Tense

Forms of Verb
I
They
We
I
You
He
She
It

II

III

write
wrote
writes

written

Forms of Be
I
They
We
You
I
He
She
It

are

II
were

am

been
was

is

III

Forms of Tense

Simple
Continuous
Present
Perfect
Perf. Cont.

V1
Be + Ving

Have/Has + V3
Have/Has + Be3 + Ving

V2
Simple
Continuous

Be2 + Ving

Past
Perfect
Perf. Cont.

Had + V3
Had + Be3 + Ving

Simple
Continuous
Future
Perfect
Perf. Cont.

Will + V1
Will + Be + Ving

Will + Have + V3
Will + Have + Be3 + Ving

Examples of Tense Forms

I got a bad news.

She is trying to concentrate.
He had completed his report.
He will have been working here for 3 months by
June.
I always check the door before I leave.
We have told you about my secret.
He has been driving for 2 hours without stopping.
James will ask you about the plan of our trip.
He had been dreaming before I woke him up.
Marry will be attending a meeting tomorrow.
We were sleeping when the lights went out.
Bob will have left the house early morning

The Use of Tense

Simple Present Tense
He often asks me for a help.
The world is round.
Bali has a fabulous reputation in tourism.
Present Continuous Tense
Right now Bill is preparing his clothing.
At the moment the workers are taking a break.
Sshh! The baby is sleeping.
Look out! The car is running to your direction.

Present Perfect
Lunch is ready. I have prepared everything on the table.
I know exactly about your problems. James has told
me.
The mechanic has repaired my car. Now it works
normally.
So far, This company has produced millions of
products.
Up to now, The disaster has already taken hundreds
lives.
I have not met my academic advisor since Last Friday.
How many books have you read so far?

Present Perfect Continuous

I have been working in this company for
3 years.
These patients have been staying in this
hospital for 3 weeks.
Ted has been living in the dorm for some
weeks.
How long have you been taking this
medicine?

Simple Past
The weather was bad yesterday.
He had an accident 3 weeks ago.
I started my own business last year.
I graduated my diploma degree in 2007.
He did not contact me last night.

Past Continuous
A police officer came by when we were having a
party.
The telephone rang when I was taking a bath.
Bill came up when we were having a small talk.
Nobody took up your phone call. I was making up
the bed while my mother was taking out the
garbage.

Past Perfect
I had locked the door before I went to
bed last night.
We had finished dinner before you came.
She had left the house before you got
here.
I had not informed my superior about the
delay in the production division.

Past Perfect Continuous

I got late in the English class. The
instructor had been lecturing for ten
minutes when I entered the class.
The meeting had been going for 3 hours
before the members got the decisions.
The football game had been running for
80 minutes when James scored a goal.

Simple Future
The weather will be cloudy tomorrow.
Ill see you later.
I will tell you the truth someday.
The train is going to depart at 01.00 PM.
The exhibition is going to end on
Monday.

Future Continuous
I cant go with you at 4.00 PM tomorrow. I will
be taking my brother to the bookstore by that
time.
Dont disturb Sally on Thursday. She will be
preparing for her reunion gathering.
Meet me outside the school gate. I will be
wearing a black leather jacket and tall boots.

Future Perfect
Dont ask me to return your books now. I
have not read them all yet. Please come
back on Thursday. I will have read your
books. Then you can have your books
back, OK!
By 2017 I will have graduated from this
academy.

Future Perfect Continuous

I started to stay in the dorm in January.
Now it is March. I have been living in
the dorm for 2 months. By June, I will
have been living in the dorm for 5
months.

COMMON ERRORS
I am stay in this apartment.
Jack wearing red costume today.
Barry is locked the door. We can not
open it.
Jim is be born in 2000.
I taked the taxi.

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