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HOW TO FORM SENTENCES IN ENGLISH?

Remember: there are tree forms for all tenses: affirmative, negative and questions. Present Tenses Present Simple
Affirmative Subject + (adverb) + infinitive verb: regular or irregular + complement (object).

Negative Subject + don't / doesn't + (adverb) + infinitive verb + complement Questions (QW) + Do / Does + Subject + (adverb) + infinitive verb + complement + ?

With the verb to be: Affirmative Subject + Verb to be: am/ is / are + (adverb)

complement .

Negative Subject + Verb to be: m not/ isnt / arent) + (adverb)

complement.

Question (QW) + Am/Is/ Are + subject + (adverb) + complement + ?

Present Continuous or Progressive


Affirmative Subject + am / is / are + (adverb) + verb-ing + complement.

Negative Subject + m not / isnt / arent + (adverb) + verb-ing + complement Questions (QW) + Am / Is / Are + subject + (adverb) + verb-ing + complement + ?

Present Perfect
Affirmative Subject + HAS/HAVE + ( adverb) + Verb (past participle form) + complement.

Negative Subject + HASNT / HAVENT + (adverb) + Verb (past participle form) + complement + (adverb) Questions (QW) + HAS/HAVE + subject + (adverb) + Verb (past participle form) + complement. + (adverb) + ?

Present Perfect Continuous


Affirmative Subject + HAS/HAVE + ( adverb) + BEEN + Verb-ing + complement. Negative Subject + HASNT / HAVENT Questions (QW) + HAS/HAVE + Subject

+ BEEN + Verb-ing + complement

+ BEEN + Verb-ing + complement + ?

Past Tenses Past Simple


Affirmative Subject + (adverb) + Verb (past form: regular / irregular) + complement.

Negative Subject + didnt + (adverb) + Infinitive Verb + complement Questions ( QW) + Did + subject + (adverb) + infinitive Verb + complement + ?

Past Continuous
Affirmative Subject + WAS/WERE + (adverb) + Verb-ing + complement

Negative Subject + WASNT/WERENT + (adverb) + Verb-ing + complement Questions ( QW) + WAS/WERE

+ subject + (adverb) + Verb-ing + complement

+ ?

Past Perfect
Affirmative Subject + HAD + ( adverb) + Verb (past participle form) + complement.

Negative Subject + HADNT + (adverb) + Verb (past participle form) + complement + (adverb) Questions (QW) + HAD + subject + (adverb) + Verb (past participle form)+ complement + (adverb) + ?

Past Perfect Continuous

Affirmative
Subject + HAD + ( adverb) + BEEN + Verb-ing + complement.

Negative Subject + HADNT + (adverb) + BEEN + Verb-ing + complement + (adverb) Questions (QW) + HAD + Subject + (adverb) + BEEN + Verb-ing + complement + (adverb) + ?

Future Tenses Future Simple


Affirmative Subject + WILL + ( adverb) + Infinitive Verb + complement.

Negative Subject + WONT + (adverb) + Infinitive Verb + complement Questions (QW) + WILL + subject + (adverb)

+ Infinitive Verb + complement + ?

Future Continuous
Affirmative Subject + WILL + ( adverb) + BE + Verb-ing + complement.

Negative Subject + WONT + (adverb) + BE + Verb-ing + complement Questions (QW) + WILL + subject + (adverb)

+ BE + Verb-ing

+ complement + ?

Future Perfect
Affirmative Subject + WILL HAVE + ( adverb) Negative Subject + WONT HAVE + (adverb) Questions (QW) + WILL + Subject + (adverb) + Verb (past participle) + complement.

Verb (past participle) + complement

HAVE + Verb (past participle)

+ complement + ?

Future Perfect Continuous


Affirmative Subject + WILL HAVE + ( adverb) + BEEN + Negative Subject + WONT HAVE + ( adverb) Verb (past participle) + complement.

+ BEEN +

Verb (past participle) + complement

Questions (QW) + WILL + Subject + HAVE + ( adverb)

BEEN + Verb (past participle)

+ complement + ?

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