Question

what are the 12 forms of tenses?! and how to identify them?! ​

Answer 1

12 ғᴏʀᴍs ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴇɴsᴇs ᴀʀᴇ:-

• ᴘʀᴇsᴇɴᴛ sɪᴍᴘʟᴇ
• ᴘʀᴇsᴇɴᴛ ᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴜᴏᴜs/ᴘʀᴏɢʀᴇssɪᴠᴇ
• ᴘʀᴇsᴇɴᴛ ᴘᴇʀғᴇᴄᴛ
• ᴘʀᴇsᴇɴᴛ ᴘᴇʀғᴇᴄᴛ ᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴜᴏᴜs/ᴘʀᴏɢʀᴇssɪᴠᴇ
• ᴘᴀsᴛ sɪᴍᴘʟᴇ
• ᴘᴀsᴛ ᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴜᴏᴜs/ᴘʀᴏɢʀᴇssɪᴠᴇ
• ᴘᴀsᴛ ᴘᴇʀғᴇᴄᴛ
• ᴘᴀsᴛ ᴘᴇʀғᴇᴄᴛ ᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴜᴏᴜs/ᴘʀᴏɢʀᴇssɪᴠᴇ
• ғᴜᴛᴜʀᴇ sɪᴍᴘʟᴇ
• ғᴜᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴘᴇʀғᴇᴄᴛ
• ғᴜᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴜᴏᴜs/ᴘʀᴏɢʀᴇssɪᴠᴇ
• ғᴜᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴘᴇʀғᴇᴄᴛ ᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴜᴏᴜs/ᴘʀᴏɢʀᴇssɪᴠᴇ

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$\mathfrak \red{1. present \: simple}$

• ᴡʜᴇɴ ʏᴏᴜ ᴜsᴇ ᴘʀᴇsᴇɴᴛ sɪᴍᴘʟᴇ, ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ᴜsɪɴɢ ᴀ ʀᴏᴜᴛɪɴᴇ. ɪᴛ’s sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏs ᴅᴏ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ᴅᴀʏ, ᴍᴏɴᴛʜ ᴏʀ ʏᴇᴀʀ. ᴏʀ ɪᴛ’s sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴅᴏ.

$\mathfrak \green{2. \: present \: continuous}$

• ᴡʜᴇɴ ʏᴏᴜ ᴜsᴇ ᴘʀᴇsᴇɴᴛ ᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴜᴏᴜs, ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ʀᴇғᴇʀʀɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪs ʜᴀᴘᴘᴇɴɪɴɢ ʀɪɢʜᴛ ɴᴏᴡ. ᴀʟsᴏ, ɪᴛ ᴄᴀɴ ʙᴇ ᴀɴ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪs ɴᴏᴛ ʏᴇᴛ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴇᴛᴇ.

$\mathfrak \orange{3. \: present \: perfect}$

• ᴀʟᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ ɪᴛ’s ᴇᴀsʏ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏɴғᴜsᴇ ᴛʜɪs ᴠᴇʀʙ ᴛᴇɴsᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴘʀᴇsᴇɴᴛ sɪᴍᴘʟᴇ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀɪɴ ᴅɪғғᴇʀᴇɴᴄᴇ ɪs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ɪs ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴇᴛᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴘʀᴇsᴇɴᴛ ᴘᴇʀғᴇᴄᴛ. ɪɴ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴡᴏʀᴅs, ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ʟᴏᴏᴋɪɴɢ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇsᴜʟᴛ ʀɪɢʜᴛ ɴᴏᴡ ᴡɪᴛʜᴏᴜᴛ ᴀɴʏ ᴡᴏʀᴅs ʀᴇғᴇʀʀɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴛɪᴍᴇ.

$\mathfrak {4. \: Present \: Perfect \: Continuous}</p><p></p><p>$

• ɪɴ ᴛʜɪs ᴠᴇʀʙ ᴛᴇɴsᴇ, ᴀɴ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ sᴛᴀʀᴛs ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀsᴛ ʙᴜᴛ ɪᴛ’s sᴛɪʟʟ ᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴜɪɴɢ ɴᴏᴡ. ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴘᴇʀғᴏʀᴍɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ sᴛɪʟʟ ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴇʀғᴏʀᴍɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴇsᴇɴᴛ.

