Tense Chart : Rules and Examples of Tenses in English

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English Grammar : Tenses Table

TENSES TABLE

What does tense table means?

"A tense chart is a visual representation of various actions occurring at various points of time. "

Tense Table has various types of tenses organised into a table format which provides a clear overview of the various forms of verbs used to indicate different time frames in which an action takes place.

Tense Chart Rules and Examples:

SIMPLE TENSES

Simple Present Tense Table

AFFIRMATIVE

I (do)go.
You (do)go.
We (do)go.
He/She (does) goes/go.
They (do)go.

NEGATIVE

I do not go.
You do not go.
We do not go.
He/She dose not go.
They do not go.

INTERROGATIVE

Do I go?
Do you go?
Do we go?
Does he/she go?
Do they go?

Simple Past Tense Table

AFFIRMATIVE

I went. (I did go.)
You went. (You did go.)
We went. (We did go.)
He/she went. (did go.)
They went. (They did go.)

NEGATIVE

I did not go.
You did not go.
We did not go.
He/she did not go.
They did not go.

INTERROGATIVE

Did I go?
Did you go?
Did we go?
Did he/she go?
Did they go?

Simple Future Tense Table

AFFIRMATIVE

I shall go.
You will go.
We shall go.
He/she will go.
They will go.

NEGATIVE

I shall not go.
You will not go.
We shall not go.
He/she will not go.
They will not go.

INTERROGATIVE

Shall I go?
Will You go?
Shall we go?
Will he/she go?
Will they go?

CONTINUOUS TENSES

Present Continuous Tense Table

AFFIRMATIVE

I am going.
You are going.
We are going.
He/She is going.
They are going.

NEGATIVE

I am not going.
You are not going.
We are not going.
He/She is not going.
They are not going.

INTERROGATIVE

Am I going?
Are you going?
Are we going?
Is he/she going?
Are they going?

Past Continuous Tense Table

AFFIRMATIVE

I was going.
You were going.
We were going.
He/She was going.
They were going.

NEGATIVE

I was not going.
You were not going.
We were not going.
He/She was not going.
They were not going.

INTERROGATIVE

Was I going?
Were you going?
Were we going?
Was he/she going?
Were they going?

Future Continuous Tense Table

AFFIRMATIVE

I shall be going.
You will be going.
We shall be going.
He/She will be going.
They will be going.

NEGATIVE

I shall not be going.
You will not be going.
We shall not be going.
He/She will not be going.
They will not be going.

INTERROGATIVE

Shall I be going?
Will you be going?
Shall we be going?
Will he/she be going?
Will they be going?

PERFECT TENSES

Present Perfect Tense Table

AFFIRMATIVE

I have gone.
You have gone.
We have gone.
He/She has gone.
They have gone.

NEGATIVE

I have not gone.
You have not gone.
We have not gone.
He/She has not gone.
They have not gone.

INTERROGATIVE

Have I gone?
Have you gone?
Have we gone?
Has he/she gone?
Have they gone?

Past Perfect Tense Table

AFFIRMATIVE

I had gone.
You had gone.
We had gone.
He/She had gone.
They had gone.

NEGATIVE

I had not gone.
You had not gone.
We had not gone.
He/She had not gone.
They had not gone.

INTERROGATIVE

Had I gone?
Had you gone?
Had we gone?
Had he/she gone?
Had they gone?

Future Perfect Tense Table

AFFIRMATIVE

I shall have gone.
You will have gone.
We shall have gone.
He/She will have gone.
They will have gone.

NEGATIVE

I shall not have gone.
You will not have gone.
We shall not have gone.
He/She will not have gone.
They will not have gone.

INTERROGATIVE

Shall I have gone?
Will you have gone?
Shall we have gone?
Will he/she have gone?
Will they have gone?

PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE

Present Perfect Continuous Tense Table

AFFIRMATIVE

I have been going.
You have been going.
We have been going.
He/She has been going.
They have been going.

NEGATIVE

I have not been going.
You have not been going.
We have not been going.
He/She has not been going.
They have not been going.

INTERROGATIVE

Have I been going?
Have you been going?
Have we been going?
Has he/she been going?
Have they been going?

Past Perfect Continuous Tense Table

AFFIRMATIVE

I had been going.
You had been going.
We had been going.
He/She had been going.
They had been going.

NEGATIVE

I had not been going.
You had not been going.
We had not been going.
He/She had not been going.
They had not been going.

INTERROGATIVE

Had I been going?
Had you been going?
Had we been going?
Had he/she been going?
Had they been going?

Future Perfect Continuous Tense Table

AFFIRMATIVE

I shall have been going.
You will have been going.
We shall have been going.
He will have been going.
She will have been going.
They will have been going.

NEGATIVE

I shall not have been going.
You will not have been going.
We shall not have been going.
He will not have been going.
She will not have been going.
They will not have been going.

INTERROGATIVE

Shall I have been going?
Will you have been going?
Shall we have been going?
Will he have been going?
Will she have been going?
Will they have been going?

CONDITIONAL TENSE TABLE

PRESENT CONDITIONAL TENSE

Present Real Conditional

If I have time, I study English.
(Sometimes I have time.)

Present Unreal Conditional

If I had time, I would study English.
(I don't have time.)

PAST CONDITIONAL TENSE

Past Real Conditional

If I had time, I studied English.
(Sometimes I had time.)

Past Unreal Conditional

If I had had time, I would have studied English.
(I didn't have time.)

FUTURE CONDITIONAL TENSE

Future Real Conditional

If I have time, I will study English.
(I don't know if I will have time or not.)

Future Unreal Conditional

If I had time, I would study English.
(I won't have time.)

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