Time (grammatical)
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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
Perfect / have + -en
Perfect Continuous / Progressive / have + been + -ing
Passive
state: be + -en
change of state: get + -en
Future
Active
Modal: Will + present infinitive
The meeting will be on Tuesday.
Modal: will + past/perfect infinitive
We will have finished by Tuesday.
