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The English tense system is actually very simple.

The basic structure for a positive sentence is:

Subject + Auxiliary Verb + Main Verb

An auxiliary verb is used in all tenses. (In the Simple Present and Simple Past tenses, the auxiliary verb is usually suppressed, but it can and does exist for intensification.)

The following table shows the 12 basic tenses for the verb "to walk" in the active voice.

 
Structure
Past Present Future
    auxiliary
main
Simple normal     I talked

I talk

She talks

I will talk
intensive vurgulamalı
do base I did walk

I do walk

She does talk

Perfect Simple have past participle I had walked I have walked I will have walked
Continuous be -ing I was walking I am walking I will be walking
Perfect Continuous have been -ing I had been walking I have been walking I will have been walking

Example for a Regular Verb

This is an example of the English tense system with the regular verb "to talk". It includes the affirmative or positive form (+), the negative form (-) and the interrogative or question form (?).

The basic structure is:

  • Positive: Subject + Auxiliary Verb + Main Verb
  • Negative: Subject + Auxiliary Verb + Not + Main Verb
  • Question: Auxiliary Verb + Subject + Main Verb

 

Base Verb
(infinitive form)

Past
Past Participle
talk
talked
(have/has/had) talked

 

 
Past
Present
Future
SIMPLE
do + base verb
(except Future:
will + base verb)
+
I did talk.
I talked.
I do talk.
I work.
I will talk.
-
I did not talk. I do not talk. I will not talk.
?
Did I talk? Do I talk? Will I talk?
PERFECT SIMPLE
have + past participle
+
I had talked. I have talked. I will have talked.
-
I had not talked. I have not talked. I will not have talked.
?
Had I talked? Have I talked? Will I have talked?
CONTINUOUS
be + -ing
+
I was talking. I am talking. I will be talking.
-
I was not talking. I am not talking. I will not be talking.
?
Was I talking? Am I talking? Will I be talking?
PERFECT CONTINUOUS
have been + -ing
+
I had been talking. I have been talking. I will have been talking.
-
I had not been talking. I have not been talking. I will not have been talking.
?
Had I been talking? Have I been talking? Will I have been talking?

 

Example for an Irregular Verb

This is an example of the English tense system with the irregular verb "to begin". It includes the affirmative or positive form (+), the negative form (-) and the interrogative or question form (?).

The basic structure is:

  • Positive: Subject + Auxiliary Verb + Main Verb
  • Negative: Subject + Auxiliary Verb + Not + Main Verb
  • Question: Auxiliary Verb + Subject + Main Verb
Base Verb
Past
Past Participle
begin began
(have/has/had)  begun

 

    Past Present Future
SIMPLE
do + base verb
(except Future:
will + base verb)
+ I did begin.
I began.
I do begin.
I begin.
I will begin.
- I did not begin. I do not begin. I will not begin.
? Did I begin? Do I begin? Will I begin?
PERFECT SIMPLE
have + past participle
+ I had begun. I have begun. I will have begun.
- I had not begun. I have not begun. I will not have begun.
? Had I begun? Have I begun? Will I have begun?
CONTINUOUS
be + -ing
+ I was beginning. I am beginning. I will be beginning.
- I was not beginning. I am not beginning. I will not be beginning.
? Was I beginning? Am I beginning? Will I be beginning?
PERFECT CONTINUOUS
have been + -ing
+ I had been beginning. I have been beginning. I will have been beginning.
- I had not been beginning. I have not been beginning. I will not have been beginning.
? Had I been beginning? Have I been beginning? Will I have been beginning?

 

 

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