A verb that refers to the past time is said to be in past tense
The Past Indenfinite
Action as going on at some point in past
Aux:Did.Did not
Verb in past form
Max ate apples on his weekend
The Past Continuous
Action that was going on at some time in the past
Aux: Was, was not, were and were not
Verb in Ing
They were playing games at school
The Past Perfect
Action that has completed in past before another action started
Aux.Had, Had not
Verb in past participle
The Past Perfect Continuous
Action that finished at some definite time in the past but had been going in before it finished
Aux, Had, had not
Helping verb: been
You had been working here for five years
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A verb that refers to the present time is used to be in the present tense
The present simple
Is used to express an action that is happening now
Aux: Do,Does not, Do not
Verb in base form
I play soccer
The Present Continuous
Is used to denote an action that is going on at the time when a statement
Aux:Is,are,am
Verb in Ing
She is watching movies with friends
The Present Perfect
Is used to denote an action that has just been completd
Aux: Has,have, has not and have not
Verb in paste participle
He hasnt done the homework since last week
The Present Perfect Continuous
Is used to denote an action that started in the past and still going to
Aux: Have, Have not. Has. Has not
Helping verb; Been
She is been cooking
The Future Indefinite
Affirmative sentence Aux. Will/ going to/ won't
She will run next weekend.
Verb in base form
Interrogative sentence Aux. Will
Will you marry me?
The Future Continuos
Affirmative sentence Aux. Will be/ won't be
He will be traveling to Jamaica this year.
Verb in Ing
Interrogative sentence Aux. Will be
Will he have done it by this evening?
The Future Perfect
Affirmative sentence Aux. Will have
I will have received the package by the time the dinner is ready.
Verb in past partciple
Interrogative sentence Aux. Will have
Will I have finished my course by the en of the day?
The Future perfect Continuous
Affirmative sentence Aux. Will have been/ Won't have been
At five o’clock, I will have been waiting for thirty minutes.
Verb in present partciple
Interrogative sentence Aux. Will have been
Will they have been fishing by the ime we arrive?