English Verb Tenses: A Comprehensive Guide

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English Verb Tenses

Tense	Affirmative	Negative	Interrogative	Uses
Present Simple	S + V.B (except 3rd person singular: "s" or "es")	S + don't/doesn't + V.B	Do/Does + S + V.B?	Habitual actions or routines General facts With stative verbs
Present Continuous	S + Am/Is/Are + V.ing	S + Am/Is/Are + not + V.ing	Am/Is/Are + S + V.ing?	Actions happening at the moment Ongoing actions 100% real actions in the near future
Past Simple	S + V.ed (or irregular form)	S + didn't + V.b	Did + S + V?	Completed actions in the past Consecutive actions in the past: To indicate a short action (introduced by "when") To describe how things were in the past
Past Continuous	S + Was/Were + V.ing	S + Was/Were + not + V.ing	Was/Were + S + V.ing?	Actions in progress at a specific time in the past Past actions that lasted for a period of time Sudden decisions made in the past
Future Simple (Will)	S + Will + V.b	S + Won't + V.b	Will + S + V.b?	Predictions or announcements of future events Sudden decisions Talking about a set schedule
Be Going To	S + Am/Is/Are + going to + V.b	S + Am/Is/Are + not + going to + V.b	Am/Is/Are + S + going to + V.b?	Intentions, plans, and decisions for the near future Something about to happen (with evidence)
Present Perfect Simple	S + Have/Has + V.ed (or past participle)	S + Have/Has + not + V.ed (or past participle)	Have/Has + S + V.ed (or past participle)?	Past actions that continue to the present Past actions with consequences in the present Events that have occurred multiple times
Past Perfect Simple	S + Had + V.ed (or past participle)	S + Hadn't + V.ed (or past participle)	Had + S + V.ed (or past participle)?	To indicate that an action happened before another action in the past (which is in the Past Simple)
Future Continuous	S + Will be + V.ing	S + Won't be + V.ing	Will + S + Be + V.ing?	To express what will be happening at a specific time in the future Making polite requests
Future Perfect Simple	S + Will have + V.ed (or past participle)	S + Won't have + V.ed (or past participle)	Will + S + have + V.ed (or past participle)?	To indicate that an action will be completed by a specific time in the future

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