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Summary English Tenses Learning Grid
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A summarised table of the first twelve tenses' formulas to make learning them easier.
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Tense grid:Past Present Future
INDEFINITE - Formula: Formula: Formula:
Simple was/were OR 2 nd st
is/am/are OR 1 will/shall OR 1st
col verb col verb col verb
(can NOT use (Singular = S – (I + We + shall// the
concord + 2nd col SUPERMAN –rule) rest = will)
verb!) QUESTION/NEGATIVE: QUESTION/NEGATIVE:
QUESTION/NEGATIVE: Do/ Does + 1st col Word order
Did + 1st col verb OR verb OR changes
Word order Word order
changes changes
CONTINUOUS – Formula: Formula: Formula:
(going on) was/were OR 1st is/am/are OR 1st will/shall + be OR
col verb + ing col verb 1st col verb + ing
QUESTION/NEGATIVE: + ing
QUESTION/NEGATIVE:
Word order QUESTION/NEGATIVE: Word order
changes Word order changes
changes
PERFECT- Formula: Formula: Formula:
(Finished) had OR 3rd col has/have OR 3rd Will/shall + have
verb col verb + 3rd col verb
QUESTION/NEGATIVE: QUESTION/NEGATIVE: QUESTION/NEGATIVE:
Word order Word order Word order
changes changes changes
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