I am looking forward to that party You are leaving tomorrow at 9:00 pm He is waiting for you in the living room
the simple tenses of verbsThe simple present and the simple past are termed "simple" because they are expressed by direct inflection on the verb. English verbs are not inflected for future tense, but expressions with the modal will are often spoken of as "future tense." Some grammars use the term tense to refer what are technically tense and aspect combinations: present perfect, past perfect, present progressive, past progressive, present perfect progressive, and past perfect progressive. Very occasionally, voice (i.e. passive) is treated as a kind of tense.Finally, some authorities use emphatic tense to refer to some or all constructions using the modal do. Only the basic present and past forms qualify as simple.(Present, Past, and Future)
Some present participles:RunningPlayingWorkingJoggingJokingWritingJumpingLosingSome past participles:RunPlayedWorkedJoggedJokedWrittenJumpedLost
Yes I can but I don't have time to write that many words. Here are some: eat / ate / eaten / eating walk / walked / walked / walking regurgitate / regurgitated / regurgitated / regurgitating understand / understood / understood / understanding
The verb phrase is - was walking.is = a present tense beverbwalking = present participle of walk.Because the beverb is present tense and the main verb walkingis a present participle this verb phrase is present continuousor some people call it present progressive.I = a pronoun.
Some verbs cannot use the progressive or continuous tense because they do not have the -ing form. The following are some of the examples:belikeknow
The future progressive (or continuous) tense talks about an action at a particular moment in the future. It follows this structure:Subject + Will + Be + Present Participle.For example: I will be working.
The progressive tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going, also called continuous tense verbs (the -ing words). This tense of verbs also serve as verbal nouns called gerunds. Some examples of gerunds are:askingborrowingcallingdancingearningforaginggigglinghelpingicingjokingkissinglaughingmakingnoticingopeningplayingquestioningrentingspeakingtradingundoingverifyingwatchingyellingzoningNote that the progressive tense verbs are also used as adjectives.
Some examples of present tense verbs are... Jump, Run, Laughs, Smiles, Writes, Drink, Eat, Talk, Dance, and Swim.
The present progressive is formed with am/is/are + present participle.The present participle of ride is riding. Some examples:I am riding the horse.She is riding the horseThe boy is riding the horseThey are riding horsesThe boys are riding horses.
Formally, the present perfect tense is formed by combining a suitable present indicative form of "to have" (has or have, depending on number) with a past participle of some substantive verb, while a present perfect progressive tense combines a present indicative form of "to have" with "been" (the past participle of "to be") and a present particle of a substantive verb. Substantively, a present perfect tense shows that the action of a substantive verb has been completed at the time the tense is written, while a present perfect progressive tense indicates that the action of the substantive verb is still in process. For example, "The temperature has changed substantially" implies that the change is at least temporarily complete, while "The temperature has been changing substantially" implies that some change has already occurred and that further change is likely.
Depending on how you use the words some are already in the past tense. Got is the past tense of get. Present: I will get a dog. Past: I got a dog. With is a general term. It doesn't change in the past tense. Had is the past tense of has and had. Depending on which style of past you are using [progressive, perfect, progressive perfect, simple] will dictate how you use the word.
We usually go to the beach for a holiday but this year we went to the mountains. -- go = present, went = past. I like to have muesli for breakfast, this morning I had toast for a change. -- have = present tense had = past tense
the simple tenses of verbsThe simple present and the simple past are termed "simple" because they are expressed by direct inflection on the verb. English verbs are not inflected for future tense, but expressions with the modal will are often spoken of as "future tense." Some grammars use the term tense to refer what are technically tense and aspect combinations: present perfect, past perfect, present progressive, past progressive, present perfect progressive, and past perfect progressive. Very occasionally, voice (i.e. passive) is treated as a kind of tense.Finally, some authorities use emphatic tense to refer to some or all constructions using the modal do. Only the basic present and past forms qualify as simple.(Present, Past, and Future)
A present progressive verb is a verb that expresses action in progress at a specific time (now). It has a present-tense form of the linking verb "be" (ex: am, is, are) followed by the present participle of the verb (ex: running, walking, talking).Examples of present progressive verbs are:I am running past the park.She is walking quickly.They are talking to the manager.Present progressive is also used to talk about:something happening around now:We re reading a good book. (maybe not right now but yesterday or today or tomorrow).something happening in the future:She is having a party on the weekend. (usually used with some time phrase)
There are three perfect progressive tenses: progressive past perfect for actions that were continually performed in the past but have not continued to the present; progressive present perfect for actions that have continued from the past into the present; and progressive future perfect for actions that are expected to continue at some time in the future but will come to a definite end. Example of progressive past perfect: He had been complaining constantly until he was given some ice cream. Example of progressive present perfect: He has been complaining constantly since early this afternoon. Example of progressive future perfect: I think he will have been complaining constantly from lunch time until supper time about how small his dessert at lunch was.
The present tense of 'were' is are. For example: We are going to buy some bread.
Here are some examples of using a verb in the present tense: I am answering your question. (I am doing it right now, in the present.) David and Michael are waiting for the bus. (They are waiting now, in the present.) I like your new shirt. (I just saw you, and I am saying this to you now, in the present.)