Tenses of The Verbs Chart
Tenses of The Verbs Chart
ACTIVE VOICE SIMPLE TENSE PROGRESSIVE TENSE PERFECT TENSE PERFECT PROGRESSIVE
TENSE
Present LV- am, is, are Am Has/Have + V (past participle Has/Have + been + V (ing)
AV- Singular V+s/es Is + Verb (ing) form)
-plural V (base form) d/ed for regular verbs while the Ex: Has been working
Ex. Am working irregular verbs have their own pp Have been playing
Ex: AV- sing. Walks Is walking form
-Plur. Walk Are praying Ex. Has walked
Have bought
Past LV- was Was/Were + Verb (ing) Had + V (PP form) Had + been + V (ing)
-were
AV- reg V- V+d/ed Ex. Was working Ex: Had brought Ex. Had been bringing
-irreg V has its own
past form
Future Will/shall + V (base Will/shall be + V (ing) Will/shall have + V (PP) Will/shall have been + V
form Ex: Ex: (ing)
Ex: Will be walking Will have bought Ex:
Will go Will have been living
PASSIVE VOICE
Present Am/is/are + V (PP) Am/ is/are being + V Has/ have been + V (PP) Has/Have been being + V
Ex: (PP) Ex: (PP)
Is given Ex: Has been given Ex:
Is being given Has been being given
Past Was/were + V (PP) Was/were being V (PP) Had been + V (pp) Had been being + V (PP)
Ex: Ex: Ex: Ex:
Was given Was being given Had been given Had been being given
Future Will/shall be + V (PP) Will/shall be being + V Will/shall have been + V (PP) Will/shall have been being
Ex: (PP) Ex: + V(PP)
Will/shall be given Ex: Will/shall have been given Ex:
Will/shall be being Will/shall have been being
given given