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E-Lecture - Verb Tense Chart
VERB TENSE PAST PRESENT FUTURE
SIMPLE I walked to the store. I walk to the store. I will walk to the store.
PROGRESSIVE I was walking to the store. I am walking to the store. I will be walking to the store.
PERFECT I had walked to the store. I have walked to the store. I will have walked to the store.
PERFECT PROGRESSIVE I had been walking to the store. I have been walking to the store. I will have been walking to the store.

There are up to five forms for each verb.

  1. Base form or root verb
  2. Past form of the verb
  3. Past participle of the verb
  4. Third-person singular verb
  5. Present participle verb

List of Verbs with Five Forms

Sr.no. Base form v1 Past form v2 Past participle
v3		 Third person singular v4 Participle verb
1. Go Went Gone Goes Going
2. Come Came Come Comes Coming
3. Take Took Taken Takes Taking
4. Give Gave Given Gives Giving
5. Bring Brought Brought Brings Bringing
6. Beat Beat Beaten Beats Beating
7. Push Pushed Pushed Pushes Pushing
8. Meet Met Met Meets Meeting
9. Fall Fell Fallen Falls Falling
10. Drink Drank Drunk Drinks Drinking
11. Catch Caught Caught Catches Catching

Six Tenses of Verbs

Verbs have multiple forms called tenses that tell us when an action occurs. In this lesson you will learn about the simple, progressive and perfect tenses.

The six tenses are as follows.

  • Simple present
  • Present perfect
  • Simple past
  • Past perfect
  • Future
  • Future perfect
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