All Tenses in English, Positive Sentences, Negative Sentences and Question Sentences
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Present Simple Tense
Positive Sentences – Subject + V1
- My mother lets me go out with my friends.
- I prefer my coffee black.
- She puts the keys on the table.
Negative Sentences – Subject + do/does not + V1
- My mother doesnot (doesn’t) let me go out with my friends.
- I do not (don’t)prefer my coffee black.
- She doesnot (doesn’t) put the keys on the table.
Question Sentences – Do/Does + Subject + V1
- Does your mother let you go out with your friends?
- Do you prefer your coffee black?
- Does she put the keys on the table?
Present Continuous Tense
Positive Sentences – Subject + BE + Ving
- Sheis listening the music now.
- We are learning English at this moment.
- My mother is cooking dinner in the kitchen now.
Negative Sentences – Subject + BE NOT + Ving
- Sheis not (isn’t) listening the music now.
- We are not (aren’t) learning English at this moment.
- My mother is not (isn’t) cooking dinner in the kitchen now.
Question Sentences – BE + Subject + Ving
- Isshe listening the music now?
- Are they learning English at this moment?
- Is your mother cooking dinner in the kitchen now?
Present Perfect Tense
Positive Sentences – Subject + have/has + V3
- I have already prepared breakfast.
- My sister has cleaned the room.
- It has rained a lot lately.
Negative Sentences – Subject +have/has + not + V3
- I have not (haven’t) prepared breakfast yet.
- My sister has not (hasn’t) cleaned the room.
- It has not (hasn’t) rained a lot.
Question Sentences – Have/Has + Subject + V3
- Have you prepared breakfast?
- Has she cleaned the room?
- Has it raineda lot ?
Present Perfect Continuous Tense
Positive Sentences – Subject + Have/Has+ BEEN + Ving
- My father have been repairing the car. That‘s why his hands are greasy.
- Susan is in the kitchen. She has been making pizza.
- They have been playing in the room.
Negative Sentences – Subject + Have/Has NOT + BEEN + Ving
- My father have not (haven’t) been repairing the car. That‘s why his hands are greasy.
- Susan is in the kitchen. She has not (hasn’t) been making pizza.
- They have not (haven’t) been playing in the room.
Question Sentences – Have/Has + Subject + BEEN + Ving
- Have you been studying English?
- Has it been raining for three hours?
- Has she been teaching French since 2000?
Simple Past Tense
Positive Sentences – Subject + V2
- We watched the news last night.
- They went to the party yesterday.
- She read the book.
Negative Sentences – Subject + did not + V1
- We did not (didn’t) watch the news last night.
- They did not (didn’t)go to the party yesterday.
- She did not (didn’t) read the book.
Question Sentences – Did + Subject + V1
- Did we watch the news last night?
- Did they go to the party yesterday?
- Did she read the book?
Past Continuous Tense
Positive Sentences – Subject + BE(was/were) + Ving
- You were watching television last night.
- They were studying math yesterday.
- I was washing the dishes when the phone rang.
Negative Sentences – Subject + BE(was/were) NOT + Ving
- You were not (weren’t) watching television last night.
- They were not (weren’t) studying math yesterday.
- I was not (wasn’t) washing the dishes when the phone rang.
Question Sentences – BE(was/were) + Subject + Ving
- Were you watching television last night?
- Were they studying math yesterday?
- Was I washing the dishes when the phone rang?
Past Perfect Tense
Positive Sentences – Subject + had + V3
- I went there after I had completed the task.
- She had comelate to the school.
- My father and mother had been married for two years when I was born.
Negative Sentences – Subject + had + not + V3
- I had not (hadn’t) completed the task.
- She had not (hadn’t) come late to the school.
- They had not (hadn’t) been marriedwhen I was born.
Question Sentences – Had + Subject + V3
- Had you completed the task?
- Had she come late to the school?
- Had they been married when I was born?
Past Perfect Continuous Tense
Positive Sentences – Subject + Had + BEEN + Ving
- When her husband came home, the woman had been cleaning the house for hours.
- The ground was covered with snow. It had been snowing heavy for several hours.
- They had been being friend since childhood.
Negative Sentences – Subject + Had + Not + BEEN + Ving
- I had not (hadn’t) been waiting for Sarah for 40 minutes before she called me.
- My daughter had not (hadn’t) been eating anything all day.
- She had not (hadn’t) been working all day so she was energetic.
Question Sentences – Had + Subject + BEEN + Ving
- Had they been running for several minutes when the teacher came?
- Had you been studying English since 3 o’clock?
- Had we been waiting for Sarah for 40 minutes before she called us?
Simple Future Tense
Positive Sentences – Subject + will + V1
- She will be a doctor soon.
- You will mary me.
- The president will allow this.
Negative Sentences – Subject + will not + V1
- She will not (won’t)be a doctor soon.
- You will not (won’t) mary me.
- The president will not (won’t) allow this.
Question Sentences – Will + Subject + V1
- Will she be a doctor soon?
- Will you mary me?
- Will the president allow this?
Future Continuous Tense
Positive Sentences – Subject + will + be + Ving
- When you arrive, I willbe sittingin the park.
- Iwillbe loving you.
- Iwillbe waiting for you.
Negative Sentences – Subject + will not + be + Ving
- When you arrive, I will not (won’t) be sitting in the park.
- I will not (won’t) be loving you.
- I will not (won’t)be waiting for you.
Question Sentences – Will + Subject + be + Ving
- Will you be sitting in the park when I arrive?
- Will you be loving me?
- Will you be waiting for me?
Future Perfect Tense
Positive Sentences – Subject + will + have + V3
- By next week, we‘ll have earned lots of money.
- I will have prepared breakfast by the time the children wake up.
- The rain’ll have stopped by tomorrow.
Negative Sentences – Subject + will not + have + V3
- He will not (won’t) have received enough score by the summer.
- They will not (won’t) have been married by next year.
- The rain will not (won’t) have stopped by tomorrow.
Question Sentences – Will + Subject + have + V3
- Will you have graduated from the university before I graduate?
- Will he have learned all information about this job by May?
- Will we have arrived in China by the next week?
Future Perfect Continuous Tense
Positive Sentences – Subject + will + HAVE BEEN + Ving
- I will have been workingfor seven hours by the time the boss comes
- She will have been sleepingfor one hour when he gets home.
- At 4 o’clock, we will have been waitingyou for one hour.
Negative Sentences – Subject + will not + HAVE BEEN + Ving
- I will not (won’t) have been shopping on Tuesday.
- He will not (won’t) have been playing football tomorrow evening.
- They will not (won’t) have been going for a picnic.
Question Sentences – WILL + Subject + HAVE BEEN + Ving
- Will you have been studying English?
- Will it have been raining for three hours?
- Will she have been teaching French for 1o years next year?