English Tenses

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 What does tenses mean?

Tenses refer to the state of the verb. The state, or tense, of the verb
explains the time of the action.

There are four major tenses in English. These include past, present,
future and past future. Each of these tenses can explain an event
1. Simple Present Tense
We use it for facts, habits and regular actions.
Keyword : always, every, never, sometimes, usually, often etc

Verbal Nominal
(+) S+is/am/are
(+) S+V1+s/es Ex : She is Pretty
Ex : My mother goes to the market
every morning
(-) S+is/am/are+not
(-) S+do/does+not+V1 Ex : She is not pretty
Ex : My mother does not go to the
market every morning
(?) Is/am/are+S+?
Ex : Is she pretty?
(?) Do/does+S+V1+?
Ex : Does my mother go to the
market every morning?
 2. Simple Present Continous Tense
We use this tenses for continuing actions,
May
Mar
Apr
Feb
Jun that means actions that are happening now Aug
Nov
Oct
Sep
Jul
Keyword : At the moment, just now, right now, now
We make this tense with :
(+) S+tobe+Ving
They are watching tv now

(-) S+tobe+not+Ving
They are not watching tv now

(?) Tobe+S+Ving+?
Are they watching tv now?
3. Simple Present Perfect Tense
It use for actions that happened at a time that is not spesific
Keyword : already, every just, so far, not yet etc
Form :
(+) S+have/has+V3
Ex : the rain has stopped

(-) S+have/has+not+V3
Ex : The rain has not stopped

(?) Have/has+S+V3?
Ex : Has the rain stopped?
4. Simple Present Perfect Co tinous Tense Present Perfect

Meaning
(+) S+have/has+been+Ving
We use it for
I have been studying english since 6 years
actions that started
in the past and
(-) S+have/has+not+been+Ving
continue to the
I have not been studying english since 6 years
present
(?) Have/has+S+been+Ving?
Have i been studying english since 6 years?
Keyword

Since
 Simple Past Tense
This tense is used to describe an action that already happened
Keyword : yesterday, 2 minutes ago, in 1996, last Thursday, this morning

Structere:

(+) subject + verb 2

Example:
-I saw my friend in the shop yesterday

(-) S + did + not + verb 1

Ex : I did not see my friend in the shop yesterday

(?) Did + S +Verb 1

Ex : Did i see my friend in the shop yesterday?
 Simple Past Continous Tense

This tense is used to describe a past action that was ongoing. This action may have
been interrupted or another action also occurred.

Keyword : when, while, as long as, at this time

yesterday

subject + was/ were + verb (-) s +was/were+not+verb+ing (?) Was/were+s+verb ing

+ing She was not reading a novel at 4 Was she reading a novel at 4
Ex : She was reading a novel pm this evening pm this evening?
at 4 pm this evening
 Simple Past Perfect Tense

This tense is used to describe an action that was finished before another past
action

(+) (-) (?) Had+S+V3

Keyword :
S+Had+V3 S+Had+not+V3 ?
before yesterday, Example: Tom had Ex : Tom had not Ex : Had tom
till three days ago, repaired his laptop repaired his laptop repaired his laptop
already, until that before I borrowed before i borrowed before i borrowed
day it it it?
 Simple Perfect
Continous Tense
● This tense is used to describe an action that started in the past and continued till another
action or time in the past.
● Keyword: for, since, the whole day, all day
Structure:
(+) subject + had + been + verb ing
Example: She had been working there before she moved to my office
●
(-) s+had + not + been +verb ing
Ex : She had not been working there before she moved to my office

(?) Had+s+been+verb ing ?

Had she been working there beforw she moved to my office
Simple Future Tense
This tense is used to decribe an action that hasn’t happened yet
Keyword : in a year, next …, tomorrow, next week, five days later

(+) S + Will + Verb 1 (-) S + Will + not +Verb 1 (?) Will + S + Verb 1 + ?

Ex : Mrs Sari will teach us Ex : Mrs Sari won’t teach us Ex : Will mrs Sari teach us?
 Simple Future Continous Tense
■ This tense is used to
describe an actione that will
be completed before a
spesified time
■ Keyword : tomorrow
morning, in one year
■ Structure :
(+) Subject + will + be + v ing
example i will be studying math
to night at 7 p.m.
■
(-) Subject + will + not + be+
verb ing
example i won’t be studying math
to night at 7 p.m.
■
(?) Will + subject + be + verb ing
example will you be studying
math to night at 7 p.m.
Simple Future Perfect Tense

This tense is used to describe on action that

will occur and will continue for a set period
of time in the future

Keyword : by next Monday, in a week

Structure :
(+) Subject + will + have + verb 3
example the singer will have finished their
world tour by next mont
(-) Subject + will + not + have + verb 3
example the singer will not have finished
their world tour by next month
(?) Will + subject + have + verb 3
example will the singer have finished their
world tour by next month?
Simple Future Perfect Continous Tense

This tense is used to describe an action that will continu up untill a point in the future
Keyword : for the last couple of hours, all day long

Stucture :
(+) Subject + will + have + been + v ing
example they will have been renovating their office for two month
(-) Subject + will + not + have + been + v ing
example they will not have been renovating their office for two month
(?) Will + subject + have + been + v ing
example will they have been renovating their office for two month?
Simple Past Future Tense
Keywor
(+)
d
S + Should/Would + Verb 1
Ex : I would come to
- your party if you invited
is a tense that is used to express a me.
sentence that has happened in the past.
past future perfect continuous tense is
supposition or assumption
(-) (?)
S + Should/would +not+Verb Should/Would+S+Verb1 ?
1
Ex : I would not Ex : would I come to
come to your party if your party if you invited
you invited me. me.?
 Simple Past Future Continous Tense

is a form of verb to talk about activities that did not happen, maybe or
could actually be done but were not successful in the past

Sructure
(+) S + should/would+be+Ving
Ex : I would be studying if you did not disturb me yesterday.

(-) S + should/would+not+be +Ving

Ex : I would not be studying if you did not disturb me yesterday.

(?) Sould/would +S+be+ Ving

Ex : Would I be studying if you did not disturb me yesterday?
 Simple Past Future Perfect Tense
(+) S+Would/Should/have+Verb 3
Ex : I would have bought a new car if
I had enough money.
serves to express predictions
or plans for something at the
time that will happen in the
past. This tense is formed by
combining the auxiliary verb,
namely woula or shoula and
be plus the present participle
(-)
S+Should/Would+Not+Have+Ve
rb3
Ex : I would not have bought a
new car if I had enough money.
(?)
Should/Would+S+Have+Verb3
Ex : Would I have bought a
new car if I had enough money?
 Simple Past Future Perfect Continous Tense

is a form of the verb to talk about the future from the past present

(+)
Subject + would/should +  have +
been + Verb-ing
Ex : She would have been
waiting for me for 3 hours
yesterday but she had gone at 9.00
PM.
(?)
(-)
Subject + would/should+not +  have
Would/should+S +  have + been +
Verb-ing
+ been + Verb-ing
Ex : Would she have been
Ex : She would not have been
waiting for me for 3 hours
waiting for me for 3 hours
yesterday?
yesterday but she had gone at 9.00
PM.
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