Verb Tenses

Active Form

In active sentences, the thing doing the action is the subject of the sentence and the thing
receiving the action is the object. Most sentences are active.

[Thing doing action] + [verb] + [thing receiving action]

Examples:

Passive Form

In passive sentences, the thing receiving the action is the subject of the sentence and the thing
doing the action is optionally included near the end of the sentence. You can use the passive
form if you think that the thing receiving the action is more important or should be emphasized.
You can also use the passive form if you do not know who is doing the action or if you do not
want to mention who is doing the action.

[Thing receiving action] + [be] + [past participle of verb] + [by] + [thing doing action]

Examples:
 Verb Tenses

Verb Tense Chart

Simple Present Simple Past Simple Future

I study English every Two years ago, If you are having problems,
day. I studied English in I will help you study English.
England.
I am going to study English
next year.

Present Past Continuous Future Continuous

Continuous

I am I was studying English I will be studying English

studying English when you called when you arrive tonight.
now. yesterday.
I am going to be
studying English when you
arrive tonight.

Present Perfect Past Perfect Future Perfect

I have I had studied a little I will have studied every

studied English in English before I moved tense by the time I finish this
several different to the U.S. course.
countries.
I am going to have
studied every tense by the
time I finish this course.

Present Perfect Past Perfect Future Perfect Continuous

Continuous Continuous

I have been I had been I will have been

studying English for studying English for studying English for over two
five years. five years before I hours by the time you arrive.
moved to the U.S.
I am going to have been
studying English for over two
hours by the time you arrive.