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English tenses.


===============
 English verbs
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.. contents::
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.. role:: cr
  :class: cr
.. role:: cg
  :class: cg

English tenses
==============

Tenses of the main verb in sentence:

========================== ============================= ================================
  Tense    \\      Voise     Active                        Passive
========================== ============================= ================================
Present simple             SUB V1                        SUB V3
Present continuous         SUB :cg:`am/is/are` V-ing     SUB :cg:`am/is/are being` V-ing
Present perfect            SUB :cg:`have/has` V3         SUB :cg:`have/has been` V3
Present perfect continuous SUB :cg:`have/has been` V-ing SUB :cg:`have/has been being` V3
Past simple                SUB V2                        SUB :cg:`was/were` V3
Past continuous            SUB :cg:`was/were` V-ing      SUB :cg:`was/were being` V3
Past perfect               SUB :cg:`had` V3              SUB :cg:`had been` V3
========================== ============================= ================================

Tenses of the infinitive:

================== ======================== =======================
  Tense \\ Voise     Active                   Passive
================== ======================== =======================
Present            :cg:`to` V1              :cg:`to be` V3
Present Continuous :cg:`to be` V-ing        \-
Perfect            :cg:`to have` V3         :cg:`to have been` V3
Perfect Continuous :cg:`to have been` V-ing \-
================== ======================== =======================

Tenses of the -ing form:

================== ================= =======================
  Tense \\ Voise     Active            Passive
================== ================= =======================
Present            V-ing             :cg:`being` V3
Perfect            :cg:`having` V3   :cg:`having been` V3
================== ================= =======================

Present Simple Tense
====================

``SUB`` - plural or 1st/2nd person subject, ``SUB3`` - singular 3rd person
subject, ``V1`` - infinitive form of verb.

Check `creating V1 + -s/-es form <en-affixes.html>`_ link for more information.

.. table:: Statement sentence

  +-------------------------+-----+
  || SUB :cr:`V1`           | OBJ |
  || SUB3 :cr:`V1 + -s/-es` |     |
  +-------------------------+-----+

.. table:: Negation sentence

  +--------------------------------+-----+
  || SUB :cg:`do not` :cr:`V1`     | OBJ |
  || SUB :cg:`don't` :cr:`V1`      |     |
  || SUB3 :cg:`does not` :cr:`V1`  |     |
  || SUB3 :cg:`doesn't` :cr:`V1`   |     |
  +--------------------------------+-----+

.. table:: Question sentence

  +----------------------------+------+
  || :cg:`Do` SUB :cr:`V1`     | OBJ? |
  || :cg:`Does` SUB3 :cr:`V1`  |      |
  +----------------------------+------+

Present Simple Tense  for be
============================

.. table:: Statement sentence

  +-----------------+-----+
  || I :cg:`am`     | OBJ |
  || :cg:`I'm`      |     |
  +-----------------+     |
  || You :cg:`are`  |     |
  || :cg:`You're`   |     |
  || We :cg:`are`   |     |
  || :cg:`We're`    |     |
  || They :cg:`are` |     |
  || :cg:`They're`  |     |
  +-----------------+     |
  || He :cg:`is`    |     |
  || :cg:`He's`     |     |
  || She :cg:`is`   |     |
  || :cg:`She's`    |     |
  || It :cg:`is`    |     |
  || :cg:`It's`     |     |
  +-----------------+-----+

.. table:: Negation sentence

  +---------------------+-----+
  || I :cg:`am not`     | OBJ |
  || :cg:`I'm not`      |     |
  +---------------------+     |
  || You :cg:`are not`  |     |
  || You :cg:`aren't`   |     |
  || :cg:`You're not`   |     |
  || We :cg:`are not`   |     |
  || We :cg:`aren't`    |     |
  || :cg:`We're not`    |     |
  || They :cg:`are not` |     |
  || They :cg:`aren't`  |     |
  || :cg:`They're not`  |     |
  +---------------------+     |
  || He :cg:`is not`    |     |
  || He :cg:`isn't`     |     |
  || :cg:`He's not`     |     |
  || She :cg:`is not`   |     |
  || She :cg:`isn't`    |     |
  || :cg:`She's not`    |     |
  || It :cg:`is not`    |     |
  || It :cg:`isn't`     |     |
  || :cg:`It's not`     |     |
  +---------------------+-----+

.. table:: Question sentence.

  +------------+--------+-------+
  || :cg:`Am`  || I     || OBJ? |
  +------------+--------+       |
  || :cg:`Are` || we    |       |
  |            || you   |       |
  |            || they  |       |
  +------------+--------+       |
  || :cg:`Is`  || he    |       |
  |            || she   |       |
  |            || it    |       |
  +------------+--------+-------+

Present Simple Tense for have
=============================

.. table:: Statement sentence

  +------------------+------+
  || I :cg:`have`    || OBJ |
  || :cg:`I've`      || OBJ |
  || You :cg:`have`  |      |
  || :cg:`You've`    |      |
  || We :cg:`have`   |      |
  || :cg:`We've`     |      |
  || They :cg:`have` |      |
  || :cg:`They've`   |      |
  +------------------+------+
  || He :cg:`has`    |      |
  || :cg:`He's`      |      |
  || She :cg:`has`   |      |
  || :cg:`She's`     |      |
  || It :cg:`has`    |      |
  || :cg:`It's`      |      |
  +------------------+------+

.. table:: Negation sentence

  +---------------------+------+
  || I :cg:`have no`    || OBJ |
  || :cg:`I've no`      |      |
  || You :cg:`have no`  |      |
  || :cg:`You've no`    |      |
  || We :cg:`have no`   |      |
  || :cg:`We've no`     |      |
  || They :cg:`have no` |      |
  || :cg:`They've no`   |      |
  +---------------------+------+
  || He :cg:`has no`    |      |
  || :cg:`He's no`      |      |
  || She :cg:`has no`   |      |
  || :cg:`She's no`     |      |
  || It :cg:`has no`    |      |
  || :cg:`It's no`      |      |
  +---------------------+------+

.. table:: Question sentence

  +-------------+-------+-------+
  || :cg:`Have` || I    || OBJ? |
  ||            || you  |       |
  ||            || we   |       |
  ||            || they |       |
  +-------------+-------+       |
  || :cg:`Has`  || he   |       |
  ||            || she  |       |
  ||            || it   |       |
  +-------------+-------+-------+

Past simple tense
=================

``SUB`` - subject, ``V2`` - past form of verb.

.. table:: Statement sentence

  +-------------------+
  || SUB :cr:`V2` OBJ |
  +-------------------+

.. table:: Negation sentence

  +------+----------------+--------------+
  || SUB || :cg:`did not` | :cr:`V1` OBJ |
  ||     || :cg:`did't`   |              |
  +------+----------------+--------------+

.. table:: Question sentence

  +-------------------------+------+
  || :cg:`Did` SUB :cr:`V1` | OBJ? |
  +-------------------------+------+

Imperative mood
===============

``V1`` - infinitive form of verb, ``OBJ`` - object, ``ADV`` - adverb.

.. table:: imperative mood

  +-------------------+
  || :cr:`V1` OBJ     |
  || :cr:`V1` OBJ ADV |
  +-------------------+

.. line-block::

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