TENSES

Present Tense

Active

·        Simple                      : an architec draws a building

·        Continuous               : an architec is drawing a building

·        Perfect                      : an architec has drawn a building

·        Perfect continuous   : an architec has been drawing a building

Passive

o       Simple                      : a building is drawn by an architec

o       Continuous               : a building is being drawn by an architec

o       Perfect                      : a building has been drawn by an architec

o       Perfect continuous   : a building has been being drawn by an architec

Past Tense

Active

·        Simple                      : the project developer repaired a collapsed bridge

·        Continuous               : the project developer was repairing a collapsed bridge

·        Perfect                      : the project developer had repaired a collapsed bridge

·        Perfect continuous   : the project developer had been repairing a collapsed bridge

Passive

o       Simple                      : a collapsed bridge was repaired by the project developer

o       Continuous               : a collapsed bridge was being repaired by the project developer

o       Perfect                      : a collapsed bridge had been repaired by the project developer

o       Perfect continuous    : a collapsed bridge had been being repaired by the project developer

Future Tense

Active

·         Simple                       : the surveyor will count a building area

·         Continuous                : the surveyor will be counting a building area

·         Perfect                       : the surveyor will have counted a building area

·         Perfect continuous    : the surveyor will have been counting a building area

Passive

o       Simple                       : a building area will be counted by the surveyor

o       Continuous                : a building area will be being counted by the surveyor

o       Perfect                       : a building area will have been counted by the surveyor

o       Perfect continuous    : a building area will have been being counted by the surveyor

Past Future Tense

Active

·         Simple                       : a builder would mix sand and gravel

·         Continuous                : a builder would be mixing sand and gravel

·         Perfect                       : a builder would have mixed sand and gravel

·         Perfect continuous    : a builder would have been mixing sand and gravel

Passive

o       Simple                       : sand and gravel would be mixed by a bulider

o       Continuous                : sand and gravel would be being mixed by a builder

o       Perfect                       : sand and gravel would have been mixed by a builder

o       Perfect continuous     : sand and gravel would have been being mixed by a builder