Tenses

Learn Basic Tenses in English

Simple Past: I smiled.
Continuous Past: I was smiling.
Past Perfect: I had smiled.
Past Perfect Continuous: I had been smiling.

Simple Present: I smile.
Continuous Present: I am smiling.
Present Perfect: I have smiled.
Present Perfect Continuous: I have been smiling.

Simple Future: I will smile.
Continuous Future: I will be smiling.
Future Perfect: I will have smiled.
Future Perfect Continuous: I will have been smiling.

Remember How Verbs Change with Different Pronouns

Past:
I was
You were
S/he was
They were
We were

Present:
I am
You are
S/he is
They are
We are

Future:
I will
You will
S/he will
They will
We will

Now Practise:
Copy and complete with this verb: to jump

Simple Past:  She …
Continuous Past: She was…
Past Perfect: She had been…
Past Perfect Continuous: She had been jumping.

Simple Present: She…
Continuous Present: She is…
Present Perfect: She has been…
Present Perfect Continuous: She has been jumping.

Simple Future: She will…
Continuous Future: She will be…
Future Perfect: She will have…
Future Perfect Continuous: She will have been singing.

Practise Again:
Copy and complete with this verb: to run

Simple Past: I…
Continuous Past: I…
Past Perfect: I..
Past Perfect Continuous: I had been…

Simple Present: I…
Continuous Present:I…
Present Perfect: I…
Present Perfect Continuous:I have been…

Simple Future: I…
Continuous Future: I…
Future Perfect: I…
Future Perfect Continuous: I will have been…

Practise Another Time:
Copy and complete with this verb: to read

Simple Past: We…
Continuous Past: We…
Past Perfect: We…
Past Perfect Continuous: We…

Simple Present: We…
Continuous Present: We…
Present Perfect: We…
Present Perfect Continuous: We…

Simple Future: We…
Continuous Future: We…
Future Perfect: We…
Future Perfect Continuous: We…

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