The basic forms ofthe English verb tenses:
poslive Tegailve ‘question
DREN —[ subject Tver IED subject do doce Tao verb | question wand) 7 aaaae TGS
simple
with do” | eat Tdon't eat toast. Dao you eat breakfast every day?
She eats toast. ‘She doesn't eat fish When does she eat lunch?
prevent] subject am/is7are subject +am is/are Fao (Goetion word) aan Faber?
simple
with Lam hungry Pm not hunger {ste at home?
Shes ina cafe She isn thappy Why are you hungry?
‘past simple | subject + past simple (ew red) | subject * did + not vero Goetion word) raid Fae a
with T__anapple She anything. 1 _ the chocolate?
She some rice They breakfast. —— they _forlunch?
past Subject was / were subjoo was were >not (aan) renter
simple
with 1 hungry We __ hungry she hungry?
They__in a restaurant. She at home Youngs?
Tuture —P sobecrs wit OT Co Taian
sim
le We__+ _ for lunch?
Sie he + shee?
present |e a ry 5 — >
lest
" 1 breabac. we___ yet 0 tn?
te ach She the chocolate ia a
present [subject vam/is/aresveiboing | subject am/is/are mot ver | (question word +) am/ is/are
continuous J Sie's eating fast i subject + verb-in
They are eating arch now n't eating. When are they eating?
Weare not eating at home. Ishecating now?
past
continuous
present
perfect