Tenses

There are mainly 3 types of tense

1. Present tense
2. Past tense
3. Future tense

These tenses are further categorized into 4 branches

1. Indefinite
2. Continuous
3. Perfect
4. Perfect Continuous

Present Tense:
»Indefinite Tense:
 Singular: he, she, it = s or es
 Plural: I, you, we, they = dosen’t required s or es
 Helping verb: do and does
 Form of verb: !st form of verb

»Sentence Structure:
•Simple Sentence:
S+V+O
E.g: He plays the video game.
I approve her request.
•Negative Sentence:
S + H.V + not+ V + O
E.g: He does not play the video game.
I do not approve her request.
•Introgatie Sentence:
H.V+ S + V + O
E.g: Does he play video game?
Do I approve her request?
•Negative Introgatie Sentence:
H.V+ S + not + V + O
E.g: Does he not play video game?
Do I not approve her request?

»Continuous Tense:
 Helping verb: is, am, are
 Form of verb: !st form of verb + ing
 Singular: he, she, it = is
 Plural: You, we, they, = are
 1st person pronoun: am
»Sentence Structure:
•Simple Sentence:
S + H.V + V + O
E.g: He is playing the video game.
I am approve her request.
•Negative Sentence:
S + H.V + not+ V + O
E.g: He is not playing the video game.
I am not approving her request.
•Introgatie Sentence:
H.V+ S + V + O
E.g: Is he playing the video game?
Am I approving her request?
•Negative Introgatie Sentence:
H.V+ S + not + V + O
E.g: Is he not playing the video game?
Am I not approving her request?
»Perfect Tense:
 Helping verb: has, have
 Form of verb: 3rd form of verb
 Singular: he, she, it = has
 Plural: I, you, we, they, = have

»Sentence Structure:
•Simple Sentence:
S + H.V + V + O
E.g: He has played the video game.
I have approved her request.
•Negative Sentence:
S + H.V + not+ V + O
E.g: He has not played the video game.
I have not approved her request.
•Introgatie Sentence:
H.V+ S + V + O
E.g: Has he played the video game?
Have I approved her request?
•Negative Introgatie Sentence:
H.V+ S + not + V + O
E.g: Has he not played the video game?
Have I not approved her request?
»Perfect Continuous Tense:
 Helping verb: has been, have been
 Form of verb: 1st form of verb + ing
 Singular: he, she, it = has been
 Plural: I, you, we, they, = have been
»Sentence Structure:
•Simple Sentence:
S + H.V + V + O
E.g: He has been playing the video game.
I have been approving her request.
•Negative Sentence:
S + H.V + not+ V + O
E.g: He has not been playing the video game.
I have not been approving her request.
•Introgatie Sentence:
H.V+ S + V + O
E.g: Has he been playing the video game?
Have I been approving her request?
•Negative Introgatie Sentence:
H.V+ S + not + V + O
E.g: Has he not been playing the video game?
Have I not been approving her request?

Past Tense:
»Indefinite Tense:
 Helping verb: did
 Form of verb: 2nd form of verb (only in simple sentences)
 Singular: did + 1st form of verb
 Plural: did + 1st form of verb

•Simple Sentence:
S+V+O
E.g: Teacher taught us lesson today.
They punched me.
•Negative Sentence:
S + H.V + not+ V + O
E.g: Teacher did not teach us lesson today.
They did not punch me.
•Introgatie Sentence:
H.V+ S + V + O
E.g: Did teacher teach us lesson today?
Did they punch me?
•Negative Introgatie Sentence:
H.V+ S + not + V + O
E.g: Did teacher not teach us lesson today?
Did they not punch me?

»Continuous Tense:
 Helping verb: was, were
 Form of verb: 1st form of verb + ing
  Singular: he, she, it = was
 Plural: : I, you, we, they, = were

•Simple Sentence:
S + H.V + V + O

E.g: Teacher was teaching us lesson today.

They were punching me.

•Negative Sentence:
S + H.V + not+ V + O
E.g: Teacher was not teaching us lesson today.
They were not punching me.
•Introgatie Sentence:
H.V+ S + V + O
E.g: Was teacher teaching us lesson today?
Were they punching me?
•Negative Introgatie Sentence:
H.V+ S + not + V + O
E.g: Was teacher not teaching us lesson today?
Were they not punching
me?
»Perfect Tense:
 Helping verb: had
 Form of verb: 3rd form of verb
 Singular: had
 Plural: had

•Simple Sentence:
S+V+O
E.g: Teacher had taught us lesson today.
They had punched me.
•Negative Sentence:
S + H.V + not+ V + O
E.g: Teacher had not taught us lesson today.
They had not punched me.
•Introgatie Sentence:
H.V+ S + V + O
E.g: Had teacher taught us lesson today?
Had they punched me?
•Negative Introgatie Sentence:
H.V+ S + not + V + O
E.g: Had teacher not taught us lesson today?
Had they not punched me?

»Perfect Continuous Tense:

 Helping verb: had been
 Form of verb: 1st form of verb + ing
  Singular: had been
 Plural: had been

•Simple Sentence:
S + H.V + V + O

E.g: Teacher had been teaching us lesson today.

They had been punching me.

•Negative Sentence:
S + H.V + not+ V + O
E.g: Teacher had not been teaching us lesson today.
They had not been punching me.
•Introgatie Sentence:
H.V+ S + V + O
E.g: Had teacher been teaching us lesson today?
Had they been punching me?
•Negative Introgatie Sentence:
H.V+ S + not + V + O
E.g: Had teacher not been teaching us lesson today?
Had they not been punching me?
»Future Tense:
 Helping verb: will, shall
 Form of verb: 1st form of verb
 Will: he, she, it, I, you, we, they
 Shall: mostly used in uncertainity situation or documents work

»Sentence Structure:
•Simple Sentence:
S + H.V + V + O
E.g: I will wash my hands.
I shall grateful to you.
•Negative Sentence:
S + H.V + not+ V + O
E.g: : I will not wash my hands.
I shall not grateful to you.
•Introgatie Sentence:
H.V+ S + V + O
E.g: Will I wash my hands?
Shall I grateful to you?
•Negative Introgative Sentence:
H.V+ S + not + V + O
E.g: Will I not wash my hands?
Shall I not grateful to you?
»Continuous Tense:
 Helping verb: Will be, shall be
 Form of verb: 1st form of verb + ing
•Simple Sentence:
S + H.V + V + O

E.g: I will be helping my friends.

I shall be participating in OLIMPC.

•Negative Sentence:
S + H.V + not+ V + O
E.g: : I will not be helping my friends.

I shall not be participating in OLIMPC.

•Introgatie Sentence:
H.V+ S + V + O
E.g: Will I be helping my friends?

Shall I be participating in OLIMPC?

•Negative Introgative Sentence:

H.V+ S + not + V + O
E.g: Will I not be helping my friends?

Shall I not be participating in OLIMPC?

»Perfect Tense:
 Helping verb: Will have, shall have
 Form of verb: 3rd form of verb

•Simple Sentence:
S + H.V + V + O
E.g: : I will have helping my friends.

I shall have participating in OLIMPC.

•Negative Sentence:
S + H.V + not+ V + O
E.g: : I will not have helping my friends.

I shall not have participating in OLIMPC.

•Introgatie Sentence:
H.V+ S + V + O
E.g: Will I have helping my friends?

Shall I have participating in OLIMPC?

•Negative Introgatie Sentence:

H.V+ S + not + V + O
E.g: : Will I not have helping my friends?
Shall I not have participating in OLIMPC?