ENGLISH TENSES

STRUCTURES

PRESENT SIMPLE & PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Pronoun + V(-s)

Pronoun + to be + V+ing

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.

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)

Pron.+have/has+been+V+ing

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?

We have been reading for two hours. He has been watching the match for half an hour.

Have/Has+pron.+been+V+ing

Pron+have/has+not+V3(-ed)

We have not (havent) made the cake yet. It has not (hasnt) rained for a long time.

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)

Pron.+was/were+V-ing

I won an important competition two weeks ago. She wanted to find out the truth.

She was running in the park when I met her. We were arguing when you came in.

DID + Pron. + V?

Was/Were+pron. +V-ing?

Did you follow him yesterday? What did he choose?

Pron. + did + not + V

What were you doing when I phoned you the other day? Was he paying attention?

They did not (didnt) know where to go. You did not (didnt) do anything to help them.

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)

Pron.+ had+been+V-ing

They had found it in the kitchen. She had liked it before the incident.
Had + pronoun + Had he solved the exercise ? Had you helped him?

V3 (-ed) ?

We had been jogging the whole morning. He had been playing the violin for an hour.

Had + pron.+been+ Ving?

Pronoun + had not + V 3

(-ed)

Had she been reading the magazine? Had you been knitting?

We had not (hadnt) waited for them.

You had not (hadnt) forgotten about it.

Pron.+had not+been+Ving

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

Pron.+shall/wil+be+V-ing
We shall be telling jokes this time tomorrow. Theyll be flying home this time next week.

I shall (Ill) follow you everywhere. She will (shell) understand.

Will/Shall + pron. + V?

Shall/Will+pron.+be+V-ing?
Shall we be making a snow man? Will you be helping me?

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/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)

Pron.+shall/will+have+been+Ving

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)

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.

Will he have arrived at the railway station in time? Shall we have found out the answer to his problem?

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+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 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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