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Simple Present Tense


This tenses are used to denote something that is fixed, habitual or an essential truth.
Because it is often related to the incident at about past, present and future, this at least has the
Tenses description for a certain time.
FORM:
(+) Subject (s) + Verb1 + Object (o)
ex: She ate the rice
(-) S+do/does not+Verb1+O
ex: She doesnt eat the rice
(?) Do/Does + S + Verb1 + O
ex: Does she it the rice?
I, You, They, We use do when it come to negative and question sentence. While He, She, It
use does.
2. Present Continuous Tense
This tenses are used to express an action which is actually being done at this time.
FORM:
(+) S + to be + Verb-ing + O
ex: They are riding the bicycle
(-) S + to be + not + Verb-ing + O
ex: They are not riding the bicycle
(?) to be + S + Verb-ing + O
ex: Are they riding the bicycle?
3. Present Perfect Tense
This tenses are used to express your experience. This sentence can used to say that
you have never had a certain experience. Present Perfect Tense didnt use to describe specific
event.
FORM:
(+) S + Has/Have + Past Participle (V3)
ex: I have met her once before
(-) S + Has/Have + not + past participle (V3)
ex: I Have not met her before
(?) Has/Have + S + past participle (V3)
ex: Have You met her before?
4. Present Perfect Continuous Tense
Present Perfect Continuous Tense is used to show that something started in the past
and has continued up until now. for two hours, for two weeks, since yesterday are all
durations which can be used with this sentence. Without the durations, the tense has a more
general meaning of lately. We often use the words lately or recently to emphasize this
meaning.
FORM:
(+) S + have/has + been + Verb-ing + O
ex: We have been practicing our English since Monday.
(-) S + have/has + been + Verb-ing + O
ex: We have not been practicing our English
(?) have/has + S + been + Verb-ing + O
ex: Have they been practicing their English?
5. Simple Past Tense
We used this tense to talk about the past.
FORM:
(+) S + Verb2 + O
ex: She studied math last night
(-) S + did + not + Verb1
ex: She did not studied math last night
(?) did + S + verb1 + O
ex: Did She studied math last night?
6. Past Continuous Tense
This tense is used to say when we were in the middle of doing at a particular moment
in the past.
FORM:
(+) S + was/were + Verb-ing
ex: He was reading
(-) S + was/were + not + Verb-ing
ex: He wasnt reading
(?) Was/were + S + Verb-ing
ex: Was He reading?
7. Past Perfect Tense
The Past Perfect expresses the idea that something occurred before another action in
the past. It can also show that something happened before a specific time in the past.
FORM:
had+past participle
ex: I had Listen to the radio when she come home
8. Past Perfect Continuous Tense
We use the Past Perfect Continuous to show that something started in the past and
continued up until another time in the past. For five minutes and for two weeks are both
durations which can be used with the Past Perfect Continuous. Notice that this is related to
the Present Perfect Continuous however, the duration does not continue until now, it stops
before something else in the past.
FORM:
S + had + been + Verb-ing
ex: Lina had been study at the university for 1 year before she left to Korea.
9. Simple Future Tense
often called will. because, the modal auxiliary verb in this sentence is will.
FORM :
(+) S + WILL + Verb1
ex: I will dance
(-) S+WILL+not+Verb1
ex: I will not dance
(?) will + S + Verb1
ex: Will she dance?
10. Future Continuous Tense
Future Continuous has two different forms: will be doing and be going to be
doing. Future Continuous forms are usually interchangeable.
FORM:
(+) S + will be + Verb-ing
ex: I will be going to mosque.
(-) S + will not be + Verb-ing
ex: I wont be going to church
(?) will + S + be + Verb-ing
ex: Will you going to mosque?
11. Future Perfect Tense
This sentence is used when we talk about the past in the future.
FORM:
(+) S + Will + have + Verb3
ex: I will have finished by 6 PM
(-) S + will + not + have + Verb3
ex: I will not have finished by 6 PM
(?) Will + S + have + Verb3
ex: will you have finished Verb3
12. Future Perfect Continuous Tense
We use the future perfect continuous tense to talk about a long action before some
point in the future.
FORM:
(+) S + Will + have + been + Verb-ing
ex: Andra will have been drawing the sketch
(-) S + will + not + have + been + Verb-ing
ex: Andra Wont have been drawing the sketch
(?) Will + S + have + been + Verb-ing ?
ex: Will Andra have been drawing the sketch?
13. Past Future Tense
this tense is used to express the events that WILL be done, BUT in the past, not the
present.
FORM:
(+) S + would + Verb1
ex: I would go
(-) S + Would + not + Verb1
ex: I wouldnt go
(?) Would + S + Verb1?
ex: Would you go?
14. Past Future Continuous Tense
Past Future Continuous tells an action would be in progress in the past.
FORM:
(+) S + was/were + going to be + Verb-ing
ex: She was going to be Cooking this morning
(-) S + was/were + not + going to be + Verb-ing
ex: She wasnt going to be cooking this morning
(?) Was/were + S + going to be + Verb-ing
ex: was she going to be cooking this morning?
time signals for this tense is time in the past like, this morning, yesterday, last night, last
week and so on.
15. Past Future Perfect Tense
This tense is restates the action stated in Future Perfect Tense but with different time
dimension, it is in past time whilst the Future Perfect is in future time (not happen yet).
FORM:
(+) S + would + have + Verb3
ex: I would have drunk the milk last night
(-) S + would + not + have + Verb3
ex: I wouldnt have drunk the milk last night
(?) Would + S + have + Verb3
ex: Would you have drunk the milk last night?
16. Past Future Perfect Continuous Tense
Past Future Perfect Continuous Tense emphasizes on the course and the duration of
the action. Past Future Perfect Continuous Tense is used to tell an action which would have
been happening until a certain time (period) in the past.
FORM:
(+) S + would + have + been + verb-ing
ex: Chris would have been working for 6 years when he get fired
(-) S+ would + not + have + been + verb-ing
ex: Chris wouldnt have been working for 6 years when he get fired
(?) Would + subject + have + been + verb-ing?
ex: Would Chris have been working for 6 years when he get fired?

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