TENSES IN ENGLISH

1. SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE:

Verbal:

(+) S + V1S/Es + O.

(-) S + Do Not / Does Not + V1 + O.

(?) DoNot/DoesNot + S + V1 + O?

Yes, S + Do/Does.

No, S + Do Not /Does Not

Nominal:

(+) S + To Be Present (Am, Is, Are) + Adjective/Noun/Adverb.

(-) S + To Be Present (Am, Is, Are) + Not + Adjective/Noun/Adverb.

(?) To Be Present (Am, Is, Are) + S + Adjective/Noun/Adverb?

Yes, S + To Be Present (Am, Is, Are).

No, S + To Be Present (Am, Is, Are) + Not.

2. SIMPLE PAST TENSE:

Verbal:

(+) S + Verb2 + O.

(-) S + Did + Not + Verb1 + O.

(?) Did + S + Verb1 + O?

Yes, S + Did.

No, S + Did + Not.

Nominal:

(+) S + To Be Past (Was, Were) + Adjective/ Noun/Adverb.

(-) S + To Be Past (Was, Were) + Not + Adjective/ Noun/Adverb.

(?) To Be Past (Was, Were) + S + Adjective/ Noun/Adverb?

Yes, S + To Be Past (Was, Were).

No, S + To Be Past (Was, Were) + Not.

3. SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE:

Verbal:

(+) S + Shall/Will + Verb1 + O.

(-) S + Shall/Will + Not + Verb1 + O.

(?) Shall/Will + S + Verb1 + O?

Yes, S + Shall/Will.

No, S + Shall/Will + Not.

Nominal:

(+) S + Shall/Will + Be + Adjective/ Noun/Adverb.

(-) S + Shall/Will + Not + Be + Adjective/ Noun/Adverb.

(?) Shall/Will + S + Be + Adjective/ Noun/Adverb?

Yes, S + Shall/Will.

No, S + Shall/Will + Not.

4. PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

Verbal:

(+) S + To Be Present (Am, Is, Are) + Verb1 + Ing + O.

(-) S + To Be Present (Am, Is, Are) + Not + Verb1 + Ing + O.

(?) To Be Present (Am, Is, Are) + S + Verb1 + Ing + O?

Yes, S + To Be Present (Am, Is, Are).

No, S + To Be Present (Am, Is, Are) + Not.

Nominal:

(+) S + To Be Present (Am, Is, Are) + Adjective/Noun/Adverb.

(-) S + To Be Present (Am, Is, Are) + Not + Adjective/Noun/Adverb.

(?) To Be Present (Am, Is, Are) + S + Adjective/Noun/Adverb?

Yes, S + To Be Present (Am, Is, Are).

No, S + To Be Present (Am, Is, Are) + Not.

5. PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE

Verbal:

(+) S + To Be Past (Was, Were) + Verb1 + Ing + O + When/While + Form Of Simple Past Tense/Form
Of Past Continuous Tense.

(-) S + To Be Past (Was, Were) + Not + Verb1 + Ing + O + When/While + Form Of Simple Past Tense/
Form Of Past Continuous Tense.

(?) To Be (Was, Were) + S + Verb1 + O + Ing + O? + When/While + Form Of Simple Past Tense/Form
Of Past Continuous Tense?

Yes, S + To Be Past (Was, Were).

No, S + To Be Past (Was, Were) + Not.

Nominal:

(+) S + To Be Past (Was, Were) + Adjective/ Noun/Adverb.

(-) S + To Be Past (Was, Were) + Not + Adjective/ Noun/Adverb.

(?) To Be Past (Was, Were) + S + Adjective/ Noun/Adverb?

Yes, S + To Be Past (Was, Were).

No, S + To Be Past (Was, Were) + Not.

6. FUTURE CONTINUOUS TENSE

Verbal:

(+) S + Shall/Will + Be + Verb1 + Ing + O.

(-) S + Shall/Will + Not + Be + Verb1 + Ing + O.

(?) Shall/Will + S + Be + Verb1 + Ing + O?

Yes, S + Shall/Will.

No, S + Shall/Will + Not.

Nominal:

(+) S + Shall/Will + Be + Adjective/ Noun/Adverb.

(-) S + Shall/Will + Not + Be + Adjective/ Noun/Adverb.

(?) Shall/Will + S + Be + Adjective/ Noun/Adverb?

Yes, S + Shall/Will.

No, S + Shall/Will + Not.

7. PRESENT PERFECT TENSE:

Verbal:

(+) S + Have/Has + Verb3 + O.

(-) S + Have/Has + Not + Verb3 + O.

(?) Have/Has + S + Verb3 + O?

Yes, S + Have/Has.

No, S + Have/Has + Not.

