TENSES
Tenses and its types
Tenses denotes the time of action as well as the state.
There are three types of Tenses:- Past, Present, and Future. Each Type has 4 Sub-types:- Indefinite, Continuous, Perfect, and Perfect Continuous.
Tenses and its types
Formulae for Present Indefinite:-
Affirmative | Negative | Interrogative | Interrogative+ Negative | Wh Family Interrogative | Wh Family Interrogative+ Negative |
Sub+Verb Ist Form + Object Or Sub+Verb Ist Form+s/es + Object | Sub+ do/does + not +Verb Ist Form + Object | Do/does+ Sub + Verb Ist Form+ object | Do/does+ Sub + not + Verb Ist Form+ object | Wh Family words+ Do/does+ Sub + Verb Ist Form+ object | Wh Family words+ Do/does+ Sub + not + Verb Ist Form+ object |
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Formulae for Present Continuous:-
Affirmative | Negative | Interrogative | Interrogative+ Negative | Wh Family Interrogative | Wh Family Interrogative+ Negative |
Sub+ is/am/are+Verb Ist Form+ing + Object | Sub+ is/am/are + not +Verb Ist Form + ing + Object | is/am/are+ Sub + Verb Ist Form+ ing + object | is/am/are + Sub + not + Verb Ist Form+ ing + object | Wh Family words+ is/am/are + Sub + Verb Ist Form+ ing + object | Wh Family words+ is/am/are + Sub + not + Verb Ist Form+ ing + object |
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Formulae for Present Perfect:-
Affirmative | Negative | Interrogative | Interrogative+ Negative | Wh Family Interrogative | Wh Family Interrogative+ Negative |
Sub+ Has/Have +Verb 3rd form + Object | Sub+ Has/Have + not +Verb 3rd form + Object | Has/Have + Sub + Verb 3rd form + object | Has/Have + Sub + not + Verb 3rd form + object | Wh Family words+ Has/Have + Sub + Verb 3rd form + object | Wh Family words+ Has/Have + Sub + not + Verb 3rd form + object |
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Formulae for Present Perfect Continuous:-
Affirmative | Negative | Interrogative | Interrogative+ Negative | Wh Family Interrogative | Wh Family Interrogative+ Negative |
Sub+ Has/Have+ been +Verb Ist form + ing + Object + For/ Since + time | Sub+ Has/Have+ not+ been +Verb Ist form + ing + Object + For/ Since + time | Has/Have+ Sub+ been +Verb Ist form + ing + Object + For/ Since + time | Has/Have+ Sub+ not + been +Verb Ist form + ing + Object + For/ Since + time | Wh Family words+ Has/Have+ Sub+ been +Verb Ist form + ing + Object + For/ Since + time | Wh Family words+ Has/Have+ Sub+ not + been +Verb Ist form + ing + Object + For/ Since + time |
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Formulae for Past Indefinite:-
Affirmative | Negative | Interrogative | Interrogative+ Negative | Wh Family Interrogative | Wh Family Interrogative+ Negative |
Sub+Verb IInd + Object | Sub+ did not +Verb Ist Form + Object | Did+ Sub + Verb Ist Form+ object | Did+ Sub + not + Verb Ist Form+ object | Wh Family words+ Did+ Sub + Verb Ist Form+ object | Wh Family words+ Did+ Sub + not + Verb Ist Form+ object |
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Formulae for Past Continuous:-
Affirmative | Negative | Interrogative | Interrogative+ Negative | Wh Family Interrogative | Wh Family Interrogative+ Negative |
Sub+ was/were +Verb Ist Form + ing + Object | Sub+ was/were + not + Verb Ist Form + ing + Object | was/were + Sub + Verb Ist Form + ing + object | was/were + Sub + not + Verb Ist Form + ing + object | Wh Family words+ was/were + Sub + Verb Ist Form+ ing + object | Wh Family words+ was/were + Sub + not + Verb Ist Form + ing + object |
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Formulae for Past Perfect:-
