Tenses in English

Present simple Past simple

*(I, you, we, they) + (v stem) ex= you *Regular verbs ‫االفعال الغير متغيرة‬
cook, they write. I, you, we, they, he, she, it + v + ed= i
played,
*(He, she, it) + v + s = she cooks, he
writes. *Irregular verbs ‫االفعال المتغيرة‬
There is a list
I, you, we, they, he, she, it + v ( list)= i
wrote, he swam, we read....
Present continuous Past continuous
*To be ( in present simple) + v + ing *to be ( in the past) +v + ing
- I + am + v + ing= i am cooking dinner -You, we, they + were + v + ing= you
were cooking dinner
- You, we, they + are+ v + ing= you are
playing football - i, he, she, it + was + v + ing= he was
playing football
- He, she, it+ is + v + ing= he is working
hard
Present perfect Past perfect
*Regular verbs Regular verbs
to have (in the present simple) + v + To have( in the past) + v + ed
ed= I, you, we, they, he, she, it +had + v +
- I,you,we,they + have + v + ed= you ed=You had cooked dinner.
have practiced sport
Irregular verbs
- He , she, it + has + v + ed= he has To have( in the past) + v (list)
cooked dinner I, you, we, they, he, she, it+ had+ v(list)
= you had driven the car.
*Irregular verbs
To have ( in the present) + v(list)
- I, you, we, they+ have + v(list)= i have
written the letter

- He, she, it + has+ v(list)= she has slept

well.
Future simple
I,you,we,they,he,she,it + will + v(stem) = i will cook dinner
He will write the letter