FREE TUITION

ACTIVE
VERB TENSE	EXAMPLE	HOW TO FORM
Present	I eat.	Base form (add -s for 3PS)
Past	I ate.	Simple past
Present Progressive	I am eating.	Present form of 'be' + [base form + -ing]
Past Progressive	I was eating.	Past form of 'be' + [base form + -ing]
Present Perfect	I have eaten.	Present form of 'have' + past participle
Past Perfect	I had eaten.	Past form of 'have' + past participle
Present Perfect Progressive	I have been eating.	Present form of 'have' + been + [base form + -ing]
Past Perfect Progressive	I had been eating.	Past form of 'have' + been + [base form + -ing]
Modal + Base Form	I will eat.	Modal + base form
Modal Progressive	I will be eating.	Modal + be + [base form + -ing]
Modal Perfect	I will have eaten.	Modal + have + past participle
Modal Perfect Progressive	I will have been eating.	Modal + have + been + past participle

PASSIVE (the verb 'to be' in its active form + the past participle of the verb)
VERB TENSE	EXAMPLE	HOW TO FORM
Present	The food is eaten.	Present form of 'be' + past participle
Past	The food was eaten.	Past form of 'be' + past participle
Present Progressive	The food is being eaten.	Present form of 'be' + being + past participle
Past Progressive	The food was being eaten.	Past form of 'be' + being + past participle
Present Perfect	The food has been eaten.	Present form of 'have' + been + past participle
Past Perfect	The food had been eaten	Past form of 'have' + been + past participle
Present Perfect Progressive	The food has been being eaten.	Present form of 'have' + been + being + past participle
Past Perfect Progressive	The food had been being eaten.	Past form of 'have' + been + being + past participle
Modal + Base Form	The food will be eaten.	Modal + be + past participle
Modal Progressive	The food will be being eaten.	Modal + be + being + past participle
Modal Perfect	The food will have been eaten.	Modal + have + been + past participle
Modal Perfect Progressive	The food will have been being eaten.	Modal + have + been + being + past participle