This document provides an overview of verb tenses in English through short forms and examples. It defines short forms for subjects, verbs, objects, forms of "to be" and "have", and verb forms. It then provides examples for 12 tenses - simple present, past, and future, present/past/future continuous, present/past perfect, future perfect, and present/past perfect continuous. The document concludes by thanking various individuals who provided assistance.

1. Patterns with Tenses
By Miraghe Sir,
Kai. Digambarrao Padvi Madhya. Vidyalaya,
Kansai Tal. Shahada Dist. Nandurbar.

2. Short forms used in patterns : 1
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S
= Subject
V
= Verb
O
= Object
To be = the forms of to be.
have/has = forms of have.
had
= Past tense form of have.
shall/will = for Future tense.

3. Short forms for Verb forms :
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V
= Present tense form of Verb.
V+ed = Past tense form of Verb.
V+en = Past participle form of Verb.
V+ing = Present participle form.
These forms can be remembered by the
number of their forms. E.g. 1st form,
2nd form, 3rd form and 4th form of Verb
respectively.

4. Short forms for Verb forms :
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be = Present tense form of ‘to be’.
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e.g. am, is, are.
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be+ed = Past tense form of ‘to be’.
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e.g. was, were.

5. Simple Present Tense.
I play cricket.
He writes a letter.
S+V+O

6. Simple Past Tense.
I played cricket.
She ate an apple.
S + V+ed + O

7. Simple Future Tense.
I shall play cricket.
It will come to me.
S + shall/will + V + O

8. Present Continuous Tense.
I am playing cricket.
They are taking notes.
S + to be + V+ing + O

9. Past Continuous Tense.
I was playing cricket.
They were swimming in pool.
S + to be+ed +V+ing + O

10. Future Continuous Tense.
I shall be playing cricket.
She will be coming tomorrow.
S + shall/will + be + V+ing + O

11. Present Perfect Tense.
I have written a letter.
She has cut her finger.
S + have/has + V+en + O

12. Past Perfect Tense.
I had written a letter.
He had gone away.
S + had + V+en + O

13. Future Perfect Tense.
I shall have been written a letter.
You will have been broken the pot.
S + shall/will + have been + V+en +O

14. Present Perfect Continuous Tense.
I have been writing a letter.
Rahul has been working hard.
S + have/has + been + V+ing + O

15. Past Perfect Continuous Tense.
I had been writing a letter.
You had been doing best.
S + had been + V+ing + O

16. Future Perfect Continuous Tense.
I shall have been writing a letter.
Anil will have been running a stall.
S + shall/will + have been + V+ing +O

17. Thanks!
Shri. Maharaj Janardan Poharya Valvi, Ex-MLA,
Shri. K. K. Valvi, B.E.O. Shahada,
Shri. Hurej G. C. Head Master,
My colleagues
&
My sweet daughters,
Bhavana, Bhagyashri and Nilima
who helped me a lot.