English Grammar Tenses Chart With Rules and Examples PDF
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English Grammar Tenses Chart With Rules and Examples PDF
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Verbs come in three tenses: past, present, and future. The past is used to describe things that have already happened (e.g., earlier in the day, yesterday, last week, three years ago). The present tense is used to describe things that are happening right now, or things that are continuous. The future tense describes things that have yet to happen (e.g., later, tomorrow, next week, next year, three years from now).
The following table illustrates the proper use of verb tenses:
Simple Present | Simple Past | Simple Future |
I read nearly every day. | Last night, I read an entire novel. | I will read as much as I can this year. |
Present Continuous | Past Continuous | Future Continuous |
I am reading Shakespeare at the moment. | I was reading Edgar Allan Poe last night. | I will be reading Nathaniel Hawthorne soon. |
Present Perfect | Past Perfect | Future Perfect |
I have read so many books I can’t keep count. | I had read at least 100 books by the time I was twelve. | I will have read at least 500 books by the end of the year. |
Present Perfect Continuous | Past Perfect Continuous | Future Perfect Continuous |
I have been reading since I was four years old. | I had been reading for at least a year before my sister learned to read. | I will have been reading for at least two hours before dinner tonight. |
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1. Simple Present Tense
Formula:
(+) S + V1 + O/C
(-) S + do/does + not + V1 + O/C
(?) Do/does + S + V1 + O/C
Find here Example of Simple Present Tense:
(+) Sisca reads book everyday.
(-) Sisca does not read book everyday.
(?) Does Sisca read book everyday?
Yes, she does. / No, she does not.
2. Present Continuous Tense
Formula:
(+) S + be + V1 + ing + O/C
(-) S + be + not + V1 + ing + O/C
(?) Be + S + V1 + ing + O/C
Find here Example of Present Continuous Tense:
(+) He is playing badminton now
(-) He is not playing badminton now
(?) Is he playing badminton now?
Yes, he is. / No, he is not.
3. Present Perfect Tense
Formula
(+) S + has/have + been + O/C
S + has/have + V3 + O/C
(-) S + has/have + not + been + O/C
S + has/have + not + V3 + O/C
(?) Have/has + S + been + O/C
Have/has + S + V3 + O/C
Find here Example of Present Perfect Tense:
(+) He has been at home for a month.
Roni has eaten the steak already.
(-) He has not been at home for a month.
Roni has not eaten the steak already.
(?) Has he been at home for a month?
Has he eaten the steak already?
Yes, he has. / No, he has not.
4. Present Perfect Continuous Tense
Formula:
(+) S + have/has + been + V-ing
(-) S + have/has + not + been + V-ing
(?) Have/has + S + been + V-ing
Find here Example of Perfect Continuous Tense:
(+) He has been playing guitar for two hours.
(-) He has not been playing guitar for two hours.
(?) Has he been playing guitar for two hours?
Yes, he has. / No, he has not.
5. Simple Past Tense
Formula:
(+) S + to be (was/were) + O/C
S + V2 + O/C
(-) S + to be (was/were) + not + O/C
S + did not + V1 + O/C
(?) Did + S + V1 + O/C
Find here Example of Simple Past Tense:
(+) He was a businessman in 1999.
He visited me yesterday.
(-) He was not a businessman in 1999.
He did not visit me yesterday.
(?) Did he visit you yesterday?
Yes, he did. / No, he did not.
6. Past Continuous Tense
Formula:
(+) S + to be (was/were) + V-ing + O/C
(-) S + to be (was/were) + not + V-ing + O/C
(?) Was/were + S + V-ing + O/C
Find here Example of Past Continuous Tense:
(+) She was sleeping when I came.
(-) She was not sleeping when I came.
(?) Was she sleeping when you came?
Yes, she was. / No, she was not.
7. Past Perfect Tense
Formula:
(+) S + had + V3 + O/C
(-) S + had + not + V3 + O/C
(?) Had + S + V3 + O/C
Find here Example of Past Perfect Tense:
(+) He had gone to Bali when I called him.
(-) He had not gone to Bali when I called him.
(?) Had he gone to Bali when you called him?
