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12 Tenses Formula With Example PDF
| Tenses | Positive | Negative | Question |
| Present Simple | I prefer my coffee black. | I don’t prefer my coffee black. | Do I prefer my coffee black? |
| Present Continuous | She is listening the music now. | She is not listening the music now. | Is she listening the music now? |
| Present Perfect | It has rained a lot lately. | It has not rained a lot lately. | Has it rained a lot lately? |
| Present Perfect Continuous | She has been singing a song. | She has not been singing a song. | Has she been singing a song? |
| Past Simple | We watched the news last night. | We did not watched the news last night. | Did we watched the news last night? |
| Past Continuous | I was learning German last year. | I was not learning German last year. | Was I learning German last year? |
| Past perfect | He had left when I went to the club. | He had not left when I went to the club. | Had he left when I went to the club? |
| Past Perfect Continuous | They had been being friend since childhood. | They had not been being friend since childhood. | Had they been being friend since childhood? |
| Future Simple | They will study math. | They will not study math. | Will they study math? |
| Future Continuous | They will be loving you. | They will not be loving you. | Will they be loving you? |
| Future Perfect | By next week, they will have earned lots of money. | By next week, they will not have earned lots of money. | Will they have earned lots of Money, by next week? |
| Future Perfect Continuous | I will have been shopping on Tuesday. | I will not have been shopping on Tuesday. | Will I have been shopping on Tuesday? |
Table of Contents
Simple Present Tense
Simple Present Tense indicates an action which happens in the present. It indicates general truths, scientific facts, habits, fixed arrangements and frequently occuring events etc…
| POSITIVE (+) | NEGATIVE (-) | QUESTION (?) |
|---|---|---|
| I prefer | I do not (don’t) prefer | Do I prefer |
| You prefer | You do not (don’t) prefer | Do you prefer |
| He prefers | He does not (doesn’t) prefer | Does he prefer |
| She prefers | She does not (doesn’t) prefer | Does she prefer |
| It prefers | It does not (doesn’t) prefer | Does it prefer |
| We prefer | We do not (don’t) prefer | Do we prefer |
| You prefer | You do not (don’t) prefer | Do you prefer |
| They prefer | They do not (don’t) prefer | Do they prefer |
Present Continuous Tense
Present Continuous Tense indicates an action which is in progress at the time of speaking or at the present time. The present continuous is formed using am / is / are + present participle.
| POSITIVE (+) | NEGATIVE (-) | QUESTION (?) |
|---|---|---|
| I am preferring | I am not (I’m not) preferring | Am I preferring |
| You are preferring | You are not (aren’t) preferring | Are you preferring |
| He is preferring | He is not (isn’t) preferring | Is he preferring |
| She is preferring | She is not (isn’t) preferring | Is she preferring |
| It is preferring | It is not (isn’t) preferring | Is it preferring |
| We are preferring | We are not (aren’t) preferring | Are we preferring |
| You are preferring | You are not (aren’t) preferring | Are you preferring |
| They are preferring | They are not (aren’t) preferring | Are they preferring |
Present Perfect Tense
Present Perfect Tense is used to express an event that started in the past and the impact of the event is now continuing. It links between the present and the past.
| POSITIVE(+) | NEGATIVE(-) | POSITIVE QUESTION (?) |
|---|---|---|
| I have shown | I have not (haven’t) shown | Have I shown |
| You have shown | You have not (haven’t) shown | Have you shown |
| He has shown | He has not (hasn’t) shown | Has he shown |
| She has shown | She has not (hasn’t) shown | Has she shown |
| It has shown | It has not (hasn’t) shown | Has it shown |
| We have shown | We have not (haven’t) shown | Have we shown |
| You have shown | You have not (haven’t) shown | Have you shown |
| They have shown | They have not (haven’t) shown | Have they shown |
Present Perfect Continuous Tense
Present Perfect Continuous Tense is used to explain an action which started in the past and has continued up until now.
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| POSITIVE (+) | NEGATIVE (-) | QUESTION (?) |
|---|---|---|
| I have been repairing | I have not (haven’t) been repairing | Have I been repairing |
| You have been repairing | You have not (haven’t) been repairing | Have you been repairing |
| He has been repairing | He has not (hasn’t) been repairing | Has she been repairing |
| She has been repairing | She has not (hasn’t) been repairing | Has he been repairing |
| It has been repairing | It has not (hasn’t) been repairing | Has it been repairing |
| We have been repairing | We have not (haven’t) been repairing | Have we been repairing |
| You have been repairing | You have not (haven’t) been repairing | Have you been repairing |
| They have been repairing | They have not (haven’t) been repairing | Have they been repairing |
Simple Past Tense
The simple past tense is used to talk about a completed action in a time before now. It indicates an action which is completed at a definite time in the past.
| POSITIVE (+) | NEGATIVE (-) | QUESTION (?) |
|---|---|---|
| I watched | I did not (didn’t) watch | Did I watch |
| You watched | You did not (didn’t) watch | Did you watch |
| He watched | He did not (didn’t) watch | Did he watch |
| She watched | She did not (didn’t) watch | Did she watch |
| It watched | It did not (didn’t) watch | Did it watch |
| We watched | We did not (didn’t) watch | Did we watch |
| You watched | You did not (didn’t) watch | Did you watch |
| They watched | They did not (didn’t) watch | Did they watch |
Past Continuous Tense
The past continuous tense refers to a continuing action or state that was happening at some point in the past. It points out an action which started in the past and continued in a certain time period.
