Past Participle

[Fazzu]

Hello again,

Why is it each and every tenses were added with Past Participle in the end?

Simple Present:am/is/are + past participle
Present continuous:am/is/are being + past participle
Simple past:was/were + past participle
Past continuous:was/were being + past participle
Present perfect:has/have been + past participle
Past perfect: had been + past participle
Future:will be + past participle
Future perfect:will have been +past participle
Future continuous: going to be + past participle

Fazzu

[kenji]

do you know passive and active voices?
well...
your tenses are clearly in the passive voice!

[Fazzu]

Sorry,I don't get it

[Tdol]

The tense is shown through the verb 'be' and the meaning is shown through the verb in the past participle in the passive voice.

http://www.usingenglish.com/glossary/passive.html