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• Are / Were for subject: You, They, We.
• Is / Was for subject: He, She, It.
• Should only subject “I”
• Would include subject I, You, They, We, She, He, and It.
Perfect Past Perfect
Features Simple Tenses Progressive Perfect
Progressive Progressive
General truths, The ongoing An action Combine Describes an
habits, nature of an was duration with action that
completed action at a completed completion, started in the
actions, or specific time. before showing that an past, ended at
future plans. another point action was a certain
Meaning in time. ongoing up to a point in time
certain point. in the past,
and was
completed at
that point in
time
1. She studies 1. They are 1. He has 1. I have been They would
English studying finished studying for have been
every day. now. his work. two hours. working for
Example 2. She was 2. He was 2. They had 2. They will five years.
happy reading left have been
yesterday. when I before I working for
arrived. came. five years.

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