$\mathfrak \purple{5. \: Past \: Simple \: Verb \: Tense}</p><p></p><p>$

• ᴘᴀsᴛ sɪᴍᴘʟᴇ, ɪᴛ ɪɴᴄʟᴜᴅᴇs ᴀ ғɪɴɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛɪᴍᴇ.

$\mathfrak \blue{6. \: Past \: Continuous}</p><p></p><p>$

• ᴡʜᴇɴ ʏᴏᴜ ᴜsᴇ ᴘᴀsᴛ ᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴜᴏᴜs, ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ᴏғᴛᴇɴ ᴜsɪɴɢ ᴛᴡᴏ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴs. ʜᴏᴡᴇᴠᴇʀ, ᴏɴᴇ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ɪs ɴᴏᴛ ғɪɴɪsʜᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀsᴛ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴀɴᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ɪs ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴇᴛᴇ ɪɴᴛᴇʀʀᴜᴘᴛɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ.

$\mathfrak \red{7. \: Past \: Perfect \: Verb \: Tense}</p><p></p><p>$

• ᴛʜɪs ᴠᴇʀʙ ᴛᴇɴsᴇ ᴜsᴇs ᴛᴡᴏ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴs ᴀᴛ ᴛᴡᴏ ᴅɪғғᴇʀᴇɴᴛ ᴛɪᴍᴇs. ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ sᴇᴄᴏɴᴅ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏᴄᴄᴜʀs, ᴛʜᴇ ғɪʀsᴛ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ɪs ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴇᴛᴇ.

$\mathfrak \green{8. \: Future \: Simple \: Verb \: Tense}</p><p></p><p>$

• ᴛʜɪs ᴠᴇʀʙ ᴛᴇɴsᴇ ɪs ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴘʟᴀɴɴɪɴɢ ᴛʜɪɴɢs ᴛᴏ ᴅᴏ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴜᴛᴜʀᴇ. ғᴏʀ ᴇxᴀᴍᴘʟᴇ, ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴡɪʟʟ ʏᴏᴜ ᴅᴏ ᴛᴏᴍᴏʀʀᴏᴡ ᴏʀ ɴᴇxᴛ ᴡᴇᴇᴋ?

$\mathfrak \orange{9. \: Future \: Continuous}</p><p></p><p>$

• ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ɪs ɴᴏᴛ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴇᴛᴇ, ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴀɴᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ʜᴀᴘᴘᴇɴs ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴜᴛᴜʀᴇ. ᴛʜɪs ɪs sɪᴍɪʟᴀʀ ᴛᴏ ᴘᴀsᴛ ᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴜᴏᴜs, ʙᴜᴛ ɪᴛ ʀᴇғᴇʀs ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴜᴛᴜʀᴇ.

$\mathfrak {10. \: Future \: Perfect \: Verb \: Tense}</p><p></p><p>$

• ᴀɴ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴇᴛᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴜᴛᴜʀᴇ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ᴀɴᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ɪs ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴇᴛᴇᴅ.

$\mathfrak \purple{11. \: Future \: Perfect \: Continuous}</p><p></p><p>$

• ᴀɴ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴜɪɴɢ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴜᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴡʜᴇɴ ɪᴛ ɪs ɪɴᴛᴇʀʀᴜᴘᴛᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴀɴᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ. ɪɴ ᴛʜɪs ғᴜᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴠᴇʀʙ ᴛᴇɴsᴇ, ɪᴛ ᴏғᴛᴇɴ ɪɴᴄʟᴜᴅᴇs ᴀɴ ɪɴᴅɪᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ʜᴏᴡ ʟᴏɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ʜᴀs ʙᴇᴇɴ ʜᴀᴘᴘᴇɴɪɴɢ.