TENSES
Present Past
(+) S + is/am/are + n,adj,adv
(-) S + is/am/are + not + n/adj/adv
(?) Is/Am/Are + S+ n/adj/adv ?
(+) S + V1 / V(s/es/ies)
(-) S + do/does + not + V1
Simple
(?) Do/Does + S + V1 ?
Adv of time : every day/week/etc,
once /twice/ three times a
day/week/etc, usually/often/
seldom/etc
(+) S + is/am/are + Ving
(-) S + is/am/are + not + Ving
Progressive/ (?) Is/Am/Are + S+ Ving ?
Continuous
Adv of time: now, at the moment,
(+) S + has/have + V3/been
(-) S + has/have + not + V3/been
(?) Has/Have + S + V3/been ?
Perfect
Adv of time : since, for
Future
(+) S + was/were + n,adj,adv (+) S + will + V1 /be
(-) S + was/were + not + n/adj/adv (-) S + will + not + V1/be
(?) Was/Were + S+ n/adj/adv ? (?) Will + S + V1/be ?
(+) S + V2 (+) S + is/am/are + going to + V1/be
(-) S + did + not + + V1 (-) S + is/am/are + not + going to + V1/be
(?) Did + S + V1 ? (?) Is/Am/are + S + going to + V1/be ?
Adv of time : last week/, …ago, Adv of time : tomorrow, next year/month/etc,
yesterday, this morning tonight
(+) S + was/were + Ving (+) S + will + be + Ving
(-) S + was/were + not + Ving (-) S + will + not + be + Ving
(?) Was/Were + S+ Ving ? (?) Will + S + be + Ving ?
(+) S + had + V3/been (+) S + will + have + V3/been
(-) S + had + not + V3/been (-) S + will + not + have + V3/been
(?) Had + S + V3/been ? (?) Will + S + have + V3/been
Adv of time : by