SL.

NO TENSE NAME

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

SIMPLE PRESENT

SIMPLE PAST

SIMPLE FUTURE

PRESENT
CONTINUOUS

STRUCTURE

V1 [ + s / es / ies ]
Do/Does + V1
V2
Did + V1
Will + V1
Shall I/We?
Am / is / are +
[V1 + ing]

PAST
CONTINUOUS

Was / Were
+
[V1 + ing]

FUTURE
CONTINUOUS

Will + be
+
[V1 + ing]

7.

PRESENT
PERFECT

Has / Have + V3

8.

PRESENT
PERFECT
CONTINUOUS

Has / Have + been

+
[V1 + ing]

LIFE LINE
Daily routine/Habitual actions,
Repeated actions

EXAMPLE
I come here at 7am daily.
They got bonus every year.
She likes black Tea.
She doesnt like black tea.

Sita cooks well.

Sita doesnt cook well.
Does sita cook well?
Doesnt sita cook well?

They lent me Rs.5000/- yesterday

Past time reference
They didnt lend me Rs.5000/- last week
Yesterday, Last night/week ---- Did they lend me Rs.5000/- last month?
In 2000, 2 days ago
Didnt they lend me Rs.5000/- last year?

Future time reference

Tomorrow, next Sunday/month
in 2016, soon -----See!
Look! } +
Listen!
Now ------At

Yesterday
+ |----| (When)
V2

At
Just
Recently
already

Tomorrow
Yet
So far
till now/Until now

Since ---> Point of time

## For ---> Period of time

I will abide by your decision.

They will give us a party tomorrow.
I wont abide by your decision.
They wont give us a party.
+Shall I abide by your decision?
Will they give us a party tomorrow?
-Shallnt I abide by your
Wont they give us a party?
decision?

+ She is listening to music.

- She isnt listening to music.
+? Is she listening to music?
+? Isnt she listening to music?

+ They are singing in chorus.

- They arent singing in chorus.
+? Are they singing in chorus?
-? Arent they singing inchorus?

See! They are quarreling among themselves.

+ They were praying when I woke
It was raining at 7 Am last night.
up.
It wasnt raining at 7 Am last night.
{ - }
{ +? }
Was it raining at 7 Am last night?
-? Werent they praying when I
Wasnt it raining at 7 Am last night?
woke up?

+ She will be sleeping when you go home.

- She wont be sleeping when you go home.
+? Will she be sleeping when you go home?
-? Wont she be sleeping when you go home?
+ She has made up her mind.
- She has made up her mind.
+? Has she made up her mind?
-? Hasnt she made up her mind?

+ I have seen you somewhere.

- I have seen you nowhere.
+? Have I seen you anywhere?
-? Havent I seen you anywhere?

+ Radhika has been learning dance since 2010.

- Radhika hasnt been attending dance class since December.
+? Has Radhika been learning dance for 3 months?
-? Hasnt Radhika been attending dance class for 3 days?