The four Tenses and sixteen forms of a verb in the Indicative Mood are shown in the following table. Here the verb SEE has been used for indicative purpose.
Active Voice :
1. Simple Present Tense : I see.
2. Simple Past Tense : I saw.
3. Simple Future Tense : I shall see.
4. Simple Future in the Past : I should see.
5. Present Continuous Tense : I am seeing.
6. Past Continuous Tense : I was seeing.
7. Future Continuous Tense : I shall be seeing.
8. Future Continuous in the Past : I should be seeing.
9. Present Perfect Tense : I have seen.
10. Past Perfect Tense : I had seen.
11. Future Perfect Tense : I shall have seen.
12. Future Perfect in the Past : I should have seen.
13. Present Perfect Continuous Tense : I have been seeing.
14. Past Perfect Continuous Tense : I had been seeing.
15. Future Perfect Continuous Tense : I shall have been seeing.
16. Future Perfect Continuous in the Past : I should have been seeing.
Passive Voice :
1. Simple Present Tense : I am seen.
2. Simple Past Tense : I was seen.
3. Simple Future Tense : I shall be seen.
4. Simple Future in the Past : I should be seen.
5. Present Continuous Tense : I am being seen.
6. Past Continuous Tense : I was being seen.
7. Future Continuous Tense : WANTING
8. Future Continuous in the Past : WANTING
9. Present Perfect Tense : I have been seen.
10. Past Perfect Tense : I had been seen.
11. Future Perfect Tense : I shall have been seen.
12. Future Perfect in the Past : I should been have seen.
13. Present Perfect Continuous Tense : WANTING
14. Past Perfect Continuous Tense : WANTING
15. Future Perfect Continuous Tense : WANTING
16. Future Perfect Continuous in the Past : WANTING
Another set of examples with the verb GO.
Active Voice :
1. Simple Present Tense : I go.
2. Simple Past Tense : I went.
3. Simple Future Tense : I shall go.
4. Simple Future in the Past : I should go.
5. Present Continuous Tense : I am going.
6. Past Continuous Tense : I was going.
7. Future Continuous Tense : I shall be going.
8. Future Continuous in the Past : I should be going.
9. Present Perfect Tense : I have gone.
10. Past Perfect Tense : I had gone.
11. Future Perfect Tense : I shall have gone.
12. Future Perfect in the Past : I should have gone.
13. Present Perfect Continuous Tense : I have been going.
14. Past Perfect Continuous Tense : I had been going.
15. Future Perfect Continuous Tense : I shall have been going.
16. Future Perfect Continuous in the Past : I should have been going.
Passive Voice :
1. Simple Present Tense : I am gone.
2. Simple Past Tense : I was gone.
3. Simple Future Tense : I shall be gone.
4. Simple Future in the Past : I should be gone.
5. Present Continuous Tense : I am being gone.
6. Past Continuous Tense : I was being gone.
7. Future Continuous Tense : WANTING
8. Future Continuous in the Past : WANTING
9. Present Perfect Tense : I have been gone.
10. Past Perfect Tense : I had been gone.
11. Future Perfect Tense : I shall have been gone.
12. Future Perfect in the Past : I should been have gone.
13. Present Perfect Continuous Tense : WANTING
14. Past Perfect Continuous Tense : WANTING
15. Future Perfect Continuous Tense : WANTING
16. Future Perfect Continuous in the Past : WANTING
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