SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE-VERB BE (AM – IS – ARE)
AFFIRMATIVE
She is my best friend.
S + V.BE + C
AFFIRMATIVE
The wind blows all the time. The wind doesn´t blow all the time.
S+V+C
AFFIRMATIVE
She was my best friend.
S + V.BE in past + C
AFFIRMATIVE
The wind blew all the time. The wind dind´t blow all the time.
S + V in past + C
AFFIRMATIVE
She will be my best friend.
S + WILL + V.BE in base form + C
AFFIRMATIVE
The wind will blow all the time.
S + WILL + V. in base form + C
AFFIRMATIVE
The wind has blown all the time.
S + HAS/HAVE + V. in P.P. + C
NEGATIVE YES/NO QUESTIONS INFORMATION QUESTIONS
She is not my best friend. Is she my best friend? Where is my best friend?
S + V.BE NOT + C V.BE + S + C? WH word + V.BE + S + C?
SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE- ACTION VERB (DO - DOES)
NEGATIVE YES/NO QUESTIONS INFORMATION QUESTIONS
Does the wind blow all the time? Where does the wind blow all the time?
S + DOESN´T/DON´T + V.BASE FORM + C DOES/DO + S + V.BASE FORM + C? WH word + DOES/DO + S + V.BASE FORM + C?
SIMPLE PAST TENSE-VERB BE (WAS - WERE)
NEGATIVE YES/NO QUESTIONS INFORMATION QUESTIONS
She was not my best friend. Was she my best friend? Where was my best friend?
S + V.BE in past NOT + C V.BE in past + S + C? WH word + V.BE in past + S + C?
SIMPLE PAST TENSE- ACTION VERB (DID)
NEGATIVE YES/NO QUESTIONS INFORMATION QUESTIONS
Did the wind blow all the time? Where did the wind blow all the time?
S + DIDN´T + V.BASE FORM + C DID + S + V.BASE FORM + C? WH word + DID + S + V.BASE FORM + C?
SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE-VERB BE (WILL)
NEGATIVE YES/NO QUESTIONS INFORMATION QUESTIONS
She won´t be my best friend. Will she be my best friend? Where will my best friend be?
S + WON´T + V.BE in base form + C WILL + S + V.BE in base form + C? WH word + WILL + S + V.BE in base form +
C?
SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE- ACTION VERB (WILL)
NEGATIVE YES/NO QUESTIONS INFORMATION QUESTIONS
The wind won´t blow all the time. Will the wind blow all the time? Where will the wind blow all the time?
S + WON´T + V. in base form + C WILL + S + V. in base form + C? WH word + WILL + S + V. in base form
+ C?
PRESENT PERFECT TENSE (HAVE - HAS)
NEGATIVE YES/NO QUESTIONS INFORMATION QUESTIONS
The wind hasn´t blown all the time. Has the wind blown all the time? Where Has the wind blown all the
time?
S + HASN´T/HAVEN´T + V. in P.P. + C HAS/HAVE + S + V. in P.P. + C? WH word + HAS/HAVE + S + V. in P.P.
+ C?