Present tense verb word list

Verbs are words which tell us the time of action in a sentence happened. The time that a verb shows is called tense.

Present	Past	Past Participle
arise	arose	arisen
awake	awoke (or awaked)	awaked (or awoken)
bear (to give birth)	bore	born
beat	beat	beaten (or beat)
become	became	become
begin	began	begun
bet	bet	bet
bind	bound	bound
bite	bit	bitten
bleed	bled	bled
blow	blew	blown
break	broke	broken
breed	bred	bred
bring	brought	brought
burst	burst	burst
buy	bought	bought
cast	cast	cast
catch	caught	caught
choose	chose	chosen
come	came	come
cut	cut	cut
deal	dealt	dealt
dig	dug	dug
dive	dived (or dove)	dived
do	did	done
draw	drew	drawn
dream	dreamed (or dreamt)	dreamed (or dreamt)
drink	drank	drunk
drive	drove	driven
eat	ate	eaten
fall	fell	fallen
feed	fed	fed
feel	felt	felt
fight	fought	fought
find	found	found
flee	fled	fled
fly	flew	flown
forget	forgot	forgotten
forgive	forgave	forgiven
freeze	froze	frozen
get	got	got (or gotten)
give	gave	given
go	went	gone
grind	ground	ground
grow	grew	grown
hang (to execute)	hanged	hanged
have	had	had
hear	heard	heard
hide	hid	hidden
hit	hit	hit
hold	held	held
hurt	hurt	hurt
keep	kept	kept
know	knew	known
lay	laid	laid
lead	led	led
leave	left	left
lend	lent	lent
let	let	let
lie	lay	lain
light	lighted (or lit)	lighted (or lit)
lose	lost	lost
make	made	made
mean	meant	meant
meet	met	met
mistake	mistook	mistaken
pay	paid	paid
prove	proved	proved (or proven)
put	put	put
quit	quit	quit
read	read	read
ride	rode	ridden
ring	rang	rung
rise	rose	risen
run	ran	run
say	said	said
see	saw	seen
sell	sold	sold
send	sent	sent
set	set	set
shake	shook	shaken
shed	shed	shed
shoot	shot	shot
shut	shut	shut
sing	sang	sung
sink	sank	sunk
sit	sat	sat
slay	slew	slain
sleep	slept	slept
slide	slid	slide
sling	slung	slung
slink	slunk	slunk
speak	spoke	spoken
spend	spent	spent
spin	spun	spun
spit	spit (or spat)	spit (or spat)
split	split	split
spread	spread	spread
spring	sprang (or sprung)	sprung
stand	stood	stood
steal	stole	stolen
stick	stuck	stuck
stink	stank (or stunk)	stunk
stride	strode	stridden
strike	struck	struck
string	strung	strung
strive	strove (or strived)	striven (or strived)
swear	swore	sworn
sweep	swept	swept
swell	swelled	swelled (or swollen)
swim	swam	swum
swing	swung	swung
take	took	taken
teach	taught	taught
tear	tore	torn
tell	told	told
think	thought	thought
thrive	throve (or thrived)	throve (or thriven)
throw	threw	thrown
thrust	thrust	thrust
wake	woke (or waked)	waked (or woken)
win	won	won
wind	wound	wound
wring	wring	wrung
write	wrote	written

Verb forms of Verb To be

Present tense	Past tense	Future tense
is/ am/ are	was/ were	will/shall

Now let’s use the words from the above list and understand how different forms of verbs are formed using the root word.

• We usually make the past tense by adding “d” or “ed” to the verb root word. Some verbs have irregular past tenses. We do not add “d” or “ed” to the irregular past tense verb, but change the spelling. grow becomes grew not growed.
• We make the present tense by using the verb root word or the verb “to be”, am and an “ing” word eg: walk -> walking.
• We make the future tense by using the verb “to be” and the verb root word. Will / Shall is the verb “to be”.

Root word	Past tense	Present tense	Future tense
Walk	I walked.	I walk.	I will walk.
Help	I helped.	I help.	I will help.
Learn	I learned.	I learn.	I will learn.
Write	I wrote	I write	I shall write
grow	It grew	It grows	It will grow

Keep exploring EnglishBix for quality resources on three forms of verbs and learn how they are used.

By Jacqueline Schaalje

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A student of mine asked me for a list of common verbs, with their past forms, because he keeps getting confused.

Here is the list that I made for him. You could find this useful too.

Common verbs that are regular:

Present	Past
Talk	Talked
Walk	Walked
Work	Worked
Decide	Decided
Call	Called
Phone	Phoned
Cook	Cooked
Wait	Waited
Serve	Served
Arrive	Arrived
Want	Wanted
Dance	Danced
Look	Looked
Help	Helped
Touch	Touched
Listen	Listened
Learn	Learnt (Br.), Learned (Am.)
Study	Studied
Rent	Rented
Show	Showed
Sign	Signed
Live	Lived
Love	Loved
Like	Liked
Surf (the internet or the sea)	Surfed
Suggest	Suggested
Offer	Offered
Receive	Received
Visit	Visited
Carry	Carried
Reserve	Reserved
Book	Booked
Plan	Planned
Start	Started
End	Ended
Need	Needed
Create	Created
Explain	Explained
Ask	Asked
Answer	Answered
Open	Opened
Close	Closed

Common irregular verbs:

Present	Past
Run	Ran
Meet	Met
Speak	Spoke
Say	Said
Tell	Told
Can	Could
Swim	Swam
Leave	Left
Go	Went
Be (am, is, are)	Was, were
Have (has)	Had
Drink	Drank
Eat	Ate
Come	Came
Sit	Sat
Stand	Stood
Understand	Understood
See	Saw
Feel	Felt
Write	Wrote
Read	Read
Cut	Cut
Buy	Bought
Pay	Paid
Fall	Fell
Fight	Fought
Get	Got
Give	Gave
Send	Sent
Begin	Began
Sell	Sold
Make	Made
Know	Knew
Put	Put
Fly	Flew

Check out these articles about present simple and past simple, if you like.

To practise, do this quiz.

Quiz Present and Past

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Choose a verb from the lists in this article. You can use the present or the past. You can use negatives.

1 Our company ____________ graphic designs.

2 One day we ____________ a new logo to a client.

3 The client ____________ me on the phone later that day.

4 “I _____________ my logo,” she said.

5 “Oh, did you __________ my email?” I asked.

6 “Yes, but there ___________ nothing in the email,” the client said. “Only words.”

7 I sent the logo again, and two minutes after that I __________ with the client again.

8 “Now do you ____________ the logo?” I asked.

9  “Sorry, I __________ anything,” said the client.

10 “You __________ to click on it,” I said.

11 “Click on what?” she ___________, completely surprised.

