| APPROVE - PRESENT SIMPLE | |
| ★ i | approve |
| ★ you | approve |
| ★ he/she/it | approves |
| ★ we | approve |
| ★ you | approve |
| ★ they | approve |
| APPROVE - PRESENT CONTINUOUS | |
| ★ i am | approving |
| ★ you are | approving |
| ★ he/she/it is | approving |
| ★ we are | approving |
| ★you are | approving |
| ★ they are | approving |
| APPROVE - PRESENT PERFECT | |
| ★ i have | approved |
| ★ you have | approved |
| ★ he/she/it has | approved |
| ★ we have | approved |
| ★ you have | approved |
| ★ they have | approved |
A transitive verb always has a noun that receives the action of the verb, called the direct object.
An intransitive verb never has a direct or indirect object. Although an intransitive verb may be followed by an adverb or adverbial phrase, there is no object to receive its action
| APPROVE - PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS | |
| ★ i have been | approving |
| ★ you have been | approving |
| ★ he/she/it has been | approving |
| ★ we have been | approving |
| ★ you have been | approving |
| ★ they have been | approving |
| APPROVE - PAST SIMPLE | |
| ★ i | approved |
| ★ you | approved |
| ★ he/she/it | approved |
| ★ we | approved |
| ★ you | approved |
| ★ they | approved |
| APPROVE - PAST CONTINUOUS | |
| ★ i was | approving |
| ★ you were | approving |
| ★ he/she/it was | approving |
| ★ we were | approving |
| ★ you were | approving |
| ★ they were | approving |
| APPROVE - PAST PERFECT | |
| ★ i had | approved |
| ★ you had | approved |
| ★ he/she/it had | approved |
| ★ we had | approved |
| ★ you had | approved |
| ★ they had | approved |
The PAST SIMPLE tense, is also called the PRETERIT.
| APPROVE - PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS | |
| ★ i had been | approving |
| ★ you had been | approving |
| ★ he/she/it had been | approving |
| ★ we had been | approving |
| ★ you had been | approving |
| ★ they had been | approving |
| APPROVE - FUTURE SIMPLE | |
| ★ i will | approve |
| ★ you will | approve |
| ★ he/she/it will | approve |
| ★ we will | approve |
| ★ you will | approve |
| ★ they will | approve |
| APPROVE - FUTURE CONTINUOUS | |
| ★ i wil be | approving |
| ★ you will be | approving |
| ★ he/she/it will be | approving |
| ★ we will be | approving |
| ★ you will be | approving |
| ★ they will be | approving |
| APPROVE - FUTURE PERFECT | |
| ★ i will have | approved |
| ★ you will have | approved |
| ★ he/she/it will have | approved |
| ★ we will have | approved |
| ★ you will have | approved |
| ★ they will have | approved |
| APPROVE - FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS | |
| ★ i will have been | approving |
| ★ you will have been | approving |
| ★ he/she/it will have been | approving |
| ★ we will have been | approving |
| ★ you will have been | approving |
| ★ they will have been | approving |