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FUTURE TENSES
Passive forms: will + be + past participle
is/are going to be + past participle
PAST MODALS
The past passive form follows this pattern:
modal + have been + past participle
The active voice is the "normal" voice. This is the voice that we use most of the time. You are
probably already familiar with the active voice. In the active voice, the object receives the action
of the verb:
active >
The passive voice is less usual. In the passive voice, the subject receives the action of the verb:
passive <
The object of the active verb becomes the subject of the passive verb:
The tense that is used to refer to events, actions, and conditions that are happening all the
time, or exist now.
Present Continuous:
The tense that is used for actions happening now or for an action that is unfinished. This
tense is also used when the action is temporary.
Present Perfect:
The tense that is used for something that started in the past and continued to the present
time.
The tense that is used to show that something started in the past and is continuing at the
present time.
Past
Simple Past:
The tense that is used to describe an event or action that happened in the past.
Past Continuous:
The tense that is used for a continuing action or event in a time which began or existed in
the past. It can also be used to describe an unfinished action that was interrupted by
another event or action.
Past Perfect:
The tense that is used to make it clear that one event happened before another in the past.
The tense that is used to show that an action started in the past and continued up until
another time in the past.
“I had been swimming for many years before Priya picked up the sport.”
“Dave had been playing soccer for 10 years when he was offered a spot on the US
Olympic team.”
Future
Simple Future:
The tense that is used to describe things that haven’t yet happened at the present time, but
which are expected, or likely to occur in the future.
“I will swim more than 10 laps tomorrow.”
“You will see her again next week.”
Future Continuous:
The tense that is used for an unfinished action or event that will occur in future and continue
for an expected length of time.
Future Perfect:
The tense that is used for actions that will be completed between now and some point in the
future.
The tense that is used to describe actions that will continue up until a point in the future.