The present, future, perfect, and future perfect are sometimes called primary (or principal) tenses, while the imperfect, aorist, and pluperfect are sometimes called secondary (or historical) tenses. In the indicative mood, the usual English equivalents of these tenses are as follows: Tense Active Voice Passive Voice Present I love I am being loved Future I will love I will be loved Imperfect I was loving I was being loved Aorist I loved I was loved Perfect I have loved I have been loved Pluperfect
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