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Verb Tenses
1. The verb tenses knowledge will definitely help you to improve the quality of your English in general. You need to know all of the different
form of verbs, the verb ‘to be’ and the verb ‘to have’. Then, you are ready to learn about the table of verb tenses.
2. Firstly, you need to know that every verb exists in four different forms – Present Tense (singular and plural form), Past Tense, Progressive
(Continuous) and Past Participle. You must choose carefully among these various forms when selecting the proper verb tenses to go with
your subject. Below are some of the example of verbs and their different forms:

Verbs General rule eat drive make chase kill Destroy

Verb Forms

Present Tense singular (with -s) eats drives makes chases kills destroys
plural (without -s) eat drive make chase kill destroy

Past Tense +ed, +d, +ied or spelling ate drove made chased killed destroyed
changes

Progressive +ing eating driving making chasing killing destroying

Past Participle +n or spelling changes eaten driven made chased killed destroyed

3. Secondly, you also need to know about the general rules of the verb ‘to be’ and the verb ‘to have’. They are:
Verbs General rules verb ‘to be’ verb ‘to have’
Verbs Forms
Present Tense singular (with -s) is/am has
plural are have

Past Tense singular (with -s) was had

plural were

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OVERVIEW OF ALL VERB TENSES
This is the list of all the 12 different verb tenses in English and the 8 sentences in the passive voice. Some boxes are not included because they are
no longer used (obsolete).

TENSES SIMPLE PROGRESSIVE PERFECT PERFECT

PROGRESSIVE
PRESENT PRESENT
PRESENT
ACTIVE 1 PRESENT SIMPLE
(ACTIVE) 4 PROGRESSIVE
(ACTIVE)
7 PERFECT 10 PERFECT
PROGRESSIVE
(ACTIVE)
(ACTIVE)
PRESENT
PRESENT SIMPLE PRESENT PRESENT
PASSIVE (PASSIVE) PROGRESSIVE PERFECT
+ PARTICIPLES (PP)
(PASSIVE) (PASSIVE)

PAST PAST PAST PERFECT

ACTIVE 2 PAST SIMPLE
(ACTIVE) 5 PROGRESSIVE 8 PERFECT
(ACTIVE)
11 PROGRESSIVE
(PASSIVE)
(ACTIVE)

PAST
PAST PAST
PASSIVE PAST SIMPLE
PROGRESSIVE PERFECT
+ PARTICIPLES (PP) (PASSIVE)
(PASSIVE) (PASSIVE)

FUTURE SIMPLE FUTURE FUTURE PAST PERFECT

ACTIVE 3 (ACTIVE) 6 PROGRESSIVE
(ACTIVE)
9 PERFECT
(ACTIVE)
12 PROGRESSIVE
(ACTIVE)
FUTURE
FUTURE
PASSIVE FUTURE SIMPLE FUTURE PROGRESSIVE
PERFECT
+ PARTICIPLES (PP) (PASSIVE) (PASSIVE)
(PASSIVE)

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GENERAL RULES OF ALL VERB TENSES

PERFECT
TENSES SIMPLE PROGRESSIVE PERFECT
PROGRESSIVE

Verb Tense Be + Present Progressive “have/has” + PP “have/has” + been +

ACTIVE
(SVA – with or without ‘-s’) (SVA – is or are + V+ing) (SVA – has or have + PP) V+ing

PRESENT
Be + Past Participle Be + being + PP “have/has” + been + PP
PASSIVE (SVA – is or are + PP) (SVA – is or are + being (SVA – has or have + been +
+ PARTICIPLES (PP)
+ PP) PP)

Verb Tense Be + Present Progressive

Had + been +
ACTIVE (+ed, +d, +ied, or spelling (SVA – was or were + Had + PP
V+ing
changes) V+ing)

PAST
Be + being + PP
PASSIVE Be + PP
(SVA – was or were + being Had + been + PP
+ PARTICIPLES (PP) (SVA – was or were + PP)
+ PP)

Will + Infinitive Will + have + been +

ACTIVE Will + be + V+ing Will + have + PP
(Modal + Infinitive) V+ing
FUTURE
PASSIVE Will + be + PP Will + have + been + PP
+ PARTICIPLES (PP)

*Note that passive voice always uses Past Participle

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EXAMPLES OF SENTENCES IN VARIOUS FORMS

EXAMPLE 1

PERFECT
TENSES SIMPLE PROGRESSIVE PERFECT
PROGRESSIVE
Ali is eating the Ali has eaten the Ali has been eating
ACTIVE Ali eats the pizza.
pizza. pizza. the pizza.

PRESENT The pizza is eaten by The pizza is being The pizza has been
PASSIVE
+ PARTICIPLES Ali. eaten by Ali. eaten by Ali.

Ali was eating the Ali had eaten the Ali had been eating
ACTIVE Ali ate the pizza.
pizza. pizza. the pizza.
PAST
PASSIVE The pizza was eaten The pizza was being The pizza had been
+ PARTICIPLES by Ali. eaten by Ali. eaten by Ali.

Ali will be eating the Ali will have eaten Ali will have been
ACTIVE Ali will eat the pizza.
pizza. the pizza. eating the pizza.

FUTURE
PASSIVE The pizza will be The pizza will have
+ PARTICIPLES eaten by Ali. been eaten by Ali.

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EXAMPLE 2

PERFECT
TENSES SIMPLE PROGRESSIVE PERFECT
PROGRESSIVE
The cat chases the The cat is chasing the The cat has chased The cat has been
ACTIVE
mouse. mouse. the mouse. chasing the mouse.

