write the types of tenses and their forms
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Answer: There are three main tenses: past, present, and future. In English, each of these tenses can take four main aspects: simple, perfect, continuous (also known as progressive), and perfect continuous. The perfect aspect is formed using the verb to have, while the continuous aspect is formed using the verb to be.
In academic writing, the most commonly used tenses are the present simple, the past simple, and the present perfect.
Explanation: Past perfect used to describe events that happened prior to other events in the past “She had written several papers for her classes before she switched universities.”
Future perfect used to describe events that will be completed between now and a specific point in the future “She will have written many papers for her classes by the end of the semester.”
Present continuous used to describe currently ongoing (usually temporary) actions “She is writing a paper for her class.”
Past continuous used to describe ongoing past events, often in relation to the occurrence of another event “She was writing a paper for her class when her pencil broke.”
Future continuous used to describe future events that are expected to continue over a period of time “She will be writing a lot of papers for her classes next year.”