English Tenses

Past Present Future

+ : II + : I/I-s3rd person Singular + : (shall1st person)/will + I
: did not + I : do/does not + I : (shall1st person)/will not + I
Simple

? : did + S + I ? : do/does + S + I ? : (shall1st person)/will + S + I

now now now

+ : was/were + I-ing + : am/is/are + I-ing + : (shall1st person)/will + be + I-ing

Continuous

: was/were not + I-ing : am/is/are not + I-ing : (shall1st person)/will not + be + I-ing
? : was/were + S + I-ing ? : am/is/are + S + I-ing ? : (shall1st person)/will + S + be + I-ing
now now now

+ : had + III + : have/has + III + : (shall1st person)/will + have + III

: had not + III : have/has not + III : (shall1st person)/will not + have + III
(Simple)
Perfect

? : had + S + III ? : have/has + S + III ? : (shall1st person)/will + S + have + III

now now now

+ : had + been + I-ing + : have/has + been + I-ing + : (shall1st person)/will + have been + I-ing
Continuous

: had not + been + I-ing : have/has not + been + I-ing : (shall1st person)/will not + have been + I-ing
Perfect

? : had + S + been + I-ing ? : have/has + S + been + I-ing ? : (shall1st person)/will + S + have been + I-ing
now
now now

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