Verb Tenses

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VERB TENSES

TO BE
Present Present Past Past
(affirmative) (negative) (affirmative) (negative)

Long form Short form Long form Short form Long form Long form Short form

I am I’m I am not I’m not I was I was not I wasn’t

You are You’re You are not You aren’t You were You were not You weren’t

He is He’s He is not He isn’t He was He was not He wasn’t

She is She’s She is not She isn’t She was She was not She wasn’t

It is It’s It is not It isn’t It was It was not It wasn’t

We are We’re We are not We aren’t We were We were not We weren’t

You are You’re You are not You aren’t You were You were not You weren’t

They are They’re They are not They aren’t They were They were not They weren’t

TO DO
Present Present Past Past
(affirmative) (negative) (affirmative) (negative)

Long form Long form Short form Long form Long form Short form

I do I do not I don’t I did I did not I didn’t

You do You do not You don’t You did You did not You didn’t

He does He does not He doesn’t He did He did not He didn’t

She does She does not She doesn’t She did She did not She didn’t

It does It does not It doesn’t It did It did not It didn’t

We do We do not We don’t We did We did not We didn’t

You do You do not You don’t You did You did not You didn’t

They do They do not They don’t They did They did not They didn’t
Present Simple

*Affirmative Sentences
Subject+ Verb + Complement

The boy loves his father

(El niño ama a su padre)

*Negative Sentences
Subject + Auxiliary Verb (to do) + (not) + Verb + Complement

They do not learn biology

(Ellos no aprenden biología)

*Interrogative sentences
Auxiliary Verb (to do) + Subject + Main verb + Complement

Do you eat bread?

(¿Tú comes pan?)

Present Continuous

*Affirmative Sentences
Subject+ Auxiliary Verb (to be) + Verb + ing + Complement

We are dancing salsa

(Nosotros estamos bailando salsa)

*Negative Sentences
Subject + Auxiliary Verb (to be) + (not) + Verb + ing + Complement

She is not sleeping on the couch

(Ella no está durmiendo en el sofá)

*Interrogative sentences
Auxiliary Verb (to be) + Subject + Verb + ing + Complement

Are you listening to music?

(¿Estás escuchando música?)


Past Simple
*Affirmative Sentences
Regular verb Irregular verb
Subject+ Regular Verb + ed + Complement Subject+ Irregualr verb + Complement
I played with my cousins I drank a lot of water
(Yo jugué con mis primos) (Yo bebí mucha agua )

*Negative Sentences
Subject + Auxiliary Verb (to do) + (not) + Verb + Complement

They did not run yesterday in the park

(Ellos no corrieron ayer en el park)

*Interrogative sentences
Auxiliary Verb (to do) + Subject + Verb + Complement

Did she clean the bathroom?

(¿Ella limpió el baño?)

Past Continuous

*Affirmative Sentences
Subject+ Auxiliary Verb (to be) + Verb + ing + Complement

They were eating salad

(Ellos estaban comiendo ensalada)

*Negative Sentences
Subject + Auxiliary Verb (to be) + (not) + Verb + ing + Complement

She was not buying food in the market

(Ella no estaba comprando comida en el mercado)

*Interrogative sentences
Auxiliary Verb (to be) + Subject + Verb + ing + Complement

Was I sweeping the street?

(¿Yo estaba barriendo la calle?)


Future Simple
*Affirmative Sentences
Subject+ Auxiliary Verb (Will) + Main Verb + Complement

I will call you tonight

(Te llamaré esta noche)

*Negative Sentences
Subject + Auxiliary Verb (Will) + (not) + Main Verb + Complement

We will not be happy to see you

(No estaremos felices de verte)

*Interrogative sentences
Auxiliary Verb (Will) + Subject + Main verb + Complement

Will she arrive late?

(¿Ella llegará tarde?)

Future Continuous
*Affirmative Sentences
Subject+ Will be + Verb + ing + Complement

You will be writing a story

(Tú estarás escribiendo una historia)

*Negative Sentences
Subject + Auxiliary Verb (Will) + (not) + Verb + ing + Complement

I will not drawing a building

(No estaré dibujando un edificio)

*Interrogative sentences
Auxiliary Verb (Will) + Subject + be + Verb + ing + Complement

Will they be reading with their grandfather?

(¿Ellas estarán leyendo con su abuelo?)


Future Simple
*Affirmative Sentences
Subject+ Auxiliary Verb (to be) + Going to + Main Verb + Complement

We are going to leave for America on Saturday

(Vamos a irnos a América el sábado)

*Negative Sentences
Subject + Auxiliary Verb (to be) + (not) + Going to + Main verb + Complement

He is not going to sing with you

(Él no va a cantar contigo)

*Interrogative sentences
Auxiliary Verb (to be) + Subject + Going to + Main Verb + Complement

Are you going to live with your sister?

(¿Vas a vivir con tu hermana?)

Future Continuous
*Affirmative Sentences
Subject+ Auxiliary Verb (to be) + Going to be + Verb + ing + Complement

I am going to be dancing all night

(Voy a estar bailando toda la noche)

*Negative Sentences
Subject + Auxiliary Verb (to be) + (not) + Going to be + Verb + ing + Complement

She is not going to be reading during the exhibition

(Ella no va a estar leyendo durante la exposición)

*Interrogative sentences
Auxiliary Verb (to be) + Subject + Going to be + Verb + ing + Complement

Am I going to be listening to my favorite music?

(¿Voy a estar escuchando mi música favorita?)

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