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Verbs in Different Tenses
Forms of the ‘be’ verb (Helping Verb)
Simple Present Simple Past Simple Future
is/am/are was/were shall/will or
shall be/will be
Sentences with Helping Verbs
Simple Present Simple Past Simple Future
I am a winner. I was a winner. I will be a winner.
You are a winner. You were a winner. You will be a winner.
He/She is a winner. He/She was a winner. He/She will be a
winner.
We/They are winners. We/They were winners. We/They will be
winners.
Sentences with Main Verbs
Simple Present Simple Past Simple Future
I buy a book. I bought a book. I shall buy a book.
We play. We played. We will play.
You catch a fish. You caught a fish. You will catch a fish.
He dances. He danced. He will dance.
She sings a poem. She sang a poem. She will sing a poem.
It rains. It rained. It will rain.
They call me. They called me. They will call me.
Sentences with and without Main Verbs
Simple Present Simple Past Simple Future
(today) (yesterday) (tomorrow)
Tenses He is a doctor. He was a doctor. He will be a doctor.
He operated on a
He will operate on a
He operates on a
patient.
patient.
patient.
They are policemen. They were policemen. They will be policemen.
They control the crowd. They controlled the They will control the
crowd. crowd.
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