PRESENT TENSE SIMPLE

Affirmative I work You work He/She/It works We work You work They work

Interrogative Do I work? Do you work ? Does he/she/it work? Do we work? Do you work? Do they work?

Negative I dont work You dont work He/She/It doesnt work We dont work You dont work They dont work

Meaning A an habitual action B a characteristic or fact about someone or something C verbs which cannot normally be used in the continuous, eg . : to belong, to like, to understand

PRESENT TENSE CONTINUOUS

Affirmative I am working You are working He/She/It is working We are working You are working They are working

Interrogative Am I working? Are you working? Is he/she/it working? Are we working? Are you working? Are they working?

Negative I am not working You are not working He/She/It is not working We are not working You are not working They are not working

Meaning A an action which is taking place at the moment of speaking B an arrange future

PAST TENSE SIMPLE

Affirmative I worked You worked He/She/It worked We worked You worked They worked

Interrogative Did I work? Did you work? Did he/she/it work? Did we work? Did you work? Did they work?

Negative I didnt work You didnt work He/She/It didnt work We didnt work You didnt work They didnt work

Meaning A an action completed in the past at a specific time (stated or understood)

PAST TENSE CONTINUOUS

Affirmative I was working You were working He/She/It was working We were working You were working They were working

Interrogative Was I working? Were you working? Was he/she/it working? Were we working? Were you working? Were they working?

Negative I wasnt working You werent working He/She/It wasnt working We werent working You werent working They werent working

Meaning A an actionwhich was in progresswhen another action ocurred ( second action is expressed in the past simple )

PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE

Affirmative I have worked You have worked He/She/It has worked We have worked You have worked They have worked Meaning A an action which occurred at an unspecified time in the past B an action which occurred in the past but the result of which is evident in the present often a recent past action C a state or activity starting in the past which still pertains to the present Interrogative Have I work? Have you work? Has he/she/it work? Have we work? Have you work? Have they work? Negative I havent work You havent work He/She/It hasnt work We havent work You havent work They havent work

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

Affirmative

Interrogative

Negative

I have been working Have I been working? I havent been working You have been working Have you been working? You havent been working He/She/It has been working Has he/she/it been working? He/She/It hasnt been working

We have been working You have been working They have been working Meaning

Have we been working Have you been working? Have they been working?

We havent been working You havent been working They havent been working

A an activity (usually temporary) which started in the past and continues up to the present

PAST PERFECT SIMPLE

Affirmative I had worked You had worked He/She/It had worked We had worked You had worked They had worked Meaning A the earlier of two actions which occurred in the past , the second of which is the simple past Used either: a) when there is ambiguity over which action occurred first or b) when the first action refers to a time period earlier than that of the main narrative Interrogative Had I work ? Had you work? Had he/she/it work? Had we work? Had you work? Had they work? Negative I hadnt work You hadnt work He/She/It hadnt work We hadnt work You hadnt work They hadnt work

PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS

Affirmative

Interrogative

Negative

I had been working Had I been working? I hadnt been working You had been working Had you been working? You hadnt been working He/She/It had been working Had he/she/it been working? He/She/It hadnt been working We had been working Had we been working? We hadnt been working You had been working Had you been working? You hadnt been working They had been working Had they been working? They hadnt been working Meaning A an action which was in progress for a period of time before another action ( in the simple past ) occurred

FUTURE SIMPLE ( with will )

Affirmative I shall/will work You shall/will work He/She/It shall/will work We shall/will work You shall/will work They shall/will work work

Interrogative Shall/Will I work? Shall/Will you work? Shall/Will he/she/it work? Shall/Will we work? Shall/Will you work? Shall/Will they work?

Negative I shant/wont work You shant/wont work He/She/It shant/wont work We shant/wont work You shant/wont work They shant/wont

Meaning A a spontaneous decision taken at the moment of speaking. Can be a promise, offer, threat etc B prediction about the future events often preceded by verbs such as hope, expect, suppose etc

FUTURE SIMPLE ( with going to )

Affirmative Interrogative Negative I am not going to work You are not going to work He/She/It is not going to work We are not going to work You are not going to work They are not going to work

I am going to work Am I going to work? You are going to work Are you going to work? He/She/It is going to work Is he/she/it going to work? We are going to work You are going to work They are going to work Meaning Are we going to work? Are you going to work? Are they going to work?

A used to talk about intention or plans which have bee3n decided before the moment of speaking B statement about future events where there is some present evidence for the event happening

FUTURE CONTINUOUS
Affirmative Interrogative Negative I shall not be working You shall not be working He/She/It shall not be working We shall not be working You shall not be working They shall not be working

I shall be working Shall I be working? You shall be working Shall you be working? He/She/It shall be working Shall he/she/it be working? We shall be working You shall be working They shall be working Shall we be working? Shall you be working? Shall they be working?

Meaning A an action in progress at a definite time in the future

FUTURE PERFECT SIMPLE

Affirmative I shall have worked You shall have worked He/She/It shall has worked We shall have worked work You shall have work They shall have work

Interrogative Shall I have work? Shall you have work? Shall he/she/it has worked? Shall we have work? Shall you have work? Shall they have work?

Negative I shall not have work You shall not have work He/She/It shall not has work We shall not have You shall not have work They shall not have work

Meaning A an action which is seen to be in the past from a point of time in the future

FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS

Affirmative I shall have been working

Interrogative Shall I have been working?

Negative

I shall not have been working You shall have been working Shall you have been working? You shall not have been working He/She/It shall has been working Shall he/she/it has been working? He/She/It shall not has been working We shall have been working You shall have been working They shall have been working Meaning A an action which is seen as a starting point in the past and being in progress from a point of time in the future We shall not have been working Shall you have been working? You shall not have been working Shall they have been working? They shall not have been working Shall we have been working?