English Tenses

1 2 B a s i c F o r m u l a s
 Present Simple
Subject + Verb (v1) + s/es + Object

He drives a car .
 Present Continuous
Subject + is/am/are + Verb(+ing) + Object

He is driving a car .
 Present Perfect
Subject + Has/have + Verb (v3) + Object

He has driven a car .

 Present Perfect Continuous
Subject + Has/have + been + Verb(+ing) + Object

He ha been driving a car .

 Past Simple
Subject + Verb (v2) + Object

He drove a car .
 Past Continuous
Subject + was/were + Verb(+ing) + Object

He was driving a car.

 Past Perfect
Subject + had + Verb (v3) + Object

He had driven a car.

 Past Perfect Continuous
Subject + had + been + Verb(+ing) + Object

He had been driving a car.

 Future Simple
Subject + will/shall + verb (v1) + Object

He will drive a car.

 Future Continuous
Subject + will be/shall be + verb(+ing) + Object

He will be driving a car.

 Future Perfect
Subject + will have + verb(v3) + Object

He will have been driving a car.

 Future Perfect Continuous
Subject + will have been + verb(+ing) + Object

He will have been driving a car.