ENGLISH TENSES

STRUCTURES
PRESENT SIMPLE & PRESENT CONTINUOUS
Pronoun + V(-s)
I speak English very well.
He wants to speak English, too.

DO/DOES + pronoun + V?
Do you know him?
Does she play the guitar?

Pron. + DO/DOES+not+V
I do not (dont) understand him
very well.
He does not (doesnt) practice
every day.
Pronoun + to be + V+ing
I am walking to school.
She is writing a letter.
To be + pronoun + V+ing?
Are you watching something
important now?
Is he helping you at the moment?
Pronoun + to be + not +V+ing
I am not doing anything
important right now.
She is not (isnt) tidying her
room now.


PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE
PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
Pron.+have/has+V3 (-ed)
I have already solved the problem.
She has just left the room.
Have/has+pron.+V3(-ed)?
Have you ever listened to this CD?
Has he learnt the poem?
Pron+have/has+not+V3(-ed)
We have not (havent) made the
cake yet.
It has not (hasnt) rained for a long
time.
Pron.+have/has+been+V+ing
We have been reading for two
hours.
He has been watching the match for
half an hour.
Have/Has+pron.+been+V+ing
Have they been walking for long?
Has it been snowing the whole
night?
Pron.+have/has+not+been+V
+ING
We havent been skiing since last
year.
She hasnt been telling the whole
story.




PAST TENSE SIMPLE & PAST TENSE
CONTINUOUS
Pron.+ V2(-ed)
I won an important competition
two weeks ago.
She wanted to find out the truth.
DID + Pron. + V?
Did you follow him yesterday?
What did he choose?
Pron. + did + not + V
They did not (didnt) know where to
go.
You did not (didnt) do anything to
help them.

Pron.+was/were+V-ing
She was running in the park when I
met her.
We were arguing when you came in.
Was/Were+pron. +V-ing?
What were you doing when I phoned
you the other day?
Was he paying attention?
Pron.+was/were+not+V-ing
They were not (werent) working
when I entered the room.
He was not (wasnt) playing chess.

PAST PERFECT SIMPLE &PAST PERFECT
CONTINUOUS
Pron.+ had + V3 (-ed)
They had found it in the kitchen.
She had liked it before the incident.

Had + pronoun +V3 (-ed) ?
Had he solved the exercise ?
Had you helped him?

Pronoun + had not + V 3
(-ed)
We had not (hadnt) waited for
them.
You had not (hadnt) forgotten about
it.

Pron.+ had+been+V-ing
We had been jogging the whole
morning.
He had been playing the violin for
an hour.
Had + pron.+been+ V-
ing?
Had she been reading the
magazine?
Had you been knitting?
Pron.+had not+been+V-
ing
They had not (hadnt) been
listening to me.
He had not (hadnt) been playing in
the courtyard with the others.

FUTURE SIMPLE & FUTURE CONTINUOUS
Pron. +shall/will + V
I shall (Ill) follow you everywhere.
She will (shell) understand.

Will/Shall + pron. + V?
Will you go to the market tomorrow?
Shall we visit the Science Museum?

Pron. + will/shall not + V
We shall not (shant) pay her a visit
at the weekend.
She will not (wont ) make such a
mistake again.



Pron.+shall/wil+be+V-ing
We shall be telling jokes this time
tomorrow.
Theyll be flying home this time next
week.
Shall/Will+pron.+be+V-ing?
Shall we be making a snow man?
Will you be helping me?

Pron.+shall/will +be+V ing
I shall not (shant) be listening to
music.
You will not (wont) be skydiving.

FUTURE PERFECT SIMPLE & FUTURE PERFECT
CONTINUOUS
Pron.+shall/will+have +V3 (-ed)
She will have written her composition by eleven
oclock.
Tomorrow we shall have been on holiday for
one month.
Shall/Will +pron. +have +V3 (-
ed)
Will he have arrived at the railway station in
time?
Shall we have found out the answer to his
problem?
Pron+shall/will not+V3 (-ed)
They will not (wont) have finished the
book by the end of February.
I shall not (shant) have come back
home by 12 oclock.
Pron.+shall/will+have+been+V-
ing
She will have been singing for half an
hour when her mother comes here.
I shall have been listening to music for a
while by this time tomorrow.
Shall/Will+pron+have+been+V-ing?
Shall we have been sledging this time
tomorrow?
Will you have been dancing this time next
week?
Pron.+shall/will not+ have
been+V-ing
They will not (wont) have been
spending their leave here.
Nick will not (wont) have been
driving.



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