Present
Simple Present
Base verb (+ es/es for third person):
I watch the news every day.
Present Continuous
am/is/are + present participle:
I am watching the news.
Present Perfect
Has/have + past participle:
I have watched the news already.
Present Perfect Continuous
Has/have + been + present participle:
I have been watching the news since I was a teenager.
Past
Simple Past
Verb+ed or irregular verb:
I watched the news.
Past Continuous
Was/were + present participle:
I was watching the news.
Past Perfect
Had + past participle:
I had watched the news before I went to bed.
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been watching watching the news for 20 minutes before you came home.
Future
Simple Future
Will+verb
Am/is/are + going to + verb
I will watch the news / I am going to watch the news.
Future Continuous
Will be + present participle
Am/is/are + going to be + present participle:
I will be watching the news at 9pm. / I am going to be watching the news at 9pm.
Future Perfect
Will have + past participle
Am/is/are + going to have + past participle
I will have watched the news before 10pm. / I am going to have watched the news.
Future Perfect Continuous
Will have been + present participle
Am/is/are + going to have been + present participle:
I will have been watching the news for over ten minutes before you join me. / I am going to have been watching the news for over ten minutes before you join me.
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