A Complete Chart of Tenses for the Learners of English

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1. Present Indefinite Tense

Subject+ Verb 1st + Object

Subjects ( singular noun or pronoun, he, she, it, John, etc ) takes ‘s’ or ‘es' with the main verb:

Adverb: daily, usually, always, frequently, never, etc.
Examples:

1. She writes a post daily.

2. She does not write a post daily.

3. Does she write a post daily?

4. Does she not write a post daily?

5. How does she write a post daily?

2. Present Continuous Tense

Subject+ is / are / am + (Verb+ing) + Object
Subjects he, she, it, and singular noun takes is +(Verb +ing )+ Object.
Subjects I, we, they, you, and plural noun or pronoun take a plural verb
(without ‘s' or ‘es’)
Adverbs of Time: now, at present, etc.
Examples:

1. She is writing a post now.

2. She is not writing a post now?

3. Is she writing a post now?

4. Is she not writing a post now?

3. Present Perfect Tense

Subject+ has / have + Verb 3rd + Object
Subjects (he, she, it, and singular noun take ) has + Verb 3rd + Object.
Subjects (I, we, they, you, and a plural noun or pronoun take ) + have + Verb 3rd
Adverbs: already, just now, etc.
Examples:

1. She has written a post already.

2. She has not written a post already.

3. Has she written a post already?

4. Has she not written a post already?

4. Present Perfect Continous Tense

Subject+ has / have + been + (Verb+ing )+ Object + since/ for
Subjects (he, she, it, and singular noun take ) has been + (Verb+ing) + Object.
Subjects (I, we, they, you, and a plural noun or pronoun take ) + have been + (Verb+ing) + Object + since/for
Examples:

1. She has been writing a novel for two years.
2. She has not been writing a novel for two years.
3. Has she been writing a novel for two years?
4. Has she not been writing a novel for two years?

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5. Past Indefinite Tense

Subject+ Verb 2nd + Object
Subject + did not + Verb 1st + Object
Adverbs of time: yesterday, last, previous, ago, etc.
Examples:

1. She wrote a post daily.
2. She did not write a post daily.
3. Did she write a post daily?
4. Did she not write a post daily?
5. How did she write a post daily?

6. Past Continuous Tense

Subject+ was / were + (Verb+ing) + Object
Subjects he, she, it, I, and singular noun + was +(Verb+ing )+ Object
Subjects we, they, you, and a plural noun or pronoun + were + (Verb+ing) + Object

Adverb of time: then, yesterday, etc.
Examples:

1. She was writing a post yesterday.
2. She was not writing a post yesterday?
3. Was she writing a post yesterday?
4. Was she not writing a post yesterday?

7. Past Perfect Tense

Subject+ had + Verb 3rd + Object
Subjects (he, she, it, and singular noun take ) has + Verb 3rd + Object.
Subjects (I, we, they, you, and a plural noun or pronoun take ) + have + Verb 3rd
Adverbs of time: before, earlier, already, etc.
Examples:

1. She had written a post already.
2. She had not written a post already.
3. Had she written a post already?
4. Had she not written a post already?

8. Past Perfect Continous Tense

Subject+ had + been + (Verb+ing )+ Object + since/ for
Subjects (he, she, it, I, we, they, you, and singular and plural noun take ) had been + (Verb+ing) + Object.
Adverbs of time: Yesterday, previous, etc.
Examples:

1. She had been writing a novel for two years.
2. She had not been writing a novel for two years.
3. Had she been writing a novel for two years?
4. Had she not been writing a novel for two years?

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9. Future Indefinite Tense

Subject+ will/shall+ Verb 1st + Object
Subjects ( he, she, it, they, you, and singular & plural nouns ) + will + Verb 1st
Adverbs of Time: tomorrow, next day, next year, etc.
Examples:

1. She will write a post tomorrow.
2. She will not write a post tomorrow.
3. Will she write a post tomorrow?
4. Will she not write a post tomorrow?
5. How she will write a post tomorrow?

10. Future Continuous Tense

Subject+ will /shall + be Verb+ing + Object
Subjects he, she, it, you, they, and singular & plural nouns take will be +(Verb +ing )+ Object
Subjects I, we take plural take shall be + (Verb+ing) + Object
Examples:

1. She will be writing a post now.
2. She will not be writing a post now?
3. Will she be writing a post now?
4. Will she not be writing a post now?

11. Future Perfect Tense

Subject+ will/shall + have + Verb 3rd + Object
Subjects (he, she, it, and singular & plural noun take ) will have + Verb 3rd + Object.
Subjects (I, we ) + shall have + Verb 3rd+ Object
Examples:

1. She will have written a post already.
2. She will have not written a post already.
3. Will she have written a post already?
4. Will she have not written a post already?

12. Future Perfect Continous Tense

Subject+ will/shall + have + been + (Verb+ing )+ Object + since/ for
Subjects (he, she, it, you, they, and singular & plural noun take ) will have been + (Verb+ing) + Object.
Subjects (I, we, ) + shall have been + (Verb+ing) + Object + since/for
Examples:

1. She will have been writing a novel for two years.
2. She will have not been writing a novel for two years.
3. Will she have been writing a novel for two years?
4. Will she have not been writing a novel for two years?

Future Tense Chart Practice - English Grammar

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