Simple Present Tense
Simple present tense is event or
activity that becomes a habit or also the general truth.
Formula:
(+) S + V1 s/es + O
(-) S + do/does not + V1 + O
(?) Do/Does + S + V1 + ?
Example Of Sentences:
(+) He speaks English
(-) He doesn’t English
(?) Does he speak English?
Time Signals:
Always
Every day
Every years
Sometimes
Often
Seldom
Usually
Present Continuous Tense
Present continuous tense is ongoing
events currently.
Formula:
(+) S + to be + V-ing + O
(-) S + to be + not + V-ing + O
(?) To be + S + V-ing + O + ?
Example Of Sentences:
(+) I am playing badminton
(-) I am not playing badminton
(?) am I playing badminton?
Time Signals:
Now
Right now
At the moment
Present Perfect
Tense
Present perfect tense is activities
that have been completed or not yet started, but should have no effect.
Formula:
(+) S + Have/Has + V3 + O
(-) S + Have/Has + not + V3 + O
(?) have/has + S + V3 + O + ?
Example Of Sentences:
(+) She has drunk juice
(-) She hasn’t drunk juice
(?) Has she drunk juice?
Time Signals:
Already
Just now
Present Perfect Continuous Tense
Present perfect continuous Tense
is activity started the past, but still continues to this day and may be
constantly carried out at a time when that will come.
Formula:
(+) S + have/has + been + V-ing + O
(-) S + have/ has + not + been + V-ing
(?) Have/has + S + been + V-ing +
O + ?
Example Of Sentences:
(+) My friends have been going to
pare
(-) My friends haven’t been going to pare
(?) Have my friends going to
pare?
Time Signals:
-
For
-
Since
Past Tense
Past tense is activities that
occurred in the past and the time of the incident was unknown.
Formula:
(+) S + V2 + O
(-) S + did + not + V1 + O
(?) Did + S + V1 + O + ?
Example Of Sentences:
(+) I studied English
(-) I didn’t study English
(?) Did I study English?
Time Signals:
Yesterday
Last
Ago
Past Continuous Tense
Past continuous tense is event is
happening, but it is not happening now, but is happening "in the
past", has passed.
Formula:
(+) S + to be 2 (was/were) +
V-ing + O
(-) S + to be 2 (was/were) + not + V-ing + O
(?) to be 2 (was/were) + S + V-ing + O + ?
Example Of Sentences:
(+) They were cleaning garden
(-) They weren’t cleaning garden
(?) Were they cleaning garden?
Time Signals:
When
While
Past Perfect Tense
Past perfect tense is events
completed in the past and have effect in the past.
Formula:
(+) S + had + V3 + O
(-) S + had + not + V3 + O
(?) Had + S + V3 + O + ?
Example Of Sentences:
(+) She had helped her mother
after
(-) She had not helped her mother
(?) Had she helped her mother?
Time Signals:
Since
For
Past Perfect Continuous Tense
Past perfect continuous tense is events
that began in the past and took place in the past and is likely to continue in the
past.
Formula:
(+) S + had + been + V-ing + O
(-) S + had + not + been + V-ing + O
(?) Had + S + been + V-ing + O +
?
Example Of Sentences:
(+) He had been giving a book
(-) He hadn’t given a book
(?) Hadn’t he given a book?
Time Signal:
When
Future Tense
Future tense is events that will
occur in the future.
Formula:
(+) S + Will/Shall + V1 + O
(-) S + Will/Shall + not + V1 + O
(?) Will/Shall + S + V1 + O + ?
Example Of Sentences:
(+) We will play football
(-) We won’t play football
(?) Will we play football?
Time Signal:
If
While
Before
After
As soon as
Till
Until
Future Continuous Tense
Future continuous tense is events
that will be ongoing in the future.
Formula:
(+) S + will/shall + be + V-ing +
O
(-) S + will/shall + not + be + V-ing + O
(?) Will/Shall + S + be + V-ing +
O + ?
Example Of Sentences:
(+) I will be visiting grandma
(-) I won’t be visiting grandma
(?) Will I be visiting grandma?
Time Signals:
At this time tomorrow
At the same time tomorrow
At this time next year
Future Perfect Tense
Future perfect tense is events
that would have occurred or would have been done at a time when certain in the
future.
Formula:
(+) S + Will/Shall + Have + V3 +
O
(-) S + will/shall + not + have + V3 + O
(?) Will/Shall + S + have + V3 +
O + ?
Example Of Sentences:
(+) We shall have arrived in
School
(-) We shall not have arrived in School
(?) Shall we have arrived in
School?
Time Signals:
By the end of this week
By next week
Future perfect continuous
Future perfect continuous tense
is events that would have been taking place in the future in the past.
Formula:
(+) S + Will/Shall + Have + Been
+ V-ing + O
(-) S + will/shall + not + have +
been + V-ing + O
(?) Will/Shall + S + have + been
+ V-ing + O + ?
Example Of Sentences:
(+) She will have been studying math
(-) She will not have been
studying math
(?) Will she have been studying
math?
Time Signals:
By the end of ….
By the end of this year
Past Future
Past future tense is events that
occur or do repetitive or has become a habit in the past.
Formula:
(+) S + Would/Should + V1 + O
(-) S + Would/Should + Not + V1 + O
(?) Would/Should + S + V1 + O + ?
Example Of Sentences:
(+) They will go home soon
(-) They will not go home soon
(?) Would they go home soon?
Time Signals:
… if …..
Past Future Continuous Tense
Past future continuous tense is actions
or events that would have been ongoing in the past.
Formula:
(+) S + Would/Should + Be + V-ing
+ O
(-) S + Would/Should + Not + Be +
V-ing + O
(?) Would/Should + S + Be + V-ing
+ O + ?
Example Of Sentences:
(+) My mother would be cooking
vegetables
(-) My mother would not be cooking vegetables
(?) Would my mother be cooking
vegetables?
Time Signals:
In January last year
At nine o’clock yesterday
Past Future Perfect Tense
Past future perfect tense is actions
or events that would have been completed in the past or expressed a supposition
that is not possible because the condition will certainly not be fulfilled.
Formula:
(+) S + Would/Should + Have + V3
+ O
(-) S + Would/Should+ Not + Have
+ V3 + O
(?) Would/Should + S + Have + V3
+ O + ?
Example Of Sentences:
(+) She would have come here if
she had called him.
(-) She wouldn’t have come here if she had not
called him.
(?) Would she have come here if
she had called him ?
Time Signals:
…. if…..
Past Future Perfect Continuous
Tense
Past future perfect continuous tense
is actions or events that will be ongoing.
Formula:
(+) S + Would/Should + Have +
Been + V-ing + O
(-) S + Would/Should + Not + Have + Been + V-ing +
O
(?) Would/Should + S + Have +
Been + V-ing + O + ?
Example Of Sentences:
(+) My girlfriend would have been
giving flower at this hour yesterday morning.
(-) My girlfriend would not have been giving
flower at this hour yesterday morning.
(?) Would your girlfriend have
been giving flower at this hour yesterday morning?
Time Signals:
By the end of this month + past
signal
