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Tense Rule Chart

The document provides a chart summarizing English tense rules. It lists the affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms for each tense, including present indefinite, present continuous, present perfect, and past, future, and perfect tenses. For each tense, it specifies the subject (Sub), verb forms (V1, V2, V3), and objects (Obj) used in affirmative, negative and interrogative sentences.

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Tense Rule Chart

The document provides a chart summarizing English tense rules. It lists the affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms for each tense, including present indefinite, present continuous, present perfect, and past, future, and perfect tenses. For each tense, it specifies the subject (Sub), verb forms (V1, V2, V3), and objects (Obj) used in affirmative, negative and interrogative sentences.

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TENSE RULES CHART

TENSE AFFIRMATIVE (AFF) NEGATIVE (NEG) INTERROGATIVE (INT)


PRESENT INDEFINITE Sub + V1 + s/es + Obj. Sub + do/does + not + V1 + 1. Do/Does + Sub + (not) +
TENSE Obj. V1 + Obj +?
2. W.H Family + Int Rule +?
PRESENT Sub + is/am/are + V1 + ing Sub + is/am/are + not + V1 + 1. Is/Am/Are + Sub + (not)
CONTINUOUS TENSE + Obj. ing + Obj. + V1 + ing + Obj +?
2. W.H Family + Int Rule +?
PRESENT PERFECT Sub + has/have + V3 + Obj. Sub + has/have + not + V3 + 1. Has/Have + Sub + (not) +
TENSE Obj. V3 + Obj +?
2. W.H Family + Int Rule +?
PRESENT PERFECT Sub + has/have + been + V1 Sub + has/have + been + V1 + 1. Has/Have + Sub + (not) +
CONTINUOUS TENSE + ing + Obj + since/for + ing + Obj + since/for + time. been + V1 + ing + Obj +
time. since/for + time +?
2. W.H Family + Int Rule +?
PAST INDEFINITE Sub + V2 + Obj. Sub + did + not + V1 + Obj. 1. Did + Sub + (not) + V1 +
TENSE Obj +?
2. W.H Family + Int Rule +?
PAST CONTINUOUS Sub + was/were + V1 + ing Sub + was/were + not + V1 + 1. Was/Were + Sub + (not)
TENSE + Obj. ing + Obj. + V1 + ing + Obj +?
2. W.H Family + Int Rule +?
PAST PERFECT TENSE Sub + had + V3 + Obj. Sub + had + not + V3 + Obj. 1. Had + Sub + (not) + V3 +
Obj +?
2. W.H Family + Int Rule +?
PAST PERFECT Sub + had + been + V1 + ing Sub + had + not + been + V1 + 1. Had + Sub + (not) + been
CONTINUOUS TENSE + Obj + since/for + time. ing + Obj + since/for + time. + V1 + ing + Obj +
since/for + time +?
2. W.H Family + Int Rule +?
FUTURE INDEFINITE Sub + will + V1 + Obj Sub + will + not + V1 + Obj. 1. Will + Sub + (not) + V1 +
TENSE Obj +?
2. W.H Family + Int Rule +?
FUTURE CONTINUOUS Sub + will + be + V1 + ing + Sub + will + be+ V1 + ing + Obj. 1. Will + Sub + (not) + be+
TENSE Obj. V1 + ing + Obj +?
2. W.H Family + Int Rule +?
FUTURE PERFECT Sub + will + have + V3 + Sub + will + have + V3 + Obj. 1. Will + Sub + (not) + have
TENSE Obj. + V3 + Obj +?
2. W.H Family + Int Rule +?
FUTURE PERFECT Sub + will + have + been + Sub + will + not + have + been 1. Will + Sub + (not) + have
CONTINUOUS TENSE V1 + ing + Obj + since/for + + V1 + ing + Obj + since/for + + been + V1 + ing + Obj +
time. time. since/for + time +?
2. W.H Family + Int Rule +?

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