Make a flow chart on different types of tense.
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We use verbs to talk about actions and states. Verbs tenses allow us to talk about the time when the action or state takes place.
All main verbs have two simple tenses, the present simple and the past simple.
Simple tenses
Simple tenses show moments in time, timeless states, and habitual or repetitive actions.
It tastes good.
Julie keeps a diary.
Adrian went home at midnight.
She heard a strange noise in the night.
Rob usually walks to school.
Yesterday he went by car.
The present simple and the past simple of regular verbs are formed by using the base form of the verb. See The present simple tense and The past simple tense.
Continuous tenses
Continuous tenses show duration or continuity.
It is raining hard this morning.
It was raining when we came out of school yesterday.
I’m having dinner. Can I call you back?
He was listening to the radio when he heard the news.
The present continuous and the past continuous are formed from either the present or the past tense of the verb be + the present participle (or ‘-ing form’) of the main verb. See The present continuous tense and The past continuous tense.
Perfect tenses
The present perfect tense shows that an action is completed but that it still has some importance in the present time.
Ken has walked all the way from the station. (…and he’s tired.)
He has never visited me. (…and I’m feeling neglected.)
She has missed the train. (That’s why she’s not here.)
The past perfect is used to talk about something that happened in a time before a particular time in the past.
He told us that he had tried it before.
I had never been climbing before our activity holiday last year.
She was late because she had missed her train.
The present perfect and the past perfect are formed using either the present or the past tense of the verb have + the past participle of the main verb. See The present perfect tense and The past perfect tense.
Perfect continuous tenses
Perfect continuous tenses show duration, completion, and importance in the present time.
I have been working hard in the garden all day.
My mother has been helping me.
My sisters have been riding all day.
I had been working in Italy that summer.
Some of us had been waiting for two hours when the doctor appeared.
The present perfect continuous and the past perfect continuous are formed using either the present or past tense of the verb have + the past participle of be + the present participle of the main verb. See The present perfect continuous tense.
Answer:
The image that can be found below showcases a flow chart that is relevant to tenses.
Explanation:
- The concept of tense is a method that we use in English to refer to time - both the past and the present, as well as the future. A method that is based on the verb that is used to indicate the time, and sometimes the continuation or completion, of an action or state in relation to the time that the speaker is currently speaking.
- Simple, perfect, continuous, and perfect continuous are the further sub-divisions that can be found within each tense. Other sub-divisions include continuous and perfect continuous.
- The 12 different types of tense forms that are found in the English language are illustrated in the flow chart that can be found below.
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