English Language
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Tense
Past
Future
Present
Simple present
There are a lot of tenses in English but there are 3 main ones which are present, past and future.
Subject + Verb (present)
We play games
Present Continuous
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Subject |
+ To Be + |
Verb (present participle)
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We are playing games
Present perfect
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Subject |
+ Auxiliary + |
Verb (Past Participle) |
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We have played games
Present Perfect Continuous
Subject+ Auxiliary + Been + Present participle
We have been playing games
Simple Past
Subject + Verb (Past Tense)
We played games.​
Past Continuous
Subject + To Be (Past Tense) + Verb (Present Participle)
We were playing games
Past Perfect
Subject + Auxiliary (Past Tense) + Verb (Past Participle)
We had played games
Past Perfect Continuous
Subject + Auxiliary (Past Tense) + Been + Present Participle
We had been playing games
Simple Future
Subject + Auxiliary + Verb
We will play games
Future Continuous
Subject + Will Be + Verb (Present Participle)
We will be playing games
Future Perfect
Subject + Will Have + Verb (Past Participle)
We will have Finished out game by the time you come back
Future Perfect Continous
Subject + Will Have Been + Present Participle
We have been playing for more than 2 hours