TENSE POSITIVE NEGATIVE QUESTION USE

S + To Be +C S + To Be +Not +C (QW)+ To Be + S +C +?
 Simple Am Am Am
Is Is Is  Habitual activities.
Present
Are Are Are  Facts
(To Be)
The car is red Theyare tall and slim. Is the dog hungry?
I, You, We, They : I, You, We, They : I, You, We, They :
 Simple S+V+C S +Do+Not+V + C (QW)+Do + S + V + C + ?
He, She, It : He, She, It : He, She, It :
Present
S + [V+s] + C S + Does + Not + [V+s] + C (QW)+Does + S + V + C + ?  Habitual activities.
(Other
Verbs) I play tennis on They don't (do not)
Does she know him?
Mondays. work in New York.
 Simple S + Was +C S + Was +Not +C (QW)+ Was + S +C +?  Actions happening at a
Past Were Were Were defined moment in the
(To Be) The car was red. They were tall and fat Was the dog hungry? past.

 Simple S + V in Past + C S+Did+Not+V+C (QW)+Did + S + V + C + ?  Actions happening at a

Past (Other She went to Paris last They didn't (did not) Where did she get that defined moment in the
Verbs) week. drive to work hat? past.

 Simple S + Will + V + C (QW)+Will + S + V + C + ?  Decisions made at the

S + Won’t + V + C
moment about the
Future
I'll (will) meet you at He won't (will not) be future, future predictions,
Will they visit us soon?
the airport tomorrow. able to come. future promises, offers.

 Present S +To Be + [V+ing] + C S+ToBe+Not+V+ing+C (QW)+ToBe+S+[V+ing]+C+?  Actions happening at the

present moment. Near
Continuous
(Progressive) He's (is) working at They aren't (are not) future intention and
What are you doing?
the moment. coming this evening. scheduling.
 You, We, They : You, We, They : I, You, We, They :
S + Were + [V+ing] + C S+Were+Not+[V+ing]+C (QW)+Were+ S+[V+s]+ C+?
I, He, She, It : I, He, She, It : He, She, It :  Interrupted past action,
 Past
S + Was + [V+ing] + C S+Was+Not+[V+ing]+C (QW)+ Was+ S+ [V+s]+ C+? action happening at a
Continuous
(progressive)
specific moment in time
He wasn't (was not)
I was watching TV What were you doing in the past.
working when she
when you called. when I called?
arrived.
S+ToBe+Gonig to+V+ C S+ToBe+ Not+Gonig to+V+ C (QW)+ToBe+S+Gonig to+V+ C+?
Am Am Am
 Future Are Are Are
with Going is is is  Future intent or planned
to action
They're (are) not
He's (is) going to fly Where are you going to
going to invite the
to Boston next week. stay?
Browns.
 To express an action that
S+Have+ Vparticiple+ C S+Have+Not+ Vparticiple+ C (QW)+Have+S+Vparticiple+ C+? was begun in the past
Has Has Has and continues into the
present.
 Present
 To express an action that
Perfect
I've (have) seen Mick happened in the
She hasn't (has not) How long have you UNspecified past. 3) To
three times this
been to New York. worked at Smith's? express a recent action
week.
that has a present effect.