TENSE POSITIVE
Simple Present I play soccer on Mondays.
Present Continuous He's (is) working at the moment.
Simple Past She went to Paris last week.
I was watching TV when you
Past Continuous
called.
He's (is) going to fly to Boston next They're (are) not going to invite the
Future with Going to
week.
I'll (will) meet you at the airport
Simple Future
tomorrow.
I've (have) seen Mick three times
Present Perfect
this week.
She's (has) been waiting for over
Present Perfect Continuous
three hours.
I'd (had) already eaten before they She hadn't (had not) been to Rome Had you ever seen such a crazy To express an action that happens
Past Perfect
came.
She'd (had) been waiting for three
Past Perfect Continuous
hours when he finally arrived.
I'll (will) be cooking dinner when
Future Continuous
you arrive.
We'll (will) have lived here for
Future Perfect
twenty years by 2005.
He'll (will) have been sleeping for a She won't (will not) have been
Future Perfect Continuous
few hours by the time we arrive.
NEGATIVE QUESTION USE
They don't (do not) play tennis Does she like U2? Habitual activities - States 
Actions happening at the present
They aren't (are not) coming this
What are you doing? moment. Near future intention and
evening.
scheduling.
Actions happening at a defined
They didn't (did not) drive to work. Where did she get that hat?
moment in the past. 
Interrupted past action, action
He wasn't (was not) working when What were you doing when I
happening at a specific moment in
she arrived. called?
time in the past.
Where are you going to stay? Future intent or planned action 
Browns.
Decisions made at the moment about
He won't (will not) be able to come. Will they visit us soon? the future, future predictions, future
promises 
1)To express an action that was
begun in the past and continues into
She hasn't (has not) been to New How long have you worked at the present. 2) To express an action
York. Smith's? that happened in the UNspecified
past. 3) To express a recent action
that has a present effect. 
To express the duration of a
They haven't (have not) been How long have you been working
continuous activity begun in the past
studying for long. on that problem?
and continuing into the present.
before that trip. lady before that? before another action in the past.
I hadn't (had not) been sleeping for To express the duration of a
How long had you been playing
long when I heard the doorbell continuous activity begun before
tennis when she arrived?
ring. another activity in the past. 
They won't (will not) be living in What will you be doing next week Future action at a specific moment in
Paris this time next year. at this time? the future. 
To express what will have happened
She won't (will not) have finished
How long will you have lived in or how long something will have
her homework by the time we
France by the end of next year? happened up to a certain point in the
arrive.
future. 
How long will you have been To express the duration of an activity
working for long by 5 o'clock. driving by 6 o'clock? up to a point of time in the future.