12 “You should click on the attachment,” I ____________.

13 It was the first time my client ___________ a file!

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Common Verbs Forms List A to Z! In this lesson, you will learn about five different forms of verbs. This list of verbs is very important to understand different aspects of verbs. We are going to discuss 5 different forms of verbs, Base form, Simple present tense, Present participle, Simple past tense, and Past participle. Here is the list of three forms of verbs in English.

Before going towards the verbs forms list a to z, Let us understand these five forms of verbs with their definitions, this will make your learning easy and interesting.

-Base Form

It is basically the root form of a verb. This is the most simple verb form, without any -ed or -ing addition.

-Simple Present Tense

The simple present tense form is basically used in present indefinite tense, it is basically the root form of the verb with the addition of s or es at the end when we have a third singular person as an object.

-Present Participle

You will find the present particle form in the continuous tense. Mostly in present continuous tense, it is simply formed by adding -ing at the end of the root form of the verb.

-Simple Past Tense

It can be a little complicated, not simple like present participle (adding -ing at the end of root form), it is formed by adding -ed at the end of a regular verb, but in the case of irregular verbs we can’t just add -ed, their case is different.

-Past Participle

It is in the case of the perfect tense, we use past participle form in the perfect tense, It is formed by simply adding -ed at the end of the base form or root form in the case of a regular verb. For irregular verbs, we have to memorize each form they don’t follow any pattern.

Common Verbs Forms List A to Z

Below are verbs forms list a to z:

Verb Starting with A

Base form	Simple present tense	Present participle	Simple past tense	Past participle
Abide	Abides	Abiding	Abode	Abode
Abuse	Abuses	Abusing	Abused	Abused
Accuse	Accuses	Accusing	Accused	Accused
Advise	Advises	Advising	Advised	Advised
Agree	Agrees	Agreeing	Agreed	Agreed
Allow	Allows	Allowing	Allowed	Allowed
Answer	Answers	Answering	Answered	Answered
Appear	Appears	Appearing	Appeared	Appeared
Apply	Applies	Applying	Applied	Applied
Appoint	Appoints	Appointing	Appointed	Appointed
Argue	Argues	Arguing	Argued	Argued
Arise	Arises	Arising	Arose	Arisen
Arrive	Arrives	Arriving	Arrived	Arrived
Attend	Attends	Attending	Attended	Attended
Awake	Awakes	Awaking	Awoke	Awoke

Verb Starting with B

Base form	Simple present tense	Present Participle	Simple past tense	Past participle
Bail	Bails	Bailing	Bailed	Bailed
Bear	Bears	Bearing	Bore	Born
Beat	Beats	Beating	Beat	Beaten
Become	Becomes	Becoming	Became	Become
Begin	Begins	Beginning	Began	Begun
Bid	Bids	Biding	Bade	Bidden
Bid	Bids	Biding	Bid	Bid
Bind	Binds	Binding	Bound	Bound
Bite	Bites	Biting	Bit	Bitten
Bleed	Bleeds	Bleeding	Bled	Bled
Blow	Blows	Blowing	Blew	Blown
Break	Breaks	Breaking	Broke	Broken
Breed	Breeds	Breeding	Bred	Bred
Bring	Brings	Bringing	Brought	Brought
Burn	Burns	Burning	Burnt	Burnt

Verb Starting with C

Base form	Simple present tense	Present participle	Simple past tense	Past participle
Calcify	Calcifies	Calcifying	Calcified	Calcified
Catch	Catches	Catching	Caught	Caught
Cheat	Cheats	Cheating	Cheated	Cheat
Choose	Chooses	Choosing	Chose	Chosen
Cleave	Cleaves	Cleaving	Cleft	Cleft
Climb	Climbs	Climbing	Climbed	Climbed
Cling	Clings	Clinging	Clung	Clung
Come	Comes	Coming	Came	Come
Compare	Compares	Comparing	Compared	Compared
Conceal	Conceals	Concealing	Concealed	Concealed
Consult	Consults	Consulting	Consulted	Consulted
Cost	Costs	Costing	Cost	Cost
Creep	Creeps	Creeping	Crept	Crept
Cross	Crosses	Crossing	Crossed	Crossed
Cry	Cries	Crying	Cried	Cried

Verb Starting with D

Base form	Simple present tense	Present participle	Simple past tense	Past participle
Dare	Dares	Daring	Dared	Dared
Deal	Deals	Dealing	Dealt	Dealt
Deal	Deals	Dealing	Dealt	Dealt
Defeat	Defeats	Defeating	Defeated	Defeated
Devote	Devotes	Devoting	Devoted	Devoted
Die	Dies	Dying	Died	Died
Dig	Digs	Digging	Dug	Dug
Direct	Directs	Directing	Directed	Directed
Draw	Draws	Drawing	Drew	Drawn
Dream	Dreams	Dreaming	Dreamt	Dreamt
Drink	Drinks	Drinking	Drank	Drunk
Drive	Drives	Driving	Drove	Driven
Drown	Drowns	Drowning	Drowned	Drowned
Dry	Dries	Drying	Dried	Dried
Dwell	Dwells	Dwelling	Dwelt	Dwelt

Verb Starting with E

Base form	Simple present tense	Present participle	Simple past tense	Past participle
Earn	Earns	Earning	Earned	Earned
Ease	Eases	Easing	Ease	Ease
Eat	Eats	Eating	Ate	Eaten
Ebb	Ebbs	Ebbing	Ebbed	Ebbed
Echo	Echoes	Echoing	Echoed	Echoed
Eclipse	Eclipses	Eclipsing	Eclipsed	Eclipsed
Edify	Edifies	Edifying	Edified	Edified
Edify	Edifies	Edifying	Edified	Edified
Edit	Edits	Editing	Edited	Edited
Effect	Effects	Effecting	Effected	Effected
Eject	Ejects	Ejecting	Ejected	Ejected
Elect	Elects	Electing	Elected	Elected
Enter	Enters	Entering	Entered	Entered
Escape	Escapes	Escaping	Escaped	Escaped
Evade	Evades	Evading	Evaded	Evaded

Verb Starting with F

Base form	Simple present tense	Present participle	Simple past tense	Past participle
Face	Faces	Facing	Faced	Faced
Fail	Fails	Failing	Failed	Failed
Fake	Fakes	Faking	Faked	Faked
Fall	Falls	Falling	Fell	Fallen
Fear	Fears	Fearing	feared	Feared
Feed	Feeds	Feeding	Fed	Fed
Feel	Feels	Feeling	Felt	Felt
Fight	Fights	Fighting	Fought	Fought
Find	Finds	Finding	Found	Found
Fine	Fines	Fining	Fined	Fined
Flee	Flees	Fleeing	Fled	Fled
float	floats	floating	Floated	Floated
Fly	Flies	Flying	Flew	Flown
Fold	Folds	Folding	Folded	Folded
Forbid	Forbids	Forbidding	Forbade	Forbidden

