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chart of tenses with rules and examples

Sr Tenses Rules Examples
1 Present Simple Tense (Affirmative) sub+v1 (+e/es). She eats.
2 Present Simple Tense (Negative) sub+do/does+ v1. She does not eat.
3 Present Simple Tense (Interrogative) Do/Does+ sub+v1+? Does she eat?
4 Present Simple Tense (Negative Interrogative) Do/Does + Sub + not + V1 + ob + ? Do you not eat the food?
5 Present Simple Tense (Interrogative word) Wh_questions +do/does +sub+v1+? When does she eat ?
6 Present Continues Tense (Affirmative) sub+is/am/are+ V1(+ing). I am going.
7 Present Continues Tense (Negative) sub+is/am/are +not+v1 (+ing). I am not going.
8 Present Continues Tense (Interrogative) Is/am/are+sub+ v1 (+ing)+? Am I going ?

9 Present Continues Tense (Negative Interrogative) Is/am/are+sub+not+ v1 (+ing)+? Are they not coming?
10 Present Continues Tense (Interrogative words) Wh_Questions +is/am/are +sub+v1 (+ing) + ? Where am I going ?
11 Present Perfect Tense (Affirmative) sub+has/have +v3. You have slept.
12 Present Perfect Tense (Negative) sub+have/has +not+v3. You have not slept.
13 Present Perfect Tense (Interrogative) Has/have +sub+v3 +? Have You slept?
has/have+ Subject+ not+ 3rd form of Verb+ Object+
14 Present Perfect Tense (Negative Interrogative) Remaining Words+ ? Have you not finished your work?
15 Present Perfect Tense (Interrogative word) Wh_Questions +have/has +sub+v3+? When have you slept ?

16 Present Perfect Continues Tense (Affirmative) sub+has/have +been +v1(+ing) +since/for +time. We have been coming for 2 days.

17 Present Perfect continues Tense (Negative) sub+has/have +not+been +v1(+ing) +since/for +time. We have not been coming for 2 days.

18 Present Perfect Continues (Interrogative) Has/have +sub+been +v1 (+ing) +since/for +time +? Have we been coming for 2 days?

has/have+ Subject+ not+ been+ 1st form of Verb+

ing+ Object+ for/since+ Remaining Words+ Mark of
19 Present Perfect Continues (Negative Interrogative) Interrogation (?) Has the child not been playing with toys since 2’O clock?
Present Perfect Continues Tense (Interrogative Wh_questions+ has/have +been+v1 (+ing) +since/for
20 Words) +time +? Where have we been coming for 2 days?
21  Past Simple Tense (Affirmative) sub +v2. He Ate.
22 Past Simple Tense (Negative) sub+did +not+v1. He did not eat.
23 Past Simple Tense (Interrogative) Did +sub+ v1 +? Did he eat?
did+ Subject+ not+ 1st form of Verb+ Object+
24 Past Simple Tense (Negative Interrogative) Remaining Words+? Did I not help her?
25 Past Simple Tense (Interrogative words) Wh_questions +did +sub+v1 +? When did he eat?
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26 Past Continues Tense (Affirmative) sub +was/were +v1(+ing). They were flying.

