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The present simple :

To be :

I am

She he it is

We you they are

To have :

I you we they have

She he it has

Verbs :

I you we they + stem

She he it +stem+s

The past simple:

To be :

I was

She he it was

You they we were

To have :

I you she he it they you we had

Verbs :

1/regular verbs: rule : stem +ed

2/irregular verbs: you may need the list

The futur:

Rule : I we shall /will + stem

Rule:

You he she it they + will + stem

Ps for near future plan we use going to

Eg: I’m going to help you

The present continuous:

Definition: a long action in the present

Eg: now I’m speaking

Rule: S+to be (present)+v+ing

Eg: while I’m speaking you are listening

Or while I’m preparing dinner my brother is watching tv

The past continuous:

Definition: a long action in the past

Eg: yesterday while I was watching tv my brother called me

Rule: S+to be (past)+stem+ing

The present perfect:

Def1:the action started in the past and has just finished

Def2:the action started in the past and is not finished

Eg: I have posted the parcel

Rule: S+ to have (present)+past participle which means regular and irregular verbs

If with regular verbs = stem+ ed and if it’s irregular you may need the list

The past perfect:

Def: an action before another one in the past

Eg: yesterday I watched tv after I had revised my lessons

Rule: S+ to have (past) + past participle.