English tenses

English tenses

1. PAST

   • PERFECT CONTINUOUS
     • subject+had been+ past participle progress action before another
   • PERFECT
     • subject+ had+ past participle look back further point in past
   • CONTINUOUS
     • subject + was/were+ verb (ing) + complement interupted /continuity action
   • SIMPLE
     • subject+ verb past simple+ complement simple completed action

2. PRESENT

   • SIMPLE
     • subjet+simple verb long time/absolute truth
   • CONTINUOUS
     • subject + be + ving Temporary/knowing future
   • PERFECT
     • subject+have/has+ past participle Recent/update/unfinished
   • PERFECT CONTINUOUS
     • subjec + have/has been + ving Start in past. cont till now

3. FUTURE

   • SIMPLE
     • subject+will action in future
   • CONTINUOUS
     • subject+ will be+ ving already in progress at certain time now/futr
   • PERFECT
     • subject+ will have+ past participle will finished before specfid time in ftr
   • PERFECT CONTINUOUS
     • subject+will have been+ ving in progress for a time be4 specfid time in ftr

4. CONDITIONAL

   • zero conditional
     • if/ when present tense, present tense certanity
   • first conditional
     • if present tense, subject+will+ base verb real possibility
   • second conditional
     • if past tense ,subject+ would+base verb unreal possibility/dream
   • third conditional
     • if past perfect, subject+would have+past participle no possibility/never true