VERB TENSES (1)
TENSE AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE
I/You/We/They + infinitive I/You/We/They + do not/don’t + infinitive Do + I/you/we/they + infinitive?
He/She/It + infinitive + -s/-es He/She/It + does not/doesn’t + infinitive Does + he/she/it + infinitive?
PRESENT Examples: Examples: Examples:
I work in a school. I don’t work in a school. Do you work in a school?
SIMPLE
She works in a hospital. She doesn’t work in a hospital. Does she work in a hospital?
Examples: Examples: Examples:
I am working right now. I ‘m not working right now. Am I working right now?
PRESENT You are studying. You aren’t studying. Are you studying?
CONTINUOUS She is doing her homework. She isn’t doing her homework. Is she doing her homework?
-Regular verbs: -Regular and Irregular verbs: -Regular and Irregular verbs:
I/You/He/She/It/We/They + infinitive -ed I/You/He/She/It/We/They + did not/didn’t + infinitive Did + I/you/he/she/it/we/they + infinitive?
PAST -Irregular verbs:
SIMPLE I/you/he/she/it/we/they + 2nd column
Examples: Examples:
Examples: I didn’t work hard yesterday. Did you work hard yesterday?
I worked hard yesterday. She didn’t go to the cinema last weekend. Did she go to the cinema last weekend?
She went to the cinema last weekend.
I /He/She/ It + was + gerund (-ing) I /He/She/ It + was not/wasn’t + gerund (-ing) Was + I/he/she/it + gerund (-ing)?
You/we/ they + were + gerund (-ing) You/we/they + were not/weren’t + gerund (- Were you/we/they + gerund (-ing)?
PAST ing)
CONTINUOUS
Examples: Examples: Examples:
I was working. I wasn’t working. Was she working?
You were eating. You weren’t eating. Were they eating?
VERB TENSES (2)
TENSE AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE
rd
I/You/We/They + have/’ve + past participle (-ed/3 I/You/We/They + have not/haven’t + past participle Have + I/you/we/they + past participle (-ed/3rd
column) He/She/It has not/hasn’t + past participle column)?
PRESENT He/She/It has/’s + past participle (- Has + he/she/it + past participle (-ed/3rd
PERFECT ed/3rd column) column)?
Examples:
SIMPLE
I haven’t worked this morning.
Examples: She hasn’t eaten an apple. Examples:
I have worked this morning. Have you worked this morning?
She has eaten an apple. Has she eaten an apple?
I/You/We/They + have/’ve + been + gerund (-ing) I/You/We/They + have not/haven’t + been + gerund (-ing) Have + I/you/we/they + been + gerund (-ing)?
He/She/It has/’s + been + gerund (-ing) He/She/It has not/hasn’t+ been + gerund (-ing) Has + he/she/it + been + gerund (-ing)?
PRESENT
PERFECT Examples: Examples: Examples:
I have been working all day long. I haven’t been working these days. Have you been working these days?
CONTINUOUS
She has been doing sport. She hasn’t been doing sport. Has she been doing sport?
I/You/He/She/It/We/They + had/’d + past participle I/You/He/She/It/We/They + had not/hadn’t + past Had + I/you/he/she/it/we/they + past participle (-
PAST (-ed/3rd column) participle (-ed/3rd column) ed/3rd column)?
PERFECT
SIMPLE Examples: Examples: Examples:
I had worked there before. I hadn’t worked there before. Had you worked there before?
She had eaten there before. She hadn’t eaten there before. Had she eaten there before?
I/You/He/She/It/We/They + had + been + gerund (- I/You/He/She/It/We/They + had not/hadn’t + been + Had + I/you/he/she/it/we/they + been + gerund (-ing)
PAST ing) gerund (-ing)
PERFECT Examples:
CONTINUOUS Examples: Examples: Had you been working these days?
I had been working all day long. I hadn’t been working all day long. Had she been doing sport?
She had been doing sport. She hadn’t been doing sport.
VERB TENSES (3)
TENSE AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE
I/You/He/She/It/We/They + will/’ll + infinitive I/You/He/She/It/We/They + will not/won’t + infinitive Will + I/you/he/she/it/we/they + infinitive?
Examples: Examples: Examples:
FUTURE
I will do voluntary work. I will not do voluntary work. Will you do voluntary work?
