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Simple Tense



Simple Tense
Verb tense tells you when the action happens. There are three main verb tenses: present, past, and future. Each main tense is divided into simple, progressive, perfect, and perfect progressive tenses.
Present
Past
Future
Simple
finish
finished
will finish
Progressive
am/is/are finishing
was/were finishing
will be finishing
Perfect
have/has finished
had finished
will have finished
Perfect Progressive
have/has been finishing
had been finishing
will have been finishing


Things to remember about simple tense:

     a. Present tense is the original verb form.
     b. Past tense has a few patterns.
     c. Future tense needs will (shall) + verb.

run
  • I run a marathon twice a year. (present)
  • I ran a marathon last year. (past)
  • I will run a marathon next year. (future)
eat
  • I eat lunch in my office.
  • I ate lunch an hour ago.
  • I will eat lunch in one hour.
see
  • I see a movie once a week.
  • I saw a movie yesterday.
  • I will see a movie tomorrow.
know
  • I know it.
  • I knew it the day before yesterday.
  • I will know it by tomorrow.
learn
  • I learn English.
  • I learned English the last two years.
  • I will learn English next year.
cook
  • I cook my supper every night.
  • I cooked our dinner already.
  • I will cook breakfast tomorrow.
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