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
