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Present Simple:

Form: Subject + Base Verb (s/es for third person singular)


Example: I work, He works, They study.
Present Continuous:
Form: Subject + "to be" (am/is/are) + Present Participle (-ing form of the verb)
Example: I am working, She is studying, They are playing.
Past Simple:
Form: Subject + Past Simple Verb
Example: I worked, She studied, They played.
Past Continuous:
Form: Subject + "to be" (was/were) + Present Participle (-ing form of the verb)
Example: I was working, He was studying, We were playing.
Present Perfect:
Form: Subject + have/has + Past Participle
Example: I have worked, She has studied, They have played.
Past Perfect:
Form: Subject + had + Past Participle
Example: I had worked, She had studied, They had played.
Present Perfect Continuous:
Form: Subject + have/has been + Present Participle
Example: I have been working, She has been studying, They have been playing.
Past Perfect Continuous:
Form: Subject + had been + Present Participle
Example: I had been working, She had been studying, They had been playing.
Can:
Form: Subject + can + Base Verb
Example: I can swim, She can sing, They can dance.

1. Present Simple:
Positive: I work. / He works.
Negative: I do not work. / He does not work.
Question: Do I work? / Does he work?
2. Present Continuous:
Positive: I am working. / She is studying.
Negative: I am not working. / She is not studying.
Question: Am I working? / Is she studying?
3. Past Simple:
Positive: I worked. / She studied.
Negative: I did not work. / She did not study.
Question: Did I work? / Did she study?
4. Past Continuous:
Positive: I was working. / He was studying.
Negative: I was not working. / He was not studying.
Question: Was I working? / Was he studying?
5. Present Perfect:
Positive: I have worked. / She has studied.
Negative: I have not worked. / She has not studied.
Question: Have I worked? / Has she studied?
6. Past Perfect:
Positive: I had worked. / She had studied.
Negative: I had not worked. / She had not studied.
Question: Had I worked? / Had she studied?
7. Present Perfect Continuous:
Positive: I have been working. / She has been studying.
Negative: I have not been working. / She has not been studying.
Question: Have I been working? / Has she been studying?
8. Past Perfect Continuous:
Positive: I had been working. / She had been studying.
Negative: I had not been working. / She had not been studying.
Question: Had I been working? / Had she been studying?
9. Can:
Positive: I can swim. / She can sing.
Negative: I cannot (can't) swim. / She cannot (can't) sing.
Question: Can I swim? / Can she sing?

Certainly! In English, when forming the present simple tense for regular verbs, we add "s" or
"es" to the base form of the verb for the third person singular (he, she, it).
Here's how it works:
For most verbs, you simply add "s" to the base form.
Example: I walk. / She walks.
For verbs ending in "-s," "-ss," "-sh," "-ch," or "-x," we add "es."
Example: I pass. / She passes.
Example: I wash. / He washes.
Example: I watch. / She watches.
Example: I fix. / He fixes.
For verbs ending in a consonant + "y," change the "y" to "i" and add "es."
Example: I study. / He studies.
For verbs ending in a vowel + "y," simply add "s."
Example: I play. / She plays.
For irregular verbs, the third person singular form varies and must be memorized.
Example: I have. / She has.
Here's a summary:
Regular verbs:
Add "s" to the base form for most verbs.
Add "es" for verbs ending in "-s," "-ss," "-sh," "-ch," "-x."
Change "y" to "i" and add "es" for consonant + "y."
Add "s" for vowel + "y."
Irregular verbs:
The third person singular form varies and needs to be memorized.
Examples:
Regular verb (add 's'):
I walk. / He walks.
Verb ending in "-s" (add 'es'):
I pass. / She passes.
Verb ending in "-y" (change to 'i' and add 'es'):
I study. / He studies.
Irregular verb:
I have. / She has.

1. Regular Verbs:
For most regular verbs, you can simply add "ed" to the base form of the verb.
Example:
Base Form: walk
Past Simple: walked
2. Verbs Ending in 'e':
If a regular verb ends in 'e,' you generally just add 'd.'
Example:
Base Form: dance
Past Simple: danced
3. One-Syllable Verbs with a Single Vowel Followed by a Single Consonant:
For one-syllable verbs with a single vowel followed by a single consonant, double the final
consonant before adding 'ed.'
Example:
Base Form: hop
Past Simple: hopped
4. Verbs Ending in 'ie':
For verbs ending in 'ie,' change the 'ie' to 'y' and add 'ed.'
Example:
Base Form: lie
Past Simple: lied
5. Irregular Verbs:
Irregular verbs do not follow a specific pattern, and their past forms need to be memorized.
Example:
Base Form: go
Past Simple: went
6. Verbs Ending in 'y' (with a consonant before it):
For verbs ending in 'y' with a consonant before it, change the 'y' to 'i' and add 'ed.'
Example:
Base Form: cry
Past Simple: cried
7. Verbs Ending in 'y' (with a vowel before it):
For verbs ending in 'y' with a vowel before it, simply add 'ed.'
Example:
Base Form: play
Past Simple: played

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