Verb Tense and Aspect Review
present perfect continuous
I have been reading Don Quixote for 2 years now.
present perfect
I have lived in Vietnam for 4 years.
past perfect continuous
The crime rate had been increasing before Batman arrived.
past continuous
I was reading at 6pm yesterday.
future perfect
We will have already finished this course by Christmas.
future perfect continuous
You will have been teaching for 1 year by September 2020.
present perfect
I’ve never been to Spain.
past perfect
I had already eaten by noon.
future continuous
I will be sitting on the beach by this time next month.