| Past | Present | Future |
| Simple | Simple | Simple |
| did {base} {preterit} |
{base} | will {base} |
| did write wrote |
write | will write |
| Continuous | Continuous | Continuous |
| BE {gerund} | BE {gerund} | will be {gerund} |
| was/were writing | am/is/are writing | will be writing |
| Perfect | Perfect | Perfect |
| had {perfect} | HAVE {perfect} | will have {perfect} |
| had written | has/have written | will have written |
| Continuous Perfect | Continuous Perfect | Continuous Perfect |
| had been {gerund} | HAVE been {gerund} | will have been {gerund} |
| had been writing | has/have been writing | will have been writing |
| Command | Permittance | Continuation |
| Simple | Let me {base} | Keep {gerund} |
| {base} | Let me write. | Keep writing. |
| Write. | ||
| Allow me to {base} | Continue {gerund} | |
| Continuous | Allow me to write. | Continue writing. |
| Start {gerund} | ||
| Start writing. | ||
| Get {gerund} | ||
| Get writing. |
| Past | Present | Future |
| If [S] had {perfect} | If [S] were/was {gerund} | If [S] were/was to {base} |
| If I had written... | If I were/was writing... | If I were/was to write... |
| If Joe had written... | If Joe were/was writing... | If Joe were/was to write... |
| If we/they had written... | If we/they were writing... | If we/they were to write... |
| Had [S] {perfect} | Were/Was [S] {gerund} | Were/Was [S] to {base} |
| Had I written... | Were/Was I writing... | Were/Was I to write... |
| Had Joe written... | Were/Was Joe writing... | Were/Was Joe to write... |
| Had we/they written... | Were we/they writing... | Were we/they to write... |
| Past Continuous | Present Continuous | Future Continuous |
| If [S] had been {gerund} | If [S] BE to be {gerund} | If [S] will be {gerund} |
| If Joe had been writing... | If I am to be writing... | If Joe will be writing... |
| If we are to be writing... | ||
| Had [S] been {gerund} | If Joe is to be writing... | Would/Should [S] be {gerund} |
| Had Joe been writing... | If they are to be writing... | Would/Should Joe be writing... |
| Past | Present | Future |
| Simple | Simple | Simple |
| BE {perfect} | BE {perfect} | will be {perfect} |
| was/were written | am/is/are written | will be written |
| Continuous | Continuous | Continuous |
| BE being {perfect} | BE being {perfect} | will be being {perfect} |
| was/were being written | am/is/are being written | will be being written |
| Perfect | Perfect | Perfect |
| had been {perfect} | HAVE been {perfect} | will have been {perfect} |
| had been written | has/have been written | will have been written |
| Continuous Perfect | Continuous Perfect | Continuous Perfect |
| had been being {perfect} | HAVE been being {perfect} | will have been being {perfect} |
| had been being written | has/have been being written | will have been being written |
| Command | Permittance | Continuation |
| Simple | Let [O] be {perfect} | Keep (being) {perfect} |
| be {perfect} | Let me/him/us/them be written. | Keep (being) written. |
| Be written. | ||
| Allow [O] to be {perfect} | Continue being {perfect} | |
| Volitive | Allow me/us/them to be written. | Continue being written. |
| Get {perfect} | ||
| Get written. | ||
| Volitive Continuous | ||
| Start being {perfect} | ||
| Start being written. |
| Past | Present | Future |
| If [S] had been {perfect} | If [S] were/was being {perfect} | If [S] were/was to be {perfect} |
| If I had been written... | If I were/was being written... | If I were/was to be written... |
| If Joe had been written... | If Joe were/was being written... | If Joe were/was to be written... |
| If we/they had been written... | If we/they were being written... | If we/they were to be written... |
| Had [S] been {perfect} | Were/Was [S] being {perfect} | Were/Was [S] to be {perfect} |
| Had I been written... | Were/Was I being written... | Were/Was I to be written... |
| Had Joe been written... | Were/Was Joe being written... | Were/Was Joe to be written... |
| Had we/they been written... | Were we/they being written... | Were we/they to be written... |
| Past Continuous | Present Continuous | Future Continuous |
| If [S] had been being {perfect} | If [S] BE to be being {perfect} | If [S] will be being {perfect} |
| If Joe had been being writing... | If I am to be being written... | If Joe will be being written... |
| If we are to be being written... | ||
| Had [S] been being {perfect} | If Joe is to be being written... | Would/Should [S] be being {perfect} |
| Had Joe been being written... | If they are to be being written... | Would/Should Joe be being written... |