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Twelve Tense Formula

The document outlines the formulas for constructing sentences in twelve different tenses, including affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms. It categorizes the tenses into present, past, and future, detailing the appropriate verb forms and auxiliary verbs required for each tense. This serves as a comprehensive guide for understanding English verb tenses.

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Twelve Tense Formula

The document outlines the formulas for constructing sentences in twelve different tenses, including affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms. It categorizes the tenses into present, past, and future, detailing the appropriate verb forms and auxiliary verbs required for each tense. This serves as a comprehensive guide for understanding English verb tenses.

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Twelve Tenses Formula

Tense Affirmative Negative Interrogative


Subject + base form of the verb Subject + do/does not + base form Do/Does + subject + base form
Simple
(add “s” for he/she/it) of the verb of the verb
Subject + am/is/are not + verb + Am/is/are + subject + verb +
Continuous Subject + am/is/are + verb + ing
ing ing
Present
Subject + has/have + past Subject + has/have not + past Has/Have + subject + past
Perfect
participle participle participle
Subject + has/have been + verb Subject + has/have not been + Has/Have + subject + been +
Perfect Continuous
+ ing verb + ing verb + ing
Subject + did not + base form of Did + subject + base form of
Simple Subject + past form of the verb
the verb the verb
Subject + was/were not + verb + Was/Were + subject + verb +
Continuous Subject + was/were + verb + ing
Past ing ing
Perfect Subject + had + past participle Subject + had not + past participle Had + subject + past participle
Subject + had not been + verb + Had + subject + been + verb +
Perfect Continuous Subject + had been + verb + ing
ing ing
Subject + will + base form of the Subject + will not + base form of Will + subject + base form of
Simple
verb the verb the verb
Continuous Subject + will be + verb + ing Subject + will not be + verb + ing Will + subject + be + verb + ing
Future Subject + will have + past Subject + will not have + past Will + subject + have + past
Perfect
participle participle participle
Subject + will have been + verb Subject + will not have been + Will + subject + have been +
Perfect Continuous
+ ing verb + ing verb + ing

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