Grammers Flashcards
Simple Present Tense
Subject + Base Form of Verb
Example: I eat breakfast every morning.
Present Progressive Tense
Subject + “be” verb + present participle (-ing)
Example: She is studying for her exam.
Present Perfect Tense
Subject + “have/has” + past participle
Example: They have finished their project.
Present Perfect Progressive Tense
Subject + “have/has been” + present participle (-ing)
Example: He has been working on his novel for months.
Simple Past Tense
Subject + past tense of verb
Example: She walked to the store yesterday.
Past Progressive Tense
Subject + “was/were” + present participle (-ing)
Example: They were playing soccer when it started raining.
Past Perfect Tense
Subject + “had” + past participle
Example: He had already eaten dinner when I arrived.
Past Perfect Progressive Tense
Subject + “had been” + present participle (-ing)
Example: She had been studying for hours before the exam.
Simple Future Tense
Subject + “will” + base form of verb
Example: We will go to the beach next weekend.
Future Progressive Tense
Subject + “will be” + present participle (-ing)
Example: They will be watching a movie at that time.
Future Perfect Tense
Subject + “will have” + past participle
Example: By next year, I will have graduated from college.
Future Perfect Progressive Tense
Subject + “will have been” + present participle (-ing)
Example: By the time we arrive, they will have been waiting for an hour.
Zero Conditional
talk about a fact or general truth
If + present simple, present simple
Example: If it rains, the ground gets wet.
First Conditional
talk about a probable future
If + (present simple/present progressive/present perfect), (will/can/may/should) + base form of verb
Example: If I have time, I will go to the gym.
Example: if you have any further questions, you can call me.
Example: if you apply for the job, you might get it.
Second Conditional
to talk about imaginary or impossible or unlikely situation or less probable future
If + (past simple/ past progressive), (would/could/might) + base form of verb
Example: If I won the lottery, I would buy a new car.
Example: if I had a visa, I could travel more often.
Example: if my dad was watching football, he wouldn’t be this calm.
Third Conditional
to express unreal or imaginary situations in the past.
If + past perfect, (would/could/might) have + past participle
Example: If I had studied harder, I would have passed the exam.
Example: if he had attended the interview, he could have taken the job.
Simple Passive
Be + past participle
Example: The show is watched by millions of people every week.
Example: The Dishes was Washed.
Example: The cake will be baked by the chef tomorrow.
Continuous Passive
Be being + past participle
Example: The hall is being painted this week.
Example: The project was being done.
Example: The cake will be being baked by the chef at 3 PM tomorrow.
Perfect Passive
Have been + past participle
Example: Oranges have been grown here for centuries.
Example: The project had been done.
Example: The cake will have been baked by the chef.
Future Passive with going to
Be going to be + past participle
Example: The doors are going to be locked at ten o’clock.
Modals Passive
modals + be + P.P.
Example: “The report should be completed by tomorrow.” (expressing obligation)
Example: “The package can be delivered to your office.” (expressing ability)
Example: “The concert may be canceled due to bad weather.” (expressing possibility)
Example: “The proposal must be approved by the board.” (expressing necessity)
Example: “The project could have been finished earlier.” (expressing possibility in the past)
Used to Passive
Used to + be + P.P.
to talk about past habits or states
Example: The park used to be visited by many families on weekends.
Example: The project used to be done.
Get Passive
Get + P.P.
Example: I got promoted to manager last month.