Yes, he had. / No, he had not.
8. Past Perfect Continuous Tense
Formula:
(+) S + had + been + V-ing + O/C
(-) S + had + not + been + V-ing + O/C
(?) Had + S + been + V-ing + O/C
Find here Example of Past Perfect Continuous Tense:
(+) They had been living in Jakarta about ten years.
(-) They had not been living in Jakarta about ten years.
(?) Had they been living in Jakarta about ten years?
Yes, they had. / No, they had not.
9. Simple Future Tense
Formula:
(+) S + will/shall + V1 + O/C
S + am/is/are + going to + V1 + O/C
(-) S + will/shall + not + V1 + O/C
S + am/is/are + not + going to + V1 + O/C
(?) Will/shall + S + V1 + O/C
Am/is/are + S + going to + V1 + O/C
Find here Example of Simple Future Tense:
(+) She will eat fried rice.
She is going to eat fried rice.
(-) She will not eat fried rice.
She is not going to eat fried rice.
(?) Will she eat fried rice?
Is she going to eat fried rice?
Yes, she will. / No, she will not.
Yes, she is. / No, she is not.
10. Future Continuous Tense
Formula:
(+) S + will/shall + be + V-ing + O/C
(-) S + will/shall + not + be + V-ing + O/C
(?) Will/shall + S + be + V-ing + O/C
Find here Example of Future Continuous Tense:
(+) I will be watching a movie tonight.
(-) I will not be watching a movie tonight.
(?) Will you be watching a movie tonight?
Yes, I will. / No, I will not.
11. Future Perfect Tense
Formula:
(+) S + shall/will + have + been + C
S + shall/will + have + V3 + O
(-) S + shall/will + not + have + been + C
S + shall/will + not + have + V3 + O
(?) Shall/will + S + have + been + C
Shall/will + S + have + V3 + O
Find here Example of Future Perfect Tense:
(+) I will have been in this hospital until tomorrow morning.
He will have rented my house next month.
(-) I will not have been in this hospital until tomorrow morning.
He will not have rented my house next month.
(?) Will you have been in this hospital until tomorrow morning?
Will he have rented my house next month?
Yes, I will. / No, I will not.
Yes, he will. / No, he will not.
12. Future Perfect Continuous Tense
Formula:
(+) S + shall/will + have + been + V-ing + O
(-) S + shall/will + not + have + been + V-ing + O
(?) Shall/will + S + have + been + V-ing + O
Find here Example of Future Perfect Continuous Tense:
(+) She will have been visiting us tomorrow.
(-) She will not have been visiting us tomorrow.
(?) Will she have been visiting us tomorrow?
Yes, she will. / No, she will not.
13. Past Future Tense
Formula:
(+) S + should/would + be + O
S + should/would + V1 + O
(-) S + should/would + not + be + O
S + should/would + not + V1 + O
(?) Should/would + S + be + O
Should/would + S + V1 + O
Find here Example of Past Future Tense:
(+) I should be in Banten next month.
I should be pick up when you arrive at the station next week.
(-) I should not be in Banten next month.
I should not be pick up when you arrive at the station next week.
(?) Should you be in Banten next month?
Should you be pick up when you arrive at the station next week?
Yes, I should. / No, I should not.
14. Past Future Continuous Tense
Formula:
(+) S + should/would + be + V-ing + O
(-) S + should/would + not + be + V-ing + O
(?) Should/would + S + be + V-ing + O
Find here Example of Past Future Continuous Tense:
(+) My brother would be finishing thesis last week.
(-) My brother would not be finishing thesis last week.
(?) Would your brother be finishing thesis last week?
Yes, he would. / No, he would not.
15. Past Future Perfect Tense
Formula:
(+) S + should/would + have + been + C
S + should/would + have + V3 + O
(-) S + should/would + not + have + been + C
S + should/would + not + have + V3 + O
(?) Should/would + S + have + been + C
Should/would + S + have + V3 + O
Find here Example of Past Future Perfect Tense:
(+) My mother should have been here at nine o’clock tomorrow.
Marry would have worked in leading companies next month.
(-) My mother should not have been here at nine o’clock tomorrow.
