We use the Present Perfect Continuous to show that something started in the past and has continued up until now. “For five minutes,” “for two weeks,” and “since Tuesday” are all durations which can be used with the Present Perfect Continuous.
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Future and Near Future Tense
The simple future tense is often called will, because we make the simple future tense with the modal auxiliary will. Similarly, we make the near future tense with “be going to” structure. Let’s study more about future-related tense in this article!
Future Continuous Tense
Future Continuous has two different forms: “will be doing ” and “be going to be doing.” Unlike Simple Future forms, Future Continuous forms are usually interchangeable. Let’s have a sneak peak at how they work in this article for intermediate level.
Past Tense
The past tense is a verb tense expressing action, activity, state of being in the past of the current moment, or prior to some other event, whether that is past, present, or future (in a relative tense system). Let’s take a more complete look at past tense in this article!
Present Tense
The present tense (abbreviated pres or prs) is the tense (that is, the form of the verb) that may be used to express: action at the present, a state of being, an occurrence in the (very) near future, or an action that occurred in the past and continues up to the present.
Past Tense
The past tense (abbreviated pst) is a verb tense expressing action, activity, state of being in the past of the current moment (in an absolute tense system), or prior to some other event, whether that is past, present, or future (in a relative tense system). (Wikipedia)
Future Tense
There are various ways to describe something which will happen in the future. In future tense, different structures convey different meanings related to time and the possibility of happening. Let’s compare the uses of verb in future tense.
