Verb tenses

Summary of verb tenses.

Simple tenses.

Simple present: The sun rises in the east.

Structure: Subject + Verb [Present form] + Complement

Simple past: He came to me.

Structure: Subject + Verb [Past form] + Complement

Simple future: I shall go to Dhaka next month.

Structure: Subject + shall/will + Principle Verb + Complement

Continuous/progressive tenses.

Present continuous/progressive: The train is running.

Structure: Subject + am/is/are + Verb + ing + Complement

Past continuous/progressive: They were playing football
 

Structure: Subject + was/were + Verb + ing + Complement

Future continuous/progressive: He will be going on the street.

Structure: Subject + shall be/will be + Verb + ing + Complement

Perfect tenses.

Present perfect: The baby has broken the glass.

Structure: Subject + have/has + Verb [Past participle form] + Complement

Past perfect: I had reached the station before the train started.

Structure: Subject + had + Verb [Past participle form] + Complement

Future perfect: He will have eaten rice.

Structure: Subject + shall/will have + Verb [Past participle form] + Complement

Perfect continuous tenses.

Present perfect continuous: It has been raining for the last two days.

Structure: Subject + have/has been + Verb + ing + Complement

Past perfect continuous: The girl had been reading in the same class for two years.

Structure: Subject + had been + Verb + ing + Complement

 Future perfect continuous: I shall have been reading before I go to college.

Structure: Subject + shall/will have been + Verb + ing + Complement