Formula of 16 Tenses for Beginner

No Tenses Auxiliary Verb Formula

1 Simple Present Do/does V-1 (+) S + V1 s/es + C
Tense (-) S + do/does + not + V1 + C
(?) Do/Does + S + V1 + C ?
2 Present Is/am/are V-ing (+) S + is/am/are + V-ing + C
Continuous tense (-) S + is/am/are + not + V-ing + C
(?) Is/am/are + S + V-ing + C ?
3 Present Perfect Have/has V-3 (+) S + have/has + V3 + C
Tense (-) S + have/has not + V3 + c
(?) Have/has + S + V3 + C ?
4 Present Perfect Have/has been V-ing (+) S + have/has + been + V-ing + C
Continuous Tense (-) S + have/has + not + been + V-ing + C
(?) Have/has + S + been + V-ing + C ?
5 Simple Past Tense Did V-2 (+) S + V2 + C
(-) S + did + not + V1 + C
(?) Did + S + V1 + C ?
6 Past Continuous Was/were V-ing (+) S + was/were + V-ing + C
Tense (-) S + was/were not + V-ing + C
(?) Was/were + S + V-ing + C ?
7 Past Perfect Tense Had V-3 (+) S + had + V3 + C
(-) S + had + not + V3 + C
(?) Had + S + V3 + C ?
8 Past Perfect Had been V-ing (+) S + had + been + V-ing + C
Continuous Tense (-) S + had + not + been + V-ing + C
(?) Had + S + been + V-ing + C ?
9 Simple Future Will V-1 (+) S + will + V1 + C
Tense (-) S + will + not + V1 + C
(?) Will + S + V1 + C ?
10 Future Continuous Will be V-ing (+) S + will + be + V-ing + C
Tense (-) S + will + not + be + V-ing + C
(?) Will + S + be + V-ing + C ?
11 Future Perfect Will have V-3 (+) S + will + have + V3 + c
Tense (-) S + will + not + have + V3 + C
(?) Will + S + have + V3 + C ?
12 Future Perfect Will have been V-ing (+) S + will + have + been + V-ing + C
Continuous Tense (-) S + will + not + have + been + V-ing + C
(?) Will + S + have + been + V-ing + C ?