Affirmative | Negative | Interrogative | Interrogative+ Negative | Wh Family Interrogative | Wh Family Interrogative+ Negative |
Sub+ Had +Verb 3rd form + Object | Sub+ Had + not +Verb 3rd form + Object | Had + Sub + Verb 3rd form + object | Had + Sub + not + Verb 3rd form + object | Wh Family words+ Had + Sub + Verb 3rd form + object | Wh Family words+ Had + Sub + not + Verb 3rd form + object |
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Formulae for Past Perfect Continuous:-
Affirmative | Negative | Interrogative | Interrogative+ Negative | Wh Family Interrogative | Wh Family Interrogative+ Negative |
Sub+ Had + been +Verb Ist form + ing + Object + for/since + time | Sub+ Had + not + been +Verb Ist form + ing + Object + for/since + time | Had + Sub+ been +Verb Ist form + ing + Object + for/since + time | Had + Sub+ not + been +Verb Ist form + ing + Object + for/since + time | Wh Family words+ Had + Sub + been +Verb Ist form + ing + Object + for/since + time | Wh Family words+ Had + Sub+ not + been +Verb Ist form + ing + Object + for/since + time |
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Formulae for Future Indefinite:-
Affirmative | Negative | Interrogative | Interrogative+ Negative | Wh Family Interrogative | Wh Family Interrogative+ Negative |
Sub+ shall/will + Verb Ist Form + Object | Sub+ shall/will + not + Verb Ist Form + Object | shall/will + Sub + Verb Ist Form + Object | shall/will + Sub + not + Verb Ist Form + Object | Wh Family words+ shall/will + Sub + Verb Ist Form + Object | Wh Family words+ shall/will + Sub + not + Verb Ist Form + Object |
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Formulae for Future Continuous:-
Affirmative | Negative | Interrogative | Interrogative+ Negative | Wh Family Interrogative | Wh Family Interrogative+ Negative |
Sub+ shall/will + be + Verb Ist Form + ing+ Object | Sub+ shall/will + not + be + Verb Ist Form + ing+ Object | Shall/will + Sub+ be + Verb Ist Form + ing+ Object | Shall/will + Sub+ not + be + Verb Ist Form + ing+ Object | Wh Family words+ Shall/will + Sub+ be + Verb Ist Form + ing+ Object | Wh Family words+ Shall/will + Sub+ not + be + Verb Ist Form + ing+ Object |
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Formulae for Future Perfect:-
Affirmative | Negative | Interrogative | Interrogative+ Negative | Wh Family Interrogative | Wh Family Interrogative+ Negative |
Sub+ shall/will + have + Verb 3rd Form + Object | Sub+ shall/will + have + not + Verb 3rd Form + Object | Shall/will + Sub + have + Verb 3rd Form + Object | Shall/will + Sub + not + have + Verb 3rd Form + Object | Wh Family words+ Shall/will + Sub + have + Verb 3rd Form + Object | Wh Family words+ Shall/will + Sub + not + have + Verb 3rd Form + Object |
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Formulae for Future Perfect Continuous:-
Affirmative | Negative | Interrogative | Interrogative+ Negative | Wh Family Interrogative | Wh Family Interrogative+ Negative |
Sub+ shall/will + have + been + Verb Ist Form + ing + Object + for/from + time | Sub+ shall/will + not + have + been + Verb Ist Form + ing + Object + for/from + time | Shall/will + Sub+ have + been + Verb Ist Form + ing + Object + for/from + time | Shall/will + Sub+ not + have + been + Verb Ist Form + ing + Object + for/from + time | Wh Family words+ Shall/will + Sub+ have + been + Verb Ist Form + ing + Object + for/from + time | Wh Family words+ Shall/will + Sub+ not + have + been + Verb Ist Form + ing + Object + for/from + time |
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