You can find some animated example sentences below showing the forms of the tenses in English language. The auxiliaries, verbs and subjects of the sentences change automatically. In this way you can understand the formation of the tenses easily.
⬤ Verb to be (am, is, are) Sentence Formation
Mike
in his room.
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⬤ Modal “can” Sentence Formation
Alex
fast
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⬤ Simple Present Tense Sentence Formation
Emily
ice-cream.
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⬤ Present Continuous Tense Sentence Formation
Emily
the apple.
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⬤ Future Simple Tense Sentence Formation
Linda
a dress
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⬤ Simple Past Tense Sentence Formation
Alex
yesterday
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⬤ Past Continuous Tense Sentence Formation
Alice
at 7 O’clock.
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⬤ “Be going to” Future Tense Sentence Formation
John
a shirt.
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⬤ Present Perfect Tense Sentence Formation
Maria
the T-shirt
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Similar pages:
>> Forms of English tenses with tables.
>> Timelines of English tenses with images.