There are 16 tenses in English predicates. They are:
|
time form |
simple |
progressive |
perfect |
perfect progressive |
|
present |
simple present |
present progressive |
present perfect |
present perfect progressive |
|
past |
simple past |
past progressive |
past perfect |
past perfect progressive |
|
future |
simple future |
future progressive |
future perfect |
future perfect progressive |
|
past future |
past future |
past future progressive |
past future perfect |
past future perfect progressie |
The formation of the 16 tenses, Verb "make" is used as the example:
|
timeform |
simple |
progressive |
perfect |
perfect progressive |
|
present |
makes make |
is am - making are / |
has made have / |
has been making have / |
|
past |
made |
was making were / |
had made |
had been making |
|
future |
shall make will / |
shall be making will / |
shall have made will / |
shall have been making will / |
|
past future |
should make would / |
should be making would / |
should have made would / |
should have been making would / |