Marry would not have worked in leading companies next month.
(?) Should your mother have been here at nine o’clock tomorrow?
Would Marry have worked in leading companies next month?
Yes, she should. / No, she should not.
Yes, she would. / No, she would not.
16. Past Future Perfect Continuous Tense
Formula:
(+) S + should/would + have + been + V-ing + O
(-) S + should/would + not + have + been + V-ing + O
(?) Should/would + S + have + been + V-ing + O
Find here Example of Past Future Perfect Continuous Tense:
(+) I would have been working in leading companies for 10 years.
(-) I would not have been working in leading companies for 10 years.
(?) Would you have been working in leading companies for 10 years?
Yes, I would. / No, I would not.
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Exercise – Tenses Questions & Answers
Directions For Question 1 to 20 – Given below are the statements with blanks. You are required to fill in the blanks with appropriate words given in the option so that the sentence appears to be in the correct form of Tense.
Q.1. How many cups of tea_____ yesterday?
- Did you drink
- Do you drink
- You have drank
- You were drinking
Q.2. She shall _____ your ice-cream parlour soon because she ____ ice-cream.
- Be visiting, like
- Visit, likes
- Have been visiting, is liking
- Visiting, like
Q.3. Shakespeare ____ dramas that are appealing to the people of all ages.
- Wrote
- Had written
- Had been writing
- Has written
Q.4. The barber ___ his finger while he ____ off my hair.
- Had cut, was chopping
- Cut, chop
- Cut, was chopping
- Cuts, had been chopping
Q.5. Prasoon ___ for Bangalore early and he must ___ by this time.
- Leave, have been reaching
- Left, have reached
- Had left, be reaching
- Left, have been reached
Q.6. No, Rama is not at home, He ___ just ____ for shopping
- had, gone
- has, gone
- was , going
- will have, be going
Q.7. It is clearly ____ ‘passengers ____ to smoke in the train’, still, they ___ ignorant.
- Written, are not allowed, are being
- Written, was not allowed, be
- Wrote, do not allow, are been
- Written, are not allowing, are been
Q.8. They ____ a football match in the evening. What ___ you do?
- Were playing, do
- Played, did
- Have played, —
- Are playing, will
Q.9. Sheren ____ what you meant. Please explain it to her again.
- Don’t understand
- Didn’t understand
- Doesn’t understand
- Hadn’t understand
Q.10. By the end of this September, she ____in this organisation for thirteen years.
- Will work
- Had been working
- Will have been working
- Will be working
Q.11. Nancy and Princy ____ to our house to play the treasure hunt with us.
- Will have been coming
- Had been to come
- Are coming
- Come
Q.12. The flight ____ before we reach the airport.
- Will have taken off
- Has taken off
- Is taking off
- Was taking off
Q.13. I have just ____ a typewriter and I ____ typing recently.
- Have been hiring, have been learning
- Hired, have learned
- Had hired, am learning
- Have been hired, had been learning
Q.14. Mother ___ me to watch time and return soon, I replied, Please don’t worry, if ____ late tonight.
- Is asking, I will be
- Asked, I am
- Had been asking, be
- Had asked, I will be
Q.15. If she ___ late just one more time the manager ____ suspend her.
- Is arriving, is going to
- Will be arriving, would
- Arrives, will
- Is going to arrive, would have
Q.16. They ___ out for an evening walk after they ____ dinner.
- Went, had taken
- go , had taken
- Have gone, took
- Are going, took
Q.17. The warden ___ into the room to see what the students ____.
- Go, had been doing
- Went, was doing
- Gone, had been doing
- Went, were doing
Q.18. When our train ____ at the station, we found the bridegroom’s family ____ for us.
- Was reaching, waited
- Reached, had been waiting
- Have been reaching, waited
- Reached, waiting
Q.19. Rohan, I ___ seen you for a long time, How ___?
- Had not, are you
- Have not, have you been
- Did not, had you been
- Have not, are you been
Q.20. She ____ movies. ____ any recent Hollywood movies?
- Loves watching, have you watched
- Love to watching, did you watched
- Is loving, have you been watching
- Loves watching, had you seen
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