Future
– Be Going To. We usually use am, is or are + going to + the base form of the verb to talk about actions in the future that have already been decided on.
Which tense is AM are are used in?
Am is for the first person singular (I am), is is for the third person singular (he is, she is, it is) and are is for the first person plural (we are), the second person singular and plural (you are) and the third person plural (they are). Was/Were — These two verb forms are used for the
past tense
.
What kind of tense is am?
Present progressive tense
describes an ongoing action that is happening at the same time the statement is written. This tense is formed by using am/is/are with the verb form ending in -ing.
Is am past present or future?
| Root word Present tense Future tense | To be is/ am/ are will/shall |
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What is the simple future tense of AM?
The future can be expressed in several ways in English. Future Simple:
will + base form
of the verb. … Be Going To: am, is, are + going to + base form of the verb.
What are the 16 tenses in English?
- Simple Present Tense.
- Present Continuous Tense.
- Present Perfect Tense.
- Present Perfect Continuous Tense.
- Simple Past Tense.
- Past Continuous Tense.
- Past Perfect Tense.
- Past Perfect Continuous Tense.
Are there 12 or 16 tenses in English?
There are three main verb tenses in English: present, past and future. The present, past and future tenses are divided into four aspects: the simple, progressive, perfect and perfect progressive. There are
12 major verb tenses
that English learners should know.
What are examples of future tense?
- She’ll write the e-mail after lunch.
- Don’t lift that. You’ll hurt yourself.
- You dropped your purse. …
- I’ll see you tomorrow.
- You’ll get the answer by post.
- Dan’s going to take the order over to the customer.
- The girls are going to sing ‘Amazing Grace’ now.
- I’ll drive you to your lesson at 4 pm.
How do we identify tenses in English?
- She is teaching her students. Present continuous tense. …
- We have been waiting for them. Simple present. …
- He eats with his left hand. Simple present. …
- We have learnt our lessons. …
- He has had his breakfast. …
- The chief guest addressed the gathering. …
- They had been walking. …
- They will have learnt their lessons.
What is the future tense of go?
| future | I will go | you will go | he, she, it will go | we will go |
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What is the formula of future perfect tense?
The formula for the future perfect tense is pretty simple:
will have + [past participle]
. It doesn’t matter if the subject of your sentence is singular or plural.
What is the formula of future tense?
The formula for the simple future is
will + [root form of verb]
. … There is another way to show that something will happen in the future. It follows the formula [am/is/are] + going to + [root form verb].
Which tense is used with tomorrow?
| Tense Time words | Simple future Tomorrow; in (future year, month, week); on (future day); next (month, week, year, name of day); # days, months, weeks, years from now; this month, week, afternoon, year; someday | Present Progressive Now; right now; at this moment |
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What is the formula of all tenses?
| Verb Tense Formula | Present Simple Subject + Verb (v1) + s/es | Past Simple Subject + Verb (v2) or irregular verb | Future Simple Subject + will/shall + verb (v1) | Present Continuous Subject + is/am/are + Verb(+ing) |
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What are the 13 tenses in English?
- The 13 Tense Structures.
- Present.
- Simple.
- Present simple form.
- I go to the cinema every week. Past.
- Past simple form.
- I went to the cinema last week. Future.
- Will + bare infinitive.
What are the 12 English tenses?
| Tense Example | Simple Past I played basketball yesterday. | Past Progressive I was playing basketball the whole evening. | Present Perfect I have just played basketball. | Present Perfect Progressive I have been playing basketball for 3 hours. |
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