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JPS TRAINERS - STRUCTURES,USES AND CLUE WORDS FOR ALL THE TWELVE TENSES

Tense : Present Perfect Cont. Tense. Clue Words/Time indication : since, for, how long
I,we,You,They : Sub.+ have been+ ing I,We,You,They : I have been learning English for six months. Uses
Positive
He,She,It : Sub.+has been + ing He,She,It : She has been learning English since Feb. An action startd at some time in
the past and is still going on.
I,we,You,They : Sub.+ have not been + ing I,We,You,They : I have not been living there since 2009. 
Negative
He,She,It : Sub.+has not been + ing He,She,It : She has not been writing for 2 years.  
 
I,we,You,They : Have + sub.+ been + ing Have I/We/You/They been asking for years?
Question
He,She,It : Has + sub.+ been + ing Has He/she/it been trying since 2002? I can not believe.

Tense : Past Perfect cont. Tense. Clue Words/Time indication : V2 + since, for
I,we,You,They : I,we,You,They :
When I went to station at 2 p.m. Uses
Positive Sub.+ had been + ing yesterday, my friend had been waiting An action that startd at some
He,She,It : He,She,It : for me for 2 hours
time in the past and had been in
I,we,You,They : Sub.+ had not been I,we,You,They : He had not been working for 3 years progress until some other
Negative
he,she,it : + ing He,She,It : when I offered him a job last year. action happened in the past

Question I,we,You,They : Had + sub.+ been + I,we,You,They : Had he been waiting for 2 hours when 
he,she,it : ing He,She,It : you went there? 
 
Tense : Future Perfect Cont. Tense. Clue Words/Time indication : by that time + V1, V1 + since / for
I,we,You,They : Sub.+ will/shall I,we,You,They :
by that time he retaires in 2014, he Uses
Positive will have been doing the job for 30
He,She,It : have been + ing He,She,It : years. An action which will have been
I,we,You,They : Sub.+ will/shall not by next july we shall not have in progress over a period of
Negative I,we,You,They :
been living here for 5 years. it will time in future
he,she,it : have been + ing He,She,It :
have been 6 years.
 
I,we,You,They : Will/shall + sub + Will I/We/You/They/He/She/It have been learnig English 
Question 
he,she,it : have + ing. for six months when B.Tech is finished.

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