English verbs
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Verb forms
| Form | Tag | UNL | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simple present | PRS | @present | He speaks = speak.@present |
| Present progressive | PRS&PGS | @present.@progressive | He is speaking = speak.@present.@progressive) |
| Simple past | PAS | @past | He spoke = speak.@past |
| Past progressive | PAS&PGS | @past.@progressive | He was speaking = speak.@past.@progressive |
| Present Perfect Simple | PRS&PFC | @past (finished action that has an influence on the present) | He has spoken many times about that = speak.@past |
| @present.@perfect (action that is still going on) | He has spoken since yesterday = speak.@present.@perfect | ||
| @past.@recent (action that stopped recently) | He has just spoken = speak.@past.@recent | ||
| Present Perfect Progressive | PRS&PFC&PGS | @past.@progressive (finished action that has an influence on the present) | He has been speaking many times about that = speak.@past.@progressive |
| @present.@perfect.@progressive (action that is still going on) | He has been speaking since yesterday = speak.@present.@perfect.@progressive | ||
| @past.@recent.@progressive (action that stopped recently) | He has just been speaking = speak.@past.@recent.@progressive | ||
| Past Perfect Simple | PAS&RPT | @past.@anterior | He had not spoken = speak.@past.@anterior) |
| Past Perfect Progressive | PAS&RPT&PGS | @past.@anterior.@progressive | He had been speaking. = speak.@past.@anterior.@progressive |
| Future Simple | FUT | @future | He will speak = speak.@future |
| Near future | FUN | @future.@recent | He is going to speak = speak.@future.@recent |
| Future Progressive | FUT&PGS | @future.@progressive | He will be speaking = speak.@future.@progressive. |
| Future Perfect | FUT&RPT | @future.@anterior | He will have spoken = speak.@future.@anterior |
| Future Perfect Progressive | FUT&RPT&PGS | @future.@anterior.@progressive | He will have been speaking = speak.@future.@anterior.@progressive |
| Conditional | CON | @past.@posterior | He would speak = speak.@past.@posterior |
| Conditional Progressive | CON&PGS | @past.@posterior.@progressive | He would be speaking = speak.@past.@posterior.@progressive |
| Conditional Perfect | CON&PFC | @past.@posterior.@perfective | He would have spoken = speak.@past.@posterior.@perfective |
| Conditional Perfect Progressive | CON&RPT&PGS | @past.@posterior.@perfective.@progressive | He would have been speaking = speak.@past.@posterior.@perfective.@progressive) |
