Tense is the mother of grammar. If you know Tense properly, then you are able to make a sentence. But many people can’t memorise all the Tense structures, what I mean is about the 48structures.
I had searched for all the structures on one page, but I didn’t find it. So I have decided to make one help you.
There are three types of Tense in English
- Present Tense
- Past Tense
- Future Tense
All the Tense have 4 format
- IndefiniteTense
- Continuous Tense
- Perfect Tense
- Perfect continuous Tense
All the tense structures / 48 Tense Structures
structures of PRESENT INDEFINITE Tense |
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Affirmative |
Sub+verb+obj |
He writes book |
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Negative |
Sub+do/does+not+verb+obj |
He doesn’t write a book |
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Interrogative |
do/does+sub+verb+obj |
Does HE write a book? |
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Neg. Interr. |
Do/does+sub+not+verb+info+obj+? |
does He not write a book? |
PRESENT CONTINUOUS Tense Structures |
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Affirmative |
Sub+am/is/are+v+ing+obj |
He is writing Book |
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Negative |
Sub+am/is/are + Not+v+ing+obj |
HE is not writing book |
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Interrogative |
am/is/are+sub+v+ ing+obj+? |
Is he writing Book? |
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Neg.Interr. |
Am/is/are+sub+ Not+v+info+obj+? |
is He not writing a book? |
PRESENT PERFECT Tense Structures |
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Affirmative |
subject + have/has + third form of verb + and object |
He has written a book |
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Negative |
subject + have/has + NOT + third form of verb + an object |
He Hasn’t written book |
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Interrogative |
Have/has + Subject + Third form of the verb + object+? |
has He written a book |
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Neg. Interr. |
Have/has + Subject + not+ Third form of the verb + object+? |
Has he not written a book? |
PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS Tense Structures |
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Affirmative |
Subject + has/have been + ‘ing’ form of verb + time of occurrence |
He has been writing a book since last month |
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Negative |
Subject + have not/has not been + ‘ing’ form of verb + time of occurrence |
He Hasn’t been writing a book since last month |
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Interrogative |
Has/Have + subject + been + ‘ing’ form of verb + time frame |
Has he been writing a book since last month? |
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Neg. Interr. |
Has/Have + subject + not + been + ‘ing’ form of verb + time frame |
Has he not been writing a book since last month? |
PAST INDEFINITE Tense Structures |
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Affirmative |
Subject + second form of verb + Object |
HE wrote a book |
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Negative |
sub + did + not + first form of verb +obj |
He did not write a book |
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Interrogative |
Did(Aux. verb) + subject + first form of the verb + Object+? |
Did he write a book? |
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Neg. Interr. |
Did(Aux. verb) + subject + not + first form of the verb + Object |
Did he not write a book? |
PAST CONTINUOUS Tense Structures |
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Affirmative |
Subject + was/were (Aux. verbs) + ‘ing’ form of verb + Object |
He was writing a book |
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Negative |
Subject + was/were (Aux. verbs) +not+ ‘ing’ form of verb + Object |
He was not writing a book |
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Interrogative |
Auxiliary Verb (were/was) + Subject + Main verb ‘ing’ form + Object+? |
Was he writing a book? |
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Neg. Interr. |
Auxiliary Verb (were/was) + Subject + not +Main verb ‘ing’ form + Object+? |
was he not writing a book? |
PAST PERFECT Tense Structures |
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Affirmative |
subject + auxiliary verb (had) + third form of verb (past participle) + object |
He had written a book |
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Negative |
subject + auxiliary verb (had) + not + third form of verb (past participle) + object |
He hadn’t written a book |
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Interrogative |
auxiliary verb + subject + third form of verb + object +? |
Had he written a book? |
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Neg. Interr. |
aux verb + sub + not + Third form of verb + object +? |
Had he not written a book? |
PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS Tense Structures |
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Affirmative |
Subject + had been + Present Participle + Object + Time Reference |
He had been writing a book for two months |
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Negative |
Subject + had + not + been +verb+ing + Object + Time Reference) |
He hadn’t been writing a book for two months |
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Interrogative |
Had + Subject + been + Main verb +ing + Object + Time Reference +? |
Had he been writing a book for two months? |
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Neg.Interr. |
Had + Subject + not + been + Main verb +ing + Object + Time Reference |
Had he not been writing a book for two months? |
Structures of FUTURE INDEFINITE Tense |
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Affirmative |
subject + auxiliary verb + main verb + object |
He will write a book |
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Negative |
(subject + will/shall/may + Not +base form of verb + object |
He will not write book |
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Interrogative |
will/shall + subject + base form of the verb + object + ? |
Will he write a book? |
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Neg.Interr. |
will/shall + not + subject + base form of the verb + object + ? |
Will not he write a book? |
Structures of FUTURE CONTINUOUS Tense |
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Affirmative |
Subject + will be/shall be + verb Present form + ing + Object |
He will be writing a book |
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Negative |
Subject + ‘will/shall not be’ + Present Participle + Object |
He will not be writing a book |
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Interrogative |
‘Will/Shall’ + Subject + ‘be’ + Main Verb +ing + Object ?
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Will he be writing a book? |
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Neg. Interr. |
‘Will/Shall’ + Subject +not + ‘be’ + Main Verb + Object) |
will he not be writing a book? |
Structures of FUTURE PERFECT Tense |
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Affirmative |
Subject + ‘will have’ + Past Participle + Object |
He will have written a book |
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Negative |
Subject + ‘will not have’ + Past Participle + Object |
He will not have written a book |
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Interrogative |
Will + Subject + ‘have’ + Past Participle + Object + ? |
Will he have written a book? |
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Neg.Interr. |
Will + Subject + have+ not + Past Participle + Object + ? |
Will he have not written a book? |
Structures of FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS Tense |
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Affirmative |
Subject + ‘will have been’ + Present form + ing + Object + time frame |
He will have been writing a book for 2 months |
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Negative |
Subject + ‘will not have been’ + Verb Present form + ing + Object + time frame |
He will not have been writing a book for 2 months |
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Interrogative |
Will + Subject + ‘have been’ + Present form Verb + ing + Object + time frame + ? |
Will he have been writing a book for 2 months? |
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Neg.Interr. |
Will + Subject + ‘have not been’ + Present Participle + Object+ ? |
Will he have not been writing a book for 2 months? |
So, here are the 48 tense structures. I hope you love this page.
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