The document outlines the 12 tenses in English - simple present, present continuous, present perfect, present perfect continuous, simple past, past continuous, past perfect, past perfect continuous, simple future, future continuous, future perfect, and future perfect continuous. For each tense, it provides the formula for positive, negative, and interrogative examples, and provides sample sentences to illustrate each tense.
The document outlines the 12 tenses in English - simple present, present continuous, present perfect, present perfect continuous, simple past, past continuous, past perfect, past perfect continuous, simple future, future continuous, future perfect, and future perfect continuous. For each tense, it provides the formula for positive, negative, and interrogative examples, and provides sample sentences to illustrate each tense.
The document outlines the 12 tenses in English - simple present, present continuous, present perfect, present perfect continuous, simple past, past continuous, past perfect, past perfect continuous, simple future, future continuous, future perfect, and future perfect continuous. For each tense, it provides the formula for positive, negative, and interrogative examples, and provides sample sentences to illustrate each tense.
The document outlines the 12 tenses in English - simple present, present continuous, present perfect, present perfect continuous, simple past, past continuous, past perfect, past perfect continuous, simple future, future continuous, future perfect, and future perfect continuous. For each tense, it provides the formula for positive, negative, and interrogative examples, and provides sample sentences to illustrate each tense.
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All Tense Rule chart or Table in English
1. Simple Present Tense
Formula: (+) S + V1 + O/C (-) S + do/does + not + V1 + O/C (?) Do/does + S + V1 + O/C
Find here Example of Simple Present Tense:
(+) Farhan reads book everyday. (-) Farhan does not read book everyday. (?) Does Farhn read book everyday? Yes, he does. / No, he does not. 2. Present Continuous Tense Formula: (+) S + V1 + ing + O/C (-) S + not + V1 + ing + O/C (?) is, am, are + S + V1 + ing + O/C
Find here Example of Present Continuous Tense:
(+) He is playing badminton now (-) He is not playing badminton now (?) Is he playing badminton now? Yes, he is. / No, he is not.
3. Present Perfect Tense
Formula (+)S + has/have + V3 + O/C (-)S + has/have + not + V3 + O/C (?)Have/has + S + V3 + O/C
Find here Example of Present Perfect Tense:
(+) asif has eaten the steak already. (-) asif has not eaten the steak already. (?)Has he eaten the steak already? Yes, he has. / No, he has not.
4. Present Perfect Continuous Tense
Formula: (+) S + have/has + been + V-ing (-) S + have/has + not + been + V-ing (?) Have/has + S + been + V-ing
Find here Example of Perfect Continuous Tense:
(+) He has been playing guitar for two hours. (-) He has not been playing guitar for two hours. (?) Has he been playing guitar for two hours? Yes, he has. / No, he has not. 5. Simple Past Tense Formula: (+)S + V2 + O/C (-)S + did not + V1 + O/C (?) Did + S + V1 + O/C
Find here Example of Simple Past Tense:
(+)He visited me yesterday. (-)He did not visit me yesterday. (?) Did he visit you yesterday? Yes, he did. / No, he did not.
6. Past Continuous Tense
Formula: (+) S + (was/were) + V-ing + O/C (-) S + (was/were) + not + V-ing + O/C (?) Was/were + S + V-ing + O/C
Find here Example of Past Continuous Tense:
(+) She was sleeping when I came. (-) She was not sleeping when I came. (?) Was she sleeping when you came? Yes, she was. / No, she was not. 7. Past Perfect Tense Formula: (+) S + had + V3 + O/C (-) S + had + not + V3 + O/C (?) Had + S + V3 + O/C
Find here Example of Past Perfect Tense:
(+) He had gone to Swat when I called him. (-) He had not gone to Swat when I called him. (?) Had he gone to Swat when you called him? Yes, he had. / No, he had not. 8. Past Perfect Continuous Tense Formula: (+) S + had + been + V-ing + O/C (-) S + had + not + been + V-ing + O/C (?) Had + S + been + V-ing + O/C
Find here Example of Past Perfect Continuous Tense:
(+) They had been living in England since 2000. (-) They had not been living in England since 2000. (?) Had they been living in England since 2000? Yes, they had. / No, they had not.
9. Simple Future Tense
Formula: (+) S + will/shall + V1 + O/C (-) S + will/shall + not + V1 + O/C (?) Will/shall + S + V1 + O/C
Find here Example of Simple Future Tense:
(+) She will eat fried rice. (-) She will not eat fried rice. (?) Will she eat fried rice? Yes, she will. / No, she will not.
10. Future Continuous Tense
Formula: (+) S + will/shall + be + V-ing + O/C (-) S + will/shall + not + be + V-ing + O/C (?) Will/shall + S + be + V-ing + O/C Find here Example of Future Continuous Tense: (+) I will be watching a movie tonight. (-) I will not be watching a movie tonight. (?) Will you be watching a movie tonight? Yes, I will. / No, I will not. 11. Future Perfect Tense Formula: (+)S + shall/will + have + V3 + O (-) S + shall/will + not + have + V3 + O (?)Shall/will + S + have + V3 + O
Find here Example of Future Perfect Tense:
(+)He will have rented my house next month. (-)He will not have rented my house next month. (?)Will he have rented my house next month? Yes, he will. / No, he will not.
12. Future Perfect Continuous Tense
Formula: (+) S + shall/will + have + been + V-ing + O (-) S + shall/will + not + have + been + V-ing + O (?) Shall/will + S + have + been + V-ing + O
Find here Example of Future Perfect Continuous Tense:
(+) She will have been visiting us tomorrow. (-) She will not have been visiting us tomorrow. (?) Will she have been visiting us tomorrow? Yes, she will. / No, she will not.