Verb Tenses Chart

TENSE POSITIVE NEGATIVE QUESTION USE

AM I ? YES I AM. NO I’M NOT
Present I AM / I ‘M I AM NOT/ I ‘M NOT
IS He, She, It? YES, SHE IS/ NO, SHE ISN’T
Simple He, She, It IS He, She, It IS NOT / ISN’T
ARE You -We, You, They? YES, WE ARE/ NO WE
SER / ESTAR
verb TO BE You - We, You, They ARE You -We, You, They ARE NOT/AREN’T
AREN’T.
1) Habitual activities (ROUTINES).
Adverbs of frequency, such as
always, usually, regularly,
frequently, often,
I, You - We, You, They PLAY
tennis on Mondays.
sometimes, rarely, and
I, You - We, You, They DON'T (DO DO I, You - We, You, They WORK in New
York?
never
NOT) WORK in New York. YES, I DO, NO, I DON’T time expressions every year,
Simple
He, She, It PLAYS tennis on
everyday and once, twice a
Present He, She, It DOESN'T (DOES NOT)
Mondays. DOES He, She, It WORK in New York? day, three times a day 1,2 i 3
GO –GOES WORK in New York. YES, HE DOES. NO, HE DOESN’T
WATCH- WATCHES vegades al dia)
WASH- WASHES
STUDY- STUDIES
2)States that exist at the
PLAY - PLAYS
time of speaking:
PASS- PASSES
My sister lives in Canada.
George likes pudding.
This house is really beautiful

HAVE I, You - We, You, They GOT a big

I, You - We, You, They HAVE I, You - We, You, They HAVEN’T house?
HAVE GOT/
HAS GOT
GOT a big house. GOT a big house. YES, I HAVE. NO I HAVEN’T. 1) Possession in English.

He, She, It HAS GOT 3 sisters. He, She, It HASN’T GOT 3 sisters. HAS He, She, It GOT 3 sisters?
YES, SHE HAS/ NO SHE HASN’T

I, You - We, You, They ARE I AM NOT (‘M NOT) COMING this 1) Actions happening at the present moment.
WORKING at the moment. evening.
AM I WORKING at the moment? 2) When Present Continuous has future

He, She, It IS WORKING at You - We, You, They AREN'T (ARE ARE You - We, You, They WORKING at meaning and scheduling: next week,
Present the moment? YES, WE ARE. NO WE AREN’T tomorrow
Continuous
the moment. NOT) COMING this evening. -IS He, She, It WORKING at the moment? 3) TIME EXPRESSIONS: now, at the
STUDY -STUDYING
STOP-STOPPING He, She, It ISN'T (IS NOT) YES, SHE IS. NO SHE ISN’T
TRAVEL-TRAVELLING
COMING this evening. - WHAT AM I DOING? moment, at the present,
LIE- LYING - WHAT ARE YOU, THEY,WE DOING NOW?
today, this evening.
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Past I, You, he, She, It - We, You, They 1) Actions happening at a defined moment in
I, You, He, She, It - We, You, They DIDN'T
the past.
WENT to Paris last week. (DID NOT) GO to Paris. DID I, You, He, She, It - We, You, They GO to
2) TIMEEXPRESSIONS: last
VERBS REGULARS- -ED Paris?

IRRGULAR VERB LIST

YES, I DID. NO , I DIDN’T week, month, yesterday,
WHERE DID I, You, He, She, It - We, You, They 1 day ago, in 1992.
GO last weekend?
I,He, She, It WAS NOT / WASN’T
Past verb I, He, She, It WAS WAS I,He, She, It ….?
You - We, You, They WERE ERA / ESTABA
TO BE You - We, You, They WERE WERE You - We, You, They ?
NOT/WEREN’T

1) Interrupted past action, action happening

You - We, You, They WERE You - We, You, They WEREN'T (WERE What WAS I, He, She, It DOING when I called? at a specific moment in time in the past.
WATCHING TV when you called. NOT) WORKING when she arrived. YES, I WAS. / NO, I WASN’T 2) KEY WORDS: WHEN , WHILE
Past
I, He, She, It WAS WATCHING I, He, She, It WASN'T (WAS NOT) The same as
Continuous What WERE You - We, You, They DOING 3) TIME EXPRESSIONS:
TV when you called.
WORKING when she arrived. when I called? YES, WE WERE. / NO WE WEREN’T. Simple Past

1) Decisions made at the moment

about the future, future predictions,
WILL I, You, he, She, It - We, You, They VISIT us future promises.
I, You, he, She, It - We, You, They WON'T
I, You, he, She, It - We, You, They
Simple soon? YES, I WILL / NO , I WON’T
Future 'LL (WILL) MEET you at the (WILL NOT) TRAVEL TO USA next WHO WILL I, You, he, She, It - We, You, They 2) TIME EXPRESSIONS:
airport tomorrow. summer.
VISIT you? tomorrow, tonight, next
week, next time, in a month.

AM I GOING TO FLY to Boston

I AM GOING TO FLY to
AM NOT (I’M NOT) I next week?

Boston next week. GOING TO FLY to Boston next YES, I AM. NO, I’M NOT
week.
You - We, You, They ARE ARE You - We, You, They 1) Future intent or planned action

Future with GOING TO FLY to Boston

You - We, You, They AREN’T GOING TO FLY to Boston next 2) TIME EXPRESSIONS: The
Be Going to next week. GOING TO FLY to Boston next week? YES, WE ARE. NO WE AREN’T.
week. same as Simple Future.
He, She, It IS GOING IS He, She, It GOING TO
TO FLY to Boston next week. He, She, It ISN’T GOING TO FLY to Boston next week? YES, HE IS.
FLY to Boston next week.
NO HE ISN’T.
 HAVE I, You- We, You,
I, You- We, You, They EATEN an ice cream? YES, I 1)To express an action that was begun in
the past and continues into the present.
They ‘VE (HAVE) I, You- We, You, They HAVE. NO, I HAVEN’T.
SEEN Mick three times this ‘VE (HAVE) SEEN Mick three 2) To express an action that happened in
the unspecified past. 3) To express a
week. times this week.
Present HAS He, She, It EATEN an recent action that has a present effect.
Perfect
He, She, It ‘S He, She, It ‘S (HAS) ice cream? YES, SHE HAS. NO, SHE 4) KEY WORDS: SINCE/ FOR,
(HAS) SEEN Mick three SEEN Mick three times this week. HASN’T. ALREADY/ YET, EVER,
times this week.
How long have I, You- We, You, They worked NEVER, HOW LONG?
at Smith's?

How long has He, She, It worked at Smith's?

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