All Tenses in English

  

All Tenses in English, along with their Rules, Structure, and Examples 

1. Present Tense

a) Simple Present

Rule:

Used for habitual actions, general truths, and facts.

Structure:

• Affirmative: Subject + V1 (base form) + He, she it, Name (s/es )

• Negative: Subject + do/does not + V1

• Question: Do/Does + Subject + V1?

Examples:

• She writes a letter.

• she does not write a letter.

• l write a letter.

• I do not write a letter.

• They do not play football. (negative)

• Does he like coffee? (interrogative)

• Does he not like coffee?

• He likes coffee.

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b) Present Continuous

Rule:

Used for actions happening right now or temporary actions.

Structure:

• Affirmative: Subject + is/am/are + V1 + ing

• Negative: Subject + is/am/are not + V1 + ing

• Question: Is/Am/Are + Subject + V1 + ing?

Examples:

• She is writing a letter.

• They are not playing football.

• Is he watching TV?

• Is he not watching TV?

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c) Present Perfect

Rule:

Used for actions completed at an unspecified time or relevant to the present.

Structure:

• Affirmative: Subject + has/have + V3 (past participle) He, she it, Name: Has

• Negative: Subject + has/have not + V3

• Question: Has/Have + Subject + V3?

• Negative/Interrogative: Has/Have + Subject Not + V3?

Examples:

• She has written a letter.

• They have not played football.

• Has he visited London?

• Has he not visited London?

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d) Present Perfect Continuous

Rule:

Used for actions that started in the past and continue now.

Structure:

• Affirmative: Subject + has/have been + V1 + ing

• Negative: Subject + has/have not been + V1 + ing

• Question: Has/Have + Subject + been + V1 + ing?

Examples:

• She has been writing for two hours.

• They have not been playing for long.

• Has he been studying since morning?

• Has he not been studying since morning?

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2. Past Tense

a) Simple Past

Rule:

Used for actions completed in the past at a specific time.

Structure:

• Affirmative: Subject + V2 (past form)

• Negative: Subject + did not + V1

• Question: Did + Subject + V1?

Examples:

• She wrote a letter yesterday.

• They did not play football.

• Did he watch the movie?

• Did he not watch the movie?

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b) Past Continuous

Rule:

Used for ongoing actions in the past, often interrupted by another action.

Structure:

• Affirmative: Subject + was/were + V1 + ing

• Negative: Subject + was/were not + V1 + ing

• Question: Was/Were + Subject + V1 + ing?

Examples:

• She was writing a letter when he called.

• They were not playing football at that time.

• Was he watching TV?

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c) Past Perfect

Rule:

Used for actions completed before another past event.

Structure:

• Affirmative: Subject + had + V3

• Negative: Subject + had not + V3

• Question: Had + Subject + V3?

Examples:

• She had written the letter before he arrived.

• They had not played football before.

• Had he studied for the exam?

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d) Past Perfect Continuous

Rule:

Used for actions that started in the past and continued up to another past time.

Structure:

• Affirmative: Subject + had been + V1 + ing

• Negative: Subject + had not been + V1 + ing

• Question: Had + Subject + been + V1 + ing?

Examples:

• She had been writing for two hours before he arrived.

• They had not been playing football for long.

• Had he been studying all night?

• Had he not been studying all night?

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3. Future Tense

a) Simple Future

Rule:

Used for actions that will happen in the future.

Structure:

• Affirmative: Subject + will/shall + V1

• Negative: Subject + will not + V1

• Question: Will + Subject + V1?

Examples:

• She will write a letter tomorrow.

• They will not play football.

• Will he watch the movie?

• Will he not watch the movie?

……………………………………………….

b) Future Continuous

Rule:

Used for actions happening at a specific time in the future.

Structure:

• Affirmative: Subject + will be + V1 + ing

• Negative: Subject + will not be + V1 + ing

• Question: Will + Subject + be + V1 + ing?

Examples:

• She will be writing a letter at 5 PM.

• They will not be playing football.

• Will he be watching TV?

• Will he not be watching TV?

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c) Future Perfect

Rule:

Used for actions completed before a specific time in the future.

Structure:

• Affirmative: Subject + will have + V3

• Negative: Subject + will not have + V3

• Question: Will + Subject + have + V3?

