Tenses
How many main tenses are in English language?
Three main tenses are in English Language.
1. Present Tense
2. Past Tense
3. Future Tense
How many sub tenses are in English Language? What are those?
Twelve sub tenses are in English language. Those are
Present Tense
1. Simple Present
2. Present Continuous
3. Present Perfect
4. Present Perfect Continuous
Past Tense
1. Simple Past
2. Past Continuous
3. Past Perfect
4. Past Perfect Continuous
Future Tense
1. Simple Future
2. Future Continuous
3. Future Perfect
4. Future Perfect Continuous
How many types of Answer are in English language?
Two types of answers are in English
1. Positive Answers
2. Negative Answers
How many types of Helping Verb Questions are in English language?
Two types of Helping Verb Questions are in English language.
1. Positive Helping Verb Questions
2. Negative Helping Verb Questions
How many types of Question Word Questions are in English language?
Two types of Question Word Questions are in English language.
1. Positive Question Word Questions
2. Negative Question Word Questions
Sentence Structures of Positive Answers in All Tenses
Simple Present Tense
S + V1 + O
Present Continuous Tense
S + HV + V4 + O
Present Perfect Tense
S + HV + V3 + O
Present Perfect Continuous Tense
S + HV + V4 + O
Simple Past Tense
S + V2 + O
Past Continuous Tense
S + HV + V4 + O
Past Perfect Tense
S + HV + V3 + O
Past Perfect Continuous Tense
S + HV + V4 + O
Simple Future Tense
S + HV + V1 + O
Future Continuous Tense
S + HV + V4 + O
Future Perfect Tense
S + HV + V3 + O
Future Perfect Continuous Tense
S + HV + V4 + O
S = Subject
HV = Helping Verb
V1 = Verb 1
O = Object
Subjects
First Person
I - Singular
We – Plural
Second Person
You – Singular
You – Plural
Third Person
He - Singular
She – Singular
It - Singular
They - Plural
Positive Helping Verbs in All Tenses
Simple Present Tense – do / does
Present Continuous Tense – am / is / are
Present Perfect Tense – have / has
Present Perfect Continuous – have been / has been
Simple Past Tense – did
Past Continuous Tense – was / were
Past Perfect Tense – had
Past Perfect Continuous – had been
Simple Future Tense – will / shall
Future Continuous Tense – will be / shall be
Future Perfect Tense – will have / shall have
Future Perfect Continuous Tense – will have been / shall have been
Verb Forms
Eat Verb Forms
Verb 1 – eat / eats
Verb 2 – ate
Verb 3 – eaten
Verb 4 – eating
Drink Verb Forms
Verb 1 – drink / drinks
Verb 2 – drank
Verb 3 – drunk
Verb 4 – drinking
Objects
Rice
Water
Book
Exam
Hint
Yes or No questions = Helping Verb Questions
Wh – Questions = Questions Word Questions
We use shall (helping Verb) for I and we (Subjects) in Future Tenses