Tenses

1. PRESENT TENSE

1.1 Simple Present Tense

+	Subject + Verb 1 + Object
-	Subject + Don’t / Doesn’t + Verb 1 + Object
?	Do / Does + Subject + Verb 1 + Object?

Exam ple :

Positif         :  She was sick yesterday

Negatif        : She was not sick yesterday

Question     : Why she was sick yesterday?

1.2 Present Continuous Tense

+	Subject + To be 1 + (Verb + ing) + Object
-	Subject + To be 1 + Not + (Verb + ing) + Object
?	To be 1  + Subject + (Verb + ing) + Object ?

Example :

Positif         : She is cooking in the kitchen.

Negatif        : She is not cooking in the kitchen

Question     : is she cooking in the kitchen?

2. PAST TENSE

2.1 Simple Past Tense

+	Subject + Verb 2 + Object
-	Subject + Did not (Didn’t) + Verb 1 + Object
?	Did + Subject + Verb 1 + Object ?

Example :

Positif         : They were student last year

Negatif        : They were not student last year.

Question     : They were not student last year ?

2.2 Past Continuous Tense 

+	Subject + To be 2 + (Verb + ing) + Object
-	Subject + To be 2 + Not + (Verb + ing) + Object
?	To be 2  + Subject + (Verb + ing) + Object ?

Example :

Positif         : We were joking in livingroom

Negatif        : We were not joking in livingroom

Question     : Were we joking in livingroom?

2.3 Past Perfect Tense

+	Subject + Had + Verb 3 + Object
-	Subject + Had + Not + Verb 3 + Object
?	Had + Subject + Verb 3 + Object?

Example :

Positif         : My parents had already eaten by the time I got home.

Negatif        : Sam had not left when we got there.

Question     : How long had you watched TV when I called my friend?

3. FUTURE TENSE

3.1 Simple Future Tense

+	Subject + Will + Verb 1 + Object
-	Subject + Will + Not + Verb 1 + Object
?	Will + Subject + Verb 1 + Object ?

Example :

Positif         : She will go to Paris tomorrow.

Negatif        : She will not go to Paris tomorrow.

Question     : When will she go to Paris?

3.2 Future Continuous Tense

+	Subject + Will + be + (Verb + ing) + Object
-	Subject + Will + Not + be + (Verb + ing) + Object
?	Will + Subject + (Verb + ing) + Object ?

Example :

Positif         : He will be talking for the business until ten o’clock.

Negatif        : Will she be playing tennis tomorrow?

Question     : What will you be doing at 10 pm tonight?

3.3 Future Perfect Tense

+	Subject + Will + Have + Verb 3 + Object
-	Subject + Will + Not + Have + Verb 3 + Object
?	Will + Subject + Have + Verb 3 + Object ?

Example :

Positif         : You will have finished the work, by the end of this month.

Negatif        : She will not have gone to home by 10 am.

Question     : Will you have finished your work by tomorrow?