Nominal:

(+) S + Have/Has + Been + Adjective/Noun/Adverb.

(-) S + Have/Has + Not + Been + Adjective/Noun/Adverb.

(?) Have/Has + S + Been + Adjective/Noun/Adverb?

Yes, S + Have/Has.

No, S + Have/Has + Not.

8. PAST PERFECT TENSE:

Verbal:

(+) S + Had + Verb3 + O + When + Form Of Simple Past Tense.

(-) S + Had + Not + Verb3 + O + When + Form Of Simple Past Tense.

(?) Had + S +Verb3 + O + When + Form Of Simple Past Tense?

Yes, S + Had

No. S + Had + Not

Nominal:

(+) S + Had + Been + Adjective/Noun/Adverb + When + Form Of Simple Past Tense.

(-) S + Had + Not + Been + Adjective/Noun/Adverb + When + Form Of Simple Past Tense.

(?) Had + S + Been + Adjective/Noun/Adverb + When + Form Of Simple Past Tense?

Yes, S + Had.

No, S + Had Not.

9. FUTURE PERFECT TENSE:

Verbal:

(+) S + Shall/Will + Have/Has + Verb3 + O.

(-) S + Shall/Will + Not + Have/Has + Verb3 + O.

(?) Shall/Will + S + Have/Has + Verb3 + O?

Yes, S + Shall/Will.

No, S + Shall/Will + Not.

Nominal:

(+) S + Shall/Will + Have/Has + Been + Adjective/Noun/Adverb.

(-) S + Shall/Will + Not + Have/Has + Been + Adjective/Noun/Adverb.

(?) Shall/Will + S + Have/Has + Been + Adjective/Noun/Adverb?

Yes, S + Shall/Will.

No, S + Shall/Will + Not.

10. PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE:

Verbal:

(+) S + Have/Has + Been + Verb1 + Ing + O.

(-) S + Have/Has + Not + Been Verb1 + Ing + O.

(?) Have/Has + S + Been + Verb1 + Ing + O?

Yes, S + Have/Has.

No, S + Have/Has + Not.

11. PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE:

(+) S + Had + Been + Verb1 + Ing + O + When + Form Of Simple Past Tense.

(-) S + Had + Not + Been + Verb1 + Ing + O + When + Form Of Simple Past Tense.

(?) Had + S + Been + Verb1 + Ing + O + When + Form Of Simple Past Tense?
Yes, S + Had.

No, S + Had + Not.

12. FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE:

(+) S + Shall/Will + Have + Been + Verb1 + Ing + O .

(-) S + Shall/Will + Not + Have + Been + Verb1 + Ing + O.

(?) Shall/Will + S + Have + Been + Verb1 + Ing + O?

Yes, S + Shall/Will.

No, S + Shall/Will + Not.

13. SIMPLE PAST FUTURE TENSE:

Verbal:

(+) S + Should/Would + Verb1 + O.

(-) S + Should/Would + Not + Verb1 + O.

(?) Should/Would + S + Verb1 + O?

Yes, S + Should/Would.

No, S + Should/Would + Not.

Nominal:

(+) S + Should/Would + Be + Adjective/Noun/Adverb.

(-) S + Should/Would + Not + Be + Adjective/Noun/Adverb.

(?) Should/Would + S + Be + Adjective/Noun/Adverb?

Yes, S + Should/Would.

No, S + Should/Would + Not.

14. PAST FUTURE CONTINUOUS TENSE:

Verbal:

(+) S + Should/Would + Be + Verb1 + Ing + O.

(-) S + Should/Would + Not + Be + Verb1 + Ing + O.

(?) Should/Would + S + Be + Verb1 + Ing + O?

Yes, S + Should/Would.

No, S + Should/Would + Not.

15. PAST FUTURE PERFECT TENSE:

Verbal:

(+) S + Should/Would + Have/Has + Verb3 + O.

(-) S + Should/Would + Not + Have/Has + Verb3 + O.

(?) Should/Would + S + Have/Has + Verb3 + O?

Yes, S + Should/Would.

No, S + Should/Would + Not.

Nominal:

(+) S + Should/Would + Have/Has + Been + Adjective/Noun/Adverb.

(-) S + Should/Would + Not + Have/Has + Been + Adjective/Noun/Adverb.

(?) Should/Would + S + Have/Has + Been + Adjective/Noun/Adverb?

Yes, S + Should/Would.

No, S + Should/Would Not.

16. PAST FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE:

Verbal:

(+) S + Should/Would + Have + Been + Verb1 + Ing + O.

(-) S + Should/Would + Not + Have + Been + Been + Verb1 + Ing + O.

(?) Should/Would + S + Have + Been + Verb1 + Ing + O?

Yes, S + Should/Would.

No, S + Should/Would + Not.