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All English Tenses

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Tenses...

In English grammar, there are 12 primary verb tenses,


which are divided into three main categories: present,
past, and future. Each of these categories is further
divided into four aspects: simple, continuous
(progressive), perfect, and perfect continuous. Here is a
breakdown of all 12 verb tenses:

Present Tenses:
Simple Present: "I walk."
Present Continuous: "I am walking."
Present Perfect: "I have walked."
Present Perfect Continuous: "I have been walking."

Past Tenses:
Simple Past: "I walked."
Past Continuous: "I was walking."
Past Perfect: "I had walked."
Past Perfect Continuous: "I had been walking."

Future Tenses:
Simple Future: "I will walk."
Future Continuous: "I will be walking."
Future Perfect: "I will have walked."
Future Perfect Continuous: "I will have been walking."
Present Tenses

1.)Simple Present:
Form: [Base form of verb]
Usage: Talks about things that happen regularly or facts.
讨论经常发生的事情或事实。
Example: "I walk to school every day." 我每天步行去学校。

2.)Present Continuous:
Form: [am/is/are + verb+ing]
Usage: Talks about things happening right now. 讨论正在
发生的事情。
Example: "I am walking to school right now." 我现在正在
步行去学校。

3.)Present Perfect:
Form: [have/has + past form of verb]
Usage: Talks about things that happened at some time
before now and are important now. 讨论在某个时间发生且
对现在有影响的事情。
Example: "I have walked to school." 我已经步行去学校了。

4.)Present Perfect Continuous:


Form: [have/has + been + verb+ing]
Usage: Talks about things that started in the past and are
still happening now or just finished. 讨论从过去开始并且现
在仍在发生或刚刚结束的事情。
Example: "I have been walking to school for 30 minutes."
我已经步行去学校30分钟了。
Past Tenses
1.)Simple Past:
Form: [Past form of verb]
Usage: Talks about things that happened and finished in
the past. 讨论在过去发生并结束的事情。
Example: "I walked to school yesterday." 我昨天步行去学
校。

2.)Past Continuous:
Form: [was/were + verb+ing]
Usage: Talks about things that were happening at a
specific time in the past. 讨论在过去某个特定时间正在发生
的事情。
Example: "I was walking to school when it started
raining." 当开始下雨时，我正在步行去学校。

3.)Past Perfect:
Form: [had + past form of verb]
Usage: Talks about things that happened before another
past event. 讨论在另一个过去事件之前发生的事情。
Example: "I had walked to school before it started
raining." 在开始下雨之前，我已经步行去学校了。

4.)Past Perfect Continuous:


Form: [had + been + verb+ing]
Usage: Talks about things that were happening over a
period of time before another past event. 讨论在另一个过
去事件之前的一段时间内正在发生的事情。
Example: "I had been walking to school for 30 minutes
when it started raining." 当开始下雨时，我已经步行去学校
30分钟了。
Future Tenses
1.)Simple Future:
Form: [will + base form of verb]
Usage: Talks about things that will happen in the future.
讨论将来会发生的事情。
Example: "I will walk to school tomorrow." 我明天会步行去
学校。

2.)Future Continuous:
Form: [will be + verb+ing]
Usage: Talks about things that will be happening at a
specific time in the future. 讨论在将来某个特定时间正在发
生的事情。
Example: "I will be walking to school at 8 AM tomorrow."
我明天早上8点会在步行去学校。

3.)Future Perfect:
Form: [will have + past form of verb]
Usage: Talks about things that will be finished before a
specific time in the future. 讨论在将来某个特定时间之前将
会完成的事情。
Example: "I will have walked to school by 9 AM
tomorrow." 到明天早上9点，我将已经步行去学校了。

4.)Future Perfect Continuous:


Form: [will have been + verb+ing]
Usage: Talks about things that will be happening over a
period of time before a specific time in the future. 讨论在
将来某个特定时间之前的一段时间内将会发生的事情。
Example: "I will have been walking to school for 30
minutes by the time I arrive." 到我到达时，我将已经步行去
学校30分钟了。
Past Participle

What is a Past Participle?

The past participle is a form of a verb that is typically used


in perfect tenses, passive voice, and as adjectives. For
regular verbs, it is usually formed by adding "-ed" to the
base form (e.g., "walk" becomes "walked"). For irregular
verbs, the past participle can take various forms (e.g., "go"
becomes "gone", "see" becomes "seen").

Uses of Past Participle


1. Perfect Tenses:
Present Perfect: "I have eaten."
Past Perfect: "I had eaten."
Future Perfect: "I will have eaten."
2. Passive Voice:
Present Passive: "The book is written by him."
Past Passive: "The book was written by him."
Future Passive: "The book will be written by him."
3. As Adjectives:
"The broken window needs to be fixed."
"We enjoyed the baked cookies."
Active Voice vs
Passive Voice

Active Voice
In active voice, the subject does the action.
It's like saying who does what.

Example:
"John (subject) bought (action) a car (object)."
"Mary (subject) is painting (action) a picture
(object)."

Passive Voice
In passive voice, the action happens to the
subject.
It's like saying what happens to something or
someone.
Structure:
Formed with "to be" + past participle of the
main verb.

Example:
"The car (object) was bought (action) by John
(who did it)."
"The picture (object) is being painted (action)
by Mary (who is doing it)."

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