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English tenses by Mind Map: English tenses

1. Present Tenses

1.1. Present Simple

1.1.1. - + V1|(s)

1.1.1.1. She lives.

1.1.2. - + do not|does not + V1

1.1.3. Do|Does + - + V1?

1.2. Present Continuous

1.2.1. - + am|is|are + V(ing)

1.2.1.1. I am living.

1.2.2. - + am|is|are + not + V(ing)

1.2.3. Am|Is|Are + - + V(ing)?

1.3. Present Perfect

1.3.1. - + have|has + V3(ed)

1.3.1.1. She has lived.

1.3.2. - + have|has + not + V3(ed)

1.3.3. Have|Has + - + V3(ed)?

1.4. Present Perfect Continuous

1.4.1. - + have|has + been + V(ing)

1.4.1.1. I have been living here since 1985.

1.4.2. - + have|has + not + been +V(ing)

1.4.3. Have|Has + - + V(ing)?

2. Future Tenses

2.1. Future Simple

2.1.1. - + will + V1

2.1.1.1. I will sing.

2.1.2. - + will + not + V1

2.1.3. Will + - + V1?

2.2. Future Continuous

2.2.1. - + will + be + V(ing)

2.2.1.1. He will be eating.

2.2.2. - + will + not + be + V(ing)

2.2.3. Will + - + be + V(ing)?

2.3. Future Perfect

2.3.1. - + will + have + V3(ed)

2.3.1.1. I will have sung.

2.3.2. - + will + not + have + V3(ed)

2.3.3. Will + - + have + V3(ed)?

2.4. Future Perfect Continuous

2.4.1. - + will + have + been + V(ing)

2.4.1.1. He will have been eating.

2.4.2. - + will + not + have + been +V(ing)

2.4.3. Will + - + have + been + V(ing)?

3. Past Tenses

3.1. Past Simple

3.1.1. - + V2(ed)

3.1.1.1. I saw him yesterday.

3.1.2. - + did +not + V1

3.1.3. Did+ - + V1

3.2. Past Continuous

3.2.1. - + was|were + V(ing)

3.2.1.1. He was swimming yesterday.

3.2.2. - + was|were + not +V(ing)

3.2.3. Was|Were + - + V(ing)?

3.3. Past Perfect

3.3.1. - + had + V3(ed)

3.3.1.1. They had done it.

3.3.2. - + had+not + V3(ed)

3.3.3. Had + - + V3(ed)?

3.4. Past Perfect Continuous

3.4.1. - + had + been + V(ing)

3.4.1.1. She had been sitting here for a long time.

3.4.2. - + had + not + been + V(ing)

3.4.3. Had + - + been + V(ing)?