The Verb "Buy" in English
The past progressive tense is for an ongoing activity in the past. Often, it is used to set the scene for another action.
- had bought
- had bought
- had bought
- had bought
- had bought
- had bought
The past perfect tense is for emphasizing that an action was completed before another took place.
- had been buying
- had been buying
- had been buying
- had been buying
- had been buying
- had been buying
The past perfect progressive tense is for showing that an ongoing action in the past has ended.
Present Tenses
The simple present tense is mostly for a fact or a habit.
- am buying
- are buying
- is buying
- are buying
- are buying
- are buying
The present progressive tense is for an ongoing action in the present.
- have bought
- have bought
- has bought
- have bought
- have bought
- have bought
The present perfect tense is for an action that began in the past. (Often, the action continues into the present.)
- have been buying
- have been buying
- has been buying
- have been buying
- have been buying
- have been buying
The present perfect progressive tense is for a continuous activity that began in the past and continues into the present (or finished very recently).
Future Tenses
- I
- you
- he/she/it
- we
- you
- they
- will buy
- will buy
- will buy
- will buy
- will buy
- will buy
The simple future tense is for an action that will occur in the future.
- will be buying
- will be buying
- will be buying
- will be buying
- will be buying
- will be buying
The future progressive tense is for an ongoing action that will occur in the future.
- will have bought
- will have bought
- will have bought
- will have bought
- will have bought
- will have bought
The future perfect tense is for an action that will have been completed at some point in the future.
- will have been buying
- will have been buying
- will have been buying
- will have been buying
- will have been buying
- will have been buying
The future perfect progressive tense is for an ongoing action that will be completed at some specified time in the future.
- the verb "to be"
- the verb "to have"
- see, say, go, come, know, get, give, become, find, and think
- the verb "to be"
- the verb "to have"
- see, say, go, come, know, get, give, become, find, and think
This page was written by Craig Shrives.
