The past participle can be used to form the present perfect tense. TENSES FORMS USE TIME (Affirmative - A/Negative - N PHRASES Question - Q) 1-to talk about general truth and always, every A: I work. Keep in mind, however, the past participle is also formed in various other ways for irregular verbs. Past participles can also end in -t or -en. is often called the - ed form of a verb because it is formed by adding - d or - ed to the base form of regular verbs. A past participle Often called the - ed form of the verb, it is formed by adding - d or - ed to the base form of regular verbs. These are the three basic tenses of English. They are present perfect Verb tense that describe a continuing situation or something that has just happened., past perfect Verb tenses that describe a continuing situation in the past., and future perfect Verb tense used when anticipating completing an event in the future, but the event is not completed yet. Now we will add three more tenses, which are called perfect tenses. Use our teacher-made Verb Tenses Chart as an easy-to-read visual aid to support childrens understanding when. future tense: In this study, I will describe In this. Up to this point, we have studied the three simple verb tenses-simple present, simple past, and simple future. Understanding past and present tense verbs. APA calls for consistency and accuracy in verb tense usage (see APA 7, Section 4.12 and Table 4.1).