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VERB TENSE |
EXAMPLE |
HOW TO FORM |
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Present |
I eat. |
Base form (add -s for 3PS) |
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Past |
I ate. |
Simple past |
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Present Progressive |
I am eating. |
Present form of 'be' + [base form + -ing] |
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Past Progressive |
I was eating. |
Past form of 'be' + [base form + -ing] |
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Present Perfect |
I have eaten. |
Present form of 'have' + past participle |
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Past Perfect |
I had eaten. |
Past form of 'have' + past participle |
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Present Perfect Progressive |
I have been eating. |
Present form of 'have' + been + [base
form + -ing] |
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Past Perfect Progressive |
I had been eating. |
Past form of 'have' + been + [base form +
-ing] |
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Modal + Base Form |
I will eat. |
Modal + base form |
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Modal Progressive |
I will be eating. |
Modal + be + [base form + -ing] |
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Modal Perfect |
I will have eaten. |
Modal + have + past participle |
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Modal Perfect Progressive |
I will have been eating. |
Modal + have + been + past participle |
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PASSIVE (the verb 'to be' in its active form + the past participle of the
verb) |
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VERB TENSE |
EXAMPLE |
HOW TO FORM |
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Present |
The food is eaten. |
Present form of 'be' + past participle |
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Past |
The food was eaten. |
Past form of 'be' + past participle |
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Present Progressive |
The food is being eaten. |
Present form of 'be' + being + past
participle |
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Past Progressive |
The food was being eaten. |
Past form of 'be' + being + past
participle |
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Present Perfect |
The food has been eaten. |
Present form of 'have' + been + past
participle |
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Past Perfect |
The food had been eaten |
Past form of 'have' + been + past
participle |
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Present Perfect Progressive |
The food has been being eaten. |
Present form of 'have' + been + being +
past participle |
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Past Perfect Progressive |
The food had been being eaten. |
Past form of 'have' + been + being + past
participle |
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Modal + Base Form |
The food will be eaten. |
Modal + be + past participle |
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Modal Progressive |
The food will be being eaten. |
Modal + be + being + past participle |
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Modal Perfect |
The food will have been eaten. |
Modal + have + been + past participle |
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Modal Perfect Progressive |
The food will have been being
eaten. |
Modal + have + been + being + past
participle |