Grammar tenses (grids)

Tense

Formation

Word expressions we use

Present Simple

S+ Vo (I, you, we, they)

S + Vs/es (he, she, it)

S + do not +Vo. (I, you, we, they)

S + does not + Vo. (he, she, it)

Do +S +Vo? (I, you, we, they)

Does +S + Vo? (he, she, it)

never, often, sometimes, every, always, on Sunday, regularly, rarely, seldom, in spring, in the morning, afternoon,

evening, at night…

Past Simple

S+ V2/ed S + did not +Vo.

Did +S +Vo?

last, ago, in (year), yesterday, when, how long ago, then, just now

Future Simple

S+ will + Vo

S + will not (won’t) +Vo.

Will +S +Vo?

tomorrow, next, in (period of time, year), tonight, soon, the day after tomorrow

Present Continuous

S+ am/ is /are +Ving

S+ am/ is /are not +Ving

Am/ Is /Are + S + Ving?

now, right now, at the moment, at

present, still, look, listen, tonight, always, still

Past Continuous

S+ was/were +Ving S+ was/were not +Ving Was/Were + S + Ving?

as, while, when, still, the moment that

Future Continuous

S+ will be +Ving

S+ will not be +Ving

Will + S +be + Ving?

next day, this time next…,

Present Perfect

S+ have/ has +V3 S+ haven’t/ hasn’t +V3 Have/Has + S + V3?

already, yet, just, ever, never, for, since, so far, today, this morning, recently, lately, always

Past Perfect

S+ had +V3

S+ hadn’t +V3

Had + S + V3?

before, already, by, by the time, after, yet, just, never

Future Perfect

S+ will have +V3

S+ will not have +V3

Will + S +have + V3?

before, by, by then, by the time, until/till

Present –perfect – continuous

S + have/ has been +Ving S+ haven’t/ hasn’t +been + Ving Have/Has + S + been +Ving?

so far, how long, today, this week, this month

Past –perfect – continuous

S + had been +Ving S+ hadn’t +been + Ving Had + S + been +Ving?

before, after, how long, since, for

Future – perfect – continuous

S+ will have been +Ving

S+ will not have been +Ving

Will + S +have been + Ving?

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Simple

Continuous

Perfect

Perfect-continuous

Present

Vo/ Vs/es don’t/ doesn’t Do/Does?

am/is/are +Ving am/is/are not +Ving am/is/are +Ving?

have/has+ V3 haven’t/hasn’t +V3 have/has?

have /has been +Ving haven’t/hasn’t been +Ving

Past

Ved/2 didn’t Did?

was/were +Ving was/were not +Ving Was/Were + Ving?

S+ had +V3

S+ hadn’t +V3

Had + S + V3?

S + had been +Ving S+ hadn’t +been + Ving Had + S + been +Ving?

Future

will +Vo won’t +Vo Will?

will be +Ving will not be +Ving Will +be + Ving?

will have +V3 will not have +V3 Will +have + V3?

will have been +Ving will not have been+Ving

Will + have been + Ving?