TENSES

Present Tense

Active

·         Simple                                : an architec draws a building

·         Continuous                         : an architec is drawing a building

·         Perfect                                : an architec has drawn a building

·         Perfect continuous              : an architec has been drawing a building

Passive

o   Simple                                  : a building is drawn by an architec

o   Continuous                           : a building is being drawn by an architec

o   Perfect                                  : a building has been drawn by an architec

o   Perfect continuous               : a building has been being drawn by an architec

Past Tense

Active

·         Simple                                : the project developer repaired a collapsed bridge

·         Continuous                         : the project developer was repairing a collapsed bridge

·         Perfect                                : the project developer had repaired a collapsed bridge

·         Perfect continuous             : the project developer had been repairing a collapsed bridge

Passive

o   Simple                                  : a collapsed bridge was repaired by the project developer

o   Continuous                           : a collapsed bridge was being repaired by the project developer

o   Perfect                                  : a collapsed bridge had been repaired by the project developer

o   Perfect continuous               : a collapsed bridge had been being repaired by the project                                                           developer

Future Tense

Active

·         Simple                               : the surveyor will count a building area

·         Continuous                        : the surveyor will be counting a building area

·         Perfect                               : the surveyor will have counted a building area

·         Perfect continuous            : the surveyor will have been counting a building area

Passive

o   Simple                                 : a building area will be counted by the surveyor

o   Continuous                          : a building area will be being counted by the surveyor

o   Perfect                                 : a building area will have been counted by the surveyor

o   Perfect continuous              : a building area will have been being counted by the surveyor

Past Future Tense

Active

·         Simple                               : a builder would mix sand and gravel

·         Continuous                       : a builder would be mixing sand and gravel

·         Perfect                              : a builder would have mixed sand and gravel

·         Perfect continuous           : a builder would have been mixing sand and gravel

Passive

o   Simple                                : sand and gravel would be mixed by a bulider

o   Continuous                         : sand and gravel would be being mixed by a builder

o   Perfect                                : sand and gravel would have been mixed by a builder

o   Perfect continuous             : sand and gravel would have been being mixed by a builder