Done By Ahmad soueidan Haitham kilany sulaiman alakbary The Tenses of a Verb Done By Ahmad soueidan Haitham kilany sulaiman alakbary

Present simple Base form of the verb If used for third person add “s” at the end Example : He needs time.

Present Perfect Verb have / has + Past participle Examples : He has visited. I have watched this movie.

Present Continuous Am / Is / Are + present participle of the verb + ing Example : They are leaving.

Present perfect continuous Have or has + Been + present participle + ing. Examples : He has been working They have been travelling.

Future simple Will + Present participle Examples : He will come here tomorrow. He will not buy a car.

Future Perfect Will have + past participle Example : The patient will have recovered from illness by the next month.

Future continuous Will be + Present participle + ing Example : They will be making preparations for their exams.

Future perfect continuous Will have been + Present Participle + ing Example : They will have been living in Paris for 5 years.

Past simple Example: John Cabot sailed to America in 1498. The past simple is usually formed by adding d, ed, or ied to the base form of the verb Example: John Cabot sailed to America in 1498.

Past perfect This tense is formed with the past tense form of "to have" (HAD) plus the past participle of the verb (which can be either regular or irregular in form) Example : After Sofie had finished her work, she went to lunch.

Past continuous The past continuous tense is formed by combining the past tense of to be (i.e., was/were) with the verb’s present participle (-ing word) Example : You phoned while I was having a bath.

Past perfect continuous The past perfect continuous tense is constructed using had been + the verb’s present participle (root + -ing). Example : Had you been waiting long before the taxi arrived?