Tenses
The concept of time can be split into:
- The Present - What you are currently doing.
I eat, I am eating
- The Past - What you did some time back.
I ate, I was eating
- The Future - What you will do later.
I will eat, I will be eating
In the English language, tenses play an important role in sentence formation.
The tense of a verb shows the time of an event or action.
There are four types of tenses. Simple, Perfect, Continuous and Present Perfect Continuous and each of these has a present, past and future form.
PRESENT TENSES
In Simple Present, the action is simply mentioned and there is nothing being said about its completeness.
I eat.
I sleep.
I play.
I sleep.
I play.
In Present Continuous, the action is on-going/ still going on and hence continuous.
I am eating.
I am sleeping.
I am playing.
I am sleeping.
I am playing.
In Present Perfect, the action is complete or has ended and hence termed Perfect.
I have eaten.
I have slept.
I have played.
I have slept.
I have played.
In Present Perfect Continuous, the action has been taking place for some time and is still ongoing.
I have been eating.
I have been sleeping.
I have been playing.
I have been sleeping.
I have been playing.
PAST TENSES
In Simple Past, the action is simply mentioned and understood to have taken place in the past.
I ate.
I slept.
I played.
I slept.
I played.
In Past Continuous, the action was ongoing till a certain time in the past.
I was eating.
I was sleeping.
I was playing.
I was sleeping.
I was playing.
Past Perfect is used to express something that happened before another action in the past.
I had eaten.
I had slept.
I had played.
I had slept.
I had played.
Past Perfect Continuous is used to express something that started in the past and continued until another time in the past.
I had been eating.
I had been sleeping.
I had been playing.
I had been sleeping.
I had been playing.
FUTURE TENSES
Simple Future is used when we plan or make a decision to do something. Nothing is said about the time in the future.
I will eat.
I will sleep.
I will play.
I will sleep.
I will play.
The future continuous tense is used to express action at a particular moment in the future. However, the action will not have finished at the moment.
I will be eating at 9 a.m.
I will be sleeping when you arrive.
I will be playing at 5 p.m.
I will be sleeping when you arrive.
I will be playing at 5 p.m.
Future Perfect expresses action that will occur in the future before another action in the future.
I will have eaten before 10 a.m.
I will have slept before you arrive.
I will have played before 6 p.m.
I will have slept before you arrive.
I will have played before 6 p.m.
Future Perfect Continuous is used to talk about an on-going action before some point in the future.
I will have been sleeping for two hours when you arrive.
I will have been playing for an hour when it is 5 p.m.
I will have been playing for an hour when it is 5 p.m.
Also see
Grammar
Simple Present Tense
In Simple Present, the action is simply mentioned and there is nothing being said about its completeness. It is used to talk about an action which happens on a regular basis.
POSITIVE STATEMENTS
SUBJECT
|
VERB
|
REST OF THE SENTENCE
|
I
|
study
|
in Bal Bharti school.
|
You
|
study
|
in Bal Bharti school.
|
He
|
studies
|
in Bal Bharti school.
|
Mohan
|
studies
|
in Bal Bharti school.
|
The boy
|
studies
|
in Bal Bharti school.
|
She
|
studies
|
in Bal Bharti school.
|
Pooja
|
studies
|
in Bal Bharti school.
|
The girl
|
studies
|
in Bal Bharti school.
|
We
|
study
|
in Bal Bharti school.
|
You
|
study
|
in Bal Bharti school.
|
They
|
study
|
in Bal Bharti school.
|
The children
|
study
|
in Bal Bharti school.
|
Notice how we use ‘study’ for the subjects I, You, We, You and They and we use ‘studies’ for the subjects ‘He’ and ‘She’.
NEGATIVE STATEMENTS
SUBJECT
|
DON’T (DO NOT) / DOESN’T (DOES NOT)
|
VERB
|
REST OF THE SENTENCE
|
I
|
don’t
|
play
|
football.
|
You
|
don’t
|
play
|
football.
|
He
|
doesn’t
|
play
|
football.
|
Mohan
|
doesn’t
|
play
|
football.
|
The boy
|
doesn’t
|
play
|
football.
|
She
|
doesn’t
|
play
|
football.
|
Pooja
|
doesn’t
|
play
|
football.
|
The girl
|
doesn’t
|
play
|
football.
|
We
|
don’t
|
play
|
football.
|
You
|
don’t
|
play
|
football.
|
They
|
don’t
|
play
|
football.
|
The men
|
don’t
|
play
|
football.
|
Notice how we use ‘don’t’ for the subjects I, You, We, You and They
and we use ‘doesn’t’ for the subjects ‘He’ and ‘She’. The verb form remains the same for all subjects.
INTERROGATIVE STATEMENTS / QUESTIONS
DO / DOES
|
SUBJECT
|
VERB
|
REST OF THE SENTENCE
|
Do
|
I
|
sleep
|
in the afternoon?
|
Do
|
you
|
sleep
|
in the afternoon?
|
Does
|
he
|
sleep
|
in the afternoon?
|
Does
|
Mohan
|
sleep
|
in the afternoon?
|
Does
|
the boy
|
sleep
|
in the afternoon?
|
Does
|
she
|
sleep
|
in the afternoon?
|
Does
|
Pooja
|
sleep
|
in the afternoon?
|
Does
|
the girl
|
sleep
|
in the afternoon?
|
Do
|
we
|
sleep
|
in the afternoon?
|
Do
|
you
|
sleep
|
in the afternoon?
|
Do
|
they
|
sleep
|
in the afternoon?
|
Do
|
the men
|
sleep
|
in the afternoon?
|
Notice how we use ‘Do’ for the subjects I, You, We, You and They
and we use ‘Does’ for the subjects ‘He’ and ‘She’. The verb form remains the same for all subjects.
