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Tense Structure

The document provides a chart detailing the rules and examples of verb tenses in English including the present, past, and future simple and continuous tenses. It lists the affirmative, negative, interrogative, and negative interrogative forms of each tense along with examples of how to conjugate verbs in each case. The chart serves as a helpful reference for understanding how English verb tenses work through their various forms and applications in sentences.

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Tense Structure

The document provides a chart detailing the rules and examples of verb tenses in English including the present, past, and future simple and continuous tenses. It lists the affirmative, negative, interrogative, and negative interrogative forms of each tense along with examples of how to conjugate verbs in each case. The chart serves as a helpful reference for understanding how English verb tenses work through their various forms and applications in sentences.

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chart of tenses with rules and examples


Sr Tenses Rules Examples
1 Present Simple Tense (Affirmative) sub+v1 (+e/es). She eats.
2 Present Simple Tense (Negative) sub+do/does+ v1. She does not eat.
3 Present Simple Tense (Interrogative) Do/Does+ sub+v1+? Does she eat?
4 Present Simple Tense (Negative Interrogative) Do/Does + Sub + not + V1 + ob + ? Do you not eat the food?
5 Present Simple Tense (Interrogative word) Wh_questions +do/does +sub+v1+? When does she eat ?
6 Present Continues Tense (Affirmative) sub+is/am/are+ V1(+ing). I am going.
7 Present Continues Tense (Negative) sub+is/am/are +not+v1 (+ing). I am not going.
8 Present Continues Tense (Interrogative) Is/am/are+sub+ v1 (+ing)+? Am I going ?

9 Present Continues Tense (Negative Interrogative) Is/am/are+sub+not+ v1 (+ing)+? Are they not coming?
10 Present Continues Tense (Interrogative words) Wh_Questions +is/am/are +sub+v1 (+ing) + ? Where am I going ?
11 Present Perfect Tense (Affirmative) sub+has/have +v3. You have slept.
12 Present Perfect Tense (Negative) sub+have/has +not+v3. You have not slept.
13 Present Perfect Tense (Interrogative) Has/have +sub+v3 +? Have You slept?
has/have+ Subject+ not+ 3rd form of Verb+ Object+
14 Present Perfect Tense (Negative Interrogative) Remaining Words+ ? Have you not finished your work?
15 Present Perfect Tense (Interrogative word) Wh_Questions +have/has +sub+v3+? When have you slept ?

16 Present Perfect Continues Tense (Affirmative) sub+has/have +been +v1(+ing) +since/for +time. We have been coming for 2 days.

17 Present Perfect continues Tense (Negative) sub+has/have +not+been +v1(+ing) +since/for +time. We have not been coming for 2 days.

18 Present Perfect Continues (Interrogative) Has/have +sub+been +v1 (+ing) +since/for +time +? Have we been coming for 2 days?

has/have+ Subject+ not+ been+ 1st form of Verb+


ing+ Object+ for/since+ Remaining Words+ Mark of
19 Present Perfect Continues (Negative Interrogative) Interrogation (?) Has the child not been playing with toys since 2’O clock?
Present Perfect Continues Tense (Interrogative Wh_questions+ has/have +been+v1 (+ing) +since/for
20 Words) +time +? Where have we been coming for 2 days?
21  Past Simple Tense (Affirmative) sub +v2. He Ate.
22 Past Simple Tense (Negative) sub+did +not+v1. He did not eat.
23 Past Simple Tense (Interrogative) Did +sub+ v1 +? Did he eat?
did+ Subject+ not+ 1st form of Verb+ Object+
24 Past Simple Tense (Negative Interrogative) Remaining Words+? Did I not help her?
25 Past Simple Tense (Interrogative words) Wh_questions +did +sub+v1 +? When did he eat?
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26 Past Continues Tense (Affirmative) sub +was/were +v1(+ing). They were flying.


