Simple Present Tense

Simple Present Tense indicates an action which happens in the present. It indicates general truths, scienti�c
facts, habits, �xed arrangements and frequently occuring events etc…

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 POSITIVE (+) NEGATIVE (-) QUESTION (?)

I prefer I do not (don’t) prefer Do I prefer

You prefer You do not (don’t) prefer Do you prefer

He prefers He does not (doesn’t) prefer Does he prefer

She prefers She does not (doesn’t) prefer Does she prefer

It prefers It does not (doesn’t) prefer Does it prefer

We prefer We do not (don’t) prefer Do we prefer

You prefer You do not (don’t) prefer Do you prefer

They prefer They do not (don’t) prefer Do they prefer

Present Continuous Tense

Present Continuous Tense indicates an action which is in progress at the time of speaking or at the present
time. The present continuous is formed using am / is / are + present participle.

POSITIVE (+) NEGATIVE (-) QUESTION (?)

I am preferring I am not (I’m not) preferring Am I preferring

You are preferring You are not (aren’t) preferring Are you preferring

He is preferring He is not (isn’t) preferring Is he preferring

She is preferring She is not (isn’t) preferring Is she preferring

It is preferring It is not (isn’t) preferring Is it preferring

We are preferring We are not (aren’t) preferring Are we preferring

You are preferring You are not (aren’t) preferring Are you preferring

They are preferring They are not (aren’t) preferring Are they preferring

Present Perfect Tense

Present Perfect Tense is used to express an event that started in the past and the impact of the event is now

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 continuing. It links between the present and the past.

POSITIVE(+) NEGATIVE(-) POSITIVE QUESTION (?)

I have shown I have not (haven’t) shown Have I shown

You have shown You have not (haven’t) shown Have you shown

He has shown He has not (hasn’t) shown Has he shown

She has shown She has not (hasn’t) shown Has she shown

It has shown It has not (hasn’t) shown Has it shown

We have shown We have not (haven’t) shown Have we shown

You have shown You have not (haven’t) shown Have you shown

They have shown They have not (haven’t) shown Have they shown

Present Perfect Continuous Tense

Present Perfect Continuous Tense is used to explain an action which started in the past and has continued up
until now.

POSITIVE (+) NEGATIVE (-) QUESTION (?)

I have been repairing I have not (haven’t) been repairing Have I been repairing

You have been repairing You have not (haven’t) been repairing Have you been repairing

He has been repairing He has not (hasn’t) been repairing Has she been repairing

She has been repairing She has not (hasn’t) been repairing Has he been repairing

It has been repairing It has not (hasn’t) been repairing Has it been repairing

We have been repairing We have not (haven’t) been repairing Have we been repairing

You have been repairing You have not (haven’t) been repairing Have you been repairing

They have been repairing They have not (haven’t) been repairing Have they been repairing

Simple Past Tense

The simple past tense is used to talk about a completed action in a time before now. It indicates an action

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 which is completed at a de�nite time in the past.

POSITIVE (+) NEGATIVE (-) QUESTION (?)

I watched I did not (didn’t) watch Did I watch

You watched You did not (didn’t) watch Did you watch

He watched He did not (didn’t) watch Did he watch

She watched She did not (didn’t) watch Did she watch

It watched It did not (didn’t) watch Did it watch

We watched We did not (didn’t) watch Did we watch

You watched You did not (didn’t) watch Did you watch

They watched They did not (didn’t) watch Did they watch

Past Continuous Tense

The past continuous tense refers to a continuing action or state that was happening at some point in the past.
It points out an action which started in the past and continued in a certain time period.

POSITIVE (+) NEGATIVE (-) QUESTION (?)

I was learning I was not (wasn’t) learning Was I learning

You were learning You were not (weren’t) learning Were you learning

He was learning He was not (wasn’t) learning Was he learning

She was learning She was not (wasn’t) learning Was she learning

It was learning It was not (wasn’t) learning Was it learning

We were learning We were not (weren’t) learning Were we learning

You were learning You were not (weren’t) learning Were you learning

They were learning They were not (weren’t) learning Were they learning

Past Perfect Tense

The past perfect tense points out a past action which is completed before another past action.