Also see
Present Continuous Tense
In the Present Continuous tense, the action is on-going/ still going on and hence continuous. The present continuous tense is used to talk about actions that are happening at this current moment.
POSITIVE STATEMENTS
SUBJECT
|
AM / ARE / IS
|
VERB + ing
|
REST OF THE SENTENCE
|
I
|
am
|
watching
|
television.
|
You
|
are
|
watching
|
television.
|
He
|
is
|
watching
|
television.
|
Mohan
|
is
|
watching
|
television
|
The boy
|
is
|
watching
|
television.
|
She
|
is
|
watching
|
television.
|
Pooja
|
is
|
watching
|
television.
|
The girl
|
is
|
watching
|
television.
|
We
|
are
|
watching
|
television.
|
You
|
are
|
watching
|
television.
|
They
|
are
|
watching
|
television.
|
The children
|
are
|
watching
|
television.
|
Notice that we use
‘am’ with ‘I’,
‘is’ with ‘He’ and ‘She’
‘are’ with ‘You’, ‘We’ and ‘They’
The verb form remains the same for all subjects.
NEGATIVE STATEMENTS
SUBJECT
|
AM NOT / ARE NOT / IS NOT
|
VERB + ing
|
REST OF THE SENTENCE
|
I
|
am not
|
playing
|
chess.
|
You
|
are not
|
playing
|
chess.
|
He
|
is not
|
playing
|
chess.
|
Mohan
|
is not
|
playing
|
chess.
|
The boy
|
is not
|
playing
|
chess.
|
She
|
is not
|
playing
|
chess.
|
Pooja
|
is not
|
playing
|
chess.
|
The girl
|
is not
|
playing
|
chess.
|
We
|
are not
|
playing
|
chess.
|
You
|
are not
|
playing
|
chess.
|
They
|
are not
|
playing
|
chess.
|
The men
|
are not
|
playing
|
chess.
|
Notice that we use
‘am not’ with ‘I’,
‘is not’ with ‘He’ and ‘She’
‘are not’ with ‘You’, ‘We’ and ‘They’
The verb form remains the same for all subjects.
INTERROGATIVE STATEMENTS / QUESTIONS
AM / ARE / IS
|
SUBJECT
|
VERB
|
REST OF THE SENTENCE
|
Am
|
I
|
reading
|
a book?
|
Are
|
you
|
reading
|
a book?
|
Is
|
he
|
reading
|
a book?
|
Is
|
Mohan
|
reading
|
a book?
|
Is
|
the boy
|
reading
|
a book?
|
Is
|
she
|
reading
|
a book?
|
Is
|
Pooja
|
reading
|
a book?
|
Is
|
the girl
|
reading
|
a book?
|
Are
|
we
|
reading
|
a book?
|
Are
|
you
|
reading
|
a book?
|
Are
|
they
|
reading
|
a book?
|
Are
|
the men
|
reading
|
a book?
|
Notice the structure of the interrogative statements. We use
‘am’ with ‘I’,
‘is’ with ‘He’ and ‘She’
‘are’ with ‘You’, ‘We’ and ‘They’
The verb form remains the same for all subjects.
Also see
Present Perfect Tense
In the Present Perfect tense, the action is complete or has ended and hence termed Perfect. The exact time when the action happened is not important and hence, it is not mentioned in this tense.
POSITIVE STATEMENTS
SUBJECT
|
HAVE / HAS
|
VERB (past participle)
|
REST OF THE SENTENCE
|
I
|
have
|
seen
|
this movie.
|
You
|
have
|
seen
|
this movie.
|
He
|
has
|
seen
|
this movie.
|
Mohan
|
has
|
seen
|
this movie.
|
The boy
|
has
|
seen
|
this movie.
|
She
|
has
|
seen
|
this movie.
|
Pooja
|
has
|
seen
|
this movie.
|
The girl
|
has
|
seen
|
this movie.
|
We
|
have
|
seen
|
this movie.
|
You
|
have
|
seen
|
this movie.
|
They
|
have
|
seen
|
this movie.
|
The children
|
have
|
seen
|
this movie.
|
Notice that we use
‘have’ with the subjects ‘I’, ‘You’, ‘We’ and ‘They’
‘has’ with the subjects ‘He’ and ‘She’
The verb form remains the same for all subjects.
NEGATIVE STATEMENTS
SUBJECT
|
HAVE NOT / HAS NOT
|
VERB (past participle)
|
REST OF THE SENTENCE
|
I
|
have not
|
eaten
|
lunch.
|
You
|
have not
|
eaten
|
lunch.
|
He
|
has not
|
eaten
|
lunch.
|
Mohan
|
has not
|
eaten
|
lunch.
|
The boy
|
has not
|
eaten
|
lunch.
|
She
|
has not
|
eaten
|
lunch.
|
Pooja
|
has not
|
eaten
|
lunch.
|
The girl
|
has not
|
eaten
|
lunch.
|
We
|
have not
|
eaten
|
lunch.
|
You
|
have not
|
eaten
|
lunch.
|
They
|
have not
|
eaten
|
lunch.
|
The children
|
have not
|
eaten
|
lunch.
|
Notice that we use
‘have not’ with the subjects ‘I’, ‘You’, ‘We’ and ‘They’
‘has not’ with the subjects ‘He’ and ‘She’
The verb form remains the same for all subjects.
