Positive Negative Question Time expressions Use

Present I/you/we/they work I/you/we/they don't work Do I/you/we/they work? always, usually, often, - routine activities
Simple sometimes, seldom, rarely, - timetables
she/he/it doesn't work Does she/he/it work? never, once a - likes/dislikes
she/he/it works week/month/year, twice a - feelings
week/month/year, every - general truths
day/week/month/year

Present I am working I am not working Am I working? now, right now, at the - to talk about what we are
Progressive moment, at this very doing now
(Continuous) you/we/they are working you/we/they aren't Are you/we/they moment, today, tomorrow* - to talk about a change in
working working? behaviour
she/he/it is working - to talk about our future plans*
she/he/it isn't working Is she/he/it working?
Past Simple I/you/we/they worked I/you/we/they didn't work Did I/you/we/they work? yesterday, two days/two - past events
I/you/we/they ate I/you/we/they didn't eat Did I/you/we/they eat? months/two years/two - telling a story
weeks ago, last - complete events in the past
she/he/it didn't work week/month/year, in 1995
she/he/it worked she/he/it didn't eat Did she/he/it work?
she/he/it ate Did she/he/it eat?
Past you/we/they were you/we/they weren't Were you/we/they yesterday, two days/two - interrupted events in the past
Progressive working working working? months/two years/two - events that took place at a
(Continuous) weeks ago, last certain moment in the past
I/she/he/it was working I/she/he/it wasn't working Was I/she/he/it working? week/month/year, in 1995
Future I/you/we/they will work I/you/we/they won't work Will I/you/we/they work? tomorrow, next - spontaneous decisions about
Simple week/month/year, in 2050 the future
she/he/it will work she/he/it won't work Will she/he/it work? - promises
Present I/you/we/they have I/you/we/they haven't Have I/you/we/they just, already, ever, yet, since - past events that have a result in
Perfect worked worked worked? 2016, for three years the future
Simple I/you/we/they have eaten I/you/we/they haven't Have I/you/we/they eaten? - events that started in the past
eaten and are not finished
she/he/it has worked Has she/he/it worked? - events finished a moment ago
she/he/it has eaten she/he/it hasn't worked Has she/he/it eaten?
she/he/it hasn't eaten
Present I/you/we/they have been I/you/we/they haven't been Have I/you/we/they been since 2005, for eight - events that started in the past
Perfect working working working? months and are not interrupted up to
Progressive now
she/he/it has been she/he/it hasn't been Has she/he/it been - events that have finished a
working working working? moment ago and the result is
still visible