ENGLISH VERB TENSES

Present
Continu
ous

Present
Continu
ous

Affirmative

Negative

Interrogative

subject + verb (+ s/
es )
I eat. She eats toast.

subject + do / does +
not + verb
I dont eat toast.
She doesnt eat fish.

(question word +) do / does +

subject +verb?
Do you eat breakfast every
day?
When does she eat lunch?
(question word +) am / is / are
+ subject + verb-ing?
When are they eating?
Is he eating now?

(question word +) have / has

+ subject
+ past participle?
What have you eaten today?
Has she eaten lunch?

subject + am / is /
are + verb-ing
Shes eating toast.
They are eating lunch
now.
subject + have / has
+ past
participle
Ive eaten breakfast.
He has eaten lunch

subject + am / is / are
+ not + verb-ing
He isnt eating.
We are not eating at
home
subject + have / has +
not + past
participle
We havent eaten yet.
She hasnt eaten the
chocolate

Past
Simple

subject + past simple

(verb +ed)
I ate an apple.
She ate some rice.

subject + did + not +

verb
She didnt eat anything.
They did not eat
breakfast.

(question word +) did +

subject + verb?
Did you eat the chocolate?
What did they eat for lunch?

Future
Simple

subject + will + verb

I will eat later.
She will eat at home.

(question word +) will +

subject + verb?
What will you eat for lunch?
Will she eat meat?

Be
going to
future

subject+ am/is/are+
going to+ verb
I am going to eat

subject + will + not +

verb
We wont eat anything
tonight.
He will not eat fish
subject+ am not/
isnt/arent + going to
+ verb

Present
Perfect
Simple

(question word +) am/is/are +

subject+ going to+ verb?
What are you going to visit in

Use
-

Routines and things we do

every day
Facts and things that are
always true
Long-term situations
Talking about now
Temporary actions
Short-term situations

Actions that started in the

past and they still
continue
Time expressions: yet,
already, just, for, since, ever,
never, this week/month etc.,
today
- Actions that started and
finished in the past
Time expressions: yesterday;
last week/ month/ year etc.;
1/2/3
minutes/hours/days/weeks
etc. ago; in 1995; in January
1876 etc.
- For decisions taken in the
moment of speaking

For definite plans;

Things we have decided
to do.

ENGLISH VERB TENSES

later.
She is going to eat
later.

Im not going to eat

later.
He isnt going to eat
pizza.

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