Verb Tenses
Verb Tenses
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
You are You’re You are not You aren’t You were You were not You weren’t
She is She’s She is not She isn’t She was She was not She wasn’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
You do You do not You don’t You did You did not You didn’t
She does She does not She doesn’t She did She did not She 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
*Negative Sentences
Subject + Auxiliary Verb (to do) + (not) + Verb + Complement
*Interrogative sentences
Auxiliary Verb (to do) + Subject + Main verb + Complement
Present Continuous
*Affirmative Sentences
Subject+ Auxiliary Verb (to be) + Verb + ing + Complement
*Negative Sentences
Subject + Auxiliary Verb (to be) + (not) + Verb + ing + Complement
*Interrogative sentences
Auxiliary Verb (to be) + Subject + Verb + ing + Complement
*Negative Sentences
Subject + Auxiliary Verb (to do) + (not) + Verb + Complement
*Interrogative sentences
Auxiliary Verb (to do) + Subject + Verb + Complement
Past Continuous
*Affirmative Sentences
Subject+ Auxiliary Verb (to be) + Verb + ing + Complement
*Negative Sentences
Subject + Auxiliary Verb (to be) + (not) + Verb + ing + Complement
*Interrogative sentences
Auxiliary Verb (to be) + Subject + Verb + ing + Complement
*Negative Sentences
Subject + Auxiliary Verb (Will) + (not) + Main Verb + Complement
*Interrogative sentences
Auxiliary Verb (Will) + Subject + Main verb + Complement
Future Continuous
*Affirmative Sentences
Subject+ Will be + Verb + ing + Complement
*Negative Sentences
Subject + Auxiliary Verb (Will) + (not) + Verb + ing + Complement
*Interrogative sentences
Auxiliary Verb (Will) + Subject + be + Verb + ing + Complement
*Negative Sentences
Subject + Auxiliary Verb (to be) + (not) + Going to + Main verb + Complement
*Interrogative sentences
Auxiliary Verb (to be) + Subject + Going to + Main Verb + Complement
Future Continuous
*Affirmative Sentences
Subject+ Auxiliary Verb (to be) + Going to be + Verb + ing + Complement
*Negative Sentences
Subject + Auxiliary Verb (to be) + (not) + Going to be + Verb + ing + Complement
*Interrogative sentences
Auxiliary Verb (to be) + Subject + Going to be + Verb + ing + Complement