VARIOUS KIND OF TENSES

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