Simple Present Tense Subject + verb + object:

Eg.I/ We/ You/ They/ + verb + object

Subject + verb+s + object:

Eg. He/She/It + verb+s + object (Ist form of verb)

A: He speaks.
N: He does not speak.
Q: Does he speak?

Present Continuous Tense:Subject + is/am/are + verb+ing + object:

Eg.I am + verb+ing + object

Eg.They/We/You are + verb+ing + object
Eg.He/She/It + verb+ing + object.

A: He is speaking.
N: He is not speaking.
Q: Is he speaking?

PRESENT PERFECT Subject + Has/have + verb (3rd form) + object:

Eg.I/We/ They/You + have + verb (3rd form) + object

Eg.He/She/It- Has+ verb (3rd form) + object

A: I have lost the match

N: I have not lost the match.
Q: Have I lost the match?
Present Perfect ContinuousSubject +

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has/have been + verb+ing + object:

Eg.I/We/ They/You have / haven’t been eating

Eg.He/She/It- has/ hasn’t been walking

A: We have been writing.

N: We have not been writing.
Q: Have we been writing?

Simple Past Tense Subject + verb (2nd form) + object:

Eg.I/ We/ You/ He/She/It/They + verb (2nd form) + object

A: He spoke.
N: He did not
speak.Q: Did he speak?

Past Continuous Tense Subject + was/were + verb(ing) + object:

Eg. I/He/She/It + was + verb(ing) + object

Eg.We/You/They + were + verb(ing) + object

A: He was speaking.
N: He was not speaking.
Q: Was he speaking?

Past Perfect Tense Subject + had + verb (3rd form) + object:

Eg. I/We/You/They/He/She/It + had + verb (3rd form) + object

A: He had spoken.
N: He had not spoken.
Q: Had he spoken?

Past Perfect Continuous TenseSubject + had been + verb+ing + object:

Eg.I/We/You/They/He/She/It had been + verb+ing + object

A: He had been speaking.

N: He had not been speaking.
Q: Had he been speaking?

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Simple Future Tense Subject + will/shall + verb (Ist Form) + object:

Eg.I/We/You/They/He/She/It + will/shall+ verb (Ist Form) + object

Eg.I/We + shall/will+ verb (Ist Form) + object
*‘It’ Will be done (3rd Form Of verb with ‘it’)

A: He will speak.
N: He will not speak.
Q: Will he speak?

Future Continuous TensE Subject + will be + verb+ing + object:

Eg.I/We/You/They/He/She/It+ will be + verb+ing + object

A: He will be speaking.
N: He will not be speaking.
Q: Will he be speaking?

Future Perfect Tense Subject + will/shall have + verb (3rd form) + object:

Eg.I/We + shall have + verb (3rd form) + object

Eg.You/They/He/She/It- will have + verb (3rd form) + object
Note – We Rarely Use Future Perfect Tense Only When We Are Confident About Future.

A: They will/shall have laughed

N: They will/shall not have laughed
Q: Will/shall they have laughed?

Future Perfect Continuous Tense

Subject + will/shall have been + verb+ing + object:

Eg. I/We- shall have been + verb+ing + object

Eg.You/They/He/She/It + will have been + verb+ing + object

A: We will/shall have been writing

N: We will/shall not have been writing
Q: Will/shall we have been writing?

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 EXERCISE

Simple Past Simple Present Interrogative Negative

Tense Future Continuous Sentence Sentence
Tense Tense

Rita recites
the poem
well.

My
grandmother is
baking a cake.

Are we friends?

Simple Simple Past Simple Present Interrogative Negative

Present Tense Future Continuous Sentence Sentence
Tense Tense Tense

Mary will
give a pen
to Max.

Tina and
Tanya do
not like cats.

Tony brought
vegetables
from the
market.

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