PRESENT The mouse is chased The mouse is being The mouse has been
PASSIVE
+ PARTICIPLES
by the cat. chased by the cat. chased by the cat.

The cat chased the The cat was chasing The cat had chased The cat had been
ACTIVE
mouse. the mouse. the mouse. chasing the mouse.
PAST
The mouse was
PASSIVE The mouse was The mouse had been
being chased by the
+ PARTICIPLES
chased by the cat. chased by the cat.
cat.

The cat will have

The cat will chase the The cat will be The cat will have
ACTIVE been chasing the
mouse. chasing the mouse. chased the mouse.
mouse
FUTURE
The mouse will have
PASSIVE The mouse will be
been chased by the
+ PARTICIPLES
chased by the mouse.
cat.

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Fill in the boxes in the verb tenses timetable with the correct sentences using the various forms of verb tenses
starting with simple present tense:

Level 1 (Easy)

1. They build a house.

2. Rina collects the seashells.
3. Guinevere practices the powerful magic.

Level 2 (Medium)

1. Ling swings The Defiant Sword.

2. Lancelot drinks his sister’s cursed potions.
3. The opera singer always gives his best performance.

Level 3 (Difficult)

1. Claude and his mysterious partner in crime target the King’s heavily-guarded treasury.
2. The scientist make a few very remarkable discoveries that surprises everyone, including himself.
3. The Prime Minister introduces many policies to revive Malaysia’s economy during the Covid-19 outbreak.
Note to students: In each sentence, the main verb is written in bold, the subject and object are italicized.

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EXAMPLES OF SENTENCES IN VARIOUS FORMS

GUIDED PRACTICE LEVEL 1 (NO. 1)

PERFECT
TENSES SIMPLE PROGRESSIVE PERFECT
PROGRESSIVE
They is/are ______ a They has/have They has/have been
ACTIVE
1 They build a house.
house. ______ a house. ________ a house.

PRESENT A house is/are A house is/are being

A house has/have
PASSIVE been ______ by
+ PARTICIPLES
______ by them. ______ by them.
them.

They was/were They had ______ a They had been

ACTIVE They ______ a house.
______ a house. house. ________ a house.
PAST
A house was/were
PASSIVE A house was/were A house had been
being ______ by
+ PARTICIPLES
______ by them. ______ by them.
them.

They will ______ a They will be _______ They will have They will have been
ACTIVE
house. a house. _______ a house. _______ a house.

FUTURE
A house will have
PASSIVE A house will be
been _______ by
+ PARTICIPLES
______ by them.
them.

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GUIDED PRACTICE LEVEL 1 (NO. 2)

PERFECT
TENSES SIMPLE PROGRESSIVE PERFECT
PROGRESSIVE
Rina has/have been
ACTIVE 1 Rina collects the
seashells.
Rina is/are ______
the seashells.
Rina has/have ______
the seashells.
________ the
seashells.
PRESENT The seashells is/are The seashells
PASSIVE The seashells is/are
being ______ by has/have been
+ PARTICIPLES
______ by Rina.
Rina. ______ by Rina.

Rina had been

Rina ______ the Rina was/were Rina had ______ the
ACTIVE ________ the
seashells. ______ the seashells. seashells.
seashells.
PAST
The seashells The seashells
PASSIVE The seashells had
was/were was/were being
+ PARTICIPLES
been ______ by Rina.
______ by Rina. ______ by Rina.

Rina will have Rina will have been

Rina will ______ the Rina will be _______
ACTIVE _______ the _______ the
seashells. the seashells.
seashells. seashells.
FUTURE
The seashells will
PASSIVE The seashells will be
have been _______
+ PARTICIPLES
______ by Rina.
by Rina.

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ANSWERS FOR GUIDED PRACTICE LEVEL 1 (NO. 1):

PERFECT
TENSES SIMPLE PROGRESSIVE PERFECT
PROGRESSIVE
They are building a They have built a They have been
ACTIVE
1 They build a house.
house. house. building a house.

PRESENT A house is built by A house is being - A house has been

PASSIVE
+ PARTICIPLES
them. built by them. built by them.

They were building a They had built a They had been

ACTIVE They built a house.
house. house. building a house.
PAST
PASSIVE A house was A house was being - A house had been
+ PARTICIPLES
built by them. built by them. built by them.

They will build a They will be building They will have built a They will have been
ACTIVE
house. a house. house. building a house.

FUTURE
PASSIVE A house will be built A house will have
+ PARTICIPLES
by them. been built by them.

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ANSWERS FOR GUIDED PRACTICE LEVEL 1 (NO. 2):

PERFECT
TENSES SIMPLE PROGRESSIVE PERFECT
PROGRESSIVE
Rina has been
ACTIVE 1 Rina collects the
seashells.
Rina is collecting the Rina has collected the
seashells. seashells.
collecting the
seashells.
PRESENT The seashells are The seashells have
PASSIVE The seashells are
being collected by been collected by
+ PARTICIPLES
collected by Rina.
Rina. Rina.

Rina had been

Rina collected the Rina was collecting Rina had collected
ACTIVE collecting the
seashells. the seashells. the seashells.
seashells.
PAST
The seashells were The seashells had
PASSIVE The seashells were
being collected by been collected by
+ PARTICIPLES
collected by Rina.
Rina. Rina.

Rina will be Rina will have Rina will have been

Rina will collect the
ACTIVE collecting the collected the collecting the
seashells.
seashells. seashells. seashells.
FUTURE
The seashells will
PASSIVE The seashells will be
have been collected
+ PARTICIPLES
collected by Rina.
by Rina.

You can try all the other practices with different difficulty levels as you progress. All the best!
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