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present simple |
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She sings well. |
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She sang the song. |
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future |
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She is going to sing tonight. |
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She was going to sing last night. |
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present perfect |
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She has sung in that theatre. |
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She had sung in that theatre before. |
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present continuous |
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She is singing now. |
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She was singing when we entered the hall. |
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passive |
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That song is sung often. |
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That song was sung often 20 years ago. |
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future perfect |
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future perfect in the past |
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She will have sung the song by then. |
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She would have sung the song by then, but the schedule had been changed. |
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future continuous |
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future continuous in the past |
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She is going to be singing when we arrive. |
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She was going to be singing when we arrived, but the schedule was changed. |
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future passive |
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future passive in the past |
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The song will be sung twice before intermission. |
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The song would be sung twice before intermission if the singer had a stronger voice. |
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future perfect continuous |
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future perfect continuous in the past |
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She is going to have been singing for hours when the performance is complete. |
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She was going to have been singing for hours by then, but her voice had gone out. |
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future perfect passive |
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future perfect passive in the past |
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The song will have been |
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The song would have been sung twice before intermission, but the liberetto was changed. |
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Passive |
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future passive perfect continuous |
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future passive perfect continuous in the past |
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The song is going to have been being sung for one minute when the chorus joins in. |
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The song was going to have been being sung for one minute when the chorus joined in, but they missed their cue. |
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Continuous |
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perfect continuous |
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She has been singing since she was very young. |
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She had been singing for years before she appeared for the first time on the stage. |
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perfect passive |
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past perfect passive |
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The song has been sung twice so far in this performance. |
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The song had been sung twice by intermission. |
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passive perfect continuous |
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That song has been being sung since the middle ages. |
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The song had been being sung since the middle ages until it fell out of popularity and all memory. |
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Passive |
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passive continuous |
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The song is being sung. |
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The song was being sung when we entered the hall. |