English Grammar Structures

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ENGLISH GRAMMAR STRUCTURES OF VERBAL TENSES

(Collected and Re-written by: Javier L. Barreto López)

SIMPLE PRESENT:

 Affirmative Sentence: Subject -> Verb -> Object / Complement


 Negative Sentence: Subject -> Don`t-Doesn`t -> Verb (Base form) -> Object / Complement
 Information Question: Wh -> Do-Does -> Subject -> Verb (Base form) -> complement -> ?
 Yes/No Question: Do-Does -> Subject -> Verb (Base form) -> Object / Complement -> ?

SIMPLE PAST:

 Affirmative Sentence: Subject -> Verb (Past form) -> Object / Complement
 Negative Sentence: Subject -> Didn`t -> Verb (Base form) -> Object / Complement
 Information Question: Wh -> Did -> Subject -> Verb (Base form) -> complement -> ?
 Yes/No Question: Did -> Subject -> Verb (Base form) -> Object / Complement -> ?

SIMPLE FUTURE:

 Affirmative Sentence: Subject -> Will -> Verb (Base form) -> Object / Complement
 Negative Sentence: Subject -> Won`t -> Verb (Base form) -> Object / Complement
 Information Question: Wh -> Will -> Subject -> Verb (Base form) -> complement -> ?
 Yes/No Question: Will -> Subject -> Verb (Base form) -> Object / Complement -> ?

PRESENT PERFECT:

 Affirmative Sentence: Subject -> Have/Has -> Verb (Past Participle) -> Object / Complement
 Negative Sentence: Subject -> Haven`t/Hasn`t -> Verb (Past Participle) -> Object / Complement
 Information Question: Wh -> Have/Has -> Subject -> Verb (Past Participle) -> complement -> ?
 Yes/No Question: Have/Has -> Subject -> Verb (Past Participle) -> complement -> ?

PAST PERFECT:
 Affirmative Sentence: Subject -> Had -> Verb (Past Participle) -> Object / Complement
 Negative Sentence: Subject -> Hadn`t -> Verb (Past Participle) -> Object / Complement
 Information Question: Wh -> Had -> Subject -> Verb (Past Participle) -> complement -> ?
 Yes/No Question: Had -> Subject -> Verb (Past Participle) -> complement -> ?

PRESENT PROGRESSIVE (CONTINUOUS):

 Affirmative Sentence: Subject -> is/are -> Verb ("ing” form) -> Object / Complement
 Negative Sentence: Subject -> isn`t/aren`t -> Verb ("ing” form) -> Object / Complement
 Information Question: Wh -> is/are -> Subject -> Verb ("ing” form) -> Object / Complement -> ?
 Yes/No Question: Is/are -> Subject -> Verb ("ing” form) -> Object / Complement -> ?

PAST PROGRESSIVE (CONTINUOUS):

 Affirmative Sentence: Subject -> was/were -> Verb ("ing” form) -> Object / Complement
 Negative Sentence: Subject -> wasn`t/weren`t -> Verb ("ing” form) -> Object / Complement
 Information Question: Wh -> was/were -> Subject -> Verb ("ing” form) -> Object / Complement ->?
 Yes/No Question: Was/were -> Subject -> Verb ("ing” form) -> Object / Complement -> ?

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