1. Simple Past - Past form of the verb is used in this tense.
St. : Subject + V2 + Object
Eg: I ate a pizza yesterday.
2. Simple Present - Present form of the verb is used in this tense.
Structure: Subject + V + Object
Eg: I eat pizza on Sundays.
3. Simple Future - 'Will' is used With verb in this tense.
Structure: Subject + will + V + Object
Eg: I will eat pizza Tomorrow.
4. Past Continuous - 'Ing' form of the verb is used with 'was/were' to indicate Past Continuous.
Structure: Subject + was/were + (V+ing) + Object
Eg: I was eating pizza yesterday.
5. Present Continuous - 'Ing' form of the verb is used with 'is/am/are' to indicate Present Continuous.
Structure: Subject + is/am/are + (V+ing) + Object
Eg: I am eating pizza right now.
6. Future Continuous - 'Ing' form of the verb is used with 'will be' to indicate Future Continuous.
Structure: Subject + 'will be' + (V+ing) + Object
Eg: I will be eating pizza when you arrive.
7. Past Perfect - Past participle of the verb is used with 'had' in Past Perfect.
Structure: Subject + had + past participle + Object
Eg: I had eaten pizza when you arrived.
8. Present Perfect - Past participle of the verb is used with 'has/have' in Present Perfect.
Structure: Subject + has/have + past participle + Object
Eg: I have eaten all the pizza.
9. Future Perfect - Past participle of the verb is used with 'will + have' in Future Perfect.
Structure: Subject + will + have + past participle + Object
Eg: I will have eaten all the pizza by the time you arrive.
10. Past Perfect Continuous - 'Ing' form of the verb is used with 'had been' to indicate Past Perfect Continuous.
Structure: Subject + had been + (V+ing) + Object
Eg: I had been eating pizza for 2 hours when you arrived.
11. Present Perfect Continuous - 'Ing' form of the verb is used with 'has/have + been' to indicate Present Perfect Continuous.
Structure: Subject + 'has/have been' + (V+ing) + Object
Eg: I have been eating pizza since morning.
12. Future Perfect Continuous - 'Ing' form of the verb is used with 'will have been' to indicate Future Perfect Continuous.
Structure: Subject + will have been + (v+ing) + Object
Eg: I will have been eating pizza for 4 hours when you arrive.
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