Tense Table

Positive Forms
The first table shows positive forms in all tenses.

Tense Subject Helping Main Verb (String)
Verb
Present Simple I - eat
You - eat
He / ali - eats/washes
She - eats/washes
It/ the dog - eats/washes
We - eat
You - eat
They - eat
Present Continuous I am learning
You are learning
He is learning
She is learning
It is learning
We are learning
You are learning
They are learning
Present Perfect I have taught
You have taught
He has taught
She has taught
It has taught
We have taught
You have taught
They have taught
Present Perfect ContinuousI have been watching
You have been watching

He has been watching
She has been watching
It has been watching
We have been watching
You have been watching
They have been watching
Past Simple I - went
You - went
He - went
She - went
It - went
We - went
You - went
They - went
Past Continuous I was cooking
You were cooking
He was cooking
She was cooking
It was cooking
We were cooking
You were cooking
They were cooking
Past Perfect I had eaten
You had eaten
He had eaten
She had eaten
It had eaten
We had eaten
You had eaten
They had eaten
Past Perfect Continuous I had been working
You had been working

He had been working
She had been working
It had been working
We had been working
You had been working
They had been working
Future with Will I will come
You will come
He will come
She will come
It will come
We will come
You will come
They will come
Future with Going to I am going to fly
You are going to fly
He is going to fly
She is going to fly
It is going to fly
We are going to fly
You are going to fly
They are going to fly
Future Continuous I will be working

You will be working
He will be working
She will be working
It will be working
We will be working
You will be working
They will be working
Future Perfect I will have finished
You will have finished
He will have finished
She will have finished
It will have finished
We will have finished
You will have finished
They will have finished

Future Perfect Continuous I will have studying
been
You will have studying
been
He will have studying
been
She will have studying
been
It will have studying
been
We will have studying
been
You will have studying
been
They will have studying
been
Negative Forms
The second table shows negative forms in all tenses.
Tense Subject Helping Main Verb (String)
Verb + Not
Present Simple I don't visit

You don't visit
He doesn't visit
She doesn't visit
It doesn't visit
We don't visit
You don't visit
They don't visit
Present Continuous I am not studying
You aren't studying

He isn't studying
She isn't studying
It isn't studying
We aren't studying
You aren't studying
They aren't studying
Past Simple I didn't play
You didn't play
He didn't play
She didn't play
It didn't play
We didn't play
You didn't play
They didn't play
Future with Will I won't cook
You won't cook
He won't cook
She won't cook
It won't cook
We won't cook
You won't cook
They won't cook
Future with Going to I am not going fly
to
You aren't going fly
to
He isn't going to fly
She isn't going to fly
It isn't going to fly
We aren't going fly

to
You aren't going fly
to
They aren't going fly
to
Future Continuous I won't be sitting
You won't be sitting
He won't be sitting
She won't be sitting
It won't be sitting
We won't be sitting
You won't be sitting
They won't be sitting
Present Perfect I haven't seen
You haven't seen
He hasn't seen
She hasn't seen
It hasn't seen
We haven't seen
You haven't seen
They haven't seen
Present Perfect I haven't been studying
Continuous
You haven't been studying
He hasn't been studying
She hasn't been studying
It hasn't been studying
We haven't been studying
You haven't been studying
They haven't been studying
Past Perfect I hadn't eaten

You hadn't eaten
He hadn't eaten
She hadn't eaten
It hadn't eaten
We hadn't eaten
You hadn't eaten
They hadn't eaten
Past Perfect Continuous I hadn't been sleeping
You hadn't been sleeping
He hadn't been sleeping
She hadn't been sleeping
It hadn't been sleeping
We hadn't been sleeping
You hadn't been sleeping
They hadn't been sleeping
Future Perfect I won't have prepared
You won't have prepared
He won't have prepared
She won't have prepared

It won't have prepared
We won't have prepared
You won't have prepared
They won't have prepared
Future Perfect I won't have driving

Continuous been
You won't have driving
been
He won't have driving
been
She won't have driving
been
It won't have driving
been
We won't have driving
been
You won't have driving
been
They won't have driving
been
Question Forms
The third table shows question forms in all tenses.
Tense Question Helping Subject
Word Verb
Present Simple How often do I
How often do you
How often does he
How often does she
How often does it
How often do we
How often do you
How often do they
Present Continuous What am I
What are you

What is he
What is she
What is it
What are we
What are you
What are they
Past Simple Where did I
Where did you
Where did he
Where did she
Where did it
Where did we
Where did you
Where did they
Future with Will When will I
When will you
When will he
When will she
When will it
When will we
When will you
When will they
Future with Going to Where am I
Where are you
Where is he
Where is she
Where is it
Where are we
Where are you
Where are they
Future Continuous Where will I