27 Past Continues Tense (Negative) sub+was/were +not+ v1(+ing) . They were not flying.
28 Past Continues Tense (Interrogative) Was/were +sub+ v1(+ing) +? Were they flying?
was/were+ Subject+ not+ 1st form of Verb+ ing+
29 Past Continues Tense (Negative Interrogative) Object+ Remaining Words+? Were the travelers not riding on horses?
30 Past Continues Tense (Interrogative words) Wh_questions +was/were +sub+v1(+ing) +? where were they flying?
31 Past Perfect Tense (Affirmative) sub+had+v3. You had arisen.
32 Past Perfect Tense (Negative) sub+had +not+v3. You had not arisen.
33 Past Perfect Tense (Interrogative) Had+sub +v3 +? Had you arisen?
had+ Subject+ not+ 3rd form of Verb+ Object+
34 Past Perfect Tense (Negative Interrogative) Remaining Word+? Had we not built a house?
35 Past Perfect Tense (Interrogative words) Wh_questions +had+sub +v3+? when had you arisen ?
36 Past Perfect Continues Tense (Affirmative) sub+had +been+v1 (+ing) +since/for +time. she had been going to office since 09:00 AM.
37 Past Perfect Continues Tense (Negative) sub+had +not+been +v1(+ing) +since/for +time. She had not been going to office since 09:00 AM.
38 Past Perfect Continues Tense (Interrogative) Had+sub+ been +v1 (+ing) +since/for +time +? Had she been going to office since 09:00 AM ?
Past Perfect Continues Tense (Negative had+ Subject+ not+ been+ 1st form of Verb+ ing+
39 Interrogative) Object+ for/since+ Remaining Words+? Had I not been listening to your stories for four hours?
Past Perfect Continues Tense (Interrogative Wh_questions +had+sub +been +v1 (+ing) +since/for
40 words) +time +? where had she been going to the office since 09:00 AM?
41 Future Simple Tense (Affirmative) sub+shall/will +v1. He will read.
42 Future Simple Tense (Negative) sub+ will/shall+not +v1. He will not read.
43 Future Simple Tense (Interrogative) Will/Shall +sub+v1+ ? Will he read?
Will/Shall +Subject+Not+1st form of
44 Future Simple Tense (Negative Interrogative) Verb+Object+Remaining Words+? Will you not offer fruit to the guests?
45 Future Simple Tense (Interrogative words) Wh_questions+ will/shall +sub+v1 +? What will he read?
46 Future Continues Tense (Affirmative) sub +will/shall +be+ v1 (+ing) . He will be reading.
47 Future Continues Tense (Negative) sub+ will/shall +not+be +v1 (+ing). He will not be reading.
48 Future Continues Tense (Interrogative) Will/Shall +sub+ be +v1 (+ing) +? Will he be reading?
will/shall+Subject+not+be+1st form of
49 Future Continues Tense (Negative Interrogative) Verb+ing+Object+Remaining Words+? Shall I not be traveling to London with you?
50 Future Continues Tense (Interrogative words) Wh_questions +will/shall +sub+ v1(+ing) +? Where will he be reading?
51 Future Perfect Tense (Affirmative) sub +shall/will +have+ v3. I shall have run.
52 Future Perfect Tense (Negative) sub +will/shall +not+have v3. I shall not have run.
53 Future Perfect Tense (Interrogative) Will/Shall +sub+have +v3 +? Shall i have run?
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Will/ Shall + I / We/ You/ They/ Common Noun/


Proper Noun + not have + verb (3rd form) + object
54 Future Perfect Tense (Negative Interrogative) (optional)? Will you not have gone to work?
55 Future Perfect Tense (Interrogative words) Wh_questions +will/shall + sub+have+v3 +? Where shall i have run?

56 Future Perfect Continues Tense (Affirmative) sub+will/shall +have been+v1 (+ing) +since/for +time. We shall have been running since morning.
sub +will/shall +not+ have been + v1 (+ing) +since/for
57 Future Perfect Continues Tense (Negative) +time. We shall not have been running since morning.
Will/Shall +sub+ have been +v1 (+ing) +since/for
58 Future Perfect Continues Tense (Interrogative) +time +? Shall we have been running since morning?

Will/ Shall + I / We/ You/ They/ Common Noun/


Future Perfect Continues Tense (Negative Proper Noun + not + have been + verb (1st form) with
59 Interrogative) ‘ing’+ object (optional)? Shall we not have been running for four hours?
Future Perfect Continues Tense (Interrogative Wh_questions +will/shall +have been +v1 (+ing)
60 words) +since/for +? Why Shall we have been running since morning?

Wh_questions mean What, When, Why, How, Where, Whom, Whose, How much, How many etc…,

Interrogative Word mean Questions word – What, Why, When, Where, How many, how much etc..,

Object or Other words – after (sub +v2 + {put ob or other words})verb, you can put object or other word in rule or sentence.

Simple and Indefinite same.

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