INTERROGATIVE STATEMENTS / QUESTIONS
HAVE / HAS
|
SUBJECT
|
VERB (past participle)
|
REST OF THE SENTENCE
|
Have
|
I
|
finished
|
the work?
|
Have
|
you
|
finished
|
the work?
|
Has
|
he
|
finished
|
the work?
|
Has
|
Mohan
|
finished
|
the work?
|
Has
|
the boy
|
finished
|
the work?
|
Has
|
she
|
finished
|
the work?
|
Has
|
Pooja
|
finished
|
the work?
|
Has
|
the girl
|
finished
|
the work?
|
Have
|
we
|
finished
|
the work?
|
Have
|
you
|
finished
|
the work?
|
Have
|
they
|
finished
|
the work?
|
Have
|
the men
|
finished
|
the work?
|
Notice that we use
‘have’ with the subjects ‘I’, ‘You’, ‘We’ and ‘They’
‘has’ with the subjects ‘He’ and ‘She’
The verb form remains the same for all subjects.
Also see
Present Perfect Continuous Tense
In the Present Perfect Continuous tense, the action has been taking place for some time and is still ongoing. The duration for which the action has been going on is usually mentioned in the present perfect continuous tense.
POSITIVE STATEMENTS
SUBJECT
|
HAVE BEEN/ HAS BEEN
|
VERB + ing
|
REST OF THE SENTENCE
|
I
|
have been
|
waiting
|
for an hour.
|
You
|
have been
|
waiting
|
for an hour.
|
He
|
has been
|
waiting
|
for an hour.
|
Mohan
|
has been
|
waiting
|
for an hour.
|
The boy
|
has been
|
waiting
|
for an hour.
|
She
|
has been
|
waiting
|
for an hour.
|
Pooja
|
has been
|
waiting
|
for an hour.
|
The girl
|
has been
|
waiting
|
for an hour.
|
We
|
have been
|
waiting
|
for an hour.
|
You
|
have been
|
waiting
|
for an hour.
|
They
|
have been
|
waiting
|
for an hour.
|
The children
|
have been
|
waiting
|
for an hour.
|
Notice that we use
‘have been’ with the subjects ‘I’, ‘You’, ‘We’ and ‘They’
‘has been’ with the subjects ‘He’ and ‘She’
The verb form remains the same for all subjects.
NEGATIVE STATEMENTS
SUBJECT
|
HAVE NOT BEEN / HAS NOT BEEN
|
VERB + ing
|
REST OF THE SENTENCE
|
I
|
have not been
|
living
|
in Mumbai since March.
|
You
|
have not been
|
living
|
in Mumbai since March.
|
He
|
has not been
|
living
|
in Mumbai since March.
|
Mohan
|
has not been
|
living
|
in Mumbai since March.
|
The boy
|
has not been
|
living
|
in Mumbai since March.
|
She
|
has not been
|
living
|
in Mumbai since March.
|
Pooja
|
has not been
|
living
|
in Mumbai since March.
|
The girl
|
has not been
|
living
|
in Mumbai since March.
|
We
|
have not been
|
living
|
in Mumbai since March.
|
You
|
have not been
|
living
|
in Mumbai since March.
|
They
|
have not been
|
living
|
in Mumbai since March.
|
The children
|
have not been
|
living
|
in Mumbai since March.
|
Notice that we use
‘have not been’ with the subjects ‘I’, ‘You’, ‘We’ and ‘They’
‘has not been’ with the subjects ‘He’ and ‘She’
The verb form remains the same for all subjects.
INTERROGATIVE STATEMENTS / QUESTIONS
HAVE / HAS
|
SUBJECT
|
BEEN
|
VERB + ing
|
REST OF THE SENTENCE
|
Have
|
I
|
been
|
working
|
hard for the last three days?
|
Have
|
you
|
been
|
working
|
hard for the last three days?
|
Has
|
he
|
been
|
working
|
hard for the last three days?
|
Has
|
Mohan
|
been
|
working
|
hard for the last three days?
|
Has
|
the boy
|
been
|
working
|
hard for the last three days?
|
Has
|
she
|
been
|
working
|
hard for the last three days?
|
Has
|
Pooja
|
been
|
working
|
hard for the last three days?
|
Has
|
the girl
|
been
|
working
|
hard for the last three days?
|
Have
|
we
|
been
|
working
|
hard for the last three days?
|
Have
|
you
|
been
|
working
|
hard for the last three days?
|
Have
|
they
|
been
|
working
|
hard for the last three days?
|
Have
|
the men
|
been
|
working
|
hard for the last three days?
|
Notice that we use
‘have’ with the subjects ‘I’, ‘You’, ‘We’ and ‘They’
‘has’ with the subjects ‘He’ and ‘She’
The verb form remains the same for all subjects.
Also see
Simple Past Tense
In the Simple Past tense, the action is simply mentioned and understood to have taken place in the past. The action started and ended sometime in the past but the time may or may not be mentioned.
POSITIVE STATEMENTS
SUBJECT
|
VERB (in past form)
|
REST OF THE SENTENCE
|
I
|
played
|
cricket yesterday.
|
You
|
played
|
cricket yesterday.
|
He
|
played
|
cricket yesterday.
|
Mohan
|
played
|
cricket yesterday.
|
The boy
|
played
|
cricket yesterday.
|
She
|
played
|
cricket yesterday.
|
Pooja
|
played
|
cricket yesterday.
|
The girl
|
played
|
cricket yesterday.
|
We
|
played
|
cricket yesterday.
|
You
|
played
|
cricket yesterday.
|
They
|
played
|
cricket yesterday.
|
The children
|
played
|
cricket yesterday.
|
For making positive statements in the simple past tense, notice how we use the verb in the past form for all subjects.
