Regular verbs
The simple tenses
1 The verb forms for, you, we and they are the same.
# The verb forms forhe, she and tarethe same.
‘The present simple
ook ot look? do not lok (don't look)
helooks ‘does look? the doesnot look (doesnt ook)
‘= When the verb ends in aconsonant +-y,the = When the verbendsin-ch,-sh --x,-2
third person singular (he/she/itisformed by oro, the third person singular is formed
removing the-y and adding-ies study-studies). by adding-s (watch watches)
The past simple
Hooked 4d ook did nt ook ide look)
helooked did heook? held not ook (det ook)
= When the verb ends in-e, the past simple Consonant and adding ed refer referred
Js formed by adding- (eare~ cared) When theverbendsin 4 itis doubled in
1 When the verbends in consonant +, British English even ifthe vowel snot
the pastsimpleisformedby removing the-y stressed travel travelled (Br) /traveled
andaadding “ied (study studied), (Ame). (Exceptions to these rulesare shown,
1 When the verb ends none stressed vowel atthe verb entries)
and one consonant exceprwory),thepast = When theverb endsin-¢, the past simpleis
simples usually formed by doubling the formed by adding -ked (picnic —picnicked),
‘The present perfect have/has + past participle
'havelooked 'velooked) have looked? "have not looked (haven't looked)
hehaslooked (he'sooked) hase looked? hhehas not looked hasnt leoked)
‘The past perfect (pluperfect) had past participle
Uhadlooked (looked) had looked? "had nt loked had looked)
hehad looked he'd looked) adhe looked? hhehad not looked hadn't looked)
The future simple will + infinitive
wll ook{ Hook} ook? wil not ook (wont took)
hewillook(hellook) —_willhe ook? hewil ntlook {vont look)
The future perfect will have + past participle
Iwi have looked wilt have looked? il nt have looked (won't have looked)
‘vhave looked)
hewithavelooked __willhehavelooked? —_hevwillnot have looked (wont hae looked)
(helt have looked)
Theconditional would+infinitve
would look ("ook would took? | would not lok wouldnt ook)
hewouldleok{he' look) would he lok? hhewould nat ook jwoulda'took)
‘The conditional perfect would have + past participle
Iwouldhavelooked would thavelooked? would nathavelooked (wouldn't have looked)
hewouldhavelooked —wauldhehavelooked? he would nat have looked wouldn't have looked)‘The progressive tenses
f= Thepaoonessive TeNsts are sometimes
called the cowrinuous TENSES.
‘= The verb forms forl, you, weand theyare the
same except fr the present progressiveand
past progressive, where adifferent form for
You is shown withan asterisk)
= The verb forms forhe, she anditarethe same
‘= When the verb ends in-e,the-ing form is
usualy formed by removing the-eand
‘adding ing (care~ caring. Exceptions are
shown atthe relevant verb entries,
‘= When the verb ends in one stressed vowel
and one consonant (exceptwory),the-ing
{ormis formed by doubling the consonant
‘and adding-ing (ron~running)
‘The present progressive am/is/are+-ing form
lamlooking{ looking) am looking?
syouarelooking Bareyou looking?
(you'elooking
heitlookinghe'sooking) ishelooking?
{am not foking fm nt ooking)
youare not ooking arent looking)
hes not looking st looking)
‘The past progressive was/were +-ing form
Iwas ooking was ooking?
‘you were looking wereyoulooking?
hewas looking was looking?
| was not looking wasnt looking)
you were nat looking (weren't looking)
hhewas nt loking wasnt looking
‘The present perfect progressive have been/has been +-ing form
have been looking
(tvebeen ooking)
hehasbeen ooking
(he's been looking)
have een looking?
hashebeen looking?
"have not been ooking havent been looking)
hhehas not been looking hasn't been looking)
‘The past perfect progressive (pluperfect progressive) had been + ingform
"had bee ooking had been foking?
("been ooking
hehadbeenlooking had hebeen king?
(he'd been looking)
"had not been looking (hadnt been looking)
hhehad not ben looking (hadn't been looking)
The future progressive will be+-ing form
wil be fookng?|
willbe be looking?
hell be ooking)
| wil note looking (won't be looking)
hewil not be looking (won't belooking)
‘The future perfect progressive will have been + ing form
|i have been looking
have been looking)
hei havebeen looking
hell have been looking)
wilt have ben looking?
| wil not have been looking (wont have been looking]
willhe have been looking? he will not have been looking
{won't have been looking)
‘The conditional progressive would be + ing orm
| would be looking would be looking?
(dhe looking)
hewouldbeleoking would he belooking?
he'd be looking!
| would not be looking (would tbe looking)
hhewould not be looking (wouldnt be ooking)
‘The conditional perfect progressive would have been +-ing form
| would have been looking would Ihave been ooking? | would not have been ooking
hewould have been looking would hehavebeen
Tooking?
{wouldnt have been loki!
hewauld nothave been ooking
{wouldnthave been ooking),