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12 Tenses

Aspect simple continuous perfact Perfact Continuous


Tense S+(V) S+(V-be)+V-ing S+(V-have)+V3 S+(V-have)+been+V-ing
Present S+V1 (s,es) S+V1-be(is,am,are)+V-ing S+V1-have(have,has)+V3 S+V1-have(have,has)+been+V-ing
(V1) I do, he does, he cleans… I am doing, He is cleaning... I have done, He has cleaned… I have been doing, He has been cleaning…
Past S+V2 S+V2-be(Was,Were)+V-ing S+V2-have(had)+V3 S+V2-have(had)+been+V-ing
(V2) I did, he did, he cleaned… I was doing, He was cleaning… I had done, He had cleaned... I had been doing, He had been cleaning…
future S+Will+Vinf S+Will Vinf-be+V-ing S+Will Vinf-have(have)+V3 S+Will Vinf-have(have)+been+V-ing
(Will+Vinf) I will do, he will do… I will be doing, He will be cleaning... I will have done, He will have cleaned… I will have been doing, He will have been cleaning…

Vinf V1 V2 V3
eat eat ate eaten
was (I, He, she, it, a cat)/
be is/am/are been
were (you, we, they, cats)
have (I, you, we, they, cats)
have had had
/has (he, she, it, a cat)
do (I, you, we, they, cats)/
do did done
does (he, she, it, sam, a cat)

Present+Simple= V1+S+(V)= S+V1(s,es), Ex: I do, he does, he cleans the chair

Present+Continuous= V1+S+(V-be)+V-ing= S+V1-be+V-ing, Ex: I am doing, he is doesing, he is cleaning the chair

Present+Perfect= V1+S+(V-have)+V3= S+V1-have(have/has)+V3, Ex: I have done, he have done, he has cleaned the chair

Present+Perfect+Continuous= V1+S+(V-have)+been+V-ing= S+V1-have(have/has)+been+V-ing, Ex: I have been doing, he have been doing, he has been cleaning the chair

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