NEGATIVE STATEMENTS
SUBJECT
|
DIDN’T (DID NOT)
|
VERB (in base form)
|
REST OF THE SENTENCE
|
I
|
didn’t
|
talk
|
to Mohit last week.
|
You
|
didn’t
|
talk
|
to Mohit last week.
|
He
|
didn’t
|
talk
|
to Mohit last week.
|
Mohan
|
didn’t
|
talk
|
to Mohit last week.
|
The boy
|
didn’t
|
talk
|
to Mohit last week.
|
She
|
didn’t
|
talk
|
to Mohit last week.
|
Pooja
|
didn’t
|
talk
|
to Mohit last week.
|
The girl
|
didn’t
|
talk
|
to Mohit last week.
|
We
|
didn’t
|
talk
|
to Mohit last week.
|
You
|
didn’t
|
talk
|
to Mohit last week.
|
They
|
didn’t
|
talk
|
to Mohit last week.
|
The men
|
didn’t
|
talk
|
to Mohit last week.
|
For making negative statements in the simple past tense, notice how we use ‘didn’t’ or ‘did not’ and the verb in the base form for all subjects.
INTERROGATIVE STATEMENTS / QUESTIONS
DID
|
SUBJECT
|
VERB (in base form)
|
REST OF THE SENTENCE
|
Did
|
I
|
complete
|
the work?
|
Did
|
you
|
complete
|
the work?
|
Did
|
he
|
complete
|
the work?
|
Did
|
Mohan
|
complete
|
the work?
|
Did
|
the boy
|
complete
|
the work?
|
Did
|
she
|
complete
|
the work?
|
Did
|
Pooja
|
complete
|
the work?
|
Did
|
the girl
|
complete
|
the work?
|
Did
|
we
|
complete
|
the work?
|
Did
|
you
|
complete
|
the work?
|
Did
|
they
|
complete
|
the work?
|
Did
|
the men
|
complete
|
the work?
|
For making questions in the simple past tense, notice how we use ‘did’ and the verb in the base form for all subjects.
Also see
Past Continuous Tense
In the Past Continuous tense, the action was ongoing till a certain time in the past.This tense is used to talk about an action at a particular time in the past.
POSITIVE STATEMENTS
SUBJECT
|
WAS / WERE
|
VERB + ing
|
REST OF THE SENTENCE
|
I
|
was
|
sleeping
|
at 11 p.m. last night.
|
You
|
were
|
sleeping
|
at 11 p.m. last night.
|
He
|
was
|
sleeping
|
at 11 p.m. last night.
|
Mohan
|
was
|
sleeping
|
at 11 p.m. last night.
|
The boy
|
was
|
sleeping
|
at 11 p.m. last night.
|
She
|
was
|
sleeping
|
at 11 p.m. last night.
|
Pooja
|
was
|
sleeping
|
at 11 p.m. last night.
|
The girl
|
was
|
sleeping
|
at 11 p.m. last night.
|
We
|
were
|
sleeping
|
at 11 p.m. last night.
|
You
|
were
|
sleeping
|
at 11 p.m. last night.
|
They
|
were
|
sleeping
|
at 11 p.m. last night.
|
The children
|
were
|
sleeping
|
at 11 p.m. last night.
|
For making positive statements in the past continuous tense, notice how we use
‘was’ for the subjects ‘I’, ‘He’ and ‘She’ and ‘were’ for the subjects ‘You’, ‘We’ and ‘They’
And the verb +ing all subjects.
NEGATIVE STATEMENTS
SUBJECT
|
WAS NOT/ WERE NOT
|
VERB + ing
|
REST OF THE SENTENCE
|
I
|
was not
|
listening
|
to music at 4 p.m. yesterday.
|
You
|
were not
|
listening
|
to music at 4 p.m. yesterday.
|
He
|
was not
|
listening
|
to music at 4 p.m. yesterday.
|
Mohan
|
was not
|
listening
|
to music at 4 p.m. yesterday.
|
The boy
|
was not
|
listening
|
to music at 4 p.m. yesterday.
|
She
|
was not
|
listening
|
to music at 4 p.m. yesterday.
|
Pooja
|
was not
|
listening
|
to music at 4 p.m. yesterday.
|
The girl
|
was not
|
listening
|
to music at 4 p.m. yesterday.
|
We
|
were not
|
listening
|
to music at 4 p.m. yesterday.
|
You
|
were not
|
listening
|
to music at 4 p.m. yesterday.
|
They
|
were not
|
listening
|
to music at 4 p.m. yesterday.
|
The men
|
were not
|
listening
|
to music at 4 p.m. yesterday.
|
For making negative statements in the past continuous tense, notice how we use
‘was not’ for the subjects ‘I’, ‘He’ and ‘She’ and ‘were not’ for the subjects ‘You’, ‘We’ and ‘They’
And the verb +ing all subjects.
INTERROGATIVE STATEMENTS / QUESTIONS
WAS / WERE
|
SUBJECT
|
VERB (in base form)
|
REST OF THE SENTENCE
|
Was
|
I
|
eating
|
breakfast at 7 a.m. yesterday?
|
Were
|
you
|
eating
|
breakfast at 7 a.m. yesterday?
|
Was
|
he
|
eating
|
breakfast at 7 a.m. yesterday?
|
Was
|
Mohan
|
eating
|
breakfast at 7 a.m. yesterday?
|
Was
|
the boy
|
eating
|
breakfast at 7 a.m. yesterday?
|
Was
|
she
|
eating
|
breakfast at 7 a.m. yesterday?
|
Was
|
Pooja
|
eating
|
breakfast at 7 a.m. yesterday?
|
Was
|
the girl
|
eating
|
breakfast at 7 a.m. yesterday?
|
Were
|
we
|
eating
|
breakfast at 7 a.m. yesterday?
|
Were
|
you
|
eating
|
breakfast at 7 a.m. yesterday?
|
Were
|
they
|
eating
|
breakfast at 7 a.m. yesterday?
|
Were
|
the men
|
eating
|
breakfast at 7 a.m. yesterday?
|
For asking questions in the past continuous tense, notice how we use
‘was ’ for the subjects ‘I’, ‘He’ and ‘She’ and ‘were ’ for the subjects ‘You’, ‘We’ and ‘They’
And the verb +ing all subjects.
