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All the english grammar you’ll ever need. By Estuardo Castillo. Verb forms in English.
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Allthe englishgrammar you’lleverneed By Estuardo Castillo
Verbforms in English • Manypeopleconfuseverbformswithverb tenses in English. Hereisthekeydifference. Verbforms are independent of wheterornotthestatementis in present, pastorfuture. Theyremainunchanged. Here are someexamples:
Theverb tenses pyramyd Verb ToBe ing Pastparticiple have have ing been
Verb • For simple present, simple past and simple futureyouonlychangethemainverb. i.e. • I studyEnglish. • I studiedEnglish. • I willstudyEnglish. • I am goingtostudyEnglish.
ToBe ing • Withprogressiveorcontinuous tenses, we use a form of be (in present, pastorfuture) and themainverbending in ING • SusanisstudyingEnglish. • SusanwasstudyingEnglish. • SusanwillbestudyingEnglish. • SusanisgoingtobestudyingEnglish.
Pastparticiple have • ToformthePresentperfect, pastperfect and futureperfect tenses, we use have (conjugated in presentpast of future) and themainverb in thepastparticipleform • Susanhas studiedEnglish. • SusanhadstudiedEnglish(beforeshelearnedFrench). • By 2020 SusanwillhavestudiedtwoEnglishcourses.
have ing been • Theperfectprogressive tenses require 2 auxiliaryverbs; a form of have and thepastparticiple of tobe (BEEN) followedbythemainverb in the ING form. • Susanhas beenstudyingEnglishsince 7 o’clock. • SusanhadbeenstudyingEnglishwhen I calledher. • In December, SusanwillhavebeenstudyingEnglishforsixmonths.