Tense Cheetsheet

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The Master Tense Chart

All 12 English Tenses: Rules & Formulae at a Glance

TENSE Group PRESENT (वर्तमान) PAST (भूतकाल) FUTURE (भविष्य)
SIMPLE
(Indefinite)
Sub + V1 (+s/es) + Obj
Ex: He writes a letter.
Sub + V2 + Obj
Ex: He wrote a letter.
Sub + will + V1 + Obj
Ex: He will write a letter.
CONTINUOUS
(Progressive)
Sub + is/am/are + V4 + Obj
Ex: He is writing a letter.
Sub + was/were + V4 + Obj
Ex: He was writing a letter.
Sub + will be + V4 + Obj
Ex: He will be writing a letter.
PERFECT Sub + has/have + V3 + Obj
Ex: He has written a letter.
Sub + had + V3 + Obj
Ex: He had written a letter.
Sub + will have + V3 + Obj
Ex: He will have written a letter.
PERFECT
CONTINUOUS
Sub + has/have + been + V4 + Since/For
Ex: He has been writing…
Sub + had + been + V4 + Since/For
Ex: He had been writing…
Sub + will have been + V4 + Since/For
Ex: He will have been writing…
Verb Forms Key:

V1: Present Form (eat)
V2: Past Form (ate)
V3: Past Participle (eaten)
V4: Continuous (eat + ing)
Helping Verbs Hint:

Singular (He/She/It): Does, Is, Has
Plural (I/We/You/They): Do, Are, Have

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