Grammer: Tenses

Tenses

Present Tenses

1. Present Simple

• Affirmative: Subject + base verb (s/es)
  • Example: "She writes a letter."
• Negative: Subject + do/does + not + base verb
  • Example: "She does not write a letter."
• Interrogative: Do/Does + subject + base verb?
  • Example: "Does she write a letter?"

2. Present Continuous

• Affirmative: Subject + am/is/are + verb + ing
  • Example: "She is writing a letter."
• Negative: Subject + am/is/are + not + verb + ing
  • Example: "She is not writing a letter."
• Interrogative: Am/Is/Are + subject + verb + ing?
  • Example: "Is she writing a letter?"

3. Present Perfect

• Affirmative: Subject + have/has + past participle
  • Example: "She has written a letter."
• Negative: Subject + have/has + not + past participle
  • Example: "She has not written a letter."
• Interrogative: Have/Has + subject + past participle?
  • Example: "Has she written a letter?"

4. Present Perfect Continuous

• Affirmative: Subject + have/has + been + verb + ing
  • Example: "She has been writing a letter."
• Negative: Subject + have/has + not + been + verb + ing
  • Example: "She has not been writing a letter."
• Interrogative: Have/Has + subject + been + verb + ing?
  • Example: "Has she been writing a letter?"

                                     Past Tenses

5. Past Simple

• Affirmative: Subject + past verb
  • Example: "She wrote a letter."
• Negative: Subject + did + not + base verb
  • Example: "She did not write a letter."
• Interrogative: Did + subject + base verb?
  • Example: "Did she write a letter?"

6. Past Continuous

• Affirmative: Subject + was/were + verb + ing
  • Example: "She was writing a letter."
• Negative: Subject + was/were + not + verb + ing
  • Example: "She was not writing a letter."
• Interrogative: Was/Were + subject + verb + ing?
  • Example: "Was she writing a letter?"

7. Past Perfect

• Affirmative: Subject + had + past participle
  • Example: "She had written a letter."
• Negative: Subject + had + not + past participle
  • Example: "She had not written a letter."
• Interrogative: Had + subject + past participle?
  • Example: "Had she written a letter?"

8. Past Perfect Continuous

• Affirmative: Subject + had + been + verb + ing
  • Example: "She had been writing a letter."
• Negative: Subject + had + not + been + verb + ing
  • Example: "She had not been writing a letter."
• Interrogative: Had + subject + been + verb + ing?
  • Example: "Had she been writing a letter?"

Future Tenses

9. Future Simple

• Affirmative: Subject + will + base verb
  • Example: "She will write a letter."
• Negative: Subject + will + not + base verb
  • Example: "She will not write a letter."
• Interrogative: Will + subject + base verb?
  • Example: "Will she write a letter?"

10. Future Continuous

• Affirmative: Subject + will + be + verb + ing
  • Example: "She will be writing a letter."
• Negative: Subject + will + not + be + verb + ing
  • Example: "She will not be writing a letter."
• Interrogative: Will + subject + be + verb + ing?
  • Example: "Will she be writing a letter?"

11. Future Perfect

• Affirmative: Subject + will + have + past participle
  • Example: "She will have written a letter."
• Negative: Subject + will + not + have + past participle
  • Example: "She will not have written a letter."
• Interrogative: Will + subject + have + past participle?
  • Example: "Will she have written a letter?"

12. Future Perfect Continuous

• Affirmative: Subject + will + have + been + verb + ing
  • Example: "She will have been writing a letter."
• Negative: Subject + will + not + have + been + verb + ing
  • Example: "She will not have been writing a letter."
• Interrogative: Will + subject + have + been + verb + ing?
• Example: "Will she have been writing a letter?"

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