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Present base form (+'s') ( do, does, did*: neg & interrog.)
present simple of 'to be' + present participle
Past past simple ( do, does, did*: neg & interrog.) past simple of 'to be' + present participle
Future will** + base form (won't & neg) will** + base form of 'to be' + present participle
Present Perfect
present simple of 'have' + past participle present simple of 'have' + past participle of 'to be' + present participle
Past Perfect past simple of 'have' + past participle past simple of 'have' + past participle of 'to be' + present participle
Future Perfect
will** + base form of 'have' + past participle will** + base form of 'to have' + past participle of 'to be' + present participle
* do, does, did: always followed by the base form
** will: is a modal auxiliary verb. Always followed by the base form.
ACTIVE SIMPLE CONTINUOUS
Present I eat I am eating
Past I ate I was eating
Future I will eat I will be eating
Present Perfect
I have eaten I have been eating
Past Perfect I had eaten I had been eating
Future Perfect
I will have eaten I will have been eating
base form of 'to have' + past participle of 'to be' + present participle