Please list them and give an example of each! Thank you.
2007-12-21 12:17:29 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
There are plenty more than 3.
2007-12-21 12:28:05 · update #1
12 tenses.
Simple present- I am happy.
Simple past- I was happy.
Future- I will be happy.
Present perfect- I have been happy.
Past perfect- I had wanted to go to Paris, but I don't anymore.
Future perfect- At 8:00 I will have been here for 3 hours.
Present progressive- I am going to the store.
Past progressive- I was going to the store.
Future progressive- I will be going to the store.
Present perfect progressive- I have been eating pie.
Past perfect progressive- I had been eating pie when he walked in.
Future perfect progressive- I will have been waiting for six hours by the time he gets here.
Hope that is helpful!
2007-12-21 12:41:29 · answer #1 · answered by TC 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Grammatically speaking, there are only two, past and non-past. Other times are expressed with modals and aspect.
But I suppose you want this:
Present simple: I walk
Present progressive (aka continuous): I am walking
Present perfect: I have walked
Present perfect Progressive: I have been walking
Past simple: I walked
Past progressive: I was walking
Past perfect (aka pluperfect): I had walked
Past perfect progressive: I had been walking
Future simple: I will walk
Future progressive: I will be walking
Future perfect: I will have walked
Future perfect progressive: I will have been walking
Please don't tell me you think moods (indicative, imperative, subjunctive--the verbs above are all indicative) and voices (active, passive--the verbs above are all active) are "tenses" as well!
2007-12-21 12:44:26 · answer #2 · answered by Goddess of Grammar 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
3 past present future
did, doing, will do
2007-12-21 12:25:00 · answer #3 · answered by a-ron 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