VERB TENSES

VERB TENSES

1. PRESENT

   • simple
     • positive
       • The verb 'be' is different from the other verbs in this tense. 
       • I am play
     • negative
       • the negative. It's very easy. You only add 'not'.
       • I do not play
     • question
       •  the question form of the present simple with 'be'. Firstly, here's the 'yes / no' question form:
       • do I play ?
   • continous
     •  We make it using thepresent simple of 'be' + verb-ing:
     • negative
       • I am not sleeping
     • positive
       • I am sleeping
     • question
       • am I eating chocolate ?
   • perfect simple
     • negative
       • The negative is really simple too. Just put 'not' after 'have' or 'has':
       • I have not eaten breakfast today
     • positive
       • To make the positive present perfect tense, use:'have' / 'has' + the past participleMake the past participle by adding 'ed' to regular verbs (for example, 'play' becomes 'played')There are a few verbs that change their spelling when you add 'ed' (for example, 'study' becomes 'studied')We also have some completely irregular verbs
       • I have played
     • question
       • To make a question, put 'have' or 'has' in front of the subject:
       • have I missed the bus?

2. PAST

   • continous
     • How can we make the past continuous? Firstly, check that you know how to make the past simple with 'be' (subject + was / were). Then just add verb-ing.
     • positive
       • I was sleeping
     • negative
       • I was not (wasn't) sleeping
     • question
       • Was I listening?
   • perfect simple
     • We don't use the past perfect a lot in English, but it is useful, and it sounds very good if you can use it correctly. Also, it's really easy to make - just the past simple of 'have' and the past participle.
     • positive
       • I had been
     • negative
       • I had not been
     • question
       • Had I come?
   • simple
     • It's similar to the present simple because it has different rules for the verb 'be', which becomes 'was' or 'were': The Past Simple with 'be' Here's how to make the positive:
     • positive
       • I was cold
     • negative
       • I was not sleepy
     • question
       • was I sleepy?

3. FUTURE

   • The simple future tense is very easy to make and is very useful
   • simple
     • positive
       • I will meet him later
     • negative
       • I will not go
     • question
       • Will I go?
   • continous
     • positive
       • I will be sleeping
     • negative
       • I will not be working
     • question
       • will I be cooking?
   • perfect simple
     • positive
       • I will have finished this book
     • negative
       • I will not have finished this book
     • question
       • will I have finished writing this book?

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