Matrix Verb System – Formulas and Situations
Simple –
Formula
To be –
Formula
Simple –
Situations
Continuous –
Formula
Continuous – Situations
Perfect –
Formula
Perfect – Situations
Perfect Continuous – Formula
Perfect Continuous – Situations
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Simple
Easy
Past Simple
All the same
Present Simple
He/she/it - S
Future Simple
All the same
Continuous
To be, ing
An action happening
at a point in time
Past Continuous
past of to be
Present Continuous
present of to be
Future Continuous
future of to be
Perfect
Have, P.P.
An action completed
before a point in time
Past Perfect
past of have
Present Perfect
present of have
Future Perfect
future of have
Perfect Continuous
Have, P.P. to be, I N G
An action happening
up to, or happening just before a point in time
Past Perfect Continuous
past of have
Present Perfect Continuous
present of have
Future Perfect Continuous
future of have