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There are six tenses

     There are three simple tenses
          Present: use the present principle part - the way the verb appears in a dictionary
               for 3rd person singular add an "s" to the verb
          Past: use the past principle part - add "d" or "ed" for regular verbs and memorize
                  irregular verbs
          Future: use will or shall with present principle part
               1st person - shall is statement of fact; will expresses determination
               2nd and 3rd person - will is statement of fact; shall expresses determination

     There are three perfect tenses: all perfect tenses use the past participle - a form of "have" with the d/ed or memorized form, the tense of the helping verb shows the tense
          Present perfect: use have or has with the "d/ed" or memorized verb
          Past perfect: use had with the "d/ed" or memorized verb
          Future perfect: use will have or shall have with the "d/ed" or memorized verb

Know this graph for person and number

Person               |    Singular     |    Plural
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1st person          | I                   | We
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2nd person         | You              | You
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3rd person         | She He It      | They
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Compound subjects
If the conjunction is "and," the verb used is plural
If the conjunction is "or / nor," use the subject closest to the verb to determine singular or plural