WRITE: GRAMMAR + TIMELINES

Present Continuous

? Why are you writing an e mail now?

? Are you writing an e mail now?
+ I am writing and email now.
N I am not writing an email now.

Past Continuous

? Where were you writing an e mail yesterday when I called you?

? Were you writing and e mail yesterday when I called you?
+ I was writing an e mail yesterday when you called me.
N I was not writing an e mail yesterday when you called me.
Present Simple

? When do you write e mails?

? Do you write e mails?
+ I write emails every day.
N I do not write emails every night.

Past simple

? When did you write the e mail?

? Did you write the e mail last night?
+ I wrote an e mail last night.
N I did not write an email last night.
Future Simple Going to

? When are you going to write the e mail?

? Are you going to write the e mail?
+ I am going to write the e mail tonight.
N I am not going to write the e mail tonight.

Future Simple Will

? Why will you write the e mail tomorrow?

? Will you write the e mail tonight?
+ I will write the e mail next weekend.
N I will not write the e mail next Sunday.
Present Perfect

? Why have you written the e mail?

? Have you written the e mail?
+ I have written the e mail this morning.
N I have not written the e nail this morning.

Past Perfect

? Why had you written the e mail before I told you?

? Had you written the e mail before I told you?
+ I had written the e mail before you told me.
N I had not written the e mail before you told me.
Present Perfect Continuous

? Where have you been writing the e mail?

? Have you been writing the e mail?
+ I have been writing the e mail in my office.
N I have not been writing the e mail at home.
Past Perfect Continuous

? Why had you been writing the e mail in my office before you went home?
? Had you been writing the e mail in my office before you went home?
+ I had been writing and e mail in your office before you went home.
N I had not been writing an e mail in your office before you went home.
Future Continuous

? Where will you be writing the e mail tonight?

? Will you be writing the e mail tonight?
+ I will be writing the e mail tonight at home.
N I will not be writing the e mail tonight at home.
Future Perfect

? Why will you have written the e mail before you go to the office
tomorrow?
? Will you have written the e mail before you go to the office tomorrow?
+ I will have written the e mail before you go to the office tomorrow.
N I will not have written the e mail before you go to the office tomorrow.
Future Perfect Continuous

? Where will you have been writing the e mail before you go to the office
tomorrow?
? Will you have been writing the e mail before you go to the office
tomorrow?
+ I will have been writing the e mail at home before you go to the office
tomorrow.
N I will not have been writing the email at home before you go to the office.