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I

you

he, she, it

(or Singular Noun)

we

you

they

(or Plural Noun)

will

will

will

will

will

will

walk

Subject

Pronoun

Base

Form

Helping

Verb

Helping

Verb

I

you

he, she, it

(or Singular Noun)

we

you

they

(or Plural Noun)

write

Subject

Pronoun

Base

Form

will

will

will

will

will

will

Future

Tense

Present perfect verb forms show action or condition

begun in the past; these can be either finished actions

or actions that continue into the present.

In the sentence I have started piano lessons, the verb form

started is the past participle. It is assumed that Andy’s lessons

began in the past and continue into the present.

TOMORROW

Future Tense

The future tense uses “will” or “shall”

and the base form of a verb.

ate

Past Tense

Specific time

in the past

Nonspecific

completed actions

have eaten

Helping Verb Past Participle

In the sentence I ate fish
yesterday, the action did
not take place today, but
happened yesterday. The verb
form ateindicates the past
tense of the irregular verb
to eat. It is a completed action
that is now over. In addition, the
word yesterday gives a specific
timefor when it happened.

In the sentence I have eaten

fish many times, the present

perfect refers to an action

begun in the past but

connected to the present;

it may have been completed

or it may still be going on.

It is formed by using have

together with the past

participle, in this case, eaten.

Iate fish

yesterday. fish many times.Ihave eaten

Past Tense Present Perfect

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2

1

3

2

1

3

2

1

3

2

1