The Division of 16 tenses by:
Present a. Simple Present b. Present Continuous c. Present Perfect d. Present Perfect Continuous | Future a. Simple Future b. Future Continuous c. Future Perfect d. Future Perfect Continuous |
Past a. Simple Past b. Past Continuous c. Past Perfect d. Past Perfect Continuous | Past Future a. Past Future b. Past Future Continuous c. Past Future Perfect d. Past Future Perfect Continuous |
The Pattern (+)
Present a. S + V1 (s/es)… b. S + is/am/are + Ving… c. S + have/has + V3… d. S + have/ has + been + Ving… | Future a. S + will + V1… b. S + will + be + Ving… c. S + will +have + V3… d. S + will +have + been + Ving… |
Past a. S + V2… b. S + was/were + Ving… c. S + had + V3… d. S + had +been + Ving… | Past future a. S + would + V1… b. S + would + be + Ving… c. S + would +have + V3… d. S + would +have + been + Ving… |
The Pattern (-)
Present a. S + do/does + not + V1 … b. S + is/am/are + not + Ving… c. S + have/has + not + V3… d. S + have/has + not + been + Ving… | Future a. S + will + not + V1… b. S + will + not + be + Ving… c. S + will + not +have + V3… d. S + will + not + have + been + Ving… |
Past a. S + did + not + V1… b. S + was/were + not + Ving… c. S + had + not + V3… d. S + had + not+ been + Ving… | Future a. S + would + not + V1… b. S + would + not + be + Ving… c. S + would + not + have + V3… d. S + would + not + have + been + Ving… |
The Pattern (?)
Present a. Do/does + S + V1…? b. Is/am/are + S + Ving…? c. Have/has + S + V3…? d. Have/ has + S + been + Ving…? | Future a. Will + S + V1…? b. Will + S + be + Ving…? c. Will + S +have + V3…? d. Will + S + have + been + Ving…? |
Past a. Did + S + V1…? b. Was/were + S + Ving…? c. Had + S + V3…? d. Had + S + been + Ving…? | Past a. Would + S + V1…? b. Would + S + be + Ving…? c. Would + S +have + V3…? d. Would + S + have + been + Ving…? |
The Examples
Positive (+) | |
Present a. I go to school every day b. I am going to school now c. she has gone to school before d. They have been going to school | Future a. Jim will go next week b. Bill will be going at 9 tonight c. Mark will have gone by 9 tonight d. John will have been going for a week by tomorrow |
Past a. I went to school yesterday b. I was going to school when I met you c. She had gone to school before she cried d. They had been going to school | Past Future a. Jim would go if he had time b. Bill would be going at 9 yesterday c. Mark would have gone if he had got the ticket d. John would have been going for a week by tomorrow if his father allowed him |
Negative (-) | |
Present a. I do not go to school every day b. I am not going to school now c. Ann has not gone to school before d. They have not been going to school | Future a. Jim will not go next week b. Bill will not be going at 9 tonight c. Mark will not have gone by 9 tonight d. John will not have been going for a week by tomorrow |
Past a. I did not go to school yesterday b. I was not going to school when I met you c. she had not gone to school before she cried d. They had not been going to school | Past Future a. Jim would not go if he had time b. Bill would not be going at 9 yesterday c. Mark would not have gone if he had got the ticket d. John would not have been going for a week by tomorrow if his father allowed him |
Interrogative (?) | |
Present a. Do you go to school every day? b. Are you going to school now? c. Has she gone to school before? d. Have they have been going to school? | Future a. Will Jim go next week? b. Will Bill be going at 9 tonight? c. Will Mark have gone by 9 tonight? d. Will John have been going for a week by tomorrow? |
Past a. Did you go to school yesterday? b. Were you going to school when I met you? c. Had she gone to school before she cried? d. Had they been going to school? | Past Future a. Would Jim go if he had time? b. Would Bill be going at 9 yesterday? c. Would Mark have gone if he had got the ticket? d. Would John have been going for a week by tomorrow if his father allowed him? |