Examples:

• She will have written the letter by 6 PM.

• They will not have played football by then.

• Will he have finished the work?

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d) Future Perfect Continuous

Rule:

Used for actions continuing up to a point in the future.

Structure:

• Affirmative: Subject + will have been + V1 + ing

• Negative: Subject + will not have been + V1 + ing

• Question: Will + Subject + have been + V1 + ing?

Examples:

• She will have been writing for two hours by then.

• They will not have been playing for long.

• Will he have been studying all day?

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Summary Table

Tense	Example Sentence
Simple Present	She writes. I write.
Present Continuous	She is writing.
Present Perfect	She has written.
Present Perfect Continuous	She has been writing.
Simple Past	She wrote.
Past Continuous	She was writing.
Past Perfect	She had written.
Past Perfect Continuous	She had been writing.
Simple Future	She will write.
Future Continuous	She will be writing.
Future Perfect	She will have written.
Future Perfect Continuous	She will have been writing.

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🔹 Present Simple:

1. She writes a book.

2. They play football every Sunday.

3. He drinks coffee in the morning.

4. The sun rises in the east.

5. Birds sing in the morning.

6. Water boils at 100°C.

7. I love pizza.

8. She teaches English.

9. We go to school daily.

10. He drives a red car.

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🔹 Past Simple: 

1. She wrote a letter.

2. They played football yesterday.

3. He drank coffee in the evening.

4. The sun set at 6 PM.

5. The birds sang beautifully.

6. Water boiled on the stove.

7. I loved that movie.

8. She taught English last year.

9. We went to school late.

10. He drove to the mall.

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🔹 Present Perfect:

1. She has written a letter.

2. They have played football.

3. He has drunk his coffee.

4. The sun has risen now.

5. The birds have sung this morning.

6. Water has boiled already.

7. I have loved this place.

8. She has taught for five years.

9. We have gone to that restaurant.

10. He has driven this car before.

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🔹 Past Perfect:

1. She had written a letter before I arrived.

2. They had played football before dinner.

3. He had drunk coffee before leaving.

4. The sun had set when we reached.

5. The birds had sung before sunrise.

6. Water had boiled when I checked.

7. I had loved that song before it became famous.

8. She had taught the lesson before the test.

9. We had gone home before it rained.

10. He had driven for hours before stopping.

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🔹 Past Perfect Continuous:

1. She had been writing for two hours.

2. They had been playing football before it rained.

3. He had been drinking coffee all morning.

4. The sun had been shining before the storm came.

5. The birds had been singing since dawn.

6. Water had been boiling for five minutes.

7. I had been loving this show before it ended.

8. She had been teaching for ten years.

9. We had been going to the same school for years.

10. He had been driving all night.

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🔹 Future Simple:

1. She will write a letter.

2. They will play football tomorrow.

3. He will drink coffee later.

4. The sun will rise at 6 AM.

5. The birds will sing in the morning.

6. Water will boil soon.

7. I will love this place.

8. She will teach new students.

9. We will go to the party.

10. He will drive his new car.

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🔹 Future Continuous:

1. She will be writing at 5 PM.

2. They will be playing football in the evening.

3. He will be drinking coffee at noon.

4. The sun will be shining in the afternoon.

5. The birds will be singing at dawn.

6. Water will be boiling soon.

7. I will be loving this trip.

8. She will be teaching all morning.

9. We will be going to school at 8 AM.

10. He will be driving home after work.

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🔹 Future Perfect:

1. She will have written a letter by 6 PM.

2. They will have played football by evening.

3. He will have drunk his coffee before leaving.

4. The sun will have risen by morning.

5. The birds will have sung by the time we wake up.

6. Water will have boiled by then.

7. I will have loved this book by the end.

8. She will have taught the lesson by Friday.

9. We will have gone home before midnight.

10. He will have driven 100 miles by noon.

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🔹 Future Perfect Continuous:

1. She will have been writing for three hours.

2. They will have been playing football for an hour.

3. He will have been drinking coffee since morning.

4. The sun will have been shining for hours.

5. The birds will have been singing all day.

6. Water will have been boiling for 10 minutes.

7. I will have been loving this trip.

8. She will have been teaching for five years.

9. We will have been going to the same school for ages.

10. He will have been driving for six hours straight.