TENSES

TENSE: A category of verbs used to express TIME.

3 Times of Action 4 States of Action

SIMPLE
CONTINUOUS
PRESENT
PERFECT SIMPLE
PERFECT CONTINUOUS
SIMPLE
CONTINUOUS
TENSES PAST
PERFECT SIMPLE
PERFECT CONTINUOUS
SIMPLE
CONTINUOUS
FUTURE PERFECT SIMPLE
PERFECT CONTINUOUS
 PRESENT SIMPLE PRESENT CONTINUOUS
(S + verb1 + O) (S + am/is/are + verb4 + O)
I eat pizza I am eating pizza
We eat pizza We are eating pizza
You eat pizza You are eating pizza
He eats pizza He is eating pizza
P She eats pizza She is eating pizza
T R It eats pizza It is eating pizza
E E They eat pizza They are eating pizza
N S PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
S E (S + has/have + verb3 + O) (S + has/have + been+ verb4 + O)
E N I have eaten pizza I have been eating pizza
T We have eaten pizza We have been eating pizza
You have eaten pizza You have been eating pizza
He has eaten pizza He has been eating pizza
She has eaten pizza She has been eating pizza
It has eaten pizza It has been eating pizza
They have eaten pizza They have been eating pizza
 PAST SIMPLE
(S + verb2 + O)
I ate pizza
We ate pizza
You ate pizza
He ate pizza
She ate pizza
T
P It ate pizza
E They ate pizza
A
N
S PAST PERFECT SIMPLE
S (S + had + verb3 + O)
T
E I had eaten pizza
We had eaten pizza
You had eaten pizza
He had eaten pizza
She had eaten pizza
It had eaten pizza
They had eaten pizza
PAST CONTINUOUS
(S + was/were + verb4 + O)
I was eating pizza
We were eating pizza
You were eating pizza
He was eating pizza
She was eating pizza
It was eating pizza
They were eating pizza
PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS
(S + had + been + verb4 + O)
I had been eating pizza
We had been eating pizza
You had been eating pizza
He had been eating pizza
She had been eating pizza
It had been eating pizza
They had been eating pizza
 FUTURE SIMPLE
(S + shall/will + verb1 + O)
I shall eat pizza
We shall eat pizza
You will eat pizza
He will eat pizza
She will eat pizza
F
T It will eat pizza
U
E They will eat pizza
T
N
U FUTURE PERFECT SIMPLE
S (S + shall/will + have + verb3 + O)
R
E I shall have eaten pizza
E
We shall have eaten pizza
You will have eaten pizza
He will have eaten pizza
She will have eaten pizza
It will have eaten pizza
They will have eaten pizza
FUTURE CONTINUOUS
(S + shall/will + be + verb4 + O)
I shall be eating pizza
We shall be eating pizza
You will be eating pizza
He will be eating pizza
She will be eating pizza
It will be eating pizza
They will be eating pizza
FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS
(S + shall/will + have + been+ verb4 + O)
I shall have been eating pizza
We shall have been eating pizza
You will have been eating pizza
He will have been eating pizza
She will have been eating pizza
It will have been eating pizza
They will have been eating pizza