Past
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Present
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Future
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Simple | Past | Present | Future |
Continuous | Past Continuous | Present Continuous | Future Continuous |
Perfect | Past Perfect | Present Perfect | Future Perfect |
Perfect Continuous |
Past Perfect Continuous
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Present Perfect Continuous
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Future Perfect Continuous
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Past
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Present
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Future
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Simple | She sang a song | She sings a song | She will sing a song |
Continuous | She was singing | She is singing | She will be singing |
Perfect | She had sung | She has sung | She will have sung |
Perfect Continuous | She had been singing |
She has been singing
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She will have been singing
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1) All Simple use Verb 1 / Verb 2
2) All Future use will
3) All Continuous use to be
4) All Perfect use had/has/have + Verb 3
5) All Perfect Continuous use had/has/have + been + Verb-ing
Simplifying Tenses
The difference between one activity and two activities:
1) One activity --> "Simple"
2) Two activities :
(a) At the same time --> "Continuous" vs "Simple"
(Here, the longer action is "Continuous") e.g. : I was watching television when she knocked my door last night.
(b) At sequence --> "Perfect" vs "Simple"
(Here, the longer action is "Perfect")
e.g. :
- I will have finished my report when my boss arrives tomorrow.
- She had studied Japanese language before she went to Tokyo in 2008.
Read more: http://www.tipscerdas.com/2012/12/cara-mudah-dan-praktis-belajar-grammar.html#ixzz2UjQzctkn