Tenses

English Tenses: Verb forms – Key Words – Examples

English Present Past Future

Tenses
V1 (I, We, You, They) V2 (Past form) Shall / will + V1
V1+ s/es (He, She, It or any 3rd
Did + V1 (for negative/ I will take an
person singular)
questions) extra lecture
Do/Does + V1 (for
tomorrow.
negative/questions) He passed the last exam.
He did not pass the last Key words:
Simple
He always studies well. exam. words which
We always study well. Did he pass the last exam? indicate future
He does not always study well. time. Next week,
We do not always study well. after an hour, etc.
Key words: any word that
Does he always study well?
refers to past – yesterday,
Do we always study well?
lastly, last month etc.

Key words: usually, regularly,

always, often, every, daily, etc.

Am/is/are + -ing form of V1 Was/were + ing form of V1

I am working on a project She was having her dinner,

Continu nowadays. when I went there.
ous Look, the birds are flying in the
Key words: at that time/
sky.
moment, etc. Mostly with
Key words: at present, now,
connected sentences.
right now, nowadays, at this
time/moment & look, listen,
watch etc. words at the
beginning of the sentence.

Have/has + V3 Had + V3

I have just finished my writing When I reached to the

of the book. station, the train had
Perfect already left.
Key words: Just, till now, by
now, just now, already, ever, Key words: Before, After,
never, yet (in negative Already (Complex
sentences) sentences)

Grammar Notes: 22-23

G P Jamnagar
 Tenses

Perfect Have/ has + been + – ing form of

Continu V1
ous
I have been teaching in this
institute since 2009.

Key words: For (period of time),

Since (point of time)

Grammar Notes: 22-23

G P Jamnagar