Present tense:

For actions which happen in the present

Structure: [Subject] [Verb] [Object] [Phrase/Clause if necessary]

The subject: the person/thing doing the action. The verb: the action being done. The object: the person/thing whom the action is being done to. Phrase: a group of words lacking a subject and a verb, often not making any sense. Clause: a group of words with a subject and a verb, which may or may not make sense.

For example: She eats dinner at seven. She owns a Lamborghini. Her perfume smells like roses. She does not care about you. You do not care about her.

KEEP IN MIND THAT: 1st and 2nd person use the same forms of verbs as 3rd person plural.

Present continuous:

For actions currently happening in the present.

Structure: [Subject] am (1st person singular)/is (3rd person singular)/are (2nd person, 1st and 3rd person plural) [Verb-ing] [Object] [Phrase/Clause if necessary]

For example: Her dog is eating as of now. He is talking to her. She is planning on proposing to him. You are eating.

Present perfect:

For actions which have already been done and are still relevant in the present.

Structure: [Subject] has (3rd person singular)/have (1st/2nd person, and 3rd person plural) [Verb past participle] [Object] [Phrase/Clause if necessary]

For example: She has eaten her food. He has admitted to being the one at fault of her murder.

Present perfect continuous:

For actions which started in the past and are still continuing in the present.

Structure: [Subject] has/have (same as present perfect) been [Verb-ing] [Object] [Phrase/Clause if necessary]

For example: She has been eating for quite a while.

Past tense:

For actions which happened in the past.

Structure: [Subject] [Past form of verb] [Object] [Phrase/Clause if necessary]

For example: She did not do the work. She ate her food.

KEEP IN MIND THAT: After 'do(es) not' or 'did not', the verb remains in its infinitive form, regardless of subject quantity or when the action was done.

Past continuous:

For actions which were being done in the past.

Everything is the same as present continuous, with the exception of 'am/is/are', which is replaced with 'was/were', respectively, and 'was' is used for 1st person singular.

Past perfect:

For actions done in the past before being followed by another action.

Everything is the same as present perfect, with the exception of 'has/have', which is replaced with 'had', regardless of subject quantity.

Past perfect continuous:

For actions which were being done in the past, before being followed along by another action.

Everything is the same as present perfect continuous, with the exception of 'has/have', which is replaced with 'had', regardless of subject quantity.

Future tense:

For actions which will be done in the future.

Structure: [Subject] will [Verb infinitive] [Object] [Phrase/Clause if necessary]

For example: She will exercise in some time. I will not go there.

Future continuous:

For actions which will be happening in the future.

Structure: [Subject] will be [Verb-ing] [Object] [Phrase/Clause if necessary]

For example: I will be doing the task later. She will be coming at around seven o'clock.

Future perfect:

For actions which will be completed before a certain point in the future.

[Subject] will have (regardless) [Verb past participle] [Object] [Phrase/Clause if necessary]

For example: She will have slept by twelve o'clock. I will have proposed to her by Monday.

Future perfect continuous:

For actions which are being done continuously, and will be done for a certain duration at a certain point in the future.

Structure: By [Point in the future], [Subject] will have (regardless) been [Verbing] [Object] for [Time].

'By [Point in the future' can also be at the end of the sentence, and the comma isn't necessary if so.

For example: By 2026, I will have been working on this project for seven years. She will have been making cheese for ten years by 2030.

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