Review of English Tenses: Affirmative Negative Interrogative Form

Review of English tenses
This is a review of the English tenses. The table is provided to help recall the form and use
of the different English tenses studied in previous lessons.
Simple Present
Affirmative She drinks.
Negative She does not drink.
Interrogative Does she drink?
Form I, you we they play | he, she, it plays
action in the present taking place once, never or several
times
facts
Uses
actions taking place one after another
action set by a timetable or schedule
Present Progressive
Affirmative He is reading.
Negative He is not reading.
Interrogative Is he reading?
Form To be (in the simple present) + verb + ing
action taking place at the moment of speaking
Uses action arranged for the future
Simple Past
Affirmative I cried.
Negative I did not cry
Interrogative Did I cry?
Regular verbs: Verb + ed | Irregular verbs: forms differ and should be
Form
learned by heart. This is a list of irregular verbs
action in the past taking place once, never or several times
Uses actions taking place one after another
Past Progressive
Affirmative He was driving.
Negative He was not driving.
Interrogative Was he driving?
Form to be (in the simple past) + verb + ing
action going on at a certain time in the past
actions taking place at the same time
Uses
action in the past that is interrupted by another action
Present Perfect Simple

Affirmative They have slept.
Negative They have not slept.
Interrogative Have they slept?
Have / has + past participle (past participle of regular verbs: verb +
Form ed | Past participle of irregular verbs: forms differ and should be
learned by heart. This is a list of irregular verbs)
emphasis is on the result (not the duration)
action that started in the past & is still going on
Uses action that stopped recently
finished action that has an influence on the present
Present Perfect Progressive

Affirmative He has been thinking.
Negative He has not been thinking.
Interrogative Has he been thinking?
Form have or has + been + verb + ing
putting emphasis on the course or duration (not the result)
action that recently stopped or is still going on
Uses
finished action that influenced the present
Past Perfect Simple

Affirmative She had won.
Negative She had not won.
Interrogative Had she won?
had + past participle (past participle of regular verbs: verb + ed |
Form Past participle of irregular verbs: forms differ and should be learned
by heart. This is a list of irregular verbs)
action taking place before a certain time in the past
sometimes interchangeable with past perfect progressive
Uses
putting emphasis only on the fact (not the duration)
Past Perfect Progressive

Affirmative He had been waiting.
Negative He had not been waiting.
Interrogative Had he been waiting?
Form had + been + verb + ing
action taking place before a certain time in the past
sometimes interchangeable with past perfect simple
Uses
putting emphasis on the duration or course of an action
Future Simple
Affirmative I will open the door.
Negative I will not open the door.
Interrogative Will you open the door?
Form will + verb
We use the simple future for instant decisions.
We use the simple future when we predict a future situation
Uses We use the simple future in conditional sentences type one.
(More on conditional sentences here)
Future Plan
(going to)
Affirmative He is going to clean the car.
Negative He is not going to clean the car.
Interrogative Is he going to clean the car?
Form to be (in the simple present) + going + to + verb
to express the future when we intend to do something or have
decided to do something but did not arrange it. It is just an
Uses intention.
predictions in the future
Future Plan
(Present Progressive)
Affirmative He is traveling to Egypt next week.
Negative He is not traveling to Egypt next week.
Interrogative Is he traveling to Egypt next week?
Form to be (in the simple present) + verb + ing
when we say what we have planned and arranged to do at a
specific time in the future. These are fixed plans with definite
Uses
time and/or place.
Future Progressive
Affirmative She will be listening to music.
Negative She will not be listening to music.
Interrogative Will she be listening to music?
Form will + be + verb + ing
action that is going on at a certain time in the future
Uses action that is sure to happen in the near future
Future Perfect
Affirmative He will have spoken.
Negative He will not have spoken.
Interrogative Will he have spoken?
will + have + past participle (past participle of regular verbs: verb +
Form ed | Past participle of irregular verbs: forms differ and should be
learned by heart. This is a list of irregular verbs)
action that will be finished at a certain time in the future
Uses
Future Perfect Progressive
Affirmative You will have been studying.
Negative You will not have been studying.
Interrogative Will you have been studying?
Form will + have + been + verb + ing
action taking place before a certain time in the future
Uses putting emphasis on the course of an action
Conditional Simple
Affirmative We would relax.
Negative We would not relax.
Interrogative Would we relax?
Form would + verb
action that might take place
Uses
Conditional Progressive
Affirmative He would be writing.
Negative He would not be writing.
Interrogative Would he be writing?
Form would + be + verb + ing
action that might take place
Uses putting emphasis on the course / duration of the action
Conditional Perfect
Affirmative He would have written.
Negative He would not have written.
Interrogative Would he have written?
would + have + past participle (past participle of regular verbs: verb
Form + ed | Past participle of irregular verbs: forms differ and should be
learned by heart This is a list of irregular verbs)
action that might have taken place in the past
Uses
Conditional Perfect Progressive

Affirmative She would have been sleeping.
Negative She would not have sleeping speaking.
Interrogative Would she have been sleeping?
Form would + have + been + verb + ing
action that might have taken place in the past
Uses puts emphasis on the course / duration of the action

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