The document outlines verb tense formulas in English including:
- Simple present, present progressive, simple past, future, past progressive, future progressive, present perfect, past perfect, future perfect, present perfect progressive, past perfect progressive, and future perfect progressive tenses.
- It provides the formulas for declarative, negative, and interrogative sentences in each tense using examples of to be verbs like is/are and modal verbs like will/would.
The document outlines verb tense formulas in English including:
- Simple present, present progressive, simple past, future, past progressive, future progressive, present perfect, past perfect, future perfect, present perfect progressive, past perfect progressive, and future perfect progressive tenses.
- It provides the formulas for declarative, negative, and interrogative sentences in each tense using examples of to be verbs like is/are and modal verbs like will/would.
The document outlines verb tense formulas in English including:
- Simple present, present progressive, simple past, future, past progressive, future progressive, present perfect, past perfect, future perfect, present perfect progressive, past perfect progressive, and future perfect progressive tenses.
- It provides the formulas for declarative, negative, and interrogative sentences in each tense using examples of to be verbs like is/are and modal verbs like will/would.
The document outlines verb tense formulas in English including:
- Simple present, present progressive, simple past, future, past progressive, future progressive, present perfect, past perfect, future perfect, present perfect progressive, past perfect progressive, and future perfect progressive tenses.
- It provides the formulas for declarative, negative, and interrogative sentences in each tense using examples of to be verbs like is/are and modal verbs like will/would.
Subject + to be + adjective Subject + to be +not + adjective To be + subject + adjective?
Simple Present “to be” He + is + kind He + is + not + kind Is + he + kind?
Subject + do/does + not + verb +
Subject + verb + rest of sentence rest of sentence Do/Does + subject + verb + rest of sentence? Simple Present (Present Indicative) Tom + wears + boots to work Tom + does + not + wear boots Does + Tom + wear + boots to work? to work
Subject + is/are (to be) + verb + Subject + is/are (to be) + not + Is/are (to be) + subject + verb + ing + rest of ing + rest of sentence verb + ing + rest of sentence sentence? Present Progressive She + is + wear + ing + a life She + is + not + wear + ing + a Is + she + wear + ing + a life jacket? jacket life jacket
Subject + did + not + verb + rest
Subject + verb + ed + rest of of sentence Did + subject + verb + rest of sentence? sentence Simple Past He + did + not + walk + to the Did + he + walk + to the store? He + walk + ed + to the store store
Subject + will + not + verb + rest
Subject + will + verb + rest of of sentence Will + subject + verb + rest of sentence? sentence Simple Future Dick + will + not + go + to the Will + Dick + go + to the bank? Dick + will + go + to the bank bank TENSE DECLARATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE Subject + was/were (to be) + Subject + was/were (to be) + verb Was/were (to be) + subject + verb + ing + when not +verb + ing + when + rest of + ing + when + rest of sentence + rest of sentence? sentence Past Progressive He + was + sleeping + when + the Was + he + sleep + ing + when + the phone He + was + not + sleep + ing + phone rang rang? when + the phone rang
Subject + will be + verb + ing + Subject + will + not + be + verb Will + subject + be + verb + ing + when + rest of when + rest of sentence + ing + when + rest of sentence sentence? Future Progressive She + will be + work + ing + when She + will + not + be + work + Will + she + be + work + ing + when + you wake + you wake up ing + when + you wake up up?
Subject + has/have + past Subject + has/have + not + past
Has/Have + subject + past participle + rest of participle + rest of sentence participle + rest of sentence sentence? Present Perfect They + have + seen + the Statue They + have + not + seen + the Have + they + seen + the Statue of Liberty? of Liberty Statue of Liberty
Subject + had + not + past
Subject + had + past participle + participle + time phrase + rest Had + subject + past participle + time phrase + time phrase + rest of sentence of sentence rest of sentence? Past Perfect He + had + played baseball + He + had + not + played Had + he + played baseball + when + he was in when + he was in high school baseball + when + he was in high school? high school TENSE DECLARATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE Subject + will + not + have + past Subject + will + have + past Will + subject + have + past participle + participle + time phrase + rest of participle + rest of sentence time phrase + rest of sentence? sentence Future Perfect I + will + have + lived in Korea + for Will + you + have + lived in Korea + for ten I + will + not + have + lived in Korea ten years by next week years + by the time you retire? + for ten years by the time I retire
Subject + has/have been + verb + Subject + has/have + not + been + Question word + has/have + subject + been ing + time phrase verb + ing + time phrase + verb + ing + time phrase? Present Perfect Progressive We + have been + paint + ing + We + have + not + been + driv(e) + Since when + have + you + been + paint + since last night ing + since our car broke down ing + your house?
Subject + had been + verb + ing + Subject + had + not + been + verb + Had + subject + been + verb + ing + time time phrase + rest of sentence ing + time phrase + rest of sentence phrase/rest of sentence? Past Perfect It + had + been + rain + ing + for It + had + not + been + rain + ing + Progressive Had+ it + been + rain + ing + for three hours three hours + before Jackie came for two days + before Jackie came + before Jackie came home? home home
Subject + will + have been + verb + Subject + will + not + have been + Will + subject + have been + verb + ing + ing + event/time phrase verb + ing +event/time phrase/rest event/time phrase/rest of sentence? Future Perfect of sentence Tomorrow + she + will + have Progressive Will + she + have been + work + ing + for been + wear + ing + contacts + for Tomorrow + she + will + not + have one year by tomorrow? one year been + work + ing + for one year
