Future Continuous Tense

Future Continuous Tense is use to indicate that a longer action in the future will be interrupted by a shorter action in the future.

The formula for Future Continuous Tense:

S + will be + Verb₁ + ing

S + be going to be + Verb₁ + ing

Example:

1. You will be waiting for her when her plane arrives tonight.

2. Will he be studying at the library tonight, so he will not see Jennifer when she arrives?

3. I am going to be staying at the Madison Hotel, if anything happens and you need to contact me.

4. I will not be waiting for you when your bus arrives.

Future Perfect Continuous Tense

Future Perfect Continuous Tense is use to show that something will continue up until a particular event or time in the future. “For five minutes,” “for two weeks,” and “since Friday” are all durations which can be used with the Future Perfect Continuous.

The formula for Future Perfect Continuous Tense:

S + will have been + Verb₁ + ing

S + be going to have been + Verb₁ + ing

Example:

1. Will you have been waiting for more than two hours when her plane finally arrives?

2. You will not have been waiting for more than two hours when her plane finally arrives.

3. You are going to have been waiting for more than two hours when her plane finally arrives.

4. How long will you have been studying when you graduate?

Past Perfect Continuous Tense

Past Perfect Continuous Tense is use to show that something started in the past and continued up until another time in the past. “For five minutes” and “for two weeks” are both durations which can be used with the Past Perfect Continuous.

The formulation for Past Perfect Continuous Tense:

S + had been + Verb₁ + ing

Example:

1. You had been waiting there for more than two hours when she finally arrived

2. She had been working at that company for three years when it went out of business

3. How long had you been waiting to get on the bus?

4. Who had been waiting there for more than two hours when she finally arrive?

Present Future Perfect Tense

Present Future Perfect Tense is use to express action that have done at the time in the future.

The formula for Present Future Perfect Tense:

S + will/shall + have + Verb₃ + Object + by

Example:

1. I shall have been at your home by 8 PM

2. They will not have done their homework by 8 PM

3. Will she have arrived there by the time you go home from work?

4. Who will have gone to bed by 10 PM?

Past Perfect Tense

Past Perfect Tense is use to express action that occurred before another action in the past.

The formula for Past Perfect Tense:

S + had + Verb₃ + Object + when + S + Verb₂

Example:

1. I had had breakfast when he picked up me

2. She hadn’t left when I called her

3. Had you been here when it rained?

4. What had you done when he came?

Present Perfect Continuous Tense

Present Perfect Continuous Tense is use to show that something has done in the past and has continued until now.

The formula for Present Perfect Continuous Tense:

S + have/has + been + Verb₁ + ing + Object (Object can use “for” or “since”)

Example:

1. We have been studying for two hours

2. She has been reading for one hours

3. He hasn’t been studying since yesterday

4. What have you been doing since this morning?

Past Continuous Tense

Past Continuous Tense is use to express action that was doing at the past or to indicate that a longer action in the past was interrupted.

The formula for Past Continuous Tense:

S + was/were + Verb₁ + ing + Object

The Object in here can be like: at 5 pm yesterday, at this time, when + S + Verb₂, while + S + was/were + Verb₁ + ing

Example:

1. I was studying when she called

2. While I was studying, she called

3. He wasn’t at school at 3 pm yesterday

4. Who was sleeping at this time yesterday?

Present Continuous Tense

Present Continuous Tense is use for express something that happen now or at the time of speaking. For express action that will do at some time but have been arranging, for express some changing, and also for express action that happen at period of time.

The formula for Present Continuous Tense:

S + to be + Verb₁ + ing

Example:

1. They are playing football now.

2. I am leaving for New York at 7 tomorrow morning

3. The city is getting dirty

4. I am not working this week

Present Perfect Tense

Present Perfect Tense is use to express action that happened at an unspecified time before now. The exact time is not important.

The formula for Present Perfect Tense:

S + have/has + Past Participle (Verb₃) + Object (The Object can be already or yet)

Example:

1. I have done my homework already

2. She has eaten breakfast

3. I haven’t done my homework yet

4. Has she had breakfast yet?

5. What have you done already?

6. Who has been seen by her?

Simple Future Tense

Simple Future Tense is used to refer to actions that will take place after the act of speaking or writing.

The formula for Simple Future Tense: (We have two formula at here)

a. S + will + Verb₁

b. S + be going to + Verb₁

The different from the “will” and “be going to” might seem too abstract at first. Both “will” and “be going to” refer to a specific time in the future.

Example:

1. I will help you later.

2. Will you help me later?

3. I will not help you later

4. He is going to watch movie tonight.

5. Is he going to watch movie tonight?

6. He is not going to watch movie tonight