SIMPLE She’ll buy a mansion. She won’t buy a mansion. Will she buy a mansion?
I + am/’m + going to + infinitive I + am not/’m not + going to + infinitive Am + I + going to + infinitive?
You/We/They + are/’re + going to + infinitive You/We/They + are not/aren’t + going to + infinitive Are + you/we/they + going to + infinitive?
He/She/It + is/’s + going to + infinitive He/She/It + is not/isn’t + going to + infinitive Is + he/she/it + going to + infinitive?
BE GOING TO
FUTURE Examples: Examples: Examples:
I am going to study German next year. I’m not going to study German next year. Are you going to study German?
She is going to buy a car. She isn’t going to buy a car. Is she going to buy a car?
I/You/He/She/It/We/They + will/’ll + be + gerund I/You/He/She/It/We/They + will not/won’t + be + gerund (- Will + I/you/he/she/it/we/they + gerund (-ing)?
(-ing) ing)
Examples:
FUTURE
Examples: Examples: Will you be working on your project next week?
CONTINUOUS I will be working on my project next week. I will not be working on my project next week. Will she be sunbathing at the beach tomorrow?
She’ll be sunbathing at the beach tomorrow. She won’t be sunbathing at the beach tomorrow.
I/You/He/She/It/We/They + will/’ll + have + past I/You/He/She/It/We/They + will not/won’t + have + past Will + I/you/he/she/it/we/they + have + past participle (-
FUTURE participle (-ed/3rd column) participle (-ed/3rd column) ed/3rd column)?
Examples:
PERFECT
Examples: Examples: Will you have finished your studies by the end of this year?
SIMPLE By the end of the year, I will have finished my By the end of the year, I will not have finished my studies. Will she have taken her driving test by the end of next
studies. By the end of next month, she won’t have taken her driving month?
By the end of next month, she’ll have taken her test.
driving test.
VERB TENSES (4)
TENSE AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE
I/You/He/She/It/We/They + will/’ll + I/You/He/She/It/We/They + will not/won’t + have + been + gerund (-ing) Will + I/you/he/she/it/we/they + have + been + gerund (-
FUTURE have + been + gerund (-ing) ing)?
PERFECT Examples:
Examples: By this time next month, I will not have been working on the project for two Examples:
CONTINUOUS Will you have been working on the project by this time next
By this time next month, I will have been years.
working on the project for two years. She won’t have been waiting here for three hours by seven o’clock. month?
She‘ll have been waiting here for three Will she have been waiting here for three hours by seven
hours by seven o’clock. o’clock?
I/You/He/She/It/We/They + would/’d + I/You/He/She/It/We/They + would not/ wouldn’t + infinitive Would + I/you/he/she/it/we/they + infinitive?
infinitive
Examples: Examples:
CONDITIONAL
Examples: I would not spend my holidays at a seaside resort. Would you spend your holidays at a seaside resort?
SIMPLE I would buy a new car if I had more She wouldn’t travel to Syria. Would she travel to Syria?
money.
She’d travel all over the world if she
could afford it.
I/You/He/She/It/We/They + would/’d + I/You/He/She/It/We/They + would not/ wouldn’t + be + gerund (-ing) Would + I/you/he/she/it/we/they + be + gerund (-ing)?
be + gerund (-ing)
Examples: Examples:
CONDITIONAL
Examples: I wouldn’t be relaxing at the swimming pool if I had to work. Would you be relaxing at the swimming pool if you didn’t
CONTINUOUS I would be relaxing at the swimming He knew she wouldn’t be waiting for us at the airport. have to work?
pool if I didn’t have to work. Did you know that she would be waiting for us at the
He knew she would be waiting for us at airport?
the airport.
I/You/He/She/It/We/They + would/’d + I/You/He/She/It/We/They + would not/ wouldn’t + have + past participle (- Would + I/you/he/she/it/we/they + have + past participle
have + past participle (-ed/3rd column) ed/3rd column) (-ed/3rd column)?
CONDITIONAL
Examples: Examples:
PERFECT Examples: I would not have passed the exam if I hadn’t studied hard. Would you have passed the exam if you hadn’t studied
I would have passed the exam if I had She wouldn’t have arrived late if she had got up earlier. hard?
studied harder. Would she have arrived on time if she hadn’t overslept?
She’d have arrived on time if she hadn’t
overslept.
