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Summary of Verb Tenses
Verbs have twelve tenses which show differences in the time of action or the time of the state of being.
The following tables show examples of the different verb tenses.
The Simple Tenses
Simple Present Tense
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Simple Past Tense
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Simple Future Tense
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I see |
I saw |
I will see |
You see |
You saw |
You will see |
We see |
We saw |
We will see |
He/she/it sees |
He/she/it saw |
He/she/it will see |
The Continuous/Progressive Tenses
The Present Continuous Tense
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The Past Continuous Tense
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The Future Continuous Tense
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I am seeing |
I was seeing |
I will be seeing |
You are seeing |
You were seeing |
You will be seeing |
We are seeing |
We were seeing |
We will be seeing |
He/she/it is seeing |
He/she/it was seeing |
He/she/it be seeing |
The Perfect Tenses
The Present Perfect Tense
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The Past Perfect Tense
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The Future Perfect Tense
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I have seen |
I had seen |
I will see |
You have seen |
You had seen |
You will see |
We have seen |
We had seen |
We will see |
He/she/it has seen |
He/she/it had seen |
He/she/it will see |
The Perfect Continuous/Progressive Tenses
The Present Perfect Continuous Tense
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The Past Perfect Continuous Tense
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The Future Perfect Continuous Tense
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I have been seeing |
I had been seeing |
I will be seeing |
You have been seeing |
You had been seeing |
You will be seeing |
We have been seeing |
We had been seeing |
We will be seeing |
He/she/it has been seeing |
He/she/it had been seeing |
He/she/it will be seeing |
Videos
English verb tenses simplified
A video that explains verb forms and verb tenses in the English language.
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