Author(Writer):- Rudra Venkateshwarlu, MA. English, English Language Researcher since 2015, Founder of English Language Hub

English Grammar 2

Which helping verbs should we use to subjects in all tenses?

 

Simple Present

I, We, You, They – do

He, She, It – does

 

Present Continuous

I – am

He, She, It – is

We, You, They – are

 

Present Perfect

I, We, You, They – have

He, She, It – has

 

Present Perfect Continuous

I, We, You, They – have been

He, She, It – has been

 

 

Simple Past

I, We, You, He, She, It, They – did

 

Past Continuous

I, He, She, It – was

We, You, They – were

 

Past Perfect

I, We, You, He, She, It, They – had

 

Past Perfect Continuous

I, We, You, He, She, It, They – had been

 

 

Simple Future

I, We, You, He, She, It, They – will / shall

 

 

Future Continuous

I, We, You, He, She, It, They – will be / shall be

 

 

Future Perfect

I, We, You, He, She, It, They – will have / shall have

 

 

Future Perfect Continuous

I, We, You, He, She, It, They – will have been / shall have been

 

 

 

 

 

 

Examples of Positive Answers in All Tenses

 

Subject – I

Verb – eat

Object - rice

 

Simple Present Tense

S + V1 + O

I eat rice

 

Present Continuous Tense

S + HV + V4 + O

I am eating rice

 

Present Perfect Tense

S + HV + V3 + O

I have eaten rice

 

Present Perfect Continuous Tense

S + HV + V4 + O

I have been eating rice

 

 

Simple Past Tense

S + V2 + O

I ate rice

 

Past Continuous Tense

S + HV + V4 + O

I was eating rice

 

Past Perfect Tense

S + HV + V3 + O

I had eaten rice

 

Past Perfect Continuous Tense

S + HV + V4 + O

I had been eating rice

 

 

Simple Future Tense

S + HV + V1 + O

I will eat rice

 

Future Continuous Tense

S + HV + V4 + O

I will be eating rice

 

Future Perfect Tense

S + HV + V3 + O

I will have eaten rice

 

Future Perfect Continuous Tense

S + HV + V4 + O

I will have been eating rice

 

 

 

 

 

 

Examples of Positive Answers in All Tenses

 

Subject – We

Verb – eat

Object - rice

 

Simple Present Tense

S + V1 + O

We eat rice

 

Present Continuous Tense

S + HV + V4 + O

We are eating rice

 

Present Perfect Tense

S + HV + V3 + O

We have eaten rice

 

Present Perfect Continuous Tense

S + HV + V4 + O

We have been eating rice

 

 

Simple Past Tense

S + V2 + O

We ate rice

 

Past Continuous Tense

S + HV + V4 + O

We were eating rice

 

Past Perfect Tense

S + HV + V3 + O

We had eaten rice

                                                                                                                            

Past Perfect Continuous Tense

S + HV + V4 + O

We had been eating rice

 

 

Simple Future Tense

S + HV + V1 + O

We will eat rice

 

Future Continuous Tense

S + HV + V4 + O

We will be eating rice

 

Future Perfect Tense

S + HV + V3 + O

We will have eaten rice

 

Future Perfect Continuous Tense

S + HV + V4 + O

We will have been eating rice

 

 

 

 

 

 

Examples of Positive Answers in All Tenses

 

Subject – You

Verb – eat

Object - rice

 

Simple Present Tense

S + V1 + O

You eat rice

 

Present Continuous Tense

S + HV + V4 + O

You are eating rice

 

Present Perfect Tense

S + HV + V3 + O

You have eaten rice

 

Present Perfect Continuous Tense

S + HV + V4 + O

You have been eating rice

 

 

Simple Past Tense

S + V2 + O

You ate rice

 

Past Continuous Tense

S + HV + V4 + O

You were eating rice

 

Past Perfect Tense

S + HV + V3 + O

You had eaten rice

 

Past Perfect Continuous Tense

S + HV + V4 + O

You had been eating rice

 

 

Simple Future Tense

S + HV + V1 + O

You will eat rice

 

Future Continuous Tense

S + HV + V4 + O

You will be eating rice

 

Future Perfect Tense

S + HV + V3 + O

You will have eaten rice

 

Future Perfect Continuous Tense

S + HV + V4 + O

You will have been eating rice

 

 

 

 

Examples of Positive Answers in All Tenses

 

