TENSES

Tense (noun): a verb-based method

used to indicate the time, and
sometimes the continuation or
completeness, of an action or state in
relation to the time of speaking.
 Present
1. Simple Present Tense
(+) subject + verb1 (s/es) + o
(-) subject + do/does + not + verb1 + o
(?) do/does + subject + verb1 + o?
2. Present Continuous Tense
(+) subject + am/is/are + verb1(ing) + o
(-) subject + am/is/are + not + verb1(ing) + o
(?) am/is/are + subject + verb1(ing) + o?
3. Present Perfect Tense
(+) subject + have/has + verb3 + o
(-) subject + have/has + not + verb3 + o
(?) have/has + subject + verb3 + o?

4. Present Perfect Continuous Tense

(+) subject + have/has + been + verb1(ing) + o
(-) subject + have/has + not + been + verb1(ing)
+o
(?) have/has + subject + been + verb1(ing) + o?
 Past
1. Simple Past Tense
(+) subject + verb2 + o
(-) subject + did + not + verb1 + o
(?) did + subject + verb1 + o?
2. Past Continuous Tense
(+) subject + was/were + verb1(ing) + o
(-) subject + was/were + not + verb1(ing) + o
(?) was/were + subject + verb1(ing) + o?
3. Past Perfect Tense
(+) subject + had + verb3 + o
(-) subject + had + not + verb3 + o
(?) had + subject + verb3 + o?

4. Past Perfect Continuous Tense

(+) subject + had + been + verb1(ing) + o
(-) subject + had + not + been + verb1(ing) + o
(?) had + subject + been + verb1(ing) + o?
 Future
1. Simple Future Tense
(+) subject + will + verb1 + o
(-) subject + will + not + verb1 + o
(?) will + subject + verb1 + o?
2. Future Continuous Tense
(+) subject + will be + verb1(ing) + o
(-) subject + will + not + be + verb1(ing) + o
(?) will + subject + be + verb1(ing) + o?
3. Future Perfect Tense
(+) subject + will have + verb3 + o
(-) subject + will + not + have + verb3 + o
(?) will + subject + have + verb3 + o?

4. Future Perfect Continuous Tense

(+) subject + will have + been + verb1(ing) + o
(-) subject + will + not + have + been +
verb1(ing) + o
(?) will + subject + have + been + verb1(ing) +
o?
 Past Future
1. Simple Past Future Tense
(+) subject + would + verb1 + o
(-) subject + would + not + verb1 + o
(?) would + subject + verb1 + o?
2. Past Future Continuous Tense
(+) subject + would be + verb1(ing) + o
(-) subject + would + not + be + verb1(ing) + o
(?) would + subject + be + verb1(ing) + o?
3. Past Future Perfect Tense
(+) subject + would have + verb3 + o
(-) subject + would + not + have + verb3 + o
(?) would + subject + have + verb3 + o?

4. Past Future Perfect Continuous Tense

(+) subject + would have + been + verb1(ing) + o
(-) subject + would + not + have + been +
verb1(ing) + o
(?) would + subject + have + been + verb1(ing) +
o?
EXAMPLE
 Present
1. Simple Present Tense
(+) He drives a car
(-) He does not drive a car
(?) Does he drive a car?
2. Present Continuous Tense
(+) He is driving a car
(-) He is not driving a car
(?) Is he driving a car?
3. Present Perfect Tense
(+) He has driven a car
(-) He has not driven a car
(?) Has he driven a car?

4. Present Perfect Continuous Tense

(+) He has been driving a car
(-) He has not been driving a car
(?) Has he been driving a car?
 Past
1. Simple Past Tense
(+) He drove a car
(-) He did not drive a car
(?) Did he drive a car?
2. Past Continuous Tense
(+) He was driving a car
(-) He was not driving a car
(?) Was he driving a car?
3. Past Perfect Tense
(+) He had driven a car
(-) He had not driven a car
(?) Had he driven a car?

4. Past Perfect Continuous Tense

(+) He had been driving a car
(-) He had not been driving a car
(?) Had he been driving a car?
 Future
1. Simple Future Tense
(+) He will drive a car
(-) He will not drive a car
(?) Will he drive a car?
2. Future Continuous Tense
(+) He will be driving a car
(-) He will not be driving a car
(?) Will he be driving a car?
3. Future Perfect Tense
(+) He will have driven a car
(-) He will not have driven a car
(?) Will he have driven a car?

4. Future Perfect Continuous Tense

(+) He will have been driving a car
(-) He will not have been driving a car
(?) Will he have been driving a car?
 Past Future
1. Simple Past Future Tense
(+) He would drive a car
(-) He would not drive a car
(?) Would he drive a car?
2. Past Future Continuous Tense
(+) He would be driving a car
(-) He would not be driving a car
(?) Would he be driving a car?
3. Past Future Perfect Tense
(+) He would have driven a car
(-) He would not have driven a car
(?) Would he have driven a car?

4. Past Future Perfect Continuous Tense

(+) He would have been driving a car
(-) He would not have been driving a car
(?) Would he have been driving a car?