Verb Starting with G

Base form	Simple present tense	Present participle	Simple past tense	Past participle
Gag	Gags	Gaging	Gagged	Gagged
Gain	Gains	Gaining	Gained	Gained
Gamble	Gambles	Gambling	Gambled	Gambled
Gather	Gathers	Gathering	Gathered	Gathered
Gaze	Gazes	Gazing	Gazed	Gazed
Get	Gets	Getting	Got	Gotten
Gild	Gilds	Gilding	Gilt	Gilt
Gird	Girds	Girding	Gridded	Gridded
Give	Gives	Giving	Gave	Given
Glance	Glances	Glancing	Glanced	Glanced
Go	Goes	Going	Went	Gone
Grant	Grants	Granting	Granted	Granted
Grind	Grinds	Grinding	Ground	Ground
Grip	Grips	Griping	Gripped	Gripped
Grow	Grows	Growing	Grew	Grown

Verb Starting with H

Base form	Simple present tense	Present participle	Simple past tense	Past participle
Hack	Hacks	Hacking	Hacked	Hacked
Hang	Hangs	Hanging	Hung	Hung
Hang	Hangs	Hanging	Hanged	Hanged
Harass	Harasses	Harassing	Harassed	Harassed
Hatch	Hatches	Hatching	Hatch	Hatch
Hate	Hates	Hating	Hated	Hate
Have	Has	Having	Had	Had
Hear	Hears	Hearing	Heard	Heard
Help	Helps	Helping	Helped	Helped
Hew	Hews	Hewing	Hewed	Hewed
Hide	Hides	Hiding	Hid	Hidden
Hit	Hits	Hitting	Hit	Hit
Hold	Holds	Holding	Held	Held
Hunt	Hunts	Hunting	Hunted	Hunted
Hurt	Hurts	Hurting	Hurt	Hurt

Verb Starting with I

Base form	Simple present tense	Present participle	Simple past tense	Past participle
Ice	Ices	Icing	Iced	Iced
Idealize	Idealizes	Idealizing	Idealized	Idealized
Identify	Identifies	Identifying	Identified	Identified
Idle	Idles	Idling	Idled	Idled
Idolize	Idolizes	Idolizing	Idolized	Idolized
Ignite	Ignites	Igniting	Ignited	Ignited
Ignore	Ignores	Ignoring	Ignored	Ignored
Illtreat	Illtreats	Illtreating	Illtreated	Illtreated
Imagine	Imagines	Imagining	Imagined	Imagined
Imitate	Imitates	Imitating	Imitated	Imitated
Improvise	Improvises	Improvising	Improvised	Improvised
Impute	Imputes	Imputing	Imputed	Imputed
Incise	Incises	Incising	Incised	Incised
Incline	Inclines	Inclining	Inclined	Inclined
Include	Includes	Including	Included	Included

Verb Starting with J

Base form	Simple present tense	Present participle	Simple past tense	Past participle
Jabber	Jabbers	Jabbering	Jabbered	Jabbered
Jack	Jacks	Jacking	Jacked	Jacked
Jag	Jags	Jagging	Jagged	Jagged
Jam	Jams	Jamming	Jammed	Jammed
Jest	Jests	Jesting	Jested	Jested
Jib	Jibs	Jibing	Jibbed	Jibbed
Jockey	Jockeys	Jockeying	Jockeyed	Jockeyed
Join	Joins	Joining	Joined	Joined
Joint	Joints	Jointing	Jointed	Jointed
Joke	Jokes	Joking	Joked	Joked
Judge	Judges	Judging	Judge	Judged
Juice	Juices	Juicing	Juiced	Juiced
Jumble	Jumbles	Jumbling	Jumbled	Jumbled
Jump	Jumps	Jumping	Jumped	Jumped
Justify	Justifies	Justifying	Justified	Justified

Verb Starting with K

Base form	Simple present tense	Present participle	Simple past tense	Past participle
keel	Keels	Keeling	keeled	keeled
keep	Keeps	keeping	kept	kept
key	Keys	Keying	keyed	keyed
kick	Kicks	Kicking	kicked	kicked
kidnap	Kidnaps	Kidnaping	kidnapped	kidnapped
kill	Kills	Killing	killed	killed
kindle	Kindles	Kindling	kindled	kindled
kiss	Kisses	Kissing	kissed	kissed
knead	Kneads	Kneading	kneaded	kneaded
kneel	Kneels	Kneeling	knelt	kneeled
knit	Knits	Knitting	knitted	knitted
knock	Knocks	Knocking	knocked	knocked
knot	Knots	Knotting	knotted	knotted
know	Knows	Knowing	knew	known
knuck	Knucks	knuckling	knuckled	knuckled

Verb Starting with L

Base form	Simple present tense	Present participle	Simple past tense	Past participle
Label	Labels	Labeling	Labeled	Labeled
Lace	Laces	Lacing	Laced	Laced
Lag	Lags	Lagging	Lagged	Lagged
Lamb	Lambs	Lambing	Lambed	Lambed
Land	Lands	Landing	Landed	Landed
Lap	Laps	Lapping	Lapped	Lapped
Lard	Lards	Larding	Larded	Larded
Lash	Lashes	Lashing	Lashed	Lashed
Last	Lasts	Lasting	Lasted	Lasted
Latch	Latches	Latching	Latched	Latched
Lath	Lathes	Lathing	Lathed	Lathed
Laugh	Laughs	Laughing	Laughed	Laughed
Launch	Launches	Launching	Launched	Launched
Lay	Lays	Laying	Laid	Laid
Lead	Leads	Leading	Led	Led

Verb Starting with M

Base form	Simple present tense	Present participle	Simple past tense	Past participle
Make	Makes	Making	Made	Made
Malt	Malts	Malting	Malted	Malted
Man	Mans	Manning	Manned	Manned
Manage	Manages	Managing	Managed	Managed
Mangle	Mangles	Mangling	Mangled	Mangled
Mantle	Mantles	Mantling	Mantled	Mantled
Marinate	Marinates	Marinating	Marinated	Marinated
Mark	Marks	Marking	Marked	Marked
Mask	Masks	Masking	Masked	Masked
Massacre	Massacres	Massacring	Massacred	Massacred
Master	Masters	Mastering	Mastered	Mastered
Mature	Matures	Maturing	Matured	Matured
Mean	Means	Meaning	Meant	Meant
Meddle	Meddles	Meddling	Meddled	Meddled
Mediatize	Mediatizes	Mediatizing	Mediatized	Mediatized

