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Quick and Easy Way To Learn English Verb Tenses
Quick and Easy Way To Learn English Verb Tenses
Quick and Easy Way To Learn English Verb Tenses
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In this article you will learn 12 English tenses with short example sentences.
There are three verb tenses in English: past, present and future.
Tense Example Description
Present I do Indicates an action happening right now.
Past I did Indicates an action that occurred in the past.
Future I will Indicates an action that will happen later.
The past tense is used to talk about things that have already happened. (yesterday, last week, last
year, two years ago, earlier this morning)
The present tense is used to talk about things that are happening right now. (now, right now, at
the moment)
The future tense is used to talk about things that will happen in the future. (tomorrow, next year,
next week, two years from now, later tonight)
Before we go any further, here are some simple grammar tips for you!
Some simple English verbs: Run, visit, drink, go, come, eat, jump, speak, listen. You can find
many more on this page.
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Verb Type Examples
Auxiliary Verbs (Helping Verbs) “Be” verbs: am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been
“Do” verbs: do, does, did
“Have” verbs: have, has, had
Main Verbs Action verbs (e.g., run, eat, write)
Linking verbs (e.g., seem, appear, become)
Modal verbs (e.g., can, could, will, would)
Here is a table showing all the verb tenses. There are three tenses – present, past and future – and
four aspects – simple, continuous, perfect and perfect continuous. The tenses and aspects
together make up all twelve tenses in English.
In the simple present tense, you typically add “s” to the base form of a verb when you are talking
about the third-person singular form (he, she, it) in affirmative sentences. Here’s when to add “s”
to verbs:
For most verbs, you add “s” to the base form in the third-person singular. For example:
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Learn Simple Past Tense ✔
Something that occurred before now.
Add verb ED: “Verb-ed.”
example: “traveled”
I, You, We, They, He, She, It / traveled to Turkey yesterday.
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Learn Present Perfect Continuous Tense
We use the present perfect continuous when the focus is on an activity that is unfinished.
I, You, We, They / have been traveling for a day.
He, She, It / has been traveling for a day.
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Learn Past Continuous Tense ✔
Something that got interrupted by an occasion or a time.
Add ‘WAS‘ before verb and ING: “Was + verb-ing.”
example: was traveling
I, He, She, It / was traveling by bus when the deer crossed the road.
You, We, They / were traveling when the deer crossed the road.