| Past | Present | Future | |
| Simple |
I + V-ed/-d Irregular verbs: I + V2 I played guitar. |
I + V He/ she/ it + V-s/-es She goes to school. |
I will/ I'll + V
I will go home. |
Did + I + V?Did you travel to Europe? |
Do + I + V? Does + he/ she/ it + V? When do you leave? |
Will + I + V?
Will you marry me? |
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I + didn't + VI didn't eat the cake. |
I + don't + V He/ she/ it + doesn't + V He doesn't eat meat. |
I will not/ won't + V
I won't buy it. |
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| Continuous |
I/ he/ she/ it was + V-ing You/ we/ they were + V-ing We were talking. |
I am + V-ing He/ she/ it is + V-ing You/ we/ they are + V-ing We are working. |
I will be + V-ing
I'll be waiting for you. |
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Was I/ he/ she/ it + V-ing? Were we/ you/ they + V-ing? Was he listening? |
Am I + V-ing? Is he/ she/ it + V-ing? Are we/ you/ they + V-ing? Where are we going? |
Will I + be + V-ing?
Will she be leaving? |
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I/ he/ she/ it wasn't + V-ing We/ you/ they weren't + V-ing You weren't listening. |
I'm not + V-ing He/ she/ it's not + V-ing We/ you/ they're not + V-ing I am not singing. |
I will not/ won't be + V-ing
It won't be raining. |
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| Perfect |
I had + V-ed/ V3
I had studied English before I moved to Moscow. |
I/ we/ you/ they have + V-ed/ V3 He/ she/ it has + V-ed/ V3 I have had this car since 2001. |
I will have + V-ed/ V3
I will have called him back by 6 o'clock. |
Had I + V-ed/ V3?
Had she made a lot of friends before she left England? |
Have I/ we/ you/ they + V-ed/ V3? Has he/ she/ it + V-ed/ V3? Have you been to London? |
Will I have + V-ed/ V3?
Will he have gone by then? |
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I hadn't + V-ed/ V3
I hadn't been to Asia before I came to Thailand. |
I/ we/ you/ they haven't + V-ed/ V3 He/ she/ it hasn't + V-ed/ V3 She hasn't seen Tom today. |
I will not/ won't have + V-ed/ V3
He will not have finished this work before you return. |
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| Perfect Continuous |
I + had been + V-ing
I had been working for two hours when it started raining. |
I/ we/ you/ they have been + V-ing He/ she/ it has been + V-ing We have been staying near sea all this week. |
I will have been + V-ing
By the time you come they will have been playing for more than two hours. |
Had I been + V-ing?
Had he been working when his sister came? |
Have I/ we/ you/ they been + V-ing? Has he/ she/ it been + V-ing? Has he been working? |
Will I have been + V-ing?
How long will you have been studying when you graduate? |
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I had not/ hadn't been + V-ing
They hadn't been working for a month. |
I/ we/ you/ they haven't been + V-ing He/ she/ it hasn't been + V-ing They haven't been visiting us since May. |
I will not/ won't have been + V-ing
You won't have been working on Sunday. |
| Past Simple | Present Simple | Future Simple | |
| Positives |
I/ he/ she/ it was You/ we/ they were I was at school. |
I am He/ she/ it is You/ we/ they are My cat and dog are friends. |
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| Questions |
Was I/ he/ she/ it? Were we/ you/ they? Where were you last night? |
Am I? Is he/ she/ it? Are we/ you/ they? Where is she from? |
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| Negatives |
I/ he/ she/ it was not/ wasn't We/ you/ they were not/ weren't You weren't late. |
I'm not He/ she/ it's not We/ you/ they're not I'm not angry. |