The progressive form is rarely used. It is
| I shall have been writing | We shall have been writing |
| You will have been writing | You will have been writing |
| He will have been writing | They will have been writing |
Giving all forms singular and plural, first, second, and third persons of each tense constitutes the conjugation of a verb. Giving one person in each tense constitutes the synopsis of the conjugation.
The following is a synopsis of all the tenses of the active voice in the first person singular number of the verb write:
Active Voice
| Tense |  | Primary |  | Present |  | I write (simple form) |
| I am writing (progressive form) | ||||||
| I do write (emphatic form) | ||||||
| Past | | I wrote (simple) | ||||
| I was writing (progressive) | ||||||
| I did write (emphatic) | ||||||
| Future |  | I shall write (simple) | ||||
| I shall be writing (progressive) | ||||||
| Perfect or Secondary | | Present Perfect | | I have written (simple) | ||
| I have been writing (progressive) | ||||||
| Past Perfect | | I had written (simple) | ||||
| I had been writing (progressive) | ||||||
| Future Perfect | | I shall have written (simple) | ||||
| I shall have been writing (progressive) |
Exercise 103
Conjugate the following in the active voice:
1. Simple past tense of walk.
2. Present progressive tense of walk.