Also see
Past Perfect Tense
The Past Perfect tense is used to express something that happened before another action in the past.
POSITIVE STATEMENTS
SUBJECT
|
HAD
|
VERB (past participle)
|
REST OF THE SENTENCE
|
I
|
had
|
finished
|
the work.
|
You
|
had
|
finished
|
the work.
|
He
|
had
|
finished
|
the work.
|
Mohan
|
had
|
finished
|
the work.
|
The boy
|
had
|
finished
|
the work.
|
She
|
had
|
finished
|
the work.
|
Pooja
|
had
|
finished
|
the work.
|
The girl
|
had
|
finished
|
the work.
|
We
|
had
|
finished
|
the work.
|
You
|
had
|
finished
|
the work.
|
They
|
had
|
finished
|
the work.
|
The children
|
had
|
finished
|
the work.
|
Notice that we use ‘had’ and the past participle form of the verb for all subjects.
NEGATIVE STATEMENTS
SUBJECT
|
HAD NOT
|
VERB (past participle)
|
REST OF THE SENTENCE
|
I
|
had not
|
talked
|
to my brother.
|
You
|
had not
|
talked
|
to my brother.
|
He
|
had not
|
talked
|
to my brother.
|
Mohan
|
had not
|
talked
|
to my brother.
|
The boy
|
had not
|
talked
|
to my brother.
|
She
|
had not
|
talked
|
to my brother.
|
Pooja
|
had not
|
talked
|
to my brother.
|
The girl
|
had not
|
talked
|
to my brother.
|
We
|
had not
|
talked
|
to my brother.
|
You
|
had not
|
talked
|
to my brother.
|
They
|
had not
|
talked
|
to my brother.
|
The children
|
had not
|
talked
|
to my brother.
|
Notice that we use ‘had not’ and the past participle form of the verb for all subjects.
INTERROGATIVE STATEMENTS / QUESTIONS
HAD
|
SUBJECT
|
VERB (past participle)
|
REST OF THE SENTENCE
|
Had
|
I
|
seen
|
the movie?
|
Had
|
you
|
seen
|
the movie?
|
Had
|
he
|
seen
|
the movie?
|
Had
|
Mohan
|
seen
|
the movie?
|
Had
|
the boy
|
seen
|
the movie?
|
Had
|
she
|
seen
|
the movie?
|
Had
|
Pooja
|
seen
|
the movie?
|
Had
|
the girl
|
seen
|
the movie?
|
Had
|
we
|
seen
|
the movie?
|
Had
|
you
|
seen
|
the movie?
|
Had
|
they
|
seen
|
the movie?
|
Had
|
the men
|
seen
|
the movie?
|
Also see
Past Perfect Continuous Tense
The Past Perfect Continuous tense is used to express something that started in the past and continued until another time in the past.
POSITIVE STATEMENTS
SUBJECT
|
HAD BEEN
|
VERB + ing
|
REST OF THE SENTENCE
|
I
|
had been
|
standing
|
at the bus stop for thirty minutes.
|
You
|
had been
|
standing
|
at the bus stop for thirty minutes.
|
He
|
had been
|
standing
|
at the bus stop for thirty minutes.
|
Mohan
|
had been
|
standing
|
at the bus stop for thirty minutes.
|
The boy
|
had been
|
standing
|
at the bus stop for thirty minutes.
|
She
|
had been
|
standing
|
at the bus stop for thirty minutes.
|
Pooja
|
had been
|
standing
|
at the bus stop for thirty minutes.
|
The girl
|
had been
|
standing
|
at the bus stop for thirty minutes.
|
We
|
had been
|
standing
|
at the bus stop for thirty minutes.
|
You
|
had been
|
standing
|
at the bus stop for thirty minutes.
|
They
|
had been
|
standing
|
at the bus stop for thirty minutes.
|
The children
|
had been
|
standing
|
at the bus stop for thirty minutes.
|
Notice that we use ‘had been’ and the verb + ing the same for all subjects.
NEGATIVE STATEMENTS
SUBJECT
|
HAD NOT BEEN
|
VERB + ing
|
REST OF THE SENTENCE
|
I
|
had not been
|
exercising
|
at the gymnasium.
|
You
|
had not been
|
exercising
|
at the gymnasium.
|
He
|
had not been
|
exercising
|
at the gymnasium.
|
Mohan
|
had not been
|
exercising
|
at the gymnasium.
|
The boy
|
had not been
|
exercising
|
at the gymnasium.
|
She
|
had not been
|
exercising
|
at the gymnasium.
|
Pooja
|
had not been
|
exercising
|
at the gymnasium.
|
The girl
|
had not been
|
exercising
|
at the gymnasium.
|
We
|
had not been
|
exercising
|
at the gymnasium.
|
You
|
had not been
|
exercising
|
at the gymnasium.
|
They
|
had not been
|
exercising
|
at the gymnasium.
|
The children
|
had not been
|
exercising
|
at the gymnasium.
|
Notice that we use ‘had not been’ and the verb + ing form for all subjects.
