Past
Future
Tenses Past
Future
TENSES
Is a form of the verb in
English to show the time
(present, future, or past) the
occurrence of an act or event.
Content
Present & past Future & past future
Present Simple Future Simple
Present Continuous Future Continuous
Present Perfect Future Perfect
Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous
+ S + TO BE 1 + COMPLEMENT
- S + TO BE 1 + COMPLEMENT
? TO BE 1 + S + COMPLEMENT?
+ She is a secretary
- She is not a secretary
? Is she a scretary?
Simple Past
Tense Past Past Perfect
Tense
Past perfect
continuous
tense
SIMPLE PAST TENSE
Simple Past Tense used to express an act or event that happening in
the past and time of the happening the event is known. Simple past
tense use “To Be 2” and “Verb 2”. To be 2 are was and were.
+ S+ WILL/SHALL + VERB 1 + O
- S + WILL/SHALL + NOT + VERB 1 + O
? WILL/SHALL+ S + VERB 1 +O
+ S + WILL/SHALL + BE + C
- S + WILL/SHALL + NOT + BE + C
? WILL/SHALL + S + BE + C
note: will used for all subject, and shall just used for I and WE.
FUTURE CONTINUOUS TENSE
Future Continuous Tense used for actions or events in the future that
will continue into the future.
Nominal Sentences
+ S + WILL/SHALL + HAVE + BEEN + C
- S + WILL/SHALL + NOT + HAVE + BEEN + C
? WILL/SHALL + S + HAVE + BEEN + C?
+ The wild boar will have been here for a year by next week.
- The wild boar will not have been here for a year by next week.
? Will the wild boar have been here for a year by next week.
+ He will have been studying at SMP for three years by the year.
- He will not have been studying at SMP for three years by the year.
? Will he have been studying at SMP for three years by the year.?
Time signal for the future perfect continuous
tense:
by the end of ....
PAST FUTURE
Past Future
Past Future
Past Future Perfect
Past Future Tense Continuous Perfect Tense Continuous
Tense
Tense
PAST FUTURE TENSE
Past Future Tense used to explain an activity which would be done in
the past and to make conditional sentence type 2 .
+ S + WOULD/SHOULD + BE + C
- S + WOULD/SHOULD + NOT + BE + C
? WOULD/SHOULD + S + BE + C
+ We would be diligent
- We would not be diligent
? Would we be diligent?
Formulas and examples for the Past Future Perfect Continuous Tense:
Verbal Sentences
+ S + WOULD/SHOULD + HAVE + BEEN + VING + O
- S + WOULD/SHOULD + NOT + HAVE + BEEN + VING + O
? WOULD/SHOULD + S + HAVE + BEEN + VING + O?
+ We should have been teaching English for 3 years by the end of last more.
- We should not have been teaching English for 3 years by the end of last more.
? Should we have been teaching English for 3 years by the end of last more?
Nominal Sentences
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