Verb Starting with N

Base form	Simple present tense	Present participle	Simple past tense	Past participle
Nab	Nabs	Nabbing	Nabbed	Nabbed
Nag	Nags	Nagging	Nagged	Nagged
Nail	Nails	Nailing	Nailed	Nailed
Name	Names	Naming	Named	Named
Narrate	Narrates	Narrating	Narrated	Narrated
Narrow	Narrows	Narrowing	Narrowed	Narrowed
Need	Needs	Needing	Needed	Needed
Neglect	Neglects	Neglecting	Neglected	Neglected
Neigh	Neighs	Neighing	Neighed	Neighed
Nest	Nests	Nesting	Nested	Nested
Nestle	Nestles	Nestling	Nestled	Nestled
Nip	Nips	Nipping	Nipped	Nipped
Nitrify	Nitrifies	Nitrifying	Nitrified	Nitrified
Nod	Nods	Nodding	Nodded	Nodded
Nose	Noses	Nosing	Nosed	Nosed

Verb Starting with O

Base form	Simple present tense	Present participle	Simple past tense	Past participle
Obey	Obeys	Obeying	Obeyed	Obeyed
Object	Objects	Objecting	Objected	Objected
Objectify	Objectifies	Objectifying	Objectified	Objectified
Oblige	Obliges	Obliging	Obliged	Obliged
Observe	Observes	Observing	Observed	Observed
Obtain	Obtains	Obtaining	Obtained	Obtained
Occur	Occurs	Occurring	Occurred	Occurred
Offend	Offends	Offending	Offended	Offended
Officiate	Officiates	Officiating	Officiated	Officiated
Ogle	Ogles	Ogling	Ogled	Ogled
Oil	Oils	Oiling	Oiled	Oiled
Open	Opens	Opening	Opened	Opened
Operate	Operates	Operating	Operated	Operated
Order	Orders	Ordering	Ordered	Ordered
Owe	Owes	Owing	Owed	Owed

Verb Starting with P

Base form	Simple present tense	Present participle	Simple past tense	Past participle
Pace	Paces	Pacing	Paced	Paced
Pacify	Pacifies	Pacifying	Pacified	Pacified
Pack	Packs	Packing	Packed	Packed
Pad	Pads	Padding	Padded	Padded
Paddle	Paddles	Paddling	Paddled	Paddled
Paint	Paints	Painting	Painted	Painted
Pair	Pairs	Pairing	Paired	Paired
Pamper	Pampers	Pampering	Pampered	Pampered
Paper	Papers	Papering	Papered	Papered
Parade	Parades	Parading	Paraded	Paraded
Pare	Pares	Paring	Pared	Pared
Park	Parks	Parking	Parked	Parked
Participate	Participates	Participating	Participated	Participated
Partition	Partitions	Partitioning	Partitioned	Partitioned
Patch	Patches	Patching	Patched	Patched

Verb Starting with Q

Base form	Simple present tense	Present participle	Simple past tense	Past participle
Quack	Quacks	Quacking	Quacked	Quacked
Quadruple	Quadruples	Quadrupling	Quadrupled	Quadrupled
Qualify	Qualifies	Qualifying	Qualified	Qualified
Quarter	Quarters	Quartering	Quartered	Quartered
Quaver	Quavers	Quavering	Quavered	Quavered
Quell	Quells	Quelling	Quelled	Quelled
Quench	Quenches	Quenching	Quenched	Quenched
Question	Questions	Questioning	Questioned	Questioned
Quibble	Quibbles	Quibbling	Quibbled	Quibbled
Quicken	Quickens	Quickening	Quickened	Quickened
Quilt	Quilts	Quilting	Quilted	Quilted
Quintuple	Quintuples	Quintupling	Quintupled	Quintupled
Quit	Quits	Quitting	Quit	Quit
Quiver	Quivers	Quivering	Quivered	Quivered
Quote	Quotes	Quoting	Quoted	Quoted

Verb Starting with R

Base form	Simple present tense	Present participle	Simple past tense	Past participle
Race	Races	Racing	Raced	Raced
Rack	Racks	Racking	Racked	Racked
Rage	Rages	Raging	Raged	Raged
Raid	Raids	Raiding	Raided	Raided
Rain	Rains	Raining	Rained	Rained
Raise	Raises	Raising	Raised	Raised
Rake	Rakes	Raking	Raked	Raked
Ramble	Rambles	Rambling	Rambled	Rambled
Ramp	Ramps	Ramping	Ramped	Ramped
Ransack	Ransacks	Ransacking	Ransacked	Ransacked
Redo	Redoes	Redoing	Redid	Redone
Redraw	Redraws	Redrawing	Redrew	Redrawn
Reduce	Reduces	Reducing	Reduced	Reduced
Reek	Reeks	Reeking	Reeked	Reeked
Reel	Reels	Reeling	Reeled	Reeled

Verb Starting with S

Base form	Simple present tense	Present participle	Simple past tense	Past participle
Sail	Sails	Sailing	Sailed	Sailed
Satisfy	Satisfies	Satisfying	Satisfied	Satisfied
Save	Saves	Saving	Saved	Saved
Saw	Saws	Sawing	Sawed	Sawn
Say	Says	Saying	Said	Said
Scald	Scalds	Scalding	Scalded	Scalded
Scale	Scales	Scaling	Scaled	Scaled
Scare	Scares	Scaring	Scared	Scared
Score	Scores	Scoring	Scored	Scored
Score	Scores	Scoring	Scored	Scored
Scream	Screams	Screaming	Screamed	Screamed
Search	Searches	Searching	Searched	Searched
See	Sees	Seeing	Saw	Seen
Seek	Seeks	Seeking	Sought	Sought
Seem	Seem	Seeming	Seemed	Seemed

Verb Starting with T

Base form	Simple present tense	Present participle	Simple past tense	Past participle
Tack	Tacks	Tacking	Tacked	Tacked
Tackle	Tackles	Tackling	Tackled	Tackled
Tag	Tags	Tagging	Tagged	Tagged
Tail	Tails	Tailing	Tailed	Tailed
Take	Takes	Taking	Took	Taken
Talk	Talks	Talking	Talked	Talked
Tap	Taps	Taping	Tapped	Tapped
Tar	Tars	Taring	Tarred	Tarred
Tariff	Tariffs	Tariffing	Tariffed	Tariffed
Taste	Tastes	Tasting	Tasted	Tasted
Taunt	Taunts	Taunting	Taunted	Taunted
Teach	Teaches	Teaching	Taught	Taught
Tear	Tears	Tearing	Tore	Torn
Teem	Teems	Teeming	Teemed	Teemed
Telegraph	Telegraphs	Telegraphing	Telegraphed	Telegraphed