INTERROGATIVE STATEMENTS / QUESTIONS
HAD
|
SUBJECT
|
BEEN
|
VERB + ing
|
REST OF THE SENTENCE
|
Had
|
I
|
been
|
waiting
|
for a long time?
|
Had
|
you
|
been
|
waiting
|
for a long time?
|
Had
|
he
|
been
|
waiting
|
for a long time?
|
Had
|
Mohan
|
been
|
waiting
|
for a long time?
|
Had
|
the boy
|
been
|
waiting
|
for a long time?
|
Had
|
she
|
been
|
waiting
|
for a long time?
|
Had
|
Pooja
|
been
|
waiting
|
for a long time?
|
Had
|
the girl
|
been
|
waiting
|
for a long time?
|
Had
|
we
|
been
|
waiting
|
for a long time?
|
Had
|
you
|
been
|
waiting
|
for a long time?
|
Had
|
they
|
been
|
waiting
|
for a long time?
|
Had
|
the men
|
been
|
waiting
|
for a long time?
|
Also see
Simple Future Tense
The Simple Future tense is used when we plan or make a decision to do something. Nothing is said about the time in the future.
POSITIVE STATEMENTS
SUBJECT
|
WILL
|
VERB
|
REST OF THE SENTENCE
|
I
|
will
|
read
|
the story book tomorrow.
|
You
|
will
|
read
|
the story book tomorrow.
|
He
|
will
|
read
|
the story book tomorrow.
|
Mohan
|
will
|
read
|
the story book tomorrow.
|
The boy
|
will
|
read
|
the story book tomorrow.
|
She
|
will
|
read
|
the story book tomorrow.
|
Pooja
|
will
|
read
|
the story book tomorrow.
|
The girl
|
will
|
read
|
the story book tomorrow.
|
We
|
will
|
read
|
the story book tomorrow.
|
You
|
will
|
read
|
the story book tomorrow.
|
They
|
will
|
read
|
the story book tomorrow.
|
The children
|
will
|
read
|
the story book tomorrow.
|
SUBJECT
|
AM / IS / ARE GOING TO
|
VERB
|
REST OF THE SENTENCE
|
I
|
am going to
|
read
|
the story book tomorrow.
|
You
|
are going to
|
read
|
the story book tomorrow.
|
He
|
is going to
|
read
|
the story book tomorrow.
|
Mohan
|
is going to
|
read
|
the story book tomorrow.
|
The boy
|
is going to
|
read
|
the story book tomorrow.
|
She
|
is going to
|
read
|
the story book tomorrow.
|
Pooja
|
is going to
|
read
|
the story book tomorrow.
|
The girl
|
is going to
|
read
|
the story book tomorrow.
|
We
|
are going to
|
read
|
the story book tomorrow.
|
You
|
are going to
|
read
|
the story book tomorrow.
|
They
|
are going to
|
read
|
the story book tomorrow.
|
The children
|
are going to
|
read
|
the story book tomorrow.
|
Notice how we use ‘will’ or ‘going to’ and the verb in the base form for all subjects.
NEGATIVE STATEMENTS
SUBJECT
|
WILL NOT
|
VERB
|
REST OF THE SENTENCE
|
I
|
will not
|
play
|
football next week.
|
You
|
will not
|
play
|
football next week.
|
He
|
will not
|
play
|
football next week.
|
Mohan
|
will not
|
play
|
football next week.
|
The boy
|
will not
|
play
|
football next week.
|
She
|
will not
|
play
|
football next week.
|
Pooja
|
will not
|
play
|
football next week.
|
The girl
|
will not
|
play
|
football next week.
|
We
|
will not
|
play
|
football next week.
|
You
|
will not
|
play
|
football next week.
|
They
|
will not
|
play
|
football next week.
|
The children
|
will not
|
play
|
football next week.
|
SUBJECT
|
AM / IS / ARE
NOT GOING TO
|
VERB
|
REST OF THE SENTENCE
|
I
|
am not going to
|
play
|
football next week.
|
You
|
are not going to
|
play
|
football next week.
|
He
|
is not going to
|
play
|
football next week.
|
Mohan
|
is not going to
|
play
|
football next week.
|
The boy
|
is not going to
|
play
|
football next week.
|
She
|
is not going to
|
play
|
football next week.
|
Pooja
|
is not going to
|
play
|
football next week.
|
The girl
|
is not going to
|
play
|
football next week.
|
We
|
are not going to
|
play
|
football next week.
|
You
|
are not going to
|
play
|
football next week.
|
They
|
are not going to
|
play
|
football next week.
|
The children
|
are not going to
|
play
|
football next week.
|
Notice how we use ‘will not’ or ‘not going to’ and the verb in the base form for all subjects.
INTERROGATIVE STATEMENTS / QUESTIONS
WILL
|
SUBJECT
|
VERB
|
REST OF THE SENTENCE
|
Will
|
I
|
go
|
to Mumbai next month?
|
Will
|
you
|
go
|
to Mumbai next month?
|
Will
|
he
|
go
|
to Mumbai next month?
|
Will
|
Mohan
|
go
|
to Mumbai next month?
|
Will
|
the boy
|
go
|
to Mumbai next month?
|
Will
|
she
|
go
|
to Mumbai next month?
|
Will
|
Pooja
|
go
|
to Mumbai next month?
|
Will
|
the girl
|
go
|
to Mumbai next month?
|
Will
|
we
|
go
|
to Mumbai next month?
|
Will
|
you
|
go
|
to Mumbai next month?
|
Will
|
they
|
go
|
to Mumbai next month?
|
Will
|
the children
|
go
|
to Mumbai next month?
|
AM / IS / ARE
|
SUBJECT
|
GOING TO
|
VERB
|
REST OF THE SENTENCE
|
Am
|
I
|
going to
|
go
|
to Mumbai next month?
|
Are
|
you
|
going to
|
go
|
to Mumbai next month?
|
Is
|
he
|
going to
|
go
|
to Mumbai next month?
|
Is
|
Mohan
|
going to
|
go
|
to Mumbai next month?
|
Is
|
the boy
|
going to
|
go
|
to Mumbai next month?
|
Is
|
she
|
going to
|
go
|
to Mumbai next month?
|
Is
|
Pooja
|
going to
|
go
|
to Mumbai next month?
|
Is
|
the girl
|
going to
|
go
|
to Mumbai next month?
|
Are
|
we
|
going to
|
go
|
to Mumbai next month?
|
Are
|
you
|
going to
|
go
|
to Mumbai next month?
|
Are
|
they
|
going to
|
go
|
to Mumbai next month?
|
Are
|
the children
|
going to
|
go
|
to Mumbai next month?
|
Also see
Future Continuous Tense
The future continuous tense is used to express action at a particular moment in the future. However, the action will not have finished at the moment.
