Tenses
- Summary
Tenses is the most fundamental thing in
learning English. Tenses is a form that describes the time when an action,
event or situation lasts or treated. If we do not know tenses, of course, the
meaning of our conversation will be very difficult to understand others.
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No
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Explanation Tense
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Formula
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Example Sentences Tense
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1.
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Use:
Simple present tense to state the facts, habits, and events that happened at this present moment. |
S + V-1
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I study English
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2.
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Use:
The present continuous tense to talk about an ongoing action plan now or in the future. |
S + is, am, are + V-ing + etc
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I am studying English
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3.
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Use:
Present perfect tense is used to express an activity or situation that has started in the past and has been completed at some point in time in the past or still continues today. |
S + have,has + V3 + etc
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I have studied English
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4.
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Use:
Present perfect continuous tense to express the action that has been completed at some point in the past or action has been started in the past and continues today. The action usually no specific duration of time of no relevance to the present conditions. |
S + have, has + been + V-ing + etc
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5.
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Use:
Simple past tense to indicate that an event occurred in the past. |
S + V2 + etc
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I studied English
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6.
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Use:
Past continuous tense
is used to express that an action is happening at a particular time in the
past.
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S + was, were + V-ing
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I was studying English
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7.
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Use:
Past perfect tense to claim that an action has been completed at some point in the past before another action occurs. |
S + had + V3 + etc
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I had studied English
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8.
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Use:
Past perfect continuous tense is used to express an action (with a specific time duration) has been completed at some point in time in the past. |
S + had + been + V-ing
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I had been studying
English
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9.
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Use:
Simple future tense to declare that the action happens in the future, spontaneous or planned. |
S + will + V1 + etc
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I will study English
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10.
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Use:
Future continuous tense to express the action that will be going on at a certain time in the future. |
S + will + be + V-ing + etc
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I will be studying
English
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11.
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Use:
Future perfect tense to express that an activity will have been completed at a point in time in the future. |
S +
will + have + V3 + etc
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I will have studied
English
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12.
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Use:
Future perfect continuous tense to express an action that would have been going on for so long at specific points in the future. |
S + will + have + been + V-ing + etc
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I will have been studying
English
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13.
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Use:
Simple past future tense to express an action to be performed, make predictions, and make an appointment in the future at the moment is past. |
S + would + V1 +etc
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I would study English
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14.
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Use:
Past future continuous tense is a form of the verb to express action or imaginary ongoing situation unreal if his condition is met (present continuous conditional ~ conditional sentence type 2 with continuous tense). |
S + would + be + V-ing + etc
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I would be studying
English
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15.
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Use:
Past future perfect tense to talk about an action that is not the case in the past (conditional sentence type 3). |
S + would + have + V3 + etc
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I would have studied
English
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16.
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Use:
Past future perfect continuous tense is a verb
form to express an action or imaginary situation is in progress at a certain
point or during certain periods in the past (perfect continuous conditional ~
conditional type 3 with continuous)
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S + would + have + been + V-ing + etc
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I would have been
studying English
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