TENSE AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE QUESTION FORMS USAGE

Simple Present
I play tennis on Mondays.
She plays tennis on Mondays.
I don't (do not) play tennis
on Mondays.
She doesnt (does not)
play tennis on Mondays.
Do you play on Mondays?
Does she play on Mondays?
Where do you play?
Where does she play?
Habitual activities - States More
Yo juego tennis los lunes.
Simple Past
She went to the zoo yesterday.
They added sugar.
She didn't (did not) go to
the zoo.
They didnt add sugar.
Did she go to the zoo?
When did they add sugar?
Actions that happened at a defined moment
in the past. More
Ellos aadieron azcar.
Simple Future
Hell (He will) meet you at the
airport tomorrow.
He won't (will not) meet
you there.
Will he meet you there?
When will he meet you there?
Decisions made at the moment about the
future, future predictions, future promises.
l se encontrar contigo en el aeropuerto
maana.
Present
Continuous
I am planning a party now.
He's (He is) working at the
moment.
They are cleaning the house.
Im not planning a party
now. He isnt working at
this moment. They arent
cleaning the house.
Are you planning a party?
Is he working now?
Where is he working now?
Are they cleaning the house?
Actions happening at the present moment.
Near future intention and scheduling. More
Yo estoy planificando una fiesta ahora.
Past
Continuous
Bob was watching TV last night.
Bob and I were watching TV
last night.
Bob wasn't (was not)
watching TV last night.
Was Bob watching TV last
night?
What was he watching on TV
last night?
Interrupted past action, continuous action
happening at a specific moment in time in
the past. More
Bob estaba viendo TV anoche.
Future
Continuous
Shell (She will) be cooking
dinner when you arrive.
She won't (will not) be
cooking dinner when you
arrive.
Will she be cooking next
week?
What will she be cooking when
you arrive?
Future action at a specific moment in the
future. More
Ella estar cocinando cuando t llegues.
Future with
Going to
I am going to visit you soon.
He's (is) going to fly to Boston
next week.
They are going to buy clothes
next week.
I am not going to visit you.
He is not going to visit
Boston.
They're (They are) not
going to buy clothes.
Are you going to visit me?
When is he going to visit
Boston?
Where are they going to buy
clothes?
Future intent or planned action More
Yo voy a visitarte maana.
Present Perfect
They have seen Mick three
times this week.
She has taken vacations
before.


They havent seen Mick
this week.
She hasnt taken
vacations before.


Have they seen Mick this
week?
Has she taken vacations
before?
When has she taken
vacations?
1)To express an action that was begun in
the past and continues into the present.
2) To express an action that happened in
the UNspecified past. 3) To express a recent
action that has a present effect. More
Ellos han visto a Mick tres veces esta
semana.
Past Perfect
He had already eaten before
she came.
He had not eaten before
she came.
Had he eaten before she
came?
Where had he eaten?
To express an action that happens before
another action in the past. More
El habia comindo antes de ella llegar.
Future Perfect
They will have lived here for
twenty years by 2009.
They will not have lived
here for twenty years by
2009.
How long will they have lived
here by 2009?
To express what will have happened or
how long something will have happened
up to a certain point in the future. More
Ellos habrian vivido aqui 20 aos
para el 2009.
Present Perfect
Continuous
She has been waiting for over
three hours.
They have been traveling all
day.
She has not been waiting
for a long time. They have
not been traveling all day.
How long have you been
waiting?
Where have they been
traveling all day?
To express the duration of a continuous
activity begun in the past and continuing
into the present. More
Ella ha estado esperando por ms
de tres horas.
Past Perfect
Continuous
She had been waiting for three
hours when he finally arrived.
She had not been waiting
long when he arrived.
How long had you been
waiting when she arrived?
To express the duration of a continuous
activity begun before another activity in
the past. More
Ella haba estado esperando por tres
horas cuando l lleg por fn.
Future Perfect
Continuous
He will have been sleeping for a
few hours by the time we arrive.
He will not have been
sleeping much by the time
we arrive.
How long will you have been
sleeping by the time we
arrive?
To express the duration of an activity up
to a point of time in the future. More
El habra estado durmiendo unas horas
para cuando lleguemos.