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All Verb Forms
To construct any simple verb form, follow these steps:
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Present
Choose the infinitive form of the verb - walk, eat, drink, play, go etc.
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Everyday, I eat an apple.
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I play football on Wednesdays.
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I live in London.
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Past
Choose the past form of the verb - walked, ate, drank, played, went etc.
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Yesterday, I ate an apple.
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I played football last week.
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I lived in London when I was younger.
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Future...
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To construct any future verb form, follow these steps:
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Place 'will' before the verb form - simple, continuous or perfect.
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I will eat an apple tomorrow.
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I will play football next week.
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I will live in London when I am older.
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So, to make future simple, you use will & the infinitive of the verb.
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To construct any continuous verb form, follow these steps:
verb BE & verb + ING
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This verb changes according to : This doesn't change
- subject
- past / present
- singular / plural
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To construct any perfect verb form, follow these steps:
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verb HAVE & verb - past participle
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This verb changes according to : This doesn't change
- subject
- past / present
- singular / plural
All Verb Forms in 1
The verb changes according to the subject. For example, adding 's' to the verb for he, she or it.
The verb doesn't change according to the subject - it remains the same.
The verb doesn't change according to the subject - it remains the same.
present continuous - am / are / is & verbING = I am doing...
past continuous - was / were & verbING = I was doing...
future continuous - will + be & verbING = I will be doing...
present simple - verb infinitive = I do...
past simple - verb past = I did...
future simple - will + verb infinitive = I will do...
*For future 'going to', go to Future simple / going to presentation.
present perfect simple - have / has & verb past participle = I have done...
past perfect simple - had & verb past participle = I had done...
future perfect simple - will + have & verb past participle = I will have done...
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present perfect continuous - have/has + been* & verbING = I have been doing...
past perfect continuous - had + been* & verbING = I had been doing...
future perfect continuous - will + have + been* & verbING = I will have been doing...
* BEEN is the past participle of the the verb BE - continuous & perfect combined.
present simple - verb infinitive = I do...
past simple - verb past = I did...
future simple - will + verb infinitive = I will do...
present continuous - am / are / is & verbING = I am doing...
past continuous - was / were & verbING = I was doing...
future continuous - will + be & verbING = I will be doing...
present perfect simple - have / has & verb past participle = I have done...
past perfect simple - had & verb past participle = I had done...
future perfect simple - will + have & verb past participle = I will have done...
present perfect continuous - have/has + been* & verbING = I have been doing...
past perfect continuous - had + been* & verbING = I had been doing...
future perfect continuous - will + have + been* & verbING = I will have been doing...
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* BEEN is the past participle of the the verb BE - necessary for perfect & continuous forms
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*For future 'going to', go to Future simple / going to presentation.
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