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(Perfect Continuous / Progressive / have + been + -ing)
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====Simple====
 
====Simple====
  
====Continuous / Progressive / be + ''-ing''====
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====Continuous / Progressive / <span style="font-variant:small-caps;color:#600;">be + ''-ing''</span>====
  
 
====Perfect / have + ''-en''====
 
====Perfect / have + ''-en''====
 
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====Perfect <span style="color:#777;">Continuous / Progressive</span> / <span style="font-variant:small-caps;color:#600;">have + been + ''-ing''</span>====
====Perfect Continuous / Progressive / have + been + ''-ing''====
 
  
 
===Passive===
 
===Passive===
====state:  be + -en====
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====state:  <span style="font-variant:small-caps;color:#600;">be + -en</span>====
 
*am
 
*am
 
*is
 
*is
 
*are
 
*are
====change of state: get + -en====
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====change of state: <span style="font-variant:small-caps;color:#600;">get + -en</span>====
 
*get
 
*get
 
*gets
 
*gets
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====Simple====
 
====Simple====
  
====Continuous / Progressive / be + ''-ing''====
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====<span style="color:#777;">Continuous / Progressive</span> / <span style="font-variant:small-caps;color:#600;">be + ''-ing''</span>====
 +
*am doing
 +
*is doing
 +
*are doing
  
====Perfect / have + -en====
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====Perfect / <span style="font-variant:small-caps;color:#600;">have + -en</span>====
 +
*have done
 +
*has done
  
 
====Perfect <span style="color:#777;">Continuous / Progressive</span> / <span style="font-variant:small-caps;color:#600;">have + been + ''-ing''</span>====
 
====Perfect <span style="color:#777;">Continuous / Progressive</span> / <span style="font-variant:small-caps;color:#600;">have + been + ''-ing''</span>====
  
 
===Passive===
 
===Passive===
====state:  be + -en====
+
====state:  <span style="font-variant:small-caps;color:#600;">be + -en</span>====
====change of state: get + -en====
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====change of state: <span style="font-variant:small-caps;color:#600;">get + -en</span>====
  
  
 
==Future==
 
==Future==
 
===Active===
 
===Active===
====Modal: Will + present infinitive====
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====Modal: will + V====
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will + bare present infinitive
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*The meeting <span style="color:#006;">will</span> <span style="color:#060;">''be''</span> on Tuesday.
  
The meeting <span style="color:#006;">will</span> <span style="color:#060;">''be''</span> on Tuesday.
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====Modal: will + have + ''-en''====
  
====Modal: will + past/perfect infinitive====
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will + bare past infinitive
  
We <span style="color:#006;">will</span> <span style="color:#060;">''have finished''</span> by Tuesday.
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*We <span style="color:#006;">will</span> <span style="color:#060;">''have finished''</span> by Tuesday.

Revision as of 14:48, 4 October 2020

Grammatical structures in English permitting the divvying up of time/aspect/voice & mode.

Present

Active

Simple

Continuous / Progressive / be + -ing

Perfect / have + -en

Perfect Continuous / Progressive / have + been + -ing

Passive

state: be + -en

  • am
  • is
  • are

change of state: get + -en

  • get
  • gets

Past

Active

Simple

Continuous / Progressive / be + -ing

  • am doing
  • is doing
  • are doing

Perfect / have + -en

  • have done
  • has done

Perfect Continuous / Progressive / have + been + -ing

Passive

state: be + -en

change of state: get + -en

Future

Active

Modal: will + V

will + bare present infinitive

  • The meeting will be on Tuesday.

Modal: will + have + -en

will + bare past infinitive

  • We will have finished by Tuesday.