SOME VERB TENSES

OF ENGLISH
PRESENT
VERB TO BE in the present

I am
You are
He is
She is
It is
We are
You are
They are
 + am, is, are
‘m, ‘s, ‘re

- am not, is not, are not

‘m not, isn’t, aren’t

Am I......

? Is he, she…..?
Are.....….?
Other verbs

+ I/You/We/They like
He/She/It likes

- I don’t like....
He/She/It doesn’t like

? Do I/you/we/they like…..?
Does he/she/it like.....….?
Notice:
I have
He has
I watch I try
He watches He tries
I go
He goes I play
He plays
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
Verb to be in the present
+ verb -ing form
am studying
is + going
are leaving
PRESENT CONTINUOUS

+ I am working.
He is working
They are working.

- I’m not working.

He is not (isn’t) working
They are not (aren’t) working.

? Are you working?

Is he working?
Are they working?
PAST
VERB TO BE in the past
I was
You were
He was
She was
It was
We were
You were
They were
+ I/He/She/It was
You/We/They were

- I/He/She/It wasn’t
You/We/They weren’t

? Was I/he/she/it?
Were you/we/they?
OTHER VERBS
 REGULAR VERBS

+ + ed
played

- + didn’t
didn’t play

+ Did...?
? Did you/he/they
play....?
IRREGULAR VERBS
IRREGULAR VERBS
Look at the
+ list!
+ didn’t

-
I/You/He...
saw I/You/He
didn’t see

+ Did...?
? Did you/he/they
see....?
List of Irregular
Verbs!
buy bought
come came
do did
fall fell
find found
get got
give gave

...
...

go went
have had
hear heard
leave left
make made
meet met
put put
run ran
say said
see saw
swim swam
take took
tell told
think thought
throw threw
PAST CONTINUOUS
Verb to be in the past +
verb -ing form
studying
was
+ going
were
leaving
+ I WAS working.
He WAS working
They WERE working.

-
I WASN’T working.
He WASN’T working
They WEREN’T working.

?
WERE you working?
WAS he working?
WERE they working?
 PRESENT PERFECT

PARTICIPLE OF
HAVE
+ THE VERB
HAS (-ed or irregular)

Ex: I have seen her.

He has been there.
He hasn’t arrived yet.
+ I/You/They have done...
He/She/It has done...

- I/You/They haven’t done...

He/She/It hasn’t done...

? Have I/You/They done...?

Has He/She/It done...?
FUTURE
 FUTURE with will
used with uncertain plans, and immediate decisions

+ I/You/He/They will travel

- I/You/He/They won’t travel

? Will I/you/he/they travel?

FUTURE with going to*
TO BE + GOING TO + VERB

+ They are going to travel

- They are not going to travel

?
Are they going to travel?

*used with certain plans, and planned decisions

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