Verb Starting with U

Base form	Simple present tense	Present participle	Simple past tense	Past participle
Ulcerate	Ulcerates	Ulcerating	Ulcerated	Ulcerated
Unbar	Unbars	Unbarring	Unbarred	Unbarred
Unbolt	Unbolts	Unbolt	Unbolted	Unbolted
Unbox	Unboxes	Unbox	Unboxed	Unboxed
Uncork	Uncorks	Uncorking	Uncorked	Uncorked
Uncouple	Uncouples	Uncoupling	Uncoupled	Uncoupled
Uncover	Uncovers	Uncovering	Uncovered	Uncovered
Uncurl	Uncurls	Uncurling	Uncurled	Uncurled
Uproot	Uproots	Uprooting	Uprooted	Uprooted
Upset	Upsets	Upsetting	Upset	Upset
Urge	Urges	Urging	Urged	Urged
Use	Uses	Using	Used	Used
Usurp	Usurps	Usurping	Usurped	Usurped
Utilize	Utilizes	Utilizing	Utilized	Utilized
Utter	Utters	Uttering	Uttered	Uttered

Verb Starting with V

Base form	Simple present tense	Present participle	Simple past tense	Past participle
Vacate	Vacates	Vacating	Vacated	Vacated
Vaccinate	Vaccinates	Vaccinating	Vaccinated	Vaccinated
Validate	Validates	Validating	Validated	Validated
Validate	Validates	Validating	Validated	Validated
Value	Values	Valuing	Valued	Valued
Vamp	Vamps	Vamping	Vamped	Vamped
Varnish	Varnishes	Varnishing	Varnished	Varnished
Vary	Varies	Varying	Varied	Varied
Vault	Vaults	Vaulting	Vaulted	Vaulted
Verify	Verifies	Verifying	Verified	Verified
Versify	Versifies	Versifying	Versified	Versified
Vibrate	Vibrates	Vibrating	Vibrated	Vibrated
Violate	Violates	Violating	Violated	Violated
Visit	Visits	Visiting	Visited	Visited
Visualize	Visualizes	Visualizing	Visualized	Visualized

Verb Starting with W

Base form	Simple present tense	Present participle	Simple past tense	Past participle
Wade	Wades	Wading	Waded	Waded
Wag	Wags	Waging	Wagged	Wagged
Wait	Waits	Waiting	Waited	Waited
Wake	Wakes	Waking	Waked	Woken
Walk	Walks	Walking	Walked	Walked
Wall	Walls	Walling	Walled	Walled
Wane	Wanes	Waning	Waned	Waned
Want	Wants	Wanting	Wanted	Wanted
Warble	Warbles	Warbling	Warbled	Warbled
Wash	Washes	Washing	Washed	Washed
Waste	Wastes	Wasting	Wasted	Wasted
Waste	Wastes	Wasting	Wasted	Wasted
Watch	Watches	Watching	Watched	Watched
Wear	Wears	Wearing	Wore	Worn
Weave	Weaves	Weaving	Wove	Woven

Verb Starting with Y

Base form	Simple present tense	Present participle	Simple past tense	Past participle
Yank	Yanks	Yanking	Yanked	Yanked
Yawn	Yawns	Yawning	Yawned	Yawned
Yellow	Yellows	Yellowing	Yellowed	Yellowed
Yelp	Yelps	Yelping	Yelped	Yelped

Verb Starting with Z

Base form	Simple present tense	Present participle	Simple past tense	Past participle
Zest	Zests	Zesting	Zested	Zested
Zigzag	Zigzags	Zigzagging	Zigzagged	Zigzagged
Zip	Zips	Zipping	Zipped	Zipped
Zone	Zones	Zoning	Zoned	Zoned

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The Key to the Present Tenses: Adverbs of Time

The use of the present tenses is described in this material. Expressions in the groups «Adverbs of time» below include adverbs, adverbial phrases, prepositions and conjunctions that are often used with these tenses. General information on English tenses and their adverbs of time is provided in Key to English Tenses. A list of tense forms for memorization is provided in Formulas of Tenses in the section Grammar.

SIMPLE PRESENT

Form: Base form of the verb: I/we/you/they do. Base form of the verb + s/es: he/she/it does. The verb BE: I am; he/she/it is; we/you/they are.

Meaning 1: Habitual, regular action in the present.

Adverbs of frequency: usually; regularly; every day; every week; every year; often; frequently; sometimes; occasionally; seldom; rarely; never (i.e., zero regularity); always (i.e., regularly, usually); on Fridays; on weekends.

I usually work till eight.

He writes two letters every day.

We always go to this store.

He plays tennis on Saturdays.

It often rains in my hometown.

They seldom go to the movies.

Meaning 2: Stating a fact, general truth, profession, state or condition.

Adverbs of time: Usually without adverbs of time.

The sun rises in the east.

Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.

What does she do? – She works as a teacher.

He lives in Moscow and works at a hospital.

She plays the piano well.

She likes oranges and bananas.

Their house is very small.

Note: The rules of adding the ending s/es to form the third person singular in the simple present tense are described in Adding the Ending s/es to Nouns and Verbs in the section Writing.

Note: Actions according to schedule

The simple present is used instead of the simple future for future actions according to schedule / timetable (for example, about public transportation, movies, stores, banks).

The show starts in two hours.

The train arrives at six tomorrow.

The department store opens at 9:00 a.m.

I work next Saturday.

Note: Clauses of time and condition

The simple present is used instead of the simple future in subordinate clauses of time and condition because the future tense is not allowed in these clauses. (See Word Order in Complex Sentences in the section Grammar.)

He will go there when he finishes his work.

If I find this book, I will give it to you.

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Form: BE + present participle (I am doing; he/she/it is doing; we/you/they are doing).

Meaning 1: The action is going on at the present moment, at the moment of speaking.

Adverbs of time: now; right now; at the moment.

You are reading this material now.

I’m drinking coffee at the moment.

Usually, he sits by the window, but now he is sitting near the front door.

Look! An eagle is flying.

Listen! Music is playing.

Meaning 2: The action is going on at the present time but not necessarily at the moment of speaking.

Adverbs of time: now; at present; at the present time; at the moment; this year.

He is writing a new novel now.

He is teaching at Redwood this year.

What is she doing these days? – She is working for a newspaper.

I am studying economics at a business school.

They are building their own house.

Prices are rising again.

Her health is getting better.

Note: The rules of adding «ing» to verbs are described in Adding the Endings ed, ing to Verbs in the section Writing.

Note: Stative verbs

Verbs expressing mental or emotional state, mental or sense perception, possession, and other types of state or condition are generally not used in the continuous tenses. Such verbs are called stative verbs or nonprogressive verbs because they do not express any action or process of action (as opposed to action verbs).

