ENGLISH TENSES

Present Past Future Future in the Past

I f.v + II f.v + shall + (should)
Indefinite / Simple

+ he,she,it v + -s will + I f.v would + I f.v

-es ? did + I f.v
? do ? shall I ? (should) I
does + I f.v – didn’t + I f.v will he + I f.v would she + I f.v
– don’t – shan’t + I f.v – shouldn’t
doesn’t + I f.v won’t wouldn’t + I f.v
+ am + was + (shall) be + (should) be
are + IV f.v were + IV f.v will be + IV f.v would be + IV f.v
is
Continuous

? am I ? was she ? (shall) I be ? (should) I be

are you + IV f.v were they + IV f.v will they be + IV f.v would she be + IV f.v
is he
– wasn’t – (shan’t) be – shouldn’t be
– amn’t weren’t + IV f.v won’t be + IV f.v wouldn’t be + IV f.v
aren’t + IV f.v
isn’t
+ have + had + III f.v + (shall) have + (should) have
has + III f.v will have + III f.v would have + III f.v
? had I + III f.v
Perfect

? have I ? (shall) I have ? (should) I have

has she + III f.v – hadn’t + III f.v will he have + III f.v would we have + III f.v

– haven’t – (shan’t) have – shouldn’t have

hasn’t + III f.v won’t have + III f.v wouldn’t have + III f.v
+ have been + had been + IV f.v + (shall) have been + (should) have been
Perfect - Continuous

has been + IV f.v will have been + IV f.v would have been + IV f.v
? had I been + IV f.v
? have I been
? (shall) I have been ? (should) I have been
has he been + IV f.v – hadn’t been + IV f.v
will he have been + IV f.v would he have been + IV f.v
– haven’t been
hasn’t been + IV f.v – (shan’t) have been – shouldn’t have been
won’t have been + IV f.v wouldn’t have been + IV f.v