TENSES IN ENGLISH

SIMPLE PAST

SIMPLE PRESENT

SIMPLE FUTURE

(+) Tom ate snacks yesterday.

(+) Tom eats snacks every day.

(+) Tom will eat snacks tomorrow.

(-) He didnt eat them yesterday.

(-) He doesnt eat them.

(-) He wont eat them.

(?) Did he eat them yesterday?

(?) Does he eat them?

(?) Will he eat them?

PAST PROGRESSIVE

PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

FUTURE PROGRESSIVE

(+) Tom was eating snacks when I arrived.

(+) Tom is eating snacks right now.

(+)Tom will be eating snacks in two hours.

(-) He wasnt eating them.

(-) He isnt eating them.

(-) He wont be eating them.

(?) Was he eating them?

(?) Is he eating them?

(?) Will he be eating them?

PAST PERFECT

PRESENT PERFECT

FUTURE PERFECT

(+) Tom had eaten snacks when I saw him.

(+) Tom has eaten snacks lately.

(+) Tom will have eaten snacks by 2020.

(-) He hadnt eaten them.

(-) He hasnt eaten them.

(-) He wont have eaten them.

(?) Had he eaten them?

(?) Has he eaten them?

(?) Will he have eaten them?