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English Formula

The document outlines the formulas for 12 verb tenses in English. Each tense formula includes the subject, verb, and object. The tenses are simple past, past continuous, past perfect, past perfect continuous, simple present, present continuous, present perfect, present perfect continuous, simple future, future continuous, future perfect, and future perfect continuous. An example is provided for each tense formula.

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English Formula

The document outlines the formulas for 12 verb tenses in English. Each tense formula includes the subject, verb, and object. The tenses are simple past, past continuous, past perfect, past perfect continuous, simple present, present continuous, present perfect, present perfect continuous, simple future, future continuous, future perfect, and future perfect continuous. An example is provided for each tense formula.

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Formula of Tense

TENSE
FORMULA OF TENSE: S + V + O Or Subject + Verb + Object
FORMULAS OF ALL THE 12 TENSES
SR. NO. TENSES FORMULAS
1. Simple Past Tense S + Past Form of the Verb + O
E.g. He wrote a letter.
2. Past Continuous Tense S + was/were + V + ing + O
E.g. I was writing a letter.
3. Past Perfect Tense S + had + Past Participle (PP.) of the Verb + O
E.g. She had written a letter.
4. Past Perfect Continuous Tense S + had been + V + ing + O + since/for
E.g. We had been writing a letter since morning.
5. Simple Present Tense S + V + O
E.g. You write a letter.
6. Present Continuous Tense S + is/am/are + V + ing + O
E.g. She is writing a letter.
7. Present Perfect Tense S + has/have + Past Participle (PP.) of the Verb + O
E.g. They have written a letter.
8. Present Perfect Continuous Tense S + has been/have been + V + ing + O + since/for
E.g. You have been writing a letter for three hours.
9. Simple Future Tense S + will/shall + V + O
E.g. We shall write a letter.
10. Future Continuous Tense S + will be/shall be + V + ing + O
E.g. She will be cooking food.
11. Future Perfect Tense S + will have/shall have + Past participle (PP.) of the Verb + O .
E.g. She will have written a letter before we go.
12. Future Perfect Continuous Tense S + will have been/shall have been + V + ing + O + since/for
E.g. They will have been writing a letter since morning.

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