Tag: tenses

Verbs Vs Tenses

Verbs are action words or in other terms verbs could be defined as the word which does the work of a noun or pronoun.  In this module we can see the basic differences between a verb and how these tenses modify the verbs.

The Twelve Tenses of English

1. PRESENT (main verb)
   Eg:

I study English.
He studies English.

2. PAST (past tense of main verb)
   Eg:

I studied English.
He studied English.

3. FUTURE (will or shall + main verb)
   Eg:

I will study English.
He will study English.

4. PRESENT PERFECT (have or has + past participle of verb)
   Eg:

I have studied English.
He has studied English.

5. PAST PERFECT (had + past participle of verb)
   Eg:

I had studied English.
He had studied English.

6. FUTURE PERFECT (will or shall + have + past participle of verb)
   Eg:

I will have studied English.
He will have studied English.

7. PRESENT PROGRESSIVE (form of “be” verb + “ing” form of main verb)
   Eg:

I am studying English.
He is studying English.

8. PAST PROGRESSIVE (past tense of form “be” verb + “ing” form of main verb)
   Eg:

I was studying English.
He was studying English.

9. FUTURE PROGRESSIVE (will or shall +be + “ing” form of main verb)
   Eg:

I will be studying English.
He will be studying English.

10. PRESENT PERFECT PROGRESSIVE (have or has + been + “ing” form of main verb)
    Eg:

I have been studying English.
He has been studying English.

11. PAST PERFECT PROGRESSIVE (had + been + “ing” form of main verb)
    Eg:

I had been studying English.
He had been studying English.

12. FUTURE PERFECT PROGRESSIVE (will or shall + have + been + “ing” form of main verb)
    Eg:

I will have been studying English.
He will have been studying English.