Tenses Tenses Rule Past simple tense Subject + V2 + Object Past Perfect T ense Subject + had + V3 + Object Past Continuous tense Subject + was + V1 + ing + Object (Singular) Past perfect continuous tense Subject + had been + V1 + ing + Object Present Simple tense Subject + V1 + s/es + Object (Singular) Subject + V1 + Object (Plural) Present Perfect tense Subject + has + V3 + Object (Singular) Subject + have + V3 + Object (Plural) Present Continuous tense Subject + is/am/are + V1 + ing + object Present perfect continuous tense Subject + has been + V1 + ing + Object (Singular)Subject + have been + V1 + ing + Object (Plural) Future Simple tense Subject + will/shall + V1 + Object Future Perfect tense Subject + will have/shall have + V3 + Object Future Continuous tense Subject + will be/shall be + ing + V1 + Object Future Perfect Continuous tense Subject + will have been + V1 + ing + Objec