Present Simple Present Continuous Present Perfect Present Perfect Continuous

[+] S + V1 + O. (he \ she \ it + Vs) [+] S + am\is\are + V-ing + O. [+] S +

𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆
+ V3 + O. [+] S +
𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆
+ been + V-ing + O.
The raccoon drinks coffee every day. The Raccoon is playing the guitar at 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒉𝒂𝒔
The Raccoon has watched all the films The Raccoon has been studying
[-] S +
𝒅𝒐𝒏′𝒕
+ V1 + O. the moment.
about Harry Potter. English since childhood.
𝒅𝒐𝒆𝒔𝒏′𝒕 [-] S + am\is\are + not + V-ing + O. 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒏′𝒕 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒏′𝒕
The Raccoon doesn’t drink tea every [-] S + + V3 + O. [-] S + + been + V-ing + O.
The Raccoon is not playing the drums
day. 𝒉𝒂𝒔𝒏′𝒕 𝒉𝒂𝒔𝒏′𝒕
𝒅𝒐
now. The Raccoon hasn’t read all the books The Raccoon hasn’t been practicing
[?] WH-word + 𝒅𝒐𝒆𝒔 + S + V1 + O? [?] WH-word + am\is\are + S + V-ing + O? about Harry Potter yet. Spanish for 3 years.
What does the Raccoon drink every What is the Raccoon doing right now? [?] WH-word +
𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆
+ S + V3 + O? [?] WH-word +
𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆
+ S + been + V-ing + O?
day? 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒉𝒂𝒔
What has the Raccoon already done in What has the Raccoon been doing
life? since morning?

Past Simple Past Continuous Past Perfect Past Perfect Continuous

[+] S + V2(+ed) +O.
The Raccoon cooked lasagna
yesterday.
[-] S+ didn’t + V1 + O.
The Raccoon didn’t eat that lasagna.
[?] WH-word + did + S + V1 + O?
Why did the Raccoon cook lasagna
without salt?
𝒘𝒂𝒔
[+] S + 𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒆 + V-ing + O.
The Raccoon was playing video games
all day yesterday.
𝒘𝒂𝒔𝒏′𝒕
[-] S + 𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒏′𝒕 + V-ing + O.
The Raccoon was not doing his
homework at 5 p.m. yesterday.
𝒘𝒂𝒔
[?] WH-word + 𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒆+ S + V-ing + O?
What was the Raccoon doing
yesterday all night?
[+] S + had + V3 + O.
The Raccoon had eaten before he went
to his friend’s house.
[-] S + hadn’t + V3 + O.
The Raccoon hadn’t washed his hands
before he ate.
[?] WH-word + had + S + V3 + O?
Why had the Raccoon forgotten about
[+] S + had + been + V-ing + O.
The Raccoon had been studying
Spanish for 3 years before he travelled
to Spain.
[-] S + hadn’t + been + V-ing + O.
The Raccoon hadn’t been practicing
English for several years before he
went to London.
[?] WH-word + had + S + been + V-ing + O?
What had the Raccoon been doing all
day before he went to Big Bang?

Future Simple Future Continuous Future Perfect Future Perfect Continuous

[+] S + will + V1 + O. [+] S + will be + V-ing + O. [+] S + will have + V3 + O. [+] S + will have + been + V-ing + O.
The Raccoon will celebrate Christmas The Raccoon will be cleaning his flat By 2020 the Raccoon will have studied By next January the Raccoon will have
in a month. all day tomorrow. English. been playing Alias for 2 years.
[-] S +
𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐧𝐨𝐭
+ V1 + O. [-] S + won’t be + V-ing + O. [-] S + won’t have + V3 + O. [-] S + won’t have + been + V-ing + O.
𝒘𝒐𝒏′𝒕 The Raccoon won’t be cooking By next month the Raccoon won’t have By next week the Raccoon won’t have
The Raccoon won’t be alone on that
anything at 5 p.m. tomorrow. finished his diploma paper. been studying Japanese for a year.
party.
[?] WH-word + will + S + be + V-ing + O? [?] WH-word + will + S + have + V3 + O? [?] WH-word + will + S + have + been +
[?] WH-word + will + S + V1 + O? What will the Raccoon be doing Will the Raccoon have finished his
Whom will the Raccoon invite to his
V-ing + O?
tomorrow in the evening? diploma paper by 2025? What will the Raccoon have been
party?
doing for many years by next August?