The document describes the usage of different tenses in English including present, past, present perfect, past perfect, future and future perfect. It provides examples for each tense using common verbs like be, like, drive, find, arrange, bring, eat, put, cut, gain, get up, win, understand and depart. The examples illustrate how the verb form changes according to the tense but the meaning is understood based on the time frame referred to in the sentence.
The document describes the usage of different tenses in English including present, past, present perfect, past perfect, future and future perfect. It provides examples for each tense using common verbs like be, like, drive, find, arrange, bring, eat, put, cut, gain, get up, win, understand and depart. The examples illustrate how the verb form changes according to the tense but the meaning is understood based on the time frame referred to in the sentence.
The document describes the usage of different tenses in English including present, past, present perfect, past perfect, future and future perfect. It provides examples for each tense using common verbs like be, like, drive, find, arrange, bring, eat, put, cut, gain, get up, win, understand and depart. The examples illustrate how the verb form changes according to the tense but the meaning is understood based on the time frame referred to in the sentence.
Present Perfect: Have they been on time? Past Perfect: Had we been on time? Future: Will I be on time? 2. Present: Doesn’t he like the book? Past Didn’t she like the book? Past Perfect: Hadn’t you liked the book? Future Won’t I like the book? 3. Present: They were driving very slowly Past: He was driving very slowly Present Perfect I have been driving very slowly. Past Perfect: You had been driving very slowly Future: We will be driving very slowly 4. Present: She finds him just in time Past: We found him just in time Present Perfect: He has found him just in time Past Perfect They had found him just in time. Future: I will find him just in time Future Perfect: You will have found him just in time 5. Present: He arranges a party for her Past: She arranged a party for her Present Perfect: We have arranged a party for her Past Perfect: I had arranged a party for her Future They will arrange a party for her. Future Perfect: You will have arranged a party for her 6. Present: I bring it home by noon Past: She brought it home by noon Present Perfect: You have brought it home by noon Past Perfect: We had brought it home by noon Future: It will bring it home by noon Future Perfect He will have brought it home by noon. 7. Present: You eat too much. Past: It ate too much Present Perfect: He has eaten too much Past Perfect: She had eaten too much Future: I will eat too much 8. present: She puts the tools back before lunch Past I put the tools back before lunch. Present Perfect: He has put the tools back before lunch Past perfect: You had put the tools back before lunch Future: We will put the tools back before lunch Future perfect: They will have put the tools back before lunch 9. Present she cuts out the dress before bedtime. Past: Present Perfect Past Perfect Future Future Perfect 10. Present Past Past Perfect Future Future Perfect He will have stolen the money by midnight. 11. Present Past Present Perfect Past Perfect Future We will gain nothing by doing this. Future Perfect 12. Present They get up by seven A.M. Past Present Perfect Past Perfect Future Future Perfect 13. Present Past Present Perfect Who has won the contest? Past Perfect Future Future Perfect 14. Present Past You didn’t understand a thing he said. Present Perfect Past Perfect Future Future Perfect 15. Present Past Present Perfect Past Perfect Future I will depart before dawn. Future Perfect