Tenses and Their Forms

Tabular column of tenses with details for making sentences in each type.

We have seen in lesson tenses that there are three tenses and four forms in each tense. And we will get 12 sentences.

SECTION	FORM	PERSON	NUMBER
A	Simple	I Person II Person III Person	I- (Singular) We- (Plural ) you - Singular you - Plural He She - Singular It They - Plural
B	Continuous	I Person II Person III Person	I - Singular We - Plural you - Singular you - Plural He She - Singular It They - Plural
C	Perfect	I Person II Person III Person	I - Singular We - Plural you - Singular you - Plural He She - Singular It They - Plural
D	Perfect Continuous	I Person II Person III Person	I - Singular We - Plural you - Singular you - Plural He She - Singular It They - Plural

SECTION	PRESENT TENSE	PAST TENSE	FUTURE TENSE
A	I draw a picture. We draw a picture. You draw a picture. He draws a picture. She draws a picture. It draws a picture. They draw a picture.	I drew a picture. We drew a picture. You drew a picture. He drew a picture. She drew a picture. It drew a picture. They drew a picture.	I shall/will draw a picture. We shall/will draw a picture. You will draw a picture. He will draw a picture. She will draw a picture. It will draw a picture. They will draw a picture.
B	I am drawing a picture. We are drawing a picture. You are drawing a picture. He is drawing a picture. She is drawing a picture. It is drawing a picture. They are drawing a picture.	I was drawing a picture. We were drawing a picture. You were drawing a picture. He was drawing a picture. She was drawing a picture. It was drawing a picture. They were drawing a picture.	I shall be drawing a picture. We shall be drawing a picture. You will be drawing a picture. He will be drawing a picture. She will be drawing a picture. It will be drawing a picture. They will be drawing a picture
C	I have drawn a picture. We have drawn a picture You have drawn a picture He has drawn a picture She has drawn a picture It has drawn a picture They have drawn a picture	I had drawn a picture We had drawn a picture You had drawn a picture He She had drawn a picture It They had drawn a picture.	I shall have drawn a picture We shall have drawn a picture You will have drawn a picture He She will have drawn a It picture They will have drawn a picture.
D	I / We have been drawing a picture You have been drawing a picture He / She / It had been drawing a picture They had been drawing a picture.	I / We had been drawing a picture You had been drawing a picture. He / She / It Had been drawing a picture. They had been drawing a picture.	I shall / will have been We drawing a picture You will have been drawing a picture. Will have been drawing a picture. They will have been drawing a picture.

Exercises

Identify the verbs and mention their tense and forms:

1. The man is cutting the tree.
2. He had finished his work.
3. They run fast.
4. We have been waiting here.
5. Christy will pick you up there.
6. He worked hard to achieve this.
7. The baby was sleeping in the cradle.
8. I shall be talking to my lawyer.
9. We have heard a child's cry.
10. She will have been writing the story.

Answers:

1. The man is cutting the tree - present continuous
2. He had finished his work - past perfect
3. They run fast - simple present
4. We have been waiting here - present perfect continuous
5. Christy will pick you up there - simple future
6. He worked hard to achieve this - simple past
7. The baby was sleeping in the cradle - past continuous
8. I shall be talking to my lawyer - future continuous
9. We have heard a child's cry - present perfect
10. She will have been writing the story - future perfect continuous.