Tenses Chart

Present Tense
Present Indefinite
Subject + Ist form + s -or es +
object
Exp. He plays football.
Subject + do/does not+ Ist form + object
Exp. He does not play football.

Do/Does + Subject + Ist form +

-object
Exp. Do they go out for a walk
daily?

Past Tense
Past Indefinite
Subject + IInd form + object

Exp. He played football.

Future Tense
Future Indefinite
Subject + will/shall + Ist form +
-object
Exp. He will play football.

Subject + did not + Ist form +

object

Subject + will/shall + not + Ist form + object

Exp. He did not play football.

Exp. He will not play football.

Did + Subject + Ist form + obj

Will/Shall + Subject + Ist form +

-object

Exp. Did they go out for a walk daily?

Exp. Will he play football

daily?

Present Continuous

Past Continuous

Subject + Is/am/are + Ist form + ing + object

Subject + was/were + Ist form

+ ing + object

Subject + will/shall + be + Ist form + ing + object

Exp. He is playing football.

Exp. He was playing football.

Exp. He will be playing football

-tomorrow by this time.

Subject + Is/am/are + not + Ist

-form + ing + object

Subject + was/were + not + Ist

form + ing + object

Subject + will/shall + not + be +

-Ist form + ing + object

Exp. He is not playing football.

Exp. He was not playing

football.

Exp. He will not be playing football tomorrow by this time.

Is/am/are + Subject + not + Ist

-form + ing + object

Was/Were + Subject + Ist form

-+ ing + object

Will/shall + Subject + be + not

+ -Ist form + ing + object

Exp. Are we not learning our

-lesson?

Exp. Were they not learning

their lesson?

Exp. Will he be playing football

-tomorrow by this time?

Future Continuous

Present Perfect

Past Perfect

Subject + has, have + 3rd form

+ object

Subject + had + 3rd form +

object

Subject + will/shall + have + 3rd form + object

Future Perfect

Exp. I have finished my work.

Exp. I had finished my work.

Exp. He will have played football tomorrow by this time.

Subject + has, have + not +

3rd form + object

Subject + had + not + 3rd

form + object

Exp. I have not finished my

work.

Exp. I had not finished my

work.

Has, have + Subject + 3rd form + object

Had + Subject + 3rd form +

object

Exp. Has he done his work?

-Exp. Had he done his work?

Subject + will/shall + not + have + 3rd form + object

Exp. He will not have played football tomorrow by this time.
Will/shall +Subject + have + been + 3rd form + object
Exp. Will he have played football tomorrow by this time?

Present Perfect Continuous

Past Perfect Continuous

Future Perfect Continuous

Subject + has/have + been + Ist form + ing + object + since/for

Exp. He has been doing his
work since Monday.

Subject + had + been +Ist form + ing + object + since/for

Subject + will/shall + have + been + 1st form + ing + object

Exp. He had been doing his

work since Monday.

Exp. He will have been playing

-football tomorrow by this time.

Subject + has/have + not +

been + Ist form + ing + obj +since/for

Subject + had + not + been +

-Ist form + ing + object + since/for

Subject + will/shall + not + have+ -been + 1st form + ing + object

Exp. He has not been doing

his -work since Monday.

Exp. He had not been doing

his -work since Monday.

Exp. He will not have been playing football tomorrow by this

-time.

Has/ have + Subject + been + Ist form + ing + object + since/for

Exp. Has he been doing his
work since Monday?

Had + Subject + been + Ist form + ing + object + since/for

Will/Shall + Subject + have + been +1st form + ing + object

Exp. Had he been doing his

work since Monday?

Exp. Will he have been playing

-football tomorrow by this time?