Where will you
Where will he
Where will she
Where will it
Where will we
Where will you
Where will they
Present Perfect How long have I
How long have you
How long has he
How long has she
How long has it
How long have we
How long have you
How long have they
Present Perfect How long have I
Continuous
How long have you
How long has he
How long has she
How long has it
How long have we
How long have you
How long have they
Past Perfect Where had I
Where had you
Where had he
Where had she
Where had it
Where had we
Where had you
Where had they
Past Perfect Continuous How long had I
How long had you

How long had he
How long had she
How long had it
How long had we
How long had you
How long had they
Future Perfect How many will I
books
How many will you

books
How many will he

books
How many will she

books
How many will it
books
How many will we

books
How many will you

books
How many will they

books
Future Perfect How long will I

Continuous
How long will you
How long will he
How long will she
How long will it
How long will we
How long will you
How long will they
Objects / Time / Place
breakfast at 8 in the morning.

breakfast at 8 in the morning. if end with ch sh or ch - use es
breakfast at 8 in the morning. if end with o - use es
breakfast at 8 in the morning. if end with y - use ies- cry - cries.
English online right now.
English for many years.
TV for three hours.
TV for three hours.

TV for three hours.
TV for three hours.
TV for three hours.
TV for three hours.
TV for three hours.
TV for three hours.
to the store yesterday.
dinner when you came home yesterday.
lunch before you came home yesterday.
for three hours before he arrived.

to class tomorrow
to class tomorrow
to class tomorrow
to class tomorrow
to class tomorrow
to class tomorrow
to class tomorrow
to class tomorrow
to New York next week.

at 5 pm tomorrow evening.
the report by three o'clock tomorrow afternoon.

English for five hours by four o'clock this
afternoon.
afternoon.
afternoon.
afternoon.
afternoon.
afternoon.
afternoon.
afternoon.
Objects / Time / Place
my friends every day.

math at the moment.
math at the moment.

math at the moment.
math at the moment.
math at the moment.
math at the moment.
math at the moment.
math at the moment.
soccer last week.
soccer last week.
soccer last week.
soccer last week.
soccer last week.
soccer last week.
soccer last week.
soccer last week.
dinner tomorrow.
dinner tomorrow.
dinner tomorrow.
dinner tomorrow.
dinner tomorrow.
dinner tomorrow.
dinner tomorrow.
dinner tomorrow.
to Chicago next week.
at a computer next week at this time.

Tom since 2008.
Tom since 2008.
Tom since 2008.
Tom since 2008.
Tom since 2008.
Tom since 2008.
Tom since 2008.
Tom since 2008.
for very long.
for very long.
for very long.
for very long.
for very long.
for very long.
for very long.
for very long.
lunch before I arrived.

lunch before I arrived.
lunch before I arrived. Objects / Time / Place?
lunch before I arrived. dinner in a restaurant?
very long when I woke him. dinner in a restaurant?
very long when I woke him. right now?
the report by Friday. right now?
the report by Friday. last week?

for very long this time tomorrow. last week?
for very long this time tomorrow. me with my homework tomorrow?
me with my homework tomorrow?

me with my homework tomorrow?
Main Verb (String) me with my homework tomorrow?
eat in New York next week?

doing tomorrow night?

go in your current house?
help today?
help today?
help today?
help today?
help today?
help today?
help today?
help today?
going to stay lunch before I arrived this afternoon?
be staying before Tom telephoned yesterday?

lived by the end of next year?
been studying by the end of the day?

eaten
eaten
eaten
eaten
eaten
eaten
eaten
eaten
been working
been working
been working
been working
been working
been working
been working
been working
have finished
have finished
have finished
have finished
have finished
have finished
have finished
have finished
have been working
have been working

have been working
have been working
have been working
have been working
have been working
have been working

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Positive Forms

The first table shows positive forms in all tenses.

You have been watching

You were cooking

She was cooking

You were cooking

They were cooking

Past Perfect I had eaten

You had eaten

She had eaten

You had eaten

They had eaten

Past Perfect Continuous I had been working

You had been working

You are going to fly

You are going to fly

They are going to fly

Future Continuous I will be working

You will have finished

He will have finished

She will have finished

It will have finished

We will have finished

You will have finished

They will have finished

Present Simple I don't visit

You aren't studying

She isn't going to fly

It isn't going to fly

We aren't going fly

He hasn't been studying

She hasn't been studying

It hasn't been studying

We haven't been studying

You haven't been studying

They haven't been studying

Past Perfect I hadn't eaten

You hadn't been sleeping

He hadn't been sleeping

She hadn't been sleeping

It hadn't been sleeping

We hadn't been sleeping

You hadn't been sleeping

They hadn't been sleeping

Future Perfect I won't have prepared

You won't have prepared

He won't have prepared

She won't have prepared

We won't have prepared

You won't have prepared

They won't have prepared

Future Perfect I won't have driving

What are you

Where are you

Where are you

Where are they

Future Continuous Where will I

How long had you

How many will you

How many will he