verbs

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Base form	Past tense	Past participle
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SIMPLE

Simple Present ►Expresses an action or condition that regularly or usually exists. It exists now, has existed in the past, and will probably exist in the future.

I work all week.

Steven does his homework every day.

Simple Past ►Expresses an action or condition that began and ended in the past.

I worked last night.

Steven did his homework yesterday.

Simple Future ►Expresses an action or condition that will happen some time after the present moment.

I will work hard tomorrow.

I am going to work hard tomorrow.

Steven will do his homework.

Steven is going to do his homework.

PROGRESSIVE / CONTINUOUS

Present Progressive/Continuous ►Expresses an action or condition that is in progress or that is taking place at the moment of speaking.

I am working on the project.

Steven is doing his homework now.

Past Progressive/Continuous ►Expresses an action or condition that began, continued for a period of time, and ended in the past.

I was working all night.

Steven was doing his homework when I called.

Future Progressive/Continuous ►Expresses an action or condition that will begin some time in the future and will continue for a period of time.

I will be working next week.

Steven will be doing his homework during lunch break tomorrow.

PERFECT

Present Perfect ►Expresses an action or condition that occurred at some unspecified time in the (recent) past and persists in the present.

I have worked hard all my life.

Steven has done his homework.

Past Perfect ►Expresses an action or condition that was completed in the (distant) past, or one that occurred before another event took place.

I had worked for this company before.

Steven had done his homework before he left.

Future Perfect ►Expresses an action or condition that will be completed in the future before another future event occurs.

I will have finished my work by the time you get home.

Steven will have done his homework for hours before he goes to bed.

PERFECT PROGRESSIVE / CONTINUOUS

Present Perfect Progressive/Continuous ►Expresses an action or condition that began in the past and has continued up to the present moment.

I have been working for many years.

Steven has been doing his homework for hours.

Past Perfect Progressive/Continuous ►Expresses an action or condition that happened over a period of time in the past, or that was in progress until another event occurred.

I had been working hard on the project.

Steven had been doing his homework until you arrived.

Future Perfect Progressive/Continuous ►Expresses an action or condition that will be in progress before or until another event in the future occurs.

I will have been working here for 12 years this summer.

Steven will have been doing his homework for hours before he goes to bed.

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