POSITIVE STATEMENTS
SUBJECT
|
WILL BE
|
VERB + ing
|
REST OF THE SENTENCE
|
I
|
will be
|
studying
|
at 4 p.m. tomorrow.
|
You
|
will be
|
studying
|
at 4 p.m. tomorrow.
|
He
|
will be
|
studying
|
at 4 p.m. tomorrow.
|
Mohan
|
will be
|
studying
|
at 4 p.m. tomorrow.
|
The boy
|
will be
|
studying
|
at 4 p.m. tomorrow.
|
She
|
will be
|
studying
|
at 4 p.m. tomorrow.
|
Pooja
|
will be
|
studying
|
at 4 p.m. tomorrow.
|
The girl
|
will be
|
studying
|
at 4 p.m. tomorrow.
|
We
|
will be
|
studying
|
at 4 p.m. tomorrow.
|
You
|
will be
|
studying
|
at 4 p.m. tomorrow.
|
They
|
will be
|
studying
|
at 4 p.m. tomorrow.
|
The children
|
will be
|
studying
|
at 4 p.m. tomorrow.
|
Notice that we use ‘will be’ and the verb + ing for all subjects.
NEGATIVE STATEMENTS
SUBJECT
|
WILL NOT BE
|
VERB + ing
|
REST OF THE SENTENCE
|
I
|
will not be
|
playing
|
at 6 p.m. tomorrow.
|
You
|
will not be
|
playing
|
at 6 p.m. tomorrow.
|
He
|
will not be
|
playing
|
at 6 p.m. tomorrow.
|
Mohan
|
will not be
|
playing
|
at 6 p.m. tomorrow.
|
The boy
|
will not be
|
playing
|
at 6 p.m. tomorrow.
|
She
|
will not be
|
playing
|
at 6 p.m. tomorrow.
|
Pooja
|
will not be
|
playing
|
at 6 p.m. tomorrow.
|
The girl
|
will not be
|
playing
|
at 6 p.m. tomorrow.
|
We
|
will not be
|
playing
|
at 6 p.m. tomorrow.
|
You
|
will not be
|
playing
|
at 6 p.m. tomorrow.
|
They
|
will not be
|
playing
|
at 6 p.m. tomorrow.
|
The children
|
will not be
|
playing
|
at 6 p.m. tomorrow.
|
Notice that we use ‘will not be’ and the verb + ing for all subjects.
INTERROGATIVE STATEMENTS / QUESTIONS
WILL
|
SUBJECT
|
BE
|
VERB + ing
|
REST OF THE SENTENCE
|
Will
|
I
|
be
|
sleeping
|
at 7 a.m tomorrow?
|
Will
|
you
|
be
|
sleeping
|
at 7 a.m tomorrow?
|
Will
|
he
|
be
|
sleeping
|
at 7 a.m tomorrow?
|
Will
|
Mohan
|
be
|
sleeping
|
at 7 a.m tomorrow?
|
Will
|
the boy
|
be
|
sleeping
|
at 7 a.m tomorrow?
|
Will
|
she
|
be
|
sleeping
|
at 7 a.m tomorrow?
|
Will
|
Pooja
|
be
|
sleeping
|
at 7 a.m tomorrow?
|
Will
|
the girl
|
be
|
sleeping
|
at 7 a.m tomorrow?
|
Will
|
we
|
be
|
sleeping
|
at 7 a.m tomorrow?
|
Will
|
you
|
be
|
sleeping
|
at 7 a.m tomorrow?
|
Will
|
they
|
be
|
sleeping
|
at 7 a.m tomorrow?
|
Will
|
the children
|
be
|
sleeping
|
at 7 a.m tomorrow?
|
Also see
Future Perfect Tense
The Future Perfect tense expresses an action that will occur in the future before another action or time in the future.
POSITIVE STATEMENTS
SUBJECT
|
WILL HAVE
|
VERB (past participle)
|
REST OF THE SENTENCE
|
I
|
will have
|
eaten
|
by half past nine.
|
You
|
will have
|
eaten
|
by half past nine.
|
He
|
will have
|
eaten
|
by half past nine.
|
Mohan
|
will have
|
eaten
|
by half past nine.
|
The boy
|
will have
|
eaten
|
by half past nine.
|
She
|
will have
|
eaten
|
by half past nine.
|
Pooja
|
will have
|
eaten
|
by half past nine.
|
The girl
|
will have
|
eaten
|
by half past nine.
|
We
|
will have
|
eaten
|
by half past nine.
|
You
|
will have
|
eaten
|
by half past nine.
|
They
|
will have
|
eaten
|
by half past nine.
|
The children
|
will have
|
eaten
|
by half past nine.
|
Notice how we use ‘will have’ and the past participle of the verb for all subjects.