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 POSITIVE (+) NEGATIVE (-) QUESTION (?)

I had returned I had not (hadn’t) returned Had I returned

You had returned You had not (hadn’t) returned Had you returned

He had returned He had not (hadn’t) returned Had he returned

She had returned She had not (hadn’t) returned Had she returned

It had returned It had not (hadn’t) returned Had it returned

We had returned We had not (hadn’t) returned Had we returned

You had returned You had not (hadn’t) returned Had you returned

They had returned They had not (hadn’t) returned Had they returned

Past Perfect Continuous Tense

The past perfect continuous tense indicates “how long the action had continued”.

POSITIVE (+) NEGATIVE (-) QUESTION (?)

I had been trying I had not (hadn’t) been trying Had I been trying

You had been trying You had not (hadn’t) been trying Had you been trying

He had been trying He had not (hadn’t) been trying Had she been trying

She had been trying She had not (hadn’t) been trying Had he been trying

It had been trying It had not (hadn’t) been trying Had it been trying

We had been trying We had not (hadn’t) been trying Had we been trying

You had been trying You had not (hadn’t) been trying Had you been trying

They had been trying They had not (hadn’t) been trying Had they been trying

Simple Future Tense

The simple future tense is used to construct sentences about future time.

POSITIVE (+) NEGATIVE (-) QUESTION (?)

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 POSITIVE (+) NEGATIVE (-) QUESTION (?)

I will allow I will not (won’t) allow Will I allow

You will allow You will not (won’t) allow Will you allow

He will allow He will not (won’t) allow Will he allow

She will allow She will not (won’t) allow Will she allow

It will allow It will not (won’t) allow Will it allow

We will allow We will not (won’t) allow Will we allow

You will allow You will not (won’t) allow Will you allow

They will allow They will not (won’t) allow Will they allow

Future Continuous Tense

The future continuous tense points out an action which will be in progress at some de�nite time in the future.

POSITIVE (+) NEGATIVE (-) QUESTION (?)

I will be waiting I will not (won’t) be waiting Will I be waiting

You will be waiting You will not (won’t) be waiting Will you be waiting

He will be waiting He will not (won’t) be waiting Will he be waiting

She will be waiting She will not (won’t) be waiting Will she be waiting

It will be waiting It will not (won’t) be waiting Will it be waiting

We will be waiting We will not (won’t) be waiting Will we be waiting

You will be waiting You will not (won’t) be waiting Will you be waiting

They will be waiting They will not (won’t) be waiting Will they be waiting

Future Perfect Tense

The future perfect tense is used to express an action, expected to be completed before a certain time in the
future.

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I will have relaxed I will not (won’t) have relaxed Will I have relaxed

You will have relaxed You will not (won’t) have relaxed Will you have relaxed

He will have relaxed He will not (won’t) have relaxed Will he have relaxed

She will have relaxed She will not (won’t) have relaxed Will she have relaxed

It will have relaxed It will not (won’t) have relaxed Will it have relaxed

We will have relaxed We will not (won’t) have relaxed Will we have relaxed

You will have relaxed You will not (won’t) have relaxed Will you have relaxed

They will have relaxed They will not (won’t) have relaxed Will they have relaxed

Future Perfect Continuous Tense

The future perfect tense points out an action that will continue up until a point in the future.

POSITIVE (+) NEGATIVE (-) QUESTION (?)

I will have been playing I will not (won’t) have been playing Will I have been playing

You will have been playing You will not (won’t) have been playing Will you have been playing

He will have been playing He will not (won’t) have been playing Will he have been playing

She will have been playing She will not (won’t) have been playing Will she have been playing

It will have been playing It will not (won’t) have been playing Will it have been playing

We will have been playing We will not (won’t) have been playing Will we have been playing

You will have been playing You will not (won’t) have been playing Will you have been playing

They will have been playing They will not (won’t) have been playing Will they have been playing

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