ESL Discussion

Friends...

In English grammar, the verbs are very very important one... Based on the verb only the TENSES HAVE BEEN DIVIDED INTO 12 situations.

For Examples....

Verb has three tense

Present, past, perfect

Example: go(verb 1) - went (verb 2) - gone (verb 3)

1- Past Simple = I went to the temple

(for past simple -  verb 2 must be used.

If you do not know the past tense verb, you can put "did" before the present tense verb

I went

you went

he went

she went

it went

for example : I did go to the temple 

2- Past continuous = I was going.

For any continuous tense, (be verb to be included depending upon the situation) and  "ing" to be added after the present tense verb.  "BE" verb or auxiliary very are :

am - for first person/present and "was" for past tense

are - for second/(plural) person/present and "were for past tense

is - for thirty person/present and "was for past tense.

will be - for future for all persons.

(I know that you get confuse here but do not worry... practice!! practice!!! you can learn easily...

I was going

you were going

they were going

he was going

she was going

it was going

3- Past Perfect = I had gone.

for perfect tense after the subject "have/has" (have for first person, second person and plural and has for third person)  to be added for present perfect and "had" for past perfect and verb 3 to be used

I had gone

you had gone

she had gone

they had gone

4- Past Perfect Continuous = I had been playing.

for perfect continuous - after the subject have/has/had (depending upon the situation) along with been (been for all the persons) and "ing" after the present verb to be added. 

I had been playing

they had been playing

she had been playing

he had been playing

it had been playing

5- Present Simple = I play.

very easy

I play

you play

they play

he plays 

(in present tense, "s" to be added along with the verb 1 for third person)

she plays

it plays

6- Present continuous = I am playing.

as I told, for continuous "be" verb and ing after the present verb to be added.

I am playing

he is playing

she is playing

you are playing

they are playing

7- Present Perfect = I have gone.

subject + have (because present tense) + verb 3

I have gone

you have gone

they have gone

she has gone

he has gone

8- Present Perfect Continuous = I have been playing.

Subject+have+ been(for any person) ing after the present verb

example : you have been playing

they have been playing

he has been playing

she has been playing

It has been playing

9- Future simple = I will play.

subject+will (for all persons)+ verb 1

I will play

you will play

they will play

he will play

she will play

it will play

10- Future continuous = I will be playing.

subject + will + be (for continuous) +verb 1+ing

I will be playing

you will be playing

she will be playing

they will be playing

it will be playing

11- Future Perfect = I will have played.

subject+will (for future)+have (because of perfect) +verb3

I will have gone

they will have gone

you will have gone

she will have gone

it will have gone

12- Future Perfect Continuous = I will have been playing.

Subject+will+have/has+been+verb 1 +ing

I will have been going

you will have been going

she will have been going

he will have been playing

it will have been coming

Go through properly and slowly, if any doubt pl mail me, I will help you...

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s.selvakumar