Tenses

Verbs’ forms

Forms Regular Irregular

V0 to work to speak
V1 work speak
V2 worked spoke
V3 worked spoken
V4 works speaks
V5 working speaking

Subjects’ forms

Forms Pronouns
S1 I
S2 you, we, they
S3 he, she, it

“to be” forms

Pronouns Forms
I am
he, she, it is
you, we, they are
 Present Simple

S1/S2 + V1 or S3 + V4

Present Continuous

S + “to be” + V5

Present Perfect

S1/S2 + have + V3 or S3 + has + V3

Present Perfect Continuous

S1/S2 + have been + V5 or S3 + has been + V5

 Past Simple

S + V2

Past Continuous

S1/S3 + was + V5 or S2 + were + V5

Past Perfect

S + had + V3

Past Perfect Continuous

S + had been + V5
 Future Simple

S + will + V1

Future Continuous

S + will + be + V5

Future Perfect

S + will + have + V3

Future Perfect Continuous

S + will + have been + V5