El Monte - Rosemead Adult School

El Monte - Rosemead Adult School

Tenses of the English Verb (Active Voice)




Tenses of the English Verbs. Indicative
Mood.
Active Voice.


 


 



 


Indefinite


Continuous


Perfect


Perfect-Continuous


Present


Present Indefinite

 

I (do not) take
English classes twice a week.


Present Continuous

 

I am (not) taking
an English class now.


Present Perfect

 

I have (not) taken
English classes yet.


Present Perfect-Continuous

 

I have (not) been
taking
English classes since last spring.


Past


Past Indefinite

 

I (did not take) took
English classes last year.


Past Continuous

 

I was (not) taking
an English class yesterday morning.


Past Perfect

 

I had (not) taken
any English classes before I came to
America.


Past Perfect-Continuous

I had (not) been taking
any English classes before I came to
America.

 


Future


Future Indefinite

 

I shall (will) (not)
take
English classes next year.


Future Continuous

I shall (will) (not) be
taking
English classes tomorrow at
5 o’clock.


Future Perfect

 

I shall (will) (not)
have taken
an English class by
5 o’clock tomorrow.


Future Perfect-Continuous

 

I shall (will) (not)
have been taking
an English class by
5 o’clock tomorrow.


Future-in-the-Past


Future
Indefinite-in-the-Past

 

I said that I should
(would) (not) take
English classes the next day.


Future
Continuous-in-the-Past

 

I said that I should
(would) (not) be taking
English classes at
5 o’clock the next day.


Future Perfect-in-the-Past

 

I said that I should
(would) (not) have taken
an English class by
5 o’clock the next day.


Future
Perfect-Continuous-in-the-Past

 

I said that I should
(would) (not) have been taking
an English class by
5
o’clock
the next day.