Stative verbs: understand, know, remember, forget, doubt, believe, suppose, think (in the meaning «assume, suppose»), mean, recognize, realize, like, love, hate, want, need, prefer, smell (in the meaning «to give off a particular scent»), taste (i.e., to have a particular flavor), hear, see, feel, appear, seem, look (in the meaning «appear, seem»), be, belong, own, possess, have (in the meaning «possess»), cost, owe, include, contain, weigh, and some others.

The simple present is used instead of the present continuous with stative verbs.

I see a large dog in the yard.

I understand what you mean.

She prefers bright colors.

He wants to buy a new car.

This flower smells terrible.

This car costs a lot.

The house belongs to his mother.

Some stative verbs, for example, «look, think, see, feel, appear, smell, taste, have, weigh», are also used as action verbs, which means that as action verbs they can be used in the continuous tenses, with a difference in meaning. Compare these sentences:

She looks good now. (stative verb)

She is looking at him now. (action verb)

I think he is a good writer. (stative verb)

Quiet! I’m thinking. (action verb)

The soup tastes good. (stative verb)

She is tasting the soup now. (action verb)

This box weighs three kilograms. (stative verb)

He is weighing the apples. (action verb)

He has a nice house near a large park. (stative verb)

We are having dinner now. (action verb)

Note: Preplanned actions

The present continuous is used instead of the simple future for future actions according to people’s plans, i.e., preplanned or prearranged future actions. The phrase «be going to» is widely used in speech and writing to show a preplanned future action.

She’s leaving on Tuesday.

She’s going to leave on Tuesday.

I’m having dinner with Tom tomorrow.

I’m going to have dinner with Tom tomorrow.

He is going to a concert this evening.

We are going to buy a summer house this year.

The phrase «be going to» can be used in reference to events if the situation clearly indicates that they are going to happen.

Look at those dark clouds. It is going to rain soon.

Watch out! That red car is going to turn right.

PRESENT PERFECT

Form: HAVE + past participle (I/we/you/they have done; he/she/it has done).

Meaning 1: The action has just ended.

Adverbs of time: already; just; yet (in questions and negative sentences).

I have just done it.

She has already talked to him.

He hasn’t returned from work yet.

Have they arrived yet? – Yes, they have. No, they haven’t.

Meaning 2: Reporting how often something has happened by now.

Adverbs of time: ever; never; once; twice; several times; always; often; sometimes.

I have never seen this film.

Have you ever been to Mexico?

He has visited his aunt twice already.

I have often seen her in the library.

I have sometimes thought of starting my own business.

Meaning 3: The result of past actions by the present moment.

Adverbs of time: by now; by the present moment; up to now; so far; before (i.e., by the present moment); since; lately.

He has written ten letters by now.

So far, she has read fourteen novels by Stephen King.

Up to now, I haven’t found this book.

She hasn’t seen him lately.

I’ve seen this movie before.

He has worked in several companies since he graduated from college.

Meaning 4: The action has lasted for some time by now.

Adverbs of time: for an hour; for a week; for a long time; for five years; for years; in years; since; lately.

I have known him for a year by now.

I haven’t seen him in years.

He has lived here for six years.

He has been very busy lately.

She has collected coins since she was a child.

In this meaning, the present perfect may be used instead of the present perfect continuous in certain cases. (See «Note: Present perfect and present perfect continuous» at the end of this material.)

Note: Present perfect and simple past

The present perfect tense is difficult for Russians. We mix it up with the simple past tense. The main difference between these tenses is that the present perfect expresses an action that comes up to the present moment and always has a connection with the present moment, while the simple past expresses a completed past action that started and ended in the past and has no connection with the present moment.

She has worked as a teacher for two years. (This is the situation by the present moment; she is still a teacher.)

She worked as a teacher for two years. She worked as a teacher from 1995 to 1997. (It was in the past; she is no longer a teacher.)

If the time of the action is indicated as «today, this morning, this month», etc., the present perfect is used if this period of time is not over yet at the moment of speaking; the simple past is used if the period of time is over or if the time of the action within the period is indicated as specific time in the past.

Present perfect: I haven’t seen him today. (Today is not over yet.) I have talked to him this morning. (It’s still morning.)

Simple past: I saw him today in the morning. (The morning is over.) I talked to him at ten o’clock today. (Today is not over yet, but ten o’clock is in the past.)

Thus, though the action in the present perfect started or happened in the past, it is always viewed as «by now; up to now» (that is, always in connection with the present moment), so the exact time of the past action is never indicated. If the time of the past action is indicated, the simple past is used. Compare:

Present perfect: I have already done it. I have seen him before. I have been there twice.

Simple past: I did it yesterday. I saw him about a month ago. I was there in 2006.

In everyday speech, especially in American English, the simple past may be used instead of the present perfect in some cases.

He has already eaten. He already ate.

We advise you not to do it. Generally, such things mislead you and make it more difficult to develop stable grammar. First, make your grammar correct and stable; only after that change it a little if you wish.

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

Form: HAVE + BEEN + present participle (I/we/you/they have been doing; he/she/it has been doing).

Meaning 1: The action has been going on for some time by now and is still going on.

Adverbs of time: for an hour; for a week; for a long time; for five years; for years; all day; all morning; since.

How long have you been waiting?

I’ve been waiting for about an hour.

I’ve been writing my report since morning.

It has been raining all day.

He has been living here for three years.

She has been working as a teacher for seven years already.

Meaning 2: The action has been going on lately. Additional context may indicate whether the action has been finished by now.

Adverbs of time: Usually without adverbs of time.

They have been working hard lately.

I have been thinking about buying a new car.

Oh, hello, Anton! We have just been talking about you.

It has been snowing hard, and our garden is still full of snow.

His clothes are wet because he has been playing in the rain.

Her eyes are red. Has she been crying again?

Note: Present perfect and present perfect continuous

Stative verbs are used in the present perfect tense instead of the present perfect continuous.

How long have you known Anna?

I’ve known her for many years.

She has been here since ten o’clock.

He has loved her ever since they met.

Some stative verbs can be used in the continuous tenses in some cases, including the present perfect continuous tense. (See «Present Continuous, Note: Stative verbs» above.)

He has been feeling much better lately.

She has been seeing him for two years.

In the meaning «the action has lasted for some time by now», the present perfect may be used instead of the present perfect continuous with those verbs which already express continued action in their lexical meaning, for example, «live, sleep, teach, walk, work». (Adverbial modifiers of time indicating periods of time are required with the present perfect tense in such cases.)

The difference between these tenses in such cases is not very big: the present perfect stresses the result of some continued activity by now, while the present perfect continuous stresses the duration of such activity by now. Compare:

He has been living here for years.

He has lived here for years.

He has been teaching history since 1995.