Subject – You

Verb – eat

Object - rice

 

Simple Present Tense

S + V1 + O

You eat rice

 

Present Continuous Tense

S + HV + V4 + O

You are eating rice

 

Present Perfect Tense

S + HV + V3 + O

You have eaten rice

 

Present Perfect Continuous Tense

S + HV + V4 + O

You have been eating rice

 

 

Simple Past Tense

S + V2 + O

You ate rice

 

Past Continuous Tense

S + HV + V4 + O

You were eating rice

 

Past Perfect Tense

S + HV + V3 + O

You had eaten rice

 

Past Perfect Continuous Tense

S + HV + V4 + O

You had been eating rice

 

 

Simple Future Tense

S + HV + V1 + O

You will eat rice

 

Future Continuous Tense

S + HV + V4 + O

You will be eating rice

 

Future Perfect Tense

S + HV + V3 + O

You will have eaten rice

 

Future Perfect Continuous Tense

S + HV + V4 + O

You will have been eating rice

 

 

 

 

 

Examples of Positive Answers in All Tenses

 

Subject – He

Verb – eat

Object - rice

 

Simple Present Tense

S + V1 + O

He eats rice

 

Present Continuous Tense

S + HV + V4 + O

He is eating rice

 

Present Perfect Tense

S + HV + V3 + O

He has eaten rice

 

Present Perfect Continuous Tense

S + HV + V4 + O

He has been eating rice

 

 

Simple Past Tense

S + V2 + O

He ate rice

 

Past Continuous Tense

S + HV + V4 + O

He was eating rice

 

Past Perfect Tense

S + HV + V3 + O

He had eaten rice

 

Past Perfect Continuous Tense

S + HV + V4 + O

He had been eating rice

 

 

Simple Future Tense

S + HV + V1 + O

He will eat rice

 

Future Continuous Tense

S + HV + V4 + O

He will be eating rice

 

Future Perfect Tense

S + HV + V3 + O

He will have eaten rice

 

Future Perfect Continuous Tense

S + HV + V4 + O

He will have been eating rice

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Examples of Positive Answers in All Tenses

 

Subject – She

Verb – eat

Object - rice

 

Simple Present Tense

S + V1 + O

She eats rice

 

Present Continuous Tense

S + HV + V4 + O

She is eating rice

 

Present Perfect Tense

S + HV + V3 + O

She has eaten rice

 

Present Perfect Continuous Tense

S + HV + V4 + O

She has been eating rice

 

 

Simple Past Tense

S + V2 + O

She ate rice

 

Past Continuous Tense

S + HV + V4 + O

She was eating rice

 

Past Perfect Tense

S + HV + V3 + O

She had eaten rice

 

Past Perfect Continuous Tense

S + HV + V4 + O

She had been eating rice

 

 

Simple Future Tense

S + HV + V1 + O

She will eat rice

 

Future Continuous Tense

S + HV + V4 + O

She will be eating rice

 

Future Perfect Tense

S + HV + V3 + O

She will have eaten rice

 

Future Perfect Continuous Tense

S + HV + V4 + O

She will have been eating rice

 

 

 

 

 

Examples of Positive Answers in All Tenses

 

Subject – It

Verb – eat

Object - rice

 

Simple Present Tense

S + V1 + O

It eats rice

 

Present Continuous Tense

S + HV + V4 + O

It is eating rice

 

Present Perfect Tense

S + HV + V3 + O

It has eaten rice

 

Present Perfect Continuous Tense

S + HV + V4 + O

It has been eating rice

 

 

Simple Past Tense

S + V2 + O

It ate rice

 

Past Continuous Tense

S + HV + V4 + O

It was eating rice

 

Past Perfect Tense

S + HV + V3 + O

It had eaten rice

 

Past Perfect Continuous Tense

S + HV + V4 + O

It had been eating rice

 

 

Simple Future Tense

S + HV + V1 + O

It will eat rice

 

Future Continuous Tense

S + HV + V4 + O

It will be eating rice

 

Future Perfect Tense

S + HV + V3 + O

It will have eaten rice

 

Future Perfect Continuous Tense

S + HV + V4 + O

It will have been eating rice

 

 

 

Examples of Positive Answers in All Tenses

 

Subject – They

Verb – eat

Object - rice

 

Simple Present Tense

S + V1 + O

They eat rice

 

Present Continuous Tense

S + HV + V4 + O

They are eating rice

 

