Human: Make a tense chart for a graduate student who don't know anything about English grammar
ChatGPT:
Sure! Here's a basic tense chart that covers the main verb tenses in English. This chart will provide an overview of the different tenses and their basic forms. Keep in mind that English has additional forms and variations, but this should give you a good starting point.
| Tense | Simple Form | Progressive Form | Perfect Form | Perfect Progressive Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Present | I study | I am studying | I have studied | I have been studying |
| Past | I studied | I was studying | I had studied | I had been studying |
| Future | I will study | I will be studying | I will have studied | I will have been studying |
| Present | I do not study | I am not studying | I have not studied | I have not been studying |
| Negative Past | I did not study | I was not studying | I had not studied | I had not been studying |
| Negative | I will not study | I will not be studying | I will not have studied | I will not have been studying |
| Interrogative | Do I study? | Am I studying? | Have I studied? | Have I been studying? |
| Past Interrogative | Did I study? | Was I studying? | Had I studied? | Had I been studying? |
| Future Interrogative | Will I study? | Will I be studying? | Will I have studied? | Will I have been studying? |
Please note that this chart shows the basic forms of each tense. Depending on the sentence structure and subject-verb agreement, you may need to modify the verb forms accordingly. Additionally, English has additional tenses and variations, such as the future perfect, conditional, and subjunctive, but this chart covers the main tenses that are commonly used.
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