Tenses Structure / Formula Examples

Simple Past S+V2+… He read a book yesterday.

Simple Past Negative S+Did+not+V1+… He did not read a book yesterday.

Simple Past Questions Did+S+V1+…+? Did he read a book yesterday?

Simple Present S+V1+‘s’ or ‘es’+ … He reads a book daily.

Simple Present Negative S+Do/Does+not+V1+… He does not read a book daily.

Simple Present Questions Do/Does+S+V1+…+? Does he read a book daily?

Simple Future Will/Shall+V1+… He will read a book tomorrow.

Simple Future Negative S+Will/Shall+not+V1+… He will not read a book tomorrow.

Simple Future Questions Will/Shall+S+V1+…+? Will he read a book tomorrow?

Past Continuous S+was/were + He was reading a book yesterday.

(V1+ ‘ing’)+…

Past Continuous Negative S+was/were + not+ He was not reading a book yesterday.
(V1+ ‘ing’)+…

Past Continuous Question Was/were+S+ Was he reading a book yesterday?

(V1+ ‘ing’)+…+?

Present Continuous S+is/am/are + He is reading a book.

Affirmative (V1+ ‘ing’)+…

Present Continuous Negative S+is/am/are + not+ He is not reading a book.

(V1+ ‘ing’)+…

Present Continuous Question Is/am/are +S+ Is he reading a book?

(V1+ ‘ing’)+…+?

Future Continuous S+Will/Shall+ be+ (V1+’ing’)+… He will be reading a book tomorrow.

Future Continuous Negative S+Will/Shall + not+ He will not be reading a book

be+(V1+’ing’)+… tomorrow.

Future Continuous Question Will/Shall+S+ be+(V1+’ing’)+…+? Will he be reading a book tomorrow?

Past Perfect S+Had + V3+… He had read a book.

Past Perfect Negative S+Had+not+V3+… He had not read a book.

Past Perfect Question Had+S+V3+…+? Had he read a book?

Present Perfect S+has/have+V3+… He has read a book.

Present Perfect Negative S+Has/have+not+V3+… He has not read a book.

Present Perfect Question Has/have+S+V3+…+? Has he read a book?

Future Perfect S+Will/Shall have +V3+… He will have read a book.

Future Perfect Negative S+Will/Shall+not+ He will not have read a book.

have +V3+…

Future Perfect Question Will/Shall+S+have +V3+…+? Will he have read a book?

Past Perfect Continuous S+had+been + (V1+ing)+… He had been reading a book since
morning.

Past Perfect Continuous S+had+not+been +(V1+ing)+… He had not been reading a book since
Negative morning.

Past Perfect Continuous Had +S+been+ (V1+ing)+…+? Had he been reading a book since
Question morning?

Present Perfect Continuous S+has/have+been+ (V1+ing)+… He has been reading a book since
Affirmative morning.

Present Perfect Continuous S+has/have +not+ been + He has not been reading a book since
Negative (V1+ing)+… morning.

Present Perfect Continuous Has/have+S+been + (V1+ing)+…+? Has he been reading a book since
Question morning?

Future Perfect Continuous S+will/shall have + He will have been reading a book since
Affirmative been+(V1+ing)+… morning.

Future Perfect Continuous S+will/shall+not+have He will not have been reading a book
Negative +been+(V1+ing)+… since morning.

Future Perfect Continuous Will/shall+S+have+ Will he have been reading a book since
Question been+(V1+ing)+…+? morning?