Zeitformen

Die beste Nachricht für frischgebackene Englisch-Lerner vorweg: Verben werden im Englischen nicht flektiert - allerdings mit einer Ausnahme: Bei der Bildung der Zeitform der Gegenwart (simple present) wird bei der 3. Person Singular ein "-s" oder "-es" angehängt.

Sätze werden im Englischen durch folgende Hauptkomponenten gebildet:

Subjekt (+ Hilfsverb) + Verb

Bei nicht verneinten Aussagen wird normalerweise kein Hilfsverb verwendet. Beim Verb to be (sein) wird auch bei Fragen und Verneinungen kein Hilfsverb verwendet.

Übersicht:

	active		passive
simple present	1. Person Sg. (I) 2. Person Sg. (you) 3. Person Sg. (he) 1. Person Pl. (we) 2. Person Pl. (you) 3. Person Pl. (they)	visit visit visit-s visit visit visit	1. Person Sg. (I) 2. Person Sg. (you) 3. Person Sg. (he) 1. Person Pl. (we) 2. Person Pl. (you) 3. Person Pl. (they)	am visit-ed are visit-ed is visit-ed are visit-ed are visit-ed are visit-ed
present continous	1. Person Sg. (I) 2. Person Sg. (you) 3. Person Sg. (he) 1. Person Pl. (we) 2. Person Pl. (you) 3. Person Pl. (they)	am visit-ing are visit-ing is visit-ing are visit-ing are visit-ing are visit-ing	1. Person Sg. (I) 2. Person Sg. (you) 3. Person Sg. (he) 1. Person Pl. (we) 2. Person Pl. (you) 3. Person Pl. (they)	am being visit-ed are being visit-ed is being visit-ed are being visit-ed are being visit-ed are being visit-ed
simple past	1. Person Sg. (I) 2. Person Sg. (you) 3. Person Sg. (he) 1. Person Pl. (we) 2. Person Pl. (you) 3. Person Pl. (they)	visit-ed visit-ed visit-ed visit-ed visit-ed visit-ed	1. Person Sg. (I) 2. Person Sg. (you) 3. Person Sg. (he) 1. Person Pl. (we) 2. Person Pl. (you) 3. Person Pl. (they)	was visit-ed were visit-ed was visit-ed were visit-ed were visit-ed were visit-ed
past continous	1. Person Sg. (I) 2. Person Sg. (you) 3. Person Sg. (he) 1. Person Pl. (we) 2. Person Pl. (you) 3. Person Pl. (they)	was visit-ing were visit-ing was visit-ing were visit-ing were visit-ing were visit-ing	1. Person Sg. (I) 2. Person Sg. (you) 3. Person Sg. (he) 1. Person Pl. (we) 2. Person Pl. (you) 3. Person Pl. (they)	was being visit-ed were being visit-ed was being visit-ed were being visit-ed were being visit-ed were being visit-ed
present perfect	1. Person Sg. (I) 2. Person Sg. (you) 3. Person Sg. (he) 1. Person Pl. (we) 2. Person Pl. (you) 3. Person Pl. (they)	have visit-ed have visit-ed has visit-ed have visit-ed have visit-ed have visit-ed	1. Person Sg. (I) 2. Person Sg. (you) 3. Person Sg. (he) 1. Person Pl. (we) 2. Person Pl. (you) 3. Person Pl. (they)	have been visit-ed have been visit-ed has been visit-ed have been visit-ed have been visit-ed have been visit-ed
present perfect continous	1. Person Sg. (I) 2. Person Sg. (you) 3. Person Sg. (he) 1. Person Pl. (we) 2. Person Pl. (you) 3. Person Pl. (they)	have been visit-ing have been visit-ing has been visit-ing have been visit-ing have been visit-ing have been visit-ing	1. Person Sg. (I) 2. Person Sg. (you) 3. Person Sg. (he) 1. Person Pl. (we) 2. Person Pl. (you) 3. Person Pl. (they)	have been being visit-ed have been being visit-ed has been being visit-ed have been being visit-ed have been being visit-ed have been being visit-ed
past perfect	1. Person Sg. (I) 2. Person Sg. (you) 3. Person Sg. (he) 1. Person Pl. (we) 2. Person Pl. (you) 3. Person Pl. (they)	had visit-ed had visit-ed had visit-ed had visit-ed had visit-ed had visit-ed	1. Person Sg. (I) 2. Person Sg. (you) 3. Person Sg. (he) 1. Person Pl. (we) 2. Person Pl. (you) 3. Person Pl. (they)	had been visit-ed had been visit-ed had been visit-ed had been visit-ed had been visit-ed had been visit-ed
past perfect continous	1. Person Sg. (I) 2. Person Sg. (you) 3. Person Sg. (he) 1. Person Pl. (we) 2. Person Pl. (you) 3. Person Pl. (they)	had been visit-ing had been visit-ing had been visit-ing had been visit-ing had been visit-ing had been visit-ing	1. Person Sg. (I) 2. Person Sg. (you) 3. Person Sg. (he) 1. Person Pl. (we) 2. Person Pl. (you) 3. Person Pl. (they)	had been being visited had been being visited had been being visited had been being visited had been being visited had been being visited
future	1. Person Sg. (I) 2. Person Sg. (you) 3. Person Sg. (he) 1. Person Pl. (we) 2. Person Pl. (you) 3. Person Pl. (they)	will visit will visit will visit will visit will visit will visit	1. Person Sg. (I) 2. Person Sg. (you) 3. Person Sg. (he) 1. Person Pl. (we) 2. Person Pl. (you) 3. Person Pl. (they)	will be visit-ed will be visit-ed will be visit-ed will be visit-ed will be visit-ed will be visit-ed
future continous	1. Person Sg. (I) 2. Person Sg. (you) 3. Person Sg. (he) 1. Person Pl. (we) 2. Person Pl. (you) 3. Person Pl. (they)	will be visit-ing will be visit-ing will be visit-ing will be visit-ing will be visit-ing will be visit-ing	1. Person Sg. (I) 2. Person Sg. (you) 3. Person Sg. (he) 1. Person Pl. (we) 2. Person Pl. (you) 3. Person Pl. (they)	will be being visit-ed will be being visit-ed will be being visit-ed will be being visit-ed will be being visit-ed will be being visit-ed
future perfect	1. Person Sg. (I) 2. Person Sg. (you) 3. Person Sg. (he) 1. Person Pl. (we) 2. Person Pl. (you) 3. Person Pl. (they)	will have visited will have visited will have visited will have visited will have visited will have visited	1. Person Sg. (I) 2. Person Sg. (you) 3. Person Sg. (he) 1. Person Pl. (we) 2. Person Pl. (you) 3. Person Pl. (they)	will have been visited will have been visited will have been visited will have been visited will have been visited will have been visited