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The basic forms of the English verb tenses:

present
simple

positive
subject + verb (+ s )
I eat.
She eats toast.

negative
subject + do / does + not + verb
I dont eat toast.
She doesnt eat fish.

present
simple
with be

subject + am / is / are
I am hungry.
She is in a cafe.

subject + am / is / are + not


Im not hungry.
She isnt happy.

present
continuous

subject + am / is / are + verb-ing


Shes eating toast.
They are eating lunch now.

present
perfect

subject + have / has + past


participle
Ive eaten breakfast.
He has eaten lunch.
subject + have / has + been + verbing
Ive been eating.
Shes been eating biscuits all day.
subject + past simple
I ate an apple.
She ate some rice.
subject + was / were
I was hungry.
They were in a restaurant.

subject + am / is / are + not + verbing


He isnt eating.
We are not eating at home.
subject + have / has + not + past
participle
We havent eaten yet.
She hasnt eaten the chocolate.
subject + have / has + not + been +
verb-ing
They havent been eating.
He has not been eating toast.
subject + did + not + verb
She didnt eat anything.
They did not eat breakfast.
subject + was / were + not
We werent hungry.
She wasnt at home.

present
perfect
continuous
past
simple
past
simple
with be
past
continuous

subject + was / were + verb-ing


I was eating.
They were eating lunch.

subject + was / were + not + verbing


You werent eating.
She wasnt eating a sandwich.
subject + had + not + past participle
We hadnt eaten.
He had not eaten an apple.

past
perfect

subject + had + past participle


I had eaten.
Shed eaten lunch.

past
perfect
continuous

subject + had + been + verb-ing


I had been eating chocolate all day.
Shed been eating breakfast.

future
simple

subject + will + verb


I will eat later.
She will eat at home.

subject + had + not + been + verbing


I hadnt been eating.
She hadnt been eating an apple.
subject + will + not + verb
We wont eat anything tonight.
He will not eat fish.

future
continuous

subject + will + be + verb-ing


I will be eating at 8pm.
She will be eating a sandwich.

subject + will + not + be + verb-ing


They wont be eating.
He will not be eating anything.

future
perfect

subject + will + have + past


participle
I will have eaten lunch by 3 oclock.
Shell have eaten all the chocolate.

future
perfect
continuous

subject + will + have + been +


verb-ing
They will have been eating fruit.
Well have been eating all day.

subject + will + not + have + past


participle
He wont have eaten lunch yet.
They will not have eaten their
sandwiches.
subject + will + not + have + been +
verb-ing
I wont have been eating fish.
They will not have been eating
lunch.

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question
(question word +) do / does + subject +
verb?
Do you eat breakfast every day?
When does she eat lunch?
(question word +) am / is / are +
subject?
Is he at home?
Why are you hungry?
(question word +) am / is / are +
subject + verb-ing?
When are they eating?
Is he eating now?
(question word +) have / has + subject
+ past participle?
What have you eaten today?
Has she eaten lunch?
(question word +) have / has + subject
+ been + verb-ing?
What has she been eating?
Have they been eating breakfast?
(question word +) did + subject + verb?
Did you eat the chocolate?
What did they eat for lunch?
(question word +) was / were +
subject?
Why was she hungry?
Were you hungry?
(question word +) was / were + subject
+ verb-ing?
Where were you eating?
Was she eating an apple?
(question word +) had + subject + past
participle
Why had you eaten?
Had they eaten fish before?
(question word +) had + subject + been
+ verb-ing?
Why had he been eating?
Had they been eating enough fruit?
(question word +) will + subject +
verb?
What will you eat for lunch?
Will she eat meat?
(question word +) will + subject + be +
verb-ing?
What will you be eating?
Will they be eating at 6pm?
(question word +) will + subject + have
+ past participle?
When will you have eaten?
Will she have eaten dinner by nine?
(question word +) will + subject + have
+ been + verb-ing?
What will she have been eating?
Will you have been eating chocolate?

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