English Tense

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Present Tense

Simple present Subject+1st Verb +Object A: He speaks.


(Always, every…, 1st Verb+ s/es (He, She, It, any N: He does speak.
Never, normally, Name, Singular noun) Q: Does he speak?
Often, seldom, 1st Verb  (I, We, They, You, Plural AAffirmative(Simple)
Sometimes, usually If Noun) N  Negative
Sentence type I (If i Eg.1. He walks. Q Questions
Talk…)) 2. She does.
3. I play.
4. You teach the lesson.

Present Continuous Subject +is/am/are(Helping A: He is speaking.


(At the moment, just, just Verb+1ST B: He is not speaking.
now, Listen! Look! ,now, Verb+ Ing+ Object C: Is he speaking?
right now) Is  (He, She, It, any Name, A Affirmative
Singular noun) N Negative
AmI Q Question
Are(We, They, You, Plural Noun)
Eg.1. He is walking.
2. She is doing.
3. I am Playing.
4. You are teaching the lesson.

Present Perfect Subject +Has/Have(Helping A: He has spoken.


(already, ever, just, never, Verb)+3rd Verb+ Object N: He has not spoken.
not yet, so far, till now ,up Has(He ,She ,it ,any Name ,Singular Q: Has he spoken?
to now) noun) A Affirmative
Have(I, We, They, You, Plural N Negative
Noun) Q Question
Eg.1. He has worked.
2. She has done.
3. I have played.
4. You have taught me the lesson.

Present Perfect Subject + have/has(helping A: He has been speaking.


Continuous verb)+been+1st verb+ Ing+ Object N: He has not been speaking.
(All day, for 4 years, since Has (He, She ,It ,any Name, Q: Has he been speaking?
1993, how long? The Singular noun) A: Affirmative
whole week) Have (I, We, They, You, Plural N: Negative
Noun) Q : Question
Eg.1. He has been working.
2. She has been doing.
3. I have been playing.
4. You have been teaching.
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Past Tense

Simple Past Subject+2nd Verb +Object A: He spoke.


Yesterday,2 minutes ago, Eg.1. He walked. N: He did not speak.
in 1990,the other day, last 2. She did. Q: Did he speak?
Friday if sentence type II 3. I Played. AAffirmative
(If talked,….)) 4. You taught me the lesson. N Negative
Q Question

Past Continuous Subject +was/were(Helping A: He was speaking.


(when, while, as long as verb)+1st Verb+ ing+ Object N: He was not speaking.
Was(I, He, She, It, any Name, Q: Was he speaking?
Singular noun) AAffirmative
Were (We, They, You, Plural N Negative
Noun) QQuestion
Eg.1. He was walking.
2. She was doing.
3. I was Playing.
4. You were teaching the lesson.

Past Perfect Subject+ Had(Helping Verb)+3rd A: He had spoken.


(already, just never, not yet Verb+ Object N: He had not spoken.
Once, until that day Eg.1. He had worked. Q: Had he spoken?
If sentence type 2. She had done. AAffirmative
III(If I had talked,…)) 3. I had Played. NNegative
4. You had taught me the lesson. QQuestion

Past Perfect Continuous Subject+ had(helping A: He had been speaking.


(for, since, the whole day, verb)+been+1st verb+ Ing+ Object N: He had not been
all day) Eg.1. He had been working. speaking.
2. She had been doing. Q: Had he been speaking?
3. I had been Playing. AAffirmative
4. You had been teaching me the N Negative
lesson. QQuestion

Future Tense

Simple Future Subject +will /shall1st Verb+ A: He will speak.


(in a year, Object N: He will not speak.
next…,tomorrow Eg.1. He will walk. Q: Will he speak?
If-satz Typ I (If you 2. She will do. A Affirmative
ask her, she will help 3. I shall Play. N Negative
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you.) 4. You will teach me the lesson.


Assumption: I think,
probably, perhaps)

Future Continuous Subject+ will/shall(Helping A: He will be speaking.


(in one year, next Verb)+be+1st Verb+ ing+ Object N: He will not be
week, tomorrow) Eg.1. He will be walking. speaking.
2. She will be doing. Q: Will he be
3. I shall be Playing. speaking?
4. You will be teaching the A Affirmative
lesson. N Negative
Q Question

Future Perfect Subject+ will/shall(Helping A: He will have


(by Monday, in a Verb)+ have +3rd Verb + Object spoken.
week) Eg.1. He will have worked. N: He will not have
2. She will have done. spoken.
3. I shall have Played. Q: Will he be spoken.
4. You will have taught me the A Affirmative
lesson. N Negative
Q Question

Future Perfect Subject+ will +have+ been+1st A: He will have been


Continuous verb +ing+ Object speaking.
(for…, the last couple Eg.1. He will have been working. N: He will not have
of hours, all day long) 2. She will have been doing. been speaking.
3. I shall have been playing. Q: Will he have been
4. You will have been teaching speaking?
me the lesson. A Affirmative
N Negative
Q Question

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