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English Tenses Summary Guide

The document discusses 16 different verb tenses in English including formulas for positive, negative, and interrogative examples. The tenses covered are present, present continuous, present perfect, present perfect continuous, past, past continuous, past perfect, past perfect continuous, present future, present future continuous, present future perfect, present future perfect continuous, past future, past future continuous, past future perfect, and past future perfect continuous. Examples are provided for each tense.
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English Tenses Summary Guide

The document discusses 16 different verb tenses in English including formulas for positive, negative, and interrogative examples. The tenses covered are present, present continuous, present perfect, present perfect continuous, past, past continuous, past perfect, past perfect continuous, present future, present future continuous, present future perfect, present future perfect continuous, past future, past future continuous, past future perfect, and past future perfect continuous. Examples are provided for each tense.
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Name : Luthfia Nurul Hanum

Nim : 20059219

Summarizing tense

1. Present Tense

Formula: (+) Subject + Verb (-/+s) + …

He has five online classes.

(-) Subject + Do/Does + Not + Infinitive (Verb 1) + …

He does not have five online classes.

(?) Do/Does + Subject + Infinitive + …

Does he have five online classes?

2. Present Continuous Tense

Formula: (+) Subject + Is/Am/Are + Present Participle (Verb –ing) + …

He is watching Quipper Video.

(-) Subject + Is/Am/Are + Not + Present Participle + …

He is not watching Quipper Video.

(?) Is/Am/Are + Subject + Present Participle + …

Is he watching Quipper Video?

3. Present Perfect Tense

Formula: (+) Subject + Has/Have + Past Participle (Verb 3) + …

He has finished his project.

(-) Subject + Has/Have + Not + Past Participle + …

He has not finished his project.


(?) Has/Have + Subject + Past Participle + …

Has he finished his project?

4. Present Perfect Continuous Tense

Formula: (+) Subject + Has/Have + Been + Present Participle + …

He has been trying to solve that question.

(-) Subject + Has/Have + Not + Been + Present Participle + …

He has not been trying to solve that question.

(?) Has/Have + Subject + Been + Present Participle + …

Has he been trying to solve that question?

5. Past Tense

Formula: (+) Subject + Past Tense (Verb 2) + …

He ate his breakfast.

(-) Subject + Did + Not + Infinitive + …

He did not eat his breakfast.

(?) Did + Subject + Infinitive + …

Did he eat his breakfast?

6. Past Continuous Tense

Formula: (+) Subject + Was/Were + Present Participle + …

He was reading a book (when she arrived).

(-) Subject + Was/Were + Not + Present Participle + …

He was not reading a book (when she arrived).

(?) Was/Were + Subject + Present Participle + …


Was he reading a book (when she arrived)?

7. Past Perfect Tense

Formula: (+) Subject + Had + Past Participle + …

He had eaten his lunch.

(-) Subject + Had + Not + Past Participle + …

He had not eaten his lunch.

(?) Had + Subject + Past Participle + …

Had he eaten his lunch?

8. Past Perfect Continuous Tense

Formula: (+) Subject + Had + Been + Present Participle + …

He had been cleaning his room for hours (when his mom went home).

(-) Subject + Had + Not + Been + Present Participle + …

He had not been cleaning his room for hours (when his mom went

home).

(?) Had + Subject + Been + Present Participle + …

Had he been cleaning his room for hours (when his mom went home)?

9. Present Future Tense

Formula: (+) Subject + Will/Shall + Infinitive + …

He will submit his work tomorrow.

(-) Subject + Will/Shall + not + Infinitive + …

He will not submit his work tomorrow.

(?) Will/Shall + Subject + Infinitive + …

Will he submit his work tomorrow?


10. Present Future Continuous Tense

Formula: (+) Subject + Will/Shall + Be + Present Participle + …

He will be doing the assignment soon.

(-) Subject + Will/Shall + not + Be + Present Participle + …

He will not be doing the assignment soon.

(?) Will/Shall + Subject + Be + Present Participle + …

Will he be doing the assignment soon?

11. Present Future Perfect Tense

Formula: (+) Subject + Will + Have + Past Participle + …

He will have called her tonight.

(-) Subject + Will + not + Have + Past Participle + …

He will not have called her tonight.

(?) Will + Subject + Have + Past Participle + …

Will he have called her tonight?

12. Present Future Perfect Continuous Tense

Formula: (+) Subject + Will + Have + Been + Present Participle + …

He will have been jogging for 30 minutes.

(-) Subject + Will + Not + Have + Been + Present Participle + …

He will not have been jogging for 30 minutes.

(?) Will + Subject + Have + Past Participle + …

Will he have been jogging for 30 minutes?


13. Past Future Tense

Formula: (+) Subject + Would + Infinitive + …

He would cook dinner.

(-) Subject + Would + Not + Infinitive + …

He would not cook dinner.

(?) Would + Subject + Infinitive + …

Would he cook dinner?

14. Past Future Continuous Tense

Formula: (+) Subject + Would + Be + Present Participle + …

He would be leaving his house.

(-) Subject + Would + Not + Be + Present Participle + …

He would not be leaving his house.

(?) Would + Subject + Be + Present Participle + …

Would he be leaving his house?

15. Past Future Perfect Tense

Formula: (+) Subject + Would + Have + Past Participle + …

He would have gone to Bali.

(-) Subject + Would + Not + Have + Past Participle + …

He would not have gone to Bali.

(?) Would + Subject + Have + Past Participle + …

Would he have gone to Bali?

16. Past Future Perfect Continuous Tense


Formula: (+) Subject + Would + Have + Been + Past Participle + …

He would have been working as an engineer for ten years.

(-) Subject + Would + Not + Have + Been + Past Participle + …

He would not have been working as an engineer for ten years.

(?) Would + Subject + Have + Been + Past Participle + …

Would he have been working as an engineer for ten years?

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