TenseMaster™
Present Simple:
(S + V1) -- I leave tomorrow.
Present Continuous:
(S + AM/IS/ARE + V + ING) -- We are
eating.
Present Perfect:
(S + HAVE/HAS + V3) -- They have gone.
Present Perfect Continuous:
(S + HAVE/HAS + BEEN
+ V + ING) -- John has been running.
Past Simple: (S + V2) -- Mary worked yesterday.
Past Continuous:
(S +
WAS/WERE + V + ING) -- They
were flying.
Past Perfect:
(S + HAD + V3) -- You had gone.
Future Simple:
(S + WILL + V1) -- Susan will come.
Future Continuous:
(S
+ WILL + BE + V1 + ING) -- We will
be living here.
Future Perfect:
(S + WILL + HAVE + V3) -- She will have
left by Tuesday.
Ques:
(QW) (DO + S + V1)
3rd s: (QW) (DOES + S + V1) She is not listening.
Neg: (S+ AM/IS/ARE NOT + V1 + ING)
Ques: (QW)
(AM/IS/ARE + S + V1 + ING)
They have gone.
State:
(S + HAVE + V3)
3rd s: (S + HAS + V3)
Neg: (S + HAVE NOT/HAVEN'T + V3)
3rd s: (S + HAS NOT/ HASN'T + V3)
Ques:
(QW) (HAVE + S + V3)
3rd s: (QW)
(HAS + S +
V3)
I have been studying for the test.
State: (S
+ HAVE + BEEN + V1+ ING)
3rd s: (S + HAS + BEEN + V1 + ING) We haven't been playing tennis.
Neg:
(S +
HAVE NOT/HAVEN'T + BEEN + V1 + ING)
3rd s: (S + HAS NOT/HASN'T + BEEN + V1 + ING)
Ques:
(QW) (HAVE + S + BEEN + V1 +
ING)
3rd s: (QW) (HAS + S + BEEN
+ V1 + ING)
We slept this morning.
State: (S + V2) Peter didn't come home last night.
Neg: (S + DID NOT/DIDN'T + V1)
Ques:
(QW) (DID + S + V1)
She was listening to us.
State: (S +
WAS/WERE + V1 + ING)
Neg:
(S +
WAS/WERE NOT/WASN'T/WEREN'T + V1 +
ING)
Were you listening?
Ques:
(QW) (WAS/WERE + S + V1 + ING)
We had gone by then.
State: (S + HAD + V3)
Neg: (S + HAD NOT/HADN'T + V3)
Ques:
(QW) (HAD + S + V3)
Michael will bring the food.
State: (S + WILL + V1) We won't eat it all.
Neg:
(S +
WILL NOT/WON'T + V1)
Ques: (QW) (WILL + S + V1)
State: (S + WILL + BE + V1 + ING)
Neg:
(S +
WILL NOT/WON'T + BE + V1 + ING)
Will he be drinking?
Ques:
(QW) (WILL + S + BE + V1 + ING)
He will have eaten already.
Karen will not have finished by June.
Neg:
(S +
WILL NOT/WON'T + HAVE + V3)
How much will he have finished this year?
Ques:
(QW) (WILL + S + HAVE + V3)
PRESENT SIMPLE - (Usually has time indicator)
I leave tomorrow.
State: (S + V1)
3rd s: (S + V(e)S)
You don't work today.
Neg: (S + DO NOT/DON'T + V1)
3rd s: (S + DOES NOT/DOESN'T + V1)
Does Susan work today?
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
State: (S+ AM/IS/ARE + V1 + ING)
PRESENT PERFECT
PRESENT
PERFECT CONTINUOUS
PAST SIMPLE -- ( Usually
has time indicator)
PAST CONTINUOUS
PAST PERFECT
FUTURE SIMPLE - ( Usually
has time indicator)
FUTURE CONTINUOUS
Peter will be coming.
FUTURE PERFECT