive):
Formula: Subject + "was/were" + present participle (-ing form of the verb)
Example: She was reading a book at that time.
7. Past Perfect:
Formula: Subject + "had" + past participle
Example: He had already left when I arrived.
8. Past Perfect Continuous (Progressive):
Formula: Subject + "had been" + present participle (-ing form of the verb)
Example: They had been waiting for a long time before the bus arrived.
9. Simple Future:
Formula: Subject + "will" + base verb (e.g., play, eat, run)
Example: I will call you later.
10. Future Continuous (Progressive):
Formula: Subject + "will be" + present participle (-ing form of the verb)
Example: They will be studying for the test tomorrow.
11. Future Perfect:
Formula: Subject + "will have" + past participle
Example: By next week, she will have finished the project.
12. Future Perfect Continuous (Progressive):
Formula: Subject + "will have been" + present participle (-ing form of the verb)
Example: By the time they arrive, we will have been waiting for an hour.
These recipes ought to assist you with building sentences in various tenses in light of the particular time and setting you need to communicate. Remember that English action word tenses can be additionally altered utilizing modals (e.g., can, could, may, may, will, ought to, and so forth) to convey extra subtleties.
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