27 Past Continues Tense (Negative) sub+was/were +not+ v1(+ing) . They were not flying.
28 Past Continues Tense (Interrogative) Was/were +sub+ v1(+ing) +? Were they flying?
was/were+ Subject+ not+ 1st form of Verb+ ing+
29 Past Continues Tense (Negative Interrogative) Object+ Remaining Words+? Were the travelers not riding on horses?
30 Past Continues Tense (Interrogative words) Wh_questions +was/were +sub+v1(+ing) +? where were they flying?
31 Past Perfect Tense (Affirmative) sub+had+v3. You had arisen.
32 Past Perfect Tense (Negative) sub+had +not+v3. You had not arisen.
33 Past Perfect Tense (Interrogative) Had+sub +v3 +? Had you arisen?
had+ Subject+ not+ 3rd form of Verb+ Object+
34 Past Perfect Tense (Negative Interrogative) Remaining Word+? Had we not built a house?
35 Past Perfect Tense (Interrogative words) Wh_questions +had+sub +v3+? when had you arisen ?
36 Past Perfect Continues Tense (Affirmative) sub+had +been+v1 (+ing) +since/for +time. she had been going to office since 09:00 AM.
37 Past Perfect Continues Tense (Negative) sub+had +not+been +v1(+ing) +since/for +time. She had not been going to office since 09:00 AM.
38 Past Perfect Continues Tense (Interrogative) Had+sub+ been +v1 (+ing) +since/for +time +? Had she been going to office since 09:00 AM ?
Past Perfect Continues Tense (Negative had+ Subject+ not+ been+ 1st form of Verb+ ing+
39 Interrogative) Object+ for/since+ Remaining Words+? Had I not been listening to your stories for four hours?
Past Perfect Continues Tense (Interrogative Wh_questions +had+sub +been +v1 (+ing) +since/for
40 words) +time +? where had she been going to the office since 09:00 AM?
41 Future Simple Tense (Affirmative) sub+shall/will +v1. He will read.
42 Future Simple Tense (Negative) sub+ will/shall+not +v1. He will not read.
43 Future Simple Tense (Interrogative) Will/Shall +sub+v1+ ? Will he read?
Will/Shall +Subject+Not+1st form of
44 Future Simple Tense (Negative Interrogative) Verb+Object+Remaining Words+? Will you not offer fruit to the guests?
45 Future Simple Tense (Interrogative words) Wh_questions+ will/shall +sub+v1 +? What will he read?
46 Future Continues Tense (Affirmative) sub +will/shall +be+ v1 (+ing) . He will be reading.
47 Future Continues Tense (Negative) sub+ will/shall +not+be +v1 (+ing). He will not be reading.
48 Future Continues Tense (Interrogative) Will/Shall +sub+ be +v1 (+ing) +? Will he be reading?
will/shall+Subject+not+be+1st form of
49 Future Continues Tense (Negative Interrogative) Verb+ing+Object+Remaining Words+? Shall I not be traveling to London with you?
50 Future Continues Tense (Interrogative words) Wh_questions +will/shall +sub+ v1(+ing) +? Where will he be reading?
51 Future Perfect Tense (Affirmative) sub +shall/will +have+ v3. I shall have run.
52 Future Perfect Tense (Negative) sub +will/shall +not+have v3. I shall not have run.
53 Future Perfect Tense (Interrogative) Will/Shall +sub+have +v3 +? Shall i have run?
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Will/ Shall + I / We/ You/ They/ Common Noun/

Proper Noun + not have + verb (3rd form) + object
54 Future Perfect Tense (Negative Interrogative) (optional)? Will you not have gone to work?
55 Future Perfect Tense (Interrogative words) Wh_questions +will/shall + sub+have+v3 +? Where shall i have run?

56 Future Perfect Continues Tense (Affirmative)
57 Future Perfect Continues Tense (Negative)
58 Future Perfect Continues Tense (Interrogative)
sub+will/shall +have been+v1 (+ing) +since/for +time. We shall have been running since morning.
sub +will/shall +not+ have been + v1 (+ing) +since/for
+time. We shall not have been running since morning.
Will/Shall +sub+ have been +v1 (+ing) +since/for
+time +? Shall we have been running since morning?

Will/ Shall + I / We/ You/ They/ Common Noun/

Future Perfect Continues Tense (Negative Proper Noun + not + have been + verb (1st form) with
59 Interrogative) ‘ing’+ object (optional)? Shall we not have been running for four hours?
Future Perfect Continues Tense (Interrogative Wh_questions +will/shall +have been +v1 (+ing)
60 words) +since/for +? Why Shall we have been running since morning?

Wh_questions mean What, When, Why, How, Where, Whom, Whose, How much, How many etc…,

Interrogative Word mean Questions word – What, Why, When, Where, How many, how much etc..,

Object or Other words – after (sub +v2 + {put ob or other words})verb, you can put object or other word in rule or sentence.

Simple and Indefinite same.