Present Perfect Tense

S + HV + V3 + O

They have eaten rice

 

Present Perfect Continuous Tense

S + HV + V4 + O

They have been eating rice

 

 

Simple Past Tense

S + V2 + O

They ate rice

 

Past Continuous Tense

S + HV + V4 + O

They were eating rice

 

Past Perfect Tense

S + HV + V3 + O

They had eaten rice

 

Past Perfect Continuous Tense

S + HV + V4 + O

They had been eating rice

 

 

Simple Future Tense

S + HV + V1 + O

They will eat rice

 

Future Continuous Tense

S + HV + V4 + O

They will be eating rice

 

Future Perfect Tense

S + HV + V3 + O

They will have eaten rice

 

Future Perfect Continuous Tense

S + HV + V4 + O

They will have been eating rice

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Examples of Positive Answers in All Tenses

 

Subject – Kiran

Verb – eat

Object - rice

 

Simple Present Tense

S + V1 + O

Kiran eats rice

 

Present Continuous Tense

S + HV + V4 + O

Kiran is eating rice

 

Present Perfect Tense

S + HV + V3 + O

Kiran has eaten rice

 

Present Perfect Continuous Tense

S + HV + V4 + O

Kiran has been eating rice

 

 

Simple Past Tense

S + V2 + O

Kiran ate rice

 

Past Continuous Tense

S + HV + V4 + O

Kiran was eating rice

 

Past Perfect Tense

S + HV + V3 + O

Kiran had eaten rice

 

Past Perfect Continuous Tense

S + HV + V4 + O

Kiran had been eating rice

 

 

Simple Future Tense

S + HV + V1 + O

Kiran will eat rice

 

Future Continuous Tense

S + HV + V4 + O

Kiran will be eating rice

 

Future Perfect Tense

S + HV + V3 + O

Kiran will have eaten rice

 

Future Perfect Continuous Tense

S + HV + V4 + O

Kiran will have been eating rice

 

 

 

 

Examples of Positive Answers in All Tenses

 

Subject – Ramya

Verb – eat

Object - rice

 

Simple Present Tense

S + V1 + O

Ramya eats rice

 

Present Continuous Tense

S + HV + V4 + O

Ramya is eating rice

 

Present Perfect Tense

S + HV + V3 + O

Ramya has eaten rice

 

Present Perfect Continuous Tense

S + HV + V4 + O

Ramya has been eating rice

 

 

Simple Past Tense

S + V2 + O

Ramya ate rice

 

Past Continuous Tense

S + HV + V4 + O

Ramya was eating rice

 

Past Perfect Tense

S + HV + V3 + O

Ramya had eaten rice

 

Past Perfect Continuous Tense

S + HV + V4 + O

Ramya had been eating rice

 

 

Simple Future Tense

S + HV + V1 + O

Ramya will eat rice

 

Future Continuous Tense

S + HV + V4 + O

Ramya will be eating rice

 

Future Perfect Tense

S + HV + V3 + O

Ramya will have eaten rice

 

Future Perfect Continuous Tense

S + HV + V4 + O

Ramya will have been eating rice

 

 

 

 

 

Examples of Positive Answers in All Tenses

 

Subject – Kiran and Ramya

Verb – eat

Object - rice

 

Simple Present Tense

S + V1 + O

Kiran and Ramya eat rice

 

Present Continuous Tense

S + HV + V4 + O

Kiran and Ramya are eating rice

 

Present Perfect Tense

S + HV + V3 + O

Kiran and Ramya have eaten rice

 

Present Perfect Continuous Tense

S + HV + V4 + O

Kiran and Ramya have been eating rice

 

 

Simple Past Tense

S + V2 + O

Kiran and Ramya ate rice

 

Past Continuous Tense

S + HV + V4 + O

Kiran and Ramya were eating rice

 

Past Perfect Tense

S + HV + V3 + O

Kiran and Ramya had eaten rice

 

Past Perfect Continuous Tense

S + HV + V4 + O

Kiran and Ramya had been eating rice

 

 

Simple Future Tense

S + HV + V1 + O

Kiran and Ramya will eat rice

 

Future Continuous Tense

S + HV + V4 + O

Kiran and Ramya will be eating rice

 

Future Perfect Tense

S + HV + V3 + O

Kiran and Ramya will have eaten rice

 

Future Perfect Continuous Tense

S + HV + V4 + O

Kiran and Ramya will have been eating rice