GRAMMAR

TENSES FORMULA

+ Simple Present

I / we / you / they work, write
he / she / it works, writes

+ Present Continuous

I am working, am writing
he / she / it is working, is writing
we / you / they are working, are writing

+ Present Perfect

I / we / you / they have worked, have written
he / she / it has worked, has written

+ Present Perfect Continuous

I / we / you / they have been working, have been writing
he / she / it has been working, has been writing

+ Simple Past

I / he / she / it / we / you / they worked, wrote

+ Past Continuous

I / he / she / it was working, was writing
we / you / they were working, were writing

Past Perfect

I / he / she / it / we / you / they had worked, had written

Past Perfect Continuous

I / he / she / it / we / you / they had been working, had been writing

+ Simple Future

I / he / she / it / we / you / they will work, will write

Future Continuous

I / he / she / it / we / you / they will be working, will be writing

Future Perfect

I / he / she / it / we / you / they will have worked, will have written

Future Perfect Continuous

I / he / she / it / we / you / they will have been working, will have been writing

The Formulas of the Tenses in the Passive

Two verbs are given below, one regular (call – called – called), the other irregular (choose – chose – chosen), in the tenses in the Passive Voice. The most common tenses are marked with the plus sign (+). The Perfect Continuous tenses and the Future Continuous are generally not used in the passive.

+ Simple Present

I am called, am chosen
he / she / it is called, is chosen
we / you / they are called, are chosen

Present Continuous

I am being called, am being chosen
he / she / it is being called, is being chosen
we / you / they are being called, are being chosen

+ Present Perfect

I / we / you / they have been called, have been chosen
he / she / it has been called, has been chosen

+ Simple Past

I / he / she / it was called, was chosen
we / you / they were called, were chosen

Past Continuous

I / he / she / it was being called, was being chosen
we / you / they were being called, were being chosen

Past Perfect

I / he / she / it / we / you / they had been called, had been chosen

+ Simple Future

I / he / she / it / we / you / they will be called, will be chosen

Future Perfect

I / he / she / it / we / you / they will have been called, will have been chosen