He has taught history since 1995.

She has been sleeping for two hours already.

She has slept for two hours already.

However, the difference in meaning between the two tenses may be significant in some cases. For example:

What have you been doing since I left?

What have you done since I left?

As it is often difficult for language learners to decide whether this or that verb conveys the same meaning if used in the present perfect instead of the present perfect continuous, it is advisable to apply the rules more strictly and to use the tense that is indicated in textbooks as the most appropriate for such cases.

Употребление времён группы Present описывается в данном материале. Выражения в группах «Adverbs of time» ниже включают в себя наречия, наречные сочетания, предлоги и союзы, которые часто употребляются с этими временами. Общая информация по английским временам и их наречиям времени дана в материале Key to English Tenses. Список форм времён для запоминания дан в материале Formulas of Tenses в разделе Grammar.

Простое настоящее

Форма: Базовая форма глагола: I/we/you/they do. Базовая форма глагола + s/es: he/she/it does. Глагол BE: I am; he/she/it is; we/you/they are.

Значение 1: Обычное, регулярное действие в настоящем.

Наречия частоты действия: обычно; регулярно; каждый день; каждую неделю; каждый год; часто; часто; иногда; иногда; редко; редко; никогда (т.е. нулевая регулярность); всегда (т.е. регулярно, обычно); по пятницам; по выходным.

Я обычно работаю до восьми.

Он пишет два письма каждый день.

Мы всегда ходим в этот магазин.

Он играет в теннис по субботам.

В моем родном городе часто идёт дождь.

Они редко ходят в кино.

Значение 2: Констатация факта, общеизвестной истины, профессии, положения или состояния.

Наречия времени: Обычно без наречий времени.

Солнце всходит на востоке.

Вода кипит при 100 градусах по Цельсию.

Чем она занимается? – Она работает учителем.

Он живёт в Москве и работает в больнице.

Она хорошо играет на пианино.

Она любит апельсины и бананы.

Их дом очень маленький.

Примечание: Правила прибавления окончания s/es для образования 3 лица ед. числа во времени simple present описаны в материале Adding the Ending s/es to Nouns and Verbs в разделе Writing.

Примечание: Действия по графику

Simple present употребляется вместо simple future для будущих действий согласно графику / расписанию (например, об общественном транспорте, фильмах, магазинах, банках).

Представление начинается через два часа.

Поезд приходит завтра в шесть.

Универмаг открывается в девять утра.

Я работаю в следующую субботу.

Примечание: Придаточные времени и условия

Simple present употребляется вместо simple future в придаточных предложениях времени и условия, так как будущее время не разрешено в этих придаточных предложениях. (См. Word Order in Complex Sentences в разделе Grammar.)

Он пойдёт туда, когда закончит свою работу.

Если я найду эту книгу, я дам её вам.

Настоящее продолженное

Форма: BE + причастие настоящего времени (I am doing; he/she/it is doing; we/you/they are doing).

Значение 1: Действие продолжается (длится) в настоящий момент, в момент говорения.

Наречия времени: сейчас; прямо сейчас; в данный момент.

Вы читаете этот материал сейчас.

Я пью кофе в данный момент.

Обычно он сидит у окна, но сейчас он сидит около входной двери.

Смотрите! Орел летит.

Слушайте! Музыка играет.

Значение 2: Действие продолжается в настоящее время, но не обязательно в момент говорения.

Наречия времени: сейчас; в настоящее время; в данный момент; в этом году.

Он пишет новый роман сейчас.

Он преподает в Редвуде в этом году.

Чем она занимается в эти дни? – Она работает в газете.

Я изучаю экономику в школе бизнеса.

Они строят свой собственный дом.

Цены снова поднимаются.

Её здоровье улучшается.

Примечание: Правила прибавления «ing» к глаголам описаны в материале Adding the Endings ed, ing to Verbs в разделе Writing.

Примечание: Глаголы состояния

Глаголы, выражающие умственное или эмоциональное состояние, умственное или чувственное восприятие, обладание и другие виды состояния, обычно не употребляются в продолженных временах. Такие глаголы называют глаголами состояния или непродолженными глаголами, т.к. они не выражают действия или процесса действия (в противоположность глаголам действия).

Глаголы состояния: понимать, знать, помнить, забыть, сомневаться, верить, полагать, думать (в значении «полагать»), значить, признать / узнать, осознавать, любить, любить, ненавидеть, хотеть, нуждаться в, предпочитать, пахнуть (т.е. издавать определённый запах), быть на вкус (т.е. иметь определённый вкус), слышать, видеть, чувствовать, казаться, выглядеть, быть, принадлежать, владеть, обладать, иметь, стоить, быть в долгу перед, включать в себя, содержать, весить и некоторые другие.

Simple present употребляется вместо present continuous с глаголами состояния.

Я вижу большую собаку во дворе.

Я понимаю, что вы имеете в виду.

Она предпочитает яркие цвета.

Он хочет купить новый автомобиль.

Этот цветок пахнет ужасно.

Этот автомобиль очень дорого стоит.

Дом принадлежит его матери.

Некоторые глаголы состояния, например, «look, think, see, feel, appear, smell, taste, have, weigh», также употребляются как глаголы действия, что значит, что как глаголы действия они могут употребляться в продолженных временах, с изменением в значении. Сравните эти предложения:

Она хорошо выглядит сейчас. (глагол состояния)

Она смотрит на него сейчас. (глагол действия)

Я думаю, он хороший писатель. (глагол состояния)

Тихо! Я думаю. (глагол действия)

Суп на вкус хороший. (глагол состояния)

Она пробует суп сейчас. (глагол действия)

Эта коробка весит три килограмма. (глагол состояния)

Он взвешивает яблоки. (глагол действия)

У него есть / Он имеет хороший дом возле большого парка. (глагол состояния)

Мы обедаем сейчас. (глагол действия)

Примечание: Запланированные действия

Present continuous употребляется вместо simple future для будущих действий согласно планам людей, т.е. заранее запланированные или заранее подготовленные будущие действия. Фраза «be going to» широко употребляется в устной и письменной речи для показа запланированного будущего действия.

Она уезжает во вторник.

Она собирается уехать во вторник.

Я обедаю с Томом завтра.

Я обедаю с Томом завтра.

Он идёт на концерт сегодня вечером.

Мы собираемся купить дачу в этом году.

Фраза «be going to» может употребляться в отношении событий, если ситуация ясно указывает, что они произойдут.

Посмотри на эти тучи. Скоро пойдёт дождь.

Осторожно! Та красная машина собирается повернуть направо.

Настоящее совершенное

Форма: HAVE + причастие прошедшего времени (I/we/you/they have done; he/she/it has done).

Значение 1: Действие только что закончилось.

