Formulation 16 Tenses in English

1. Present (simple) tense

Positive: S + V1 (s/es) example : I drink tea every day
Negative: S + DO/DOES + NOT + V1 example : she doesn't drinks tea every day
Interrogative : DO/DOES + S + V1 example :doesn't  he drinks tea every day ?

-Present Continuous / progressive tense

Positive: S + Tobe + Ving example : I am dringking tea  now
Negative: S + Tobe+ Not+ Ving example : I am not  dringking tea  now
Interrogative:   Tobe + S + Ving example: am I  dringking tea  now ?

-Present Perfect (simple) tense

Positive: S + have/has + V3 example : I have drunk tea
Negative: S + have/sas Not + V3 example : I have not drunk tea
Interrogative:   Have/has + S + V3 example :  have I  drunk tea ?

- Present Perfect Continuous / progressive tense
Positive: S + have/has + been + Ving example : I have been drinking  tea  just now
Negative: S + have/has + not + been + Ving  example : I have not been drinking  tea  just now
Interrogative: Have/has + S + been + Ving  example : have I been drinking  tea  just now?



2. Simple Past tense

Positive: S + V2  example: I drank tea
Negative: S + did not + V1 example: he did not drink tea
Interrogative: Did + S + V1 example:  did he  drink tea?

-Past Continuous Tense:

Positive: S + was/were + Ving example: I was drinking tea
Negative: S + was/were + NOT + Ving example: I was not drinking tea
Interrogative: Was/Were + S + Ving example:  was I drinking tea

- Past Perfect (simple) tense
Positive: S + had + V3 example: I had drunk tea yesterday
Negative: S + had + not + V3 example: I had not drunk tea last week
Interrogative: Had + S + V3 example:  had I drunk tea yesterday?


- Past Perfect Continuous / progressive tense
Positive: S + had + been + Ving example :I had been drinking tea last night
Negative: S + had + not + been + Ving example :I had not been drinking tea last night
Interrogative:  Had + S + been + Ving example : had I been drinking tea last night?

3.Simple Future tense

Positive: S + will + V1 example : I will drink tea
Negative: S + will + not + V1example : I will not drink tea
Interrogative: Will + S + V1 example :  will I drink tea?

-Future Continuous / progressive tense

Positive: S + will + be + Ving  example : I will be drinking tea
Negative: S + will not + be + Ving example : I will not be drinking tea
Interrogative: Will + S + be + Ving example :  will I be drinking tea

-Future Perfect (simple) tense

Positive: S + will + have + V3 example : I will have drunk tea
Negative: S + will + not + have + V3
Interrogative: Will + S + have + V3

-Future Perfect Continuous / progressive tense

Positive: S + will + have + been + Ving
Negative: S + will + not + have + been + Ving
Interrogative: Will + S + have + been + Ving

4.Simple Past Future tense

Positive: S + would + V1
Negative: S + would + not + V1
Interrogative:  Would + S + V1

- Past Future Continuous / progressive tense

Positive: S + would + be + Ving
Negative: S + would + not + be + Ving
Interrogative: Would + S + be + Ving

-Past Future Perfect (simple) tense

Positive: S + would + have + V3
Negative: S + would + not + have + V3
Interrogative: Would + S + have + V3

-Past Future Perfect Continuous / progressive tense

Positive: S + would + have + been + Ving
Negative: S + would + not + have + been + Ving
Interrogative: Would + S + have + been + Ving