| POSITIVE (+) | NEGATIVE (-) | QUESTION (?) |
|---|---|---|
| I was learning | I was not (wasn’t) learning | Was I learning |
| You were learning | You were not (weren’t) learning | Were you learning |
| He was learning | He was not (wasn’t) learning | Was he learning |
| She was learning | She was not (wasn’t) learning | Was she learning |
| It was learning | It was not (wasn’t) learning | Was it learning |
| We were learning | We were not (weren’t) learning | Were we learning |
| You were learning | You were not (weren’t) learning | Were you learning |
| They were learning | They were not (weren’t) learning | Were they learning |
Past Perfect Tense
The past perfect tense points out a past action which is completed before another past action.
| POSITIVE (+) | NEGATIVE (-) | QUESTION (?) |
|---|---|---|
| I had returned | I had not (hadn’t) returned | Had I returned |
| You had returned | You had not (hadn’t) returned | Had you returned |
| He had returned | He had not (hadn’t) returned | Had he returned |
| She had returned | She had not (hadn’t) returned | Had she returned |
| It had returned | It had not (hadn’t) returned | Had it returned |
| We had returned | We had not (hadn’t) returned | Had we returned |
| You had returned | You had not (hadn’t) returned | Had you returned |
| They had returned | They had not (hadn’t) returned | Had they returned |
Past Perfect Continuous Tense
The past perfect continuous tense indicates “how long the action had continued”.
| POSITIVE (+) | NEGATIVE (-) | QUESTION (?) |
|---|---|---|
| I had been trying | I had not (hadn’t) been trying | Had I been trying |
| You had been trying | You had not (hadn’t) been trying | Had you been trying |
| He had been trying | He had not (hadn’t) been trying | Had she been trying |
| She had been trying | She had not (hadn’t) been trying | Had he been trying |
| It had been trying | It had not (hadn’t) been trying | Had it been trying |
| We had been trying | We had not (hadn’t) been trying | Had we been trying |
| You had been trying | You had not (hadn’t) been trying | Had you been trying |
| They had been trying | They had not (hadn’t) been trying | Had they been trying |
Simple Future Tense
The simple future tense is used to construct sentences about future time.
| POSITIVE (+) | NEGATIVE (-) | QUESTION (?) |
|---|---|---|
| I will allow | I will not (won’t) allow | Will I allow |
| You will allow | You will not (won’t) allow | Will you allow |
| He will allow | He will not (won’t) allow | Will he allow |
| She will allow | She will not (won’t) allow | Will she allow |
| It will allow | It will not (won’t) allow | Will it allow |
| We will allow | We will not (won’t) allow | Will we allow |
| You will allow | You will not (won’t) allow | Will you allow |
| They will allow | They will not (won’t) allow | Will they allow |
Future Continuous Tense
The future continuous tense points out an action which will be in progress at some definite time in the future.
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| POSITIVE (+) | NEGATIVE (-) | QUESTION (?) |
|---|---|---|
| I will be waiting | I will not (won’t) be waiting | Will I be waiting |
| You will be waiting | You will not (won’t) be waiting | Will you be waiting |
| He will be waiting | He will not (won’t) be waiting | Will he be waiting |
| She will be waiting | She will not (won’t) be waiting | Will she be waiting |
| It will be waiting | It will not (won’t) be waiting | Will it be waiting |
| We will be waiting | We will not (won’t) be waiting | Will we be waiting |
| You will be waiting | You will not (won’t) be waiting | Will you be waiting |
| They will be waiting | They will not (won’t) be waiting | Will they be waiting |
Future Perfect Tense
The future perfect tense is used to express an action, expected to be completed before a certain time in the future.
| POSITIVE (+) | NEGATIVE (-) | QUESTION (?) |
|---|---|---|
| I will have relaxed | I will not (won’t) have relaxed | Will I have relaxed |
| You will have relaxed | You will not (won’t) have relaxed | Will you have relaxed |
| He will have relaxed | He will not (won’t) have relaxed | Will he have relaxed |
| She will have relaxed | She will not (won’t) have relaxed | Will she have relaxed |
| It will have relaxed | It will not (won’t) have relaxed | Will it have relaxed |
| We will have relaxed | We will not (won’t) have relaxed | Will we have relaxed |
| You will have relaxed | You will not (won’t) have relaxed | Will you have relaxed |
| They will have relaxed | They will not (won’t) have relaxed | Will they have relaxed |
Future Perfect Continuous Tense
The future perfect tense points out an action that will continue up until a point in the future.
| POSITIVE (+) | NEGATIVE (-) | QUESTION (?) |
|---|---|---|
| I will have been playing | I will not (won’t) have been playing | Will I have been playing |
| You will have been playing | You will not (won’t) have been playing | Will you have been playing |
| He will have been playing | He will not (won’t) have been playing | Will he have been playing |
| She will have been playing | She will not (won’t) have been playing | Will she have been playing |
| It will have been playing | It will not (won’t) have been playing | Will it have been playing |
| We will have been playing | We will not (won’t) have been playing | Will we have been playing |
| You will have been playing | You will not (won’t) have been playing | Will you have been playing |
| They will have been playing | They will not (won’t) have been playing | Will they have been playing |
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