VERBAL CHARACTERISTIC POSITIVE NEGATIVE YES/NO

TENSE S SENTENCE SENTENCE QUESTION

SIMPLE PRESENT Use of Auxiliaries: Do- Does. Subject + Verb + Subject + Verb + not Auxiliary DO / DOES
rd
TENSE Verb 3 person with S, ES, Complement + Complement + Subject + Verb(Base form)
IES for HE, SHE, IT Subject + Auxiliary + + Complement ? Yes, Subject
Modal Verbs: CAN, MAY, NOT + Verb + +
MUST and TO BE don´t use Complement Auxiliary DO / DOES No, Subject
auxiliaries DO / DOES + Auxiliary DON´T, DOESN´T

SIMPLE PAST Use of Auxiliary DID. Regular Subject + Verb (in Subject + Auxiliary Auxiliary DID + Subject + Verb
TENSE verbs: D, ED, IED past) + Complement DID + NOT + Verb (base form) + Complement?
Irregular Verbs: Change (base form) + Yes, Subject + Auxiliary
Neutral Verbs: Never Complement (DID, COULD, MIGHT)
change Modal Verbs: Subject + Auxiliary No, Subject + Auxiliary DIDN´T,
COULD, MIGHTVerb To Be: COULD + NOT + COULDN´T, MIGHTNOT
WAS, WERE Verb (base form) +
Complement
Subject + Auxiliary
MIGHT + NOT +
Verb (base form) +
Complement
SIMPLE FUTURE Use of Auxiliary WILL Subject + Auxiliary Subject + Auxiliary Auxiliary WILL + Subject + Verb
TENSE Use of Auxiliary COULD WILL + Verb (base WILL +NOT (base form) + Complement?
/MIGHT form) + Complement (=WON´T) + Verb + Auxiliary COULD / MIGHT +
Complement Subject Subject + Verb (base form) +
+ Auxiliary Complement?
COULDN´T / MIGHT
NOT + Verb (base
form) + Complement
PRESENT Use of Auxiliary TO BE (AM, Subject + Auxiliary Subject + Auxiliary Auxiliary AM / IS /
CONTINUOUS IS,ARE) + Verb-ING AM / IS / ARE / + AM NOT / IS NOT / ARE / + Subject + V- ING +
TENSE Verb-ING+ ARE NOT / + Verb- Complement? Auxiliary CAN /
Complement Subject ING + Complement MAY
+ Auxiliary CAN / Subject + Auxiliary / MUST / + Subject +Verb BE +
MAY/ MUST +Verb CAN´T / MAY NOT / V-ING +
BE + V-ING + MUSTN´T / + Verb Be + Complement?
Complement V-ING +
Complement
PAST Use of Auxiliary TO BE Subject + Auxiliary Auxiliary WAS / WERE +
CONTINUOUS (WAS,WERE) + Verb- WAS / WERE + V- WASN´T / WEREN´T + Subject +Verb-ING +
TENSE ING ING + Complement Verb-ING + Complement?
Subject + Auxiliary Complement Subject Auxiliary COULD / MIGHT +
COULD / MIGHT + + Auxiliary Subject +Verb BE + V-ING +
Verb BE + V-ING + COUDLN´T / MIGHT Complement?
Complement NOT + Verb Be + V-
ING + Complement
FUTURE Use of Auxiliary WILL + BE + Subject + Auxiliary Subject + Auxiliary Auxiliary WILL + Subject + BE +
CONTINUOUS V-ING WILL + BE + V-ING + WON´T + BE + Verb- V- ING + Complement?
TENSE Complement ING + Complement Auxiliary COULD / MIGHT +
Subject + Auxiliary Subject + Auxiliary Subject +Verb BE + V-ING +
COULD / MIGHT + COUDLN´T / MIGHT Complement?
Verb BE + V-ING + NOT + Verb Be + V-
Complement ING + Complement
PRESENT Use of Auxiliary HAVE / Subject + Auxiliary Subject + Auxiliary Auxiliary HAVE / HAS
PERFECT HAS + Verb in Past HAVE / HAS + Verb HAVEN´T / HASN´T + + Subject + Verb(Past Participle)
TENSE Participle (Past Participle) + Verb (Past Participle) + +Complement?
Complement Complement

PAST PERFECT Use of Auxiliary HAD + Subject + Auxiliary Subject + Auxiliary Auxiliary HAD +
TENSE Verb(Past Participle) HAD + Verb (Past HADN´T + Verb Subject + Verb (Past
Participle) + (Past Participle) + Participle) +Complement?
Complement Complement
FUTURE Use of Auxiliary WILL Subject + WILL HAVE Subject + Auxiliary Auxiliary WILL + Subject +
PERFECT TENSE HAVE + Verb (Past Participle) + Verb (Past WON´T HAVE + Verb HAVE + Verb (Past Perfect) +
Participle) + (Past Participle) + Complement?
Complement Complement
PRESENT Use of Auxiliary HAVE / Subject + Auxiliary Subject + Auxiliary Auxiliary COULD / MIGHT +
PERFECT HAS + BEEN + V-ING COULD / MIGHT + COUDLN´T / MIGHT Verb Be +V-ING +Complement?
CONTINUOUS Verb BE + V-ING NOT + Verb Be +
TENSE +Complement VING + Complement-
Subject + Auxiliary Subject + Auxiliary Auxiliary COULD / MIGHT +
PAST Use of Auxiliary HAD COULD / MIGHT + COUDLN´T / MIGHT Verb Be +V-ING +
PERFECT +BEEN + V-ING Verb BE + V-ING + NOT + Verb Be + V- Complement?
CONTINUOUS Complement ING + Complement
TENSE
CONDITIONAL Use of IF
CASE 1 Use of two sentences: One in
Simple Present Tense and the
other in Simple Future Tense
Auxiliaries: WILL, COULD,
MIGHT, SHOULD + Verb (base
form)
CONDITIONAL Use of IF
CASE 2 Use of two sentences: One in
Simple Past Tense and the
other in Conditional Future Tense
Auxiliaries: WOULD, SHOULD,
COULD, MIGHT + Verb (base
form)
CONDITIONAL Use of IF
CASE 3 Use of two sentences: One in
Past Perfect Tense and the
other in Conditional Present
Perfect Tense

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