English Verb Tenses Flashcards
I am
Present simple
They are working
Present continuos/progressive
I have worked
Present perfect
They had seen
Past perfect
They will go
Future
She was singing
Past continuous/progressive
We will have been dancing
Future perfect continuous/progressive
He talked
Past simple
Passive tense
The ball was hit by the boy
Describing what is currently happening
Present simple
Active tense
The boy hit the ball
Talking about something that happens regularly
Present simple
The 3 main perfect continuous/progressive tenses
Present perfect continuous/progressive
Past perfect continuous/progressive
Future perfect continuous/progressive
You have been saying
Present perfect continuous/progressive
He had been hoping
Past perfect continuous/progressive
Smoking is not permitted
Gerund or verbal noun
using the present participle
Modal auxiliary Verbs
Can, may, might, could, would, will, shall, must, should, ought to, used to
Referring to some future situations
Eg: the bus arrives at 6pm
Present simple
You will be coming
Future continuous/progressive
She will have arrived
Future perfect
Describing something that lasted for a while but is now over
Past simple
Used to talk about actions completed by the present or a particular time in the past or future
Perfect
Talking about something that happened repeatedly but is now over
Past simple
Formed by using the auxiliary verb ‘To be’ and the present participle
Continuous/Progressive
