Grammatical Tenses

by Cecilia Flores

1. Perfect Future

1.1. Subject + will have + verb (-ed) + complement

1.1.1. They will have finished do homework

1.1.2. They will not have finished do homework

1.1.3. Will they have finished do homework?

2. Going to Future

2.1. Subject + are, am, is going to +verb + complement

2.1.1. We are going to eat the cafeteria

2.1.2. We are not going to eat the cafeteria

2.1.3. Are we going to eat the cafeteria?

3. Continuous Future

3.1. Subject + will be + verb (-ing) + complement

3.1.1. She will be talking with yours friends

3.1.2. She will not be talking with yours friends

3.1.3. Will she be talking with yours friends?

4. Conditional Perfect

4.1. Subject + would/ should + have+ verb (-ed) + complement

4.1.1. He would have cleaned the room

4.1.2. He would not clean the room

4.1.3. Would he clean the room?

5. Simple Present Perfect

5.1. Subject + aux(have, has) + verb oast participle + complement

5.1.1. They have won an award

5.1.2. They have not won an award

5.1.3. Have they won the award?

6. Simple Present

6.1. Subject + verb to be (is, are, am) + complement

6.1.1. I am a Engineer

6.1.2. I am not architect

6.1.3. Are you a teacher?

6.2. Subject + auxiliar (do, does) + complement

6.2.1. She does the homework of English

6.2.2. She does not does the homework of English

6.2.3. Does she does the homework of English?

7. Simple Future

7.1. Subject + will + verb + complement

7.1.1. They will sing in the class

7.1.2. They will not sing in the class

7.1.3. Will they sing in the class?

8. Past Perfect Progressive

8.1. Subject + auxiliar (had) + verb past participle + complement

8.1.1. We had traveled for a year

8.1.2. We had not traveled for a year

8.1.3. Had we travel for a year?

9. Simple Past

9.1. Subject + past verb (-ed) + complement

9.1.1. I danced in the school

9.1.2. I did not dance in the school

9.1.3. Did I dance in the school?

10. Past Continuous

10.1. Subject + was /were + verb (-ing) + complement

10.1.1. You were working in the project

10.1.2. You were not working in the proyect

10.1.3. Were you working in the proyect?

11. Present Progressive

11.1. Subject + verb to be(is, are, am) + verb(infinitive) + ing+ complement

11.1.1. We are writing a magazine

11.1.2. We are not writing a magazine

11.1.3. Are we writing a magazine?