Positive: Subject + Verb (base form / verb + s/es for third-person singular)
Negative: Subject + do/does + not + Verb (base form)
Question: Do/Does + Subject + Verb (base form)? Example: He writes. | He does not write. | Does he write?
Present Continuous
Positive: Subject + is/am/are + Verb + ing
Negative: Subject + is/am/are + not + Verb + ing
Question: Is/Am/Are + Subject + Verb + ing? Example: She is reading. | She is not reading. | Is she reading?
Present Perfect
Positive: Subject + has/have + Past Participle (V3)
Negative: Subject + has/have + not + Past Participle (V3)
Question: Has/Have + Subject + Past Participle (V3)? Example: They have eaten. | They have not eaten. | Have they eaten?
Present Perfect Continuous
Positive: Subject + has/have + been + Verb + ing
Negative: Subject + has/have + not + been + Verb + ing
Question: Has/Have + Subject + been + Verb + ing? Example: I have been studying. | I have not been studying. | Have I been studying?
Past Tenses:
Past Simple
Positive: Subject + Verb (past form)
Negative: Subject + did + not + Verb (base form)
Question: Did + Subject + Verb (base form)? Example: She danced. | She did not dance. | Did she dance?
Past Continuous
Positive: Subject + was/were + Verb + ing
Negative: Subject + was/were + not + Verb + ing
Question: Was/Were + Subject + Verb + ing? Example: He was playing. | He was not playing. | Was he playing?
Past Perfect
Positive: Subject + had + Past Participle (V3)
Negative: Subject + had + not + Past Participle (V3)
Question: Had + Subject + Past Participle (V3)? Example: They had gone. | They had not gone. | Had they gone?
Past Perfect Continuous
Positive: Subject + had + been + Verb + ing
Negative: Subject + had + not + been + Verb + ing
Question: Had + Subject + been + Verb + ing? Example: I had been working. | I had not been working. | Had I been working?
Future Tenses:
Future Simple
Positive: Subject + will + Verb (base form)
Negative: Subject + will + not + Verb (base form)
Question: Will + Subject + Verb (base form)? Example: They will go. | They will not go. | Will they go?
Future Continuous
Positive: Subject + will be + Verb + ing
Negative: Subject + will not be + Verb + ing
Question: Will + Subject + be + Verb + ing? Example: She will be traveling. | She will not be traveling. | Will she be traveling?
Future Perfect
Positive: Subject + will have + Past Participle (V3)
Negative: Subject + will not have + Past Participle (V3)
Question: Will + Subject + have + Past Participle (V3)? Example: He will have finished. | He will not have finished. | Will he have finished?
Future Perfect Continuous
Positive: Subject + will have been + Verb + ing
Negative: Subject + will not have been + Verb + ing
Question: Will + Subject + have been + Verb + ing? Example: We will have been studying. | We will not have been studying. | Will we have been studying?
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