Tense/Tiempo Auxiliries Structure Examples

You are a teacher

To-Be (Present) Am, is, are You are not a teacher
Are you a teacher? Yes, I am / No, I am not

I was in Cali last year

I wasn’t in Cali last year
To-Be (Past) Was, Were Were you in Cali last year?
Yes, I was / No, I wasn’t

They play soccer

They don’t play soccer
Do they play soccer? Yes, they do / No, they don’t
Simple present Do, Does
She reads a book
She doesn’t read a book
Does she read a book? Yes, she does / No, she doesn’t

She visited her grandmother

Simple past Did She didn’t visit her grandmother
Did she visit her grandmother?
Yes, she did / No, she didn’t

We will go to Cali Tomorrow

Simple future Will We won’t go to Cali tomorrow
Will we go to Cali tomorrow?
Yes, we will / No, they won’t

You are going to go to Miami next year

Simple future Be going to You aren’t going to go to Miami next year
Are you going to go to Miami next year?
Yes, I am / No, I am not

He has been in Bogota two times

Perfect present Have, Has He hasn’t been in Bogota two times
Has he been in Bogota two times?
Yes, he has / No, he hasn´t

I had written a letter to my sister

Perfect past Had I hadn’t written a letter to my sister
Had you written a letter to your sister?
Yes, I had / No, I hadn’t

We will have left the hotel by 10 am

We won’t have left the hotel by 10 am
Perfect future Will + Have Will you have left the hotel by 10 am?
Yes, we will / No, we won’t