Наречия времени: уже; только что; уже, ещё (в вопросах и отрицаниях).

Я только что сделал это.

Она уже разговаривала с ним.

Он ещё не вернулся с работы.

Они уже приехали? – Да, приехали. Нет, не приехали.

Значение 2: Информирование о том, как часто что-то происходило к настоящему моменту.

Наречия времени: когда-либо; никогда; один раз; дважды; несколько раз; всегда; часто; иногда.

Я никогда не видел этот фильм.

Вы когда-нибудь бывали в Мексике?

Он навестил свою тётю уже дважды.

Я часто видел её в библиотеке.

Я иногда думал о том, чтобы начать своё собственное дело.

Значение 3: Результат прошедших действий к настоящему моменту.

Наречия времени: к настоящему моменту; до сих пор; раньше (т.е. к настоящему моменту); с тех пор, как; за последнее время.

Он написал десять писем к настоящему моменту.

К настоящему времени она прочитала четырнадцать романов Стивена Кинга.

До сих пор я не нашёл этой книги.

Она не видела его в последнее время.

Я видел этот фильм раньше.

Он поработал в нескольких компаниях с тех пор, как окончил колледж.

Значение 4: Действие продлилось какое-то время к настоящему моменту.

Наречия времени: в течение часа; в течение недели; в течение долгого времени; в течение пяти лет; много лет; с тех пор, как; за последнее время.

Я знаю его уже год.

Я не видел его много лет.

Он здесь прожил шесть лет.

Он очень занят в последнее время.

Она собирает монеты с тех пор, когда она была ребенком.

В этом значении present perfect может употребляться вместо present perfect continuous в определённых случаях. (См. «Note: Present perfect and present perfect continuous» в конце данного материала.)

Примечание: Present perfect и simple past

Время present perfect трудно для русских. Мы смешиваем его с временем simple past. Главная разница между этими временами в том, что present perfect выражает действие, которое доходит до настоящего момента и всегда имеет связь с настоящим моментом, в то время как simple past выражает завершившееся прошедшее действие, которое началось и закончилось в прошлом и не имеет связи с настоящим моментом.

Она проработала учителем два года. (Такова ситуация к настоящему моменту; она всё ещё учитель.)

Она работала учителем два года. Она работала учителем с 1995 до 1997 года. (Это было в прошлом; она больше не учитель.)

Если время действия указывается как «today, this morning, this month» и т.д., present perfect употребляется, если этот период времени ещё не окончился в момент говорения; simple past употребляется, если этот период времени окончен или если время действия внутри периода указано как определённое время в прошлом.

Present perfect: Я не видел его сегодня. (Сегодня ещё не закончилось.) Я говорил с ним этим утром. (Сейчас всё ещё утро.)

Simple past: Я видел его сегодня утром. (Утро закончилось.) Я говорил с ним в десять часов сегодня. (Сегодня ещё не закончилось, но десять часов уже в прошлом.)

Таким образом, хотя действие в present perfect началось или произошло в прошлом, оно всегда рассматривается как «к настоящему времени; до сих пор» (то есть всегда в связи с настоящим моментом), поэтому точное время прошедшего действия никогда не указывается. Если время прошедшего действия указано, употребляется simple past. Сравните:

Present perfect: Я уже сделал это. Я видел его раньше. Я был там дважды.

Simple past: Я сделал это вчера. Я видел его примерно месяц назад. Я был там в 2006 году.

В разговорной речи, особенно в американском английском, может употребляться simple past вместо present perfect в некоторых случаях.

Он уже поел.

Советуем вам не делать этого. Как правило, такие вещи сбивают с толку и затрудняют выработку стабильной грамматики. Сначала сделайте свою грамматику правильной и стабильной; только после этого слегка изменяйте её, если пожелаете.

Настоящее совершенное продолженное

Форма: HAVE + BEEN + причастие настоящего времени (I/we/you/they have been doing; he/she/it has been doing).

Значение 1: Действие продолжалось (длилось) какое-то время к настоящему моменту и всё ещё длится.

Наречия времени: в течение часа; в течение недели; в течение долгого времени; в течение пяти лет; много лет; весь день; всё утро; с тех пор, как.

Как долго вы уже ждёте?

Я жду уже примерно час.

Я пишу свой доклад с утра.

Сегодня весь день идёт дождь.

Он живёт здесь уже в течение трёх лет.

Она работает учителем уже в течение семи лет.

Значение 2: Действие длительно продолжалось в последнее время. Дополнительный контекст может указывать, закончено ли действие к настоящему моменту.

Наречия времени: Обычно без наречий времени.

Они много работали (работают) в последнее время.

Я (уже долго) думаю о том, чтобы купить новый автомобиль.

Ой, привет, Антон! Мы (как раз) только что говорили о тебе.

Шёл сильный снег (долго), и наш сад всё ещё полон снега.

Его одежда мокрая, потому что он играл под дождем.

У неё глаза красные. Она опять плакала?

Примечание: Present perfect и present perfect continuous

Глаголы состояния употребляются во времени present perfect вместо present perfect continuous.

Как долго вы уже знаете Анну?

Я знаю её много лет.

Она находится здесь с десяти часов.

Он любит её с тех пор, как они познакомились.

Некоторые глаголы состояния могут употребляться в продолженных временах в некоторых случаях, в том числе во времени present perfect continuous. (См. «Present Continuous, Note: Stative verbs» выше.)

Он чувствует себя гораздо лучше в последнее время.

Она встречается с ним уже два года.

В значении «действие продлилось какое-то время к настоящему моменту», present perfect может употребляться вместо present perfect continuous с теми глаголами, которые и так выражают продолжительное действие в своем лексическом значении, например, «live, sleep, teach, walk, work». (Обстоятельства времени, указывающие периоды времени, требуются с временем present perfect в таких случаях.)

Разница между этими временами в таких случаях не очень большая: present perfect подчеркивает результат какого-то длительного действия к настоящему моменту, в то время как present perfect continuous подчеркивает длительность такого действия к настоящему моменту. Сравните:

Он живёт здесь уже много лет.

Он прожил здесь много лет.

Он преподаёт историю с 1995 года.

Он преподаёт историю с 1995 года.

Она спит уже в течение двух часов.

Она уже проспала два часа.

Тем не менее, разница в значении между этими двумя временами может быть значительной в некоторых случаях. Например:

Что вы делали (т.е. Чем вы занимались) с тех пор, как я уехал?

Что вы сделали с тех пор, как я уехал?

Поскольку для изучающих язык часто бывает трудно решить, передает ли тот или иной глагол то же значение, если его употребить в present perfect вместо present perfect continuous, целесообразно применять правила более строго и употреблять то время, которое указано в учебниках как наиболее подходящее для таких случаев.