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Memory cards provide a visual representation of the 12 English tenses. Each card includes the name of the tense in green, the form of the tense in blue, and an example in black. The cards are enclosed in boxes with a red border and are spaced apart to make them easy to read. The text on each card is centered to make it easy to see. These cards can be used as a study aid for students learning English grammar, or as a reference for native speakers looking to refresh their knowledge of tenses.
The different tenses covered include present simple, present continuous, present perfect, present perfect continuous, past simple, past continuous, past perfect, past perfect continuous, future simple, future continuous, future perfect, and future perfect continuous.
Present Simple
Form: Subject + Verb (base form)
Example: I play tennis.
Present Continuous
Form: Subject + am/is/are + verb + -ing
Example: I am playing tennis.
Present Perfect
Form: Subject + have/has + past participle
Example: I have played tennis.
Present Perfect Continuous
Form: Subject + have/has + been + verb + -ing
Example: I have been playing tennis.
Past Simple
Form: Subject + verb (past form)
Example: I played tennis.
Past Continuous
Form: Subject + was/were + verb + -ing
Example: I was playing tennis.
Past Perfect
Form: Subject + had + past participle
Example: I had played tennis.
Past Perfect Continuous
Form: Subject + had + been + verb + -ing
Example: I had been playing tennis.
Future Simple
Form: Subject + will/shall + verb (base form)
Example: I will play tennis.
Future Continuous
Form: Subject + will/shall + be + verb + -ing
Example: I will be playing tennis.
Future Perfect
Form: Subject + will/shall + have + past participle
Example: I will have played tennis.
Future Perfect Continuous
Form: Subject + will/shall + have + been + verb + -ing
Example: I will have been playing tennis.