Verb Tenses

To Be PRESENT SIMPLE am is are was were will be am/ is/ are going to be PERFECT PROGRESSIVE* have been am being has been is being are being have been being has been being had been was being were being had been being will have will be being been will have been being

PAST FUTURE

* (rare for the verb to be as an active main verb)

To dance PRESENT

SIMPLE dance dances

PERFECT have danced has danced

PAST FUTURE

danced will dance am/ is/ are going to dance

PROGRESSIVE am dancing is dancing are dancing have been dancing has been dancing had danced was dancing were dancing had been dancing will have will be dancing danced will have been dancing

To eat PRESENT

SIMPLE eat eats

PAST FUTURE

ate will eat am/ is/ are going to eat

PROGRESSIVE am eating is eating are eating have been eating has been eating had eaten was eating were eating had been eating will have eaten will be eating will have been eating

PERFECT have eaten has eaten