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TENSE RULES CHART

TENSE AFFIRMATIVE (AFF) NEGATIVE (NEG) INTERROGATIVE (INT)


PRESENT INDEFINITE Sub + V1 + s/es + Obj. Sub + do/does + not + V1 + 1. Do/Does + Sub + (not) +
TENSE Obj. V1 + Obj +?
2. W.H Family + Int Rule +?
PRESENT Sub + is/am/are + V1 + ing Sub + is/am/are + not + V1 + 1. Is/Am/Are + Sub + (not)
CONTINUOUS TENSE + Obj. ing + Obj. + V1 + ing + Obj +?
2. W.H Family + Int Rule +?
PRESENT PERFECT Sub + has/have + V3 + Obj. Sub + has/have + not + V3 + 1. Has/Have + Sub + (not) +
TENSE Obj. V3 + Obj +?
2. W.H Family + Int Rule +?
PRESENT PERFECT Sub + has/have + been + V1 Sub + has/have + been + V1 + 1. Has/Have + Sub + (not) +
CONTINUOUS TENSE + ing + Obj + since/for + ing + Obj + since/for + time. been + V1 + ing + Obj +
time. since/for + time +?
2. W.H Family + Int Rule +?
PAST INDEFINITE Sub + V2 + Obj. Sub + did + not + V1 + Obj. 1. Did + Sub + (not) + V1 +
TENSE Obj +?
2. W.H Family + Int Rule +?
PAST CONTINUOUS Sub + was/were + V1 + ing Sub + was/were + not + V1 + 1. Was/Were + Sub + (not)
TENSE + Obj. ing + Obj. + V1 + ing + Obj +?
2. W.H Family + Int Rule +?
PAST PERFECT TENSE Sub + had + V3 + Obj. Sub + had + not + V3 + Obj. 1. Had + Sub + (not) + V3 +
Obj +?
2. W.H Family + Int Rule +?
PAST PERFECT Sub + had + been + V1 + ing Sub + had + not + been + V1 + 1. Had + Sub + (not) + been
CONTINUOUS TENSE + Obj + since/for + time. ing + Obj + since/for + time. + V1 + ing + Obj +
since/for + time +?
2. W.H Family + Int Rule +?
FUTURE INDEFINITE Sub + will + V1 + Obj Sub + will + not + V1 + Obj. 1. Will + Sub + (not) + V1 +
TENSE Obj +?
2. W.H Family + Int Rule +?
FUTURE CONTINUOUS Sub + will + be + V1 + ing + Sub + will + be+ V1 + ing + Obj. 1. Will + Sub + (not) + be+
TENSE Obj. V1 + ing + Obj +?
2. W.H Family + Int Rule +?
FUTURE PERFECT Sub + will + have + V3 + Sub + will + have + V3 + Obj. 1. Will + Sub + (not) + have
TENSE Obj. + V3 + Obj +?
2. W.H Family + Int Rule +?
FUTURE PERFECT Sub + will + have + been + Sub + will + not + have + been 1. Will + Sub + (not) + have
CONTINUOUS TENSE V1 + ing + Obj + since/for + + V1 + ing + Obj + since/for + + been + V1 + ing + Obj +
time. time. since/for + time +?
2. W.H Family + Int Rule +?

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