248 Appendix 1 tense forms (the active voice)

Simple

Progressive

Perfect

Perfect Progressive

Present

I am asked

you are asked

he is asked

she is asked

it is asked

we are asked

they are asked

I am being asked

you are being asked

he is being asked

she is being asked

it is being asked

we are being asked

they are being asked

I have been asked

you have been asked

he has been asked

she has been asked

it has been asked

we have been asked

they have been asked

Past

I was asked

you were asked

he was asked

she was asked

it was asked

we were asked

they were asked

I was being asked

you were being asked

he was being asked

she was being asked

it was being asked

we were being asked

they were being asked

I had been asked

you had been asked

he had been asked

she had been asked

it had been asked

we had been asked

they had been asked

Future

I will be asked

you will be asked

he will be asked

she will be asked

it will be asked

we will be asked

they will be asked

I will have been asked

you will have been asked

he will have been asked

she will have been asked

it will have been asked

we will have been asked

they will have been asked

Simple

Progressive

Perfect

Perfect Progressive

Future-in-the-Past

I would be asked

you would be asked

he would be asked

she would be asked

it would be asked

we would be asked

they would be asked

I would have been asked

you would have been asked

he would have been asked

she would have been asked

it would have been asked

we would have been asked

they would have been asked

The Main Clause

Conjunction

The Subordinate Clause

The Example

will + Simple Infinitive

will + Progressive Infinitive

The Imperative Mood

if

unless

in case

provided

that

The Present Simple The Present Progressive

I'll be glad if he comes.

I'll be seeing you tomorrow unless I'm held up at school.

Please phone me in case you can't come in time.

We'll give you a refund provided that you show our receipt, in case we don't get you'll get it you’ll get no money

would +Simple Infinitive

would +

+ Progressive Infinitive

might/could +

+ Simple Infinitive

might/could +

+ Progressive Infinitive

if

unless

The Past Indefinite

The Past

Subjunctive

("were")

If they knew about our problems, they would help us out.

If you had a thousand dollars, what would you do?

If I were you, I wouldn't be so

optimistic.

If John could be more assertive, he would certainly get the job.

If it were not for his stupidity, he wouldn't be in trouble.

would + Perfect Infinitive

would + Perfect Progressive Infinitive

might/could +

+ Perfect Infinitive

might/could +

+ Perfect Progressive Infinitive

if

unless

The Past Perfect

If Martha hadn't left her glasses at home, she would have seen the notice.

If he had been more attentive, he might have heard the

announcement.

If it hadn't been for the traffic jam, we might have got home in time.