NEGATIVE STATEMENTS
SUBJECT
|
WILL NOT HAVE
|
VERB (past participle)
|
REST OF THE SENTENCE
|
I
|
will not have
|
finished
|
my assignment by Monday.
|
You
|
will not have
|
finished
|
my assignment by Monday.
|
He
|
will not have
|
finished
|
my assignment by Monday.
|
Mohan
|
will not have
|
finished
|
my assignment by Monday.
|
The boy
|
will not have
|
finished
|
my assignment by Monday.
|
She
|
will not have
|
finished
|
my assignment by Monday.
|
Pooja
|
will not have
|
finished
|
my assignment by Monday.
|
The girl
|
will not have
|
finished
|
my assignment by Monday.
|
We
|
will not have
|
finished
|
my assignment by Monday.
|
You
|
will not have
|
finished
|
my assignment by Monday.
|
They
|
will not have
|
finished
|
my assignment by Monday.
|
The children
|
will not have
|
finished
|
my assignment by Monday.
|
Notice how we use ‘will not have’ and the past participle of the verb for all subjects.
INTERROGATIVE STATEMENTS / QUESTIONS
WILL
|
SUBJECT
|
HAVE
|
VERB
|
REST OF THE SENTENCE
|
Will
|
I
|
have
|
joined
|
the course by Thursday?
|
Will
|
you
|
have
|
joined
|
the course by Thursday?
|
Will
|
he
|
have
|
joined
|
the course by Thursday?
|
Will
|
Mohan
|
have
|
joined
|
the course by Thursday?
|
Will
|
the boy
|
have
|
joined
|
the course by Thursday?
|
Will
|
she
|
have
|
joined
|
the course by Thursday?
|
Will
|
Pooja
|
have
|
joined
|
the course by Thursday?
|
Will
|
the girl
|
have
|
joined
|
the course by Thursday?
|
Will
|
we
|
have
|
joined
|
the course by Thursday?
|
Will
|
you
|
have
|
joined
|
the course by Thursday?
|
Will
|
they
|
have
|
joined
|
the course by Thursday?
|
Will
|
the children
|
have
|
joined
|
the course by Thursday?
|
Also see
Future Perfect Continuous Tense
Future Perfect Continuous is used to talk about an on-going action before some point in the future.
POSITIVE STATEMENTS
SUBJECT
|
WILL HAVE BEEN
|
VERB + ing
|
REST OF THE SENTENCE
|
I
|
will have been
|
watching
|
television for four hours when you come home.
|
You
|
will have been
|
watching
|
television for four hours when you come home.
|
He
|
will have been
|
watching
|
television for four hours when you come home.
|
Mohan
|
will have been
|
watching
|
television for four hours when you come home.
|
The boy
|
will have been
|
watching
|
television for four hours when you come home.
|
She
|
will have been
|
watching
|
television for four hours when you come home.
|
Pooja
|
will have been
|
watching
|
television for four hours when you come home.
|
The girl
|
will have been
|
watching
|
television for four hours when you come home.
|
We
|
will have been
|
watching
|
television for four hours when you come home.
|
You
|
will have been
|
watching
|
television for four hours when you come home.
|
They
|
will have been
|
watching
|
television for four hours when you come home.
|
The children
|
will have been
|
watching
|
television for four hours when you come home.
|
Notice how we use ‘will have been’ and the verb + ing for all the subjects.
NEGATIVE STATEMENTS
SUBJECT
|
WILL NOT HAVE BEEN
|
VERB + ing
|
REST OF THE SENTENCE
|
I
|
will not have been
|
waiting
|
for too long when Arun arrives.
|
You
|
will not have been
|
waiting
|
for too long when Arun arrives.
|
He
|
will not have been
|
waiting
|
for too long when Arun arrives.
|
Mohan
|
will not have been
|
waiting
|
for too long when Arun arrives.
|
The boy
|
will not have been
|
waiting
|
for too long when Arun arrives.
|
She
|
will not have been
|
waiting
|
for too long when Arun arrives.
|
Pooja
|
will not have been
|
waiting
|
for too long when Arun arrives.
|
The girl
|
will not have been
|
waiting
|
for too long when Arun arrives.
|
We
|
will not have been
|
waiting
|
for too long when Arun arrives.
|
You
|
will not have been
|
waiting
|
for too long when Arun arrives.
|
They
|
will not have been
|
waiting
|
for too long when Arun arrives.
|
The children
|
will not have been
|
waiting
|
for too long when Arun arrives.
|
Notice how we use ‘will not have been’ and the verb + ing for all the subjects.
INTERROGATIVE STATEMENTS / QUESTIONS
WILL
|
SUBJECT
|
HAVE BEEN
|
VERB + ing
|
REST OF THE SENTENCE
|
Will
|
I
|
have been
|
playing
|
cricket for more than two hours when it gets dark?
|
Will
|
you
|
have been
|
playing
|
cricket for more than two hours when it gets dark?
|
Will
|
he
|
have been
|
playing
|
cricket for more than two hours when it gets dark?
|
Will
|
Mohan
|
have been
|
playing
|
cricket for more than two hours when it gets dark?
|
Will
|
the boy
|
have been
|
playing
|
cricket for more than two hours when it gets dark?
|
Will
|
she
|
have been
|
playing
|
cricket for more than two hours when it gets dark?
|
Will
|
Pooja
|
have been
|
playing
|
cricket for more than two hours when it gets dark?
|
Will
|
the girl
|
have been
|
playing
|
cricket for more than two hours when it gets dark?
|
Will
|
we
|
have been
|
playing
|
cricket for more than two hours when it gets dark?
|
Will
|
you
|
have been
|
playing
|
cricket for more than two hours when it gets dark?
|
Will
|
they
|
have been
|
playing
|
cricket for more than two hours when it gets dark?
|
Will
|
the children
|
have been
|
playing
|
cricket for more than two hours when it gets dark?
|
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