12 Tenses formula with Example

Tense Affirmative Negative Interrogative

Present
I have a car. I don’t have a car. Do I have a car?
Simple
You are not
Present You are playing Are you playing
playing football
Continuous football now. football now?
now.
Present They have been They haven’t been Have they been
Perfect there. there. there?
Present
I have been I haven’t been Have they been
Perfect
Continuous
living here. living here. living here?

I lived in I didn’t live in Did I live in

Past Simple
London. London. London?
Past
I was playing. I wasn’t playing. Was I playing?
Continuous
He had not
Past perfect He had worked. Had he worked?
worked.
Past Perfect I had been I had not been Had I been
Continuous watching. watching. watching?
Future Simple I will come. I will not come. Will I come in?
Future I will be playing I won’t be playing Will I be playing
Continuous basketball. basketball. basketball?
He will have He will not have Will he have
Future Perfect
finished. finished. finished?
Future Perfect We will have We will not have Will we have
Continuous been starting. been starting. been starting?
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 12 Tenses in English

Simple Present I play basketball every week.

Present Progressive I’m playing basketball now.

Simple Past I played basketball yesterday.

I was playing basketball the whole
Past Progressive evening.
Present Perfect I have just played basketball.
Present Perfect I have been playing basketball for 3
Progressive hours.
I had played basketball before mary
Past Perfect came.
Past Perfect I had been playing basketball when
Progressive Mary came.
Future – will I will play basketball next week.
I’m going to play basketball this
Future – going to afternoon.
Future Progressive I will be playing basketball next Sunday.
I will have played basketball by
Future Perfect tomorrow.

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