No.

TENSES DEFINITION FORMULA EXAMPLE

1 Simple Present Tense used to tell the present S + V1 s/es + O
time in a simple form. (+) My father goes to
S + be(am, is, post office.
are) + Adj /
Noun / Adverb (-) My father does not
go to post office.

(?) Does your father

go to post office?

2 Present Continuous Tense for something that is S + be + V-ing +

going on right now. O (+) I am speaking
english
S + be (am, is,
are) + Adj / (-) I am not speaking
Noun / Adverb
English
(ANA)
(?) am I speaking
English?

3 Present Perfect Tense sentence patterns that S + Have/Has +

occurred in the past and V3 + O (+) I have finished my
are still influential until work.
S + have/has +
now. to be 3 (been) + (-) I have not finished
non verb + O
my homework.

(?) Have I finished my

homework?

4 Present Perfect Continuous actions that began in S + have/has +

the past and still been + V-ing + (+)He has been
continue today. These O + Adj / Noun / studying for 3 hours.
Adverb (ANA)
tenses are also used to
(-) He has not been
tell the events that S + has/have +
started in the past and studying for 3 hours.
been + ANA
have just finished. (?) Has he been
playing studying for 3
hours?
5 Simple Past Tense tenses used to express S + V2 + O +
activities that occurred Adj / Noun / (+) The Doctor went to
in the past and the time Adverb (ANA) the hospital yesterday.
of occurrence of the S + to be 2 (-) The Doctor did not
event have been (was/were) +
known. go to the hospital
ANA
yesterday.

(?) Did the Doctor go

to the hospital
yesterday?

6 Past Continuous Tense tenses that are used to S + to be 2

express events that are (was/were) + V- (+) He was confused
ing + O in studying grammar
happening, but are not
happening now, but are S + to be 2 +
yesterday in school.
happening "before", Adj / Noun /
already past. (-) He was not
Adverb (ANA)
confused in studying
grammar yesterday in
school.

(?) Was he confused

in studying grammar
yesterday in school?

7 Past Perfect Tense tenses that are used to S + had + V3

indicate events that (+) She had helped
occurred in the past and S + had + been her mother after she
+ ANA
continue or are played a game.
completed in the past.
(-) She had not helped
her mother after she
played a game.

(?) Had she helped her

mother after she
played a game?

8 Past Perfect Continuous is used to express an S + had + been

Tense event that has already + V-ing (+) Isna had been
begun and is taking sleeping for 5 hours
S + Had + Been
place in the past but at + Being + O+ before Her father woke
this time it has not ANA up.
happened again.
(-) Isna had not been
sleeping for 5 hours
before Her fathe woke
up.
 (?) Had she been
sleeping for 5 hours
before her father woke
up?

9 Simple Future Tense tenses used to express S + V2 + O +

activities that occurred Adj / Noun / (+) The Doctor went to
in the past and the time Adverb (ANA) the hospital yesterday.
of occurrence of the S + to be 2 (-) The Doctor did not
event have been (was/were) +
known. go to the hospital
ANA
yesterday.

(?) Did the Doctor go

to the hospital
yesterday?

10 Future Continuous Tense the form of time used S + will/shall +

to express an event that be + V-ing + O (+) I will be studying
will take place or will be grammar speaking at
S + will/shall +
carried out at a certain be + being + O
08.00 am in ELFAST.
time in the future. + ANA
(-) I will not be
studying grammar
speaking at 08.00 am
in ELFAST.

(?) Will you be

studying grammar
speaking at 08.00 am
in ELFAST?

11 Future Perfect Tense tenses used to express S + Will/Shall + (+) We shall have
an event that will have Have + V3 + O arrived in School at
occurred or will have + ANA 10.00 o’clock.
been completed at a S + Will/Shall +
certain time in the (-) We shall not have
Have + Been +
future. O + ANA arrived in School at
10.00 o’clock.

(?) Shall we have

arrived in School at
10.00 o’clock.
12 Future Perfect Continuous tenses used to express S + Will/Shall +
Tense an event that will Have + Been + (+) She will have been
already take place in the V-ing + O + studying for a while
ANA
future. when you come here.
S + Will/Shall +
(-) She will not have
Have + Been +
O + ANA been studying for a
while when you come
here.

(?) Will she have been

studying for a while
when you come here?

13 Simple Past Future Tense used to express an S+

event that happened or Would/Should + (+) They will go home
was done repeatedly or V1 + O + ANA soon.
has become a habit in S+ (-) They will not go
the past, Would/Should +
home soon.
Be + O + ANA
(?) Would they go
home soon?

14 Past Future Continuous used to express an act S+

Tense or event that will Would/Should + (+) My mother would
already take place in the Be + V-ing + O be cooking vegetables
+ ANA
past. at this hour yesterday
S+ morning.
Would/Should +
Be + V-ing + O (-) My mother would
+ ANA not be cooking
vegetables at this hour
yesterday morning.
(?) Would my mother
be cooking vegetables
at this hour yesterday
morning?
15 Past Future Perfect Tense used to declare an act S+
or event that will have Would/Should + (+) She would have
been completed in the Have + V3 + O come here if she had
+ ANA
past or declare a called him.
presumption that is not S+
possible because the (-) She wouldn’t have
Would/Should +
conditions will certainly Have + Been + come here if she had
not be fulfilled. O + ANA not called him.
(?) would she have
come here if she had
called him ?
16 Past Future Perfect used to declare an act S+ (+) My boyfriend
Continuous Tense or event that will take Would/Should + would have been
place. Have + Been + giving flower at this
V-ing + O +
ANA hour yesterday
morning.
S+ (-) My boyfriend
Would/Should + would not have been
Have + Been + giving flower at this
Being + O + hour yesterday
ANA
morning.
(?) Would your
boyfriend have been
giving flower at this
hour yesterday
morning?