Sunday, August 10, 2025

Right Form of Verbs

 

Right Form of Verbs – Rules Table

Rule No.Condition / Signal WordsTense / Form UsedExample
1Universal truth, habitual actionPresent Indefinite (V1 / V1+ s/es)The sun rises in the east.
2The subject is singular (3rd person) in the Present IndefiniteVerb + s/esHe plays football.
3Plural / I / you / we / they in Present IndefiniteVerb base form (V1)They play football.
4Action happening nowPresent Continuous (am/is/are + V-ing)She is reading a book.
5Started in the past & still continuingPresent Perfect Continuous (have/has been + V-ing)I have been studying for 2 hours.
6Past action with a definite timePast Indefinite (V2)He went to school yesterday.
7Past action continuingPast Continuous (was/were + V-ing)They were playing football.
8Past completed before another pastPast Perfect (had + V3)The train had left before I reached.
9Past action continuing before another past actionPast Perfect Continuous (had been + V-ing)She had been working for 3 hours before sunset.
10Future plan / will happenFuture Indefinite (will/shall + V1)We will go to Dhaka.
11Future action continuingFuture Continuous (will be + V-ing)He will be waiting for you.
12Future action completed before a certain timeFuture Perfect (will have + V3)I will have finished the work by tomorrow.
13Conditional (Type 1)If + Present Indefinite, will + V1If you study, you will pass.
14Conditional (Type 2)If + Past Indefinite, would + V1If I were rich, I would help the poor.
15Conditional (Type 3)If + Past Perfect, would have + V3If he had studied, he would have passed.
16Passive (Present Indefinite)am/is/are + V3The book is read by many students.
17Passive (Past Indefinite)was/were + V3The song was sung by her.
18After prepositionsVerb + ingHe is fond of playing cricket.
19After enjoy, avoid, mind, suggest, finishVerb + ingShe enjoys reading novels.
20After ‘to’ (infinitive)to + V1I want to learn English.
21Causative verbs (make, let, have)Verb base form (without to)She made me cry.
22Need/dare (as modal)V1 without toYou need not go there.
23Need/dare (as main verb)to + V1He needs to study.
24Used to (past habit)used to + V1I used to play football.
25Would rather / had betterV1 without toYou had better leave now.

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