Tense

Certainly! Let's dive into the details of each tense along with their sentence structures:

1. Simple Present Tense:

   - Used for general facts, habitual actions, and permanent situations.

   - Sentence Structure:

     - Affirmative: Subject + Base Form of Verb (e.g., "She plays the piano every evening.")

     - Negative: Subject + "do not" (don't) + Base Form of Verb (e.g., "He doesn't like spicy food.")

     - Interrogative: "Do" + Subject + Base Form of Verb (e.g., "Do you speak French?")

2. Present Continuous Tense:

   - Used for actions happening at the moment of speaking or temporary actions.

   - Sentence Structure:

     - Affirmative: Subject + "am/is/are" + Present Participle (Base Form + -ing) (e.g., "I am writing an email right now.")

     - Negative: Subject + "am not/is not/are not" + Present Participle (e.g., "She isn't working today.")

     - Interrogative: "Am/Is/Are" + Subject + Present Participle (e.g., "Are you studying for the test?")

3. Present Perfect Tense:

   - Used to express an action that started in the past and has relevance to the present.

   - Sentence Structure:

     - Affirmative: Subject + "have/has" + Past Participle (e.g., "They have visited Paris several times.")

     - Negative: Subject + "have not/has not" + Past Participle (e.g., "She hasn't finished her assignment yet.")

     - Interrogative: "Have/Has" + Subject + Past Participle (e.g., "Have you ever traveled abroad?")

4. Simple Past Tense:

   - Used for completed actions in the past.

   - Sentence Structure:

     - Affirmative: Subject + Past Simple Verb (e.g., "He watched a movie last night.")

     - Negative: Subject + "did not" (didn't) + Base Form of Verb (e.g., "She didn't visit the museum.")

     - Interrogative: "Did" + Subject + Base Form of Verb (e.g., "Did they arrive on time?")

5. Past Continuous Tense:

   - Used for actions that were ongoing in the past.

   - Sentence Structure:

     - Affirmative: Subject + "was/were" + Present Participle (Base Form + -ing) (e.g., "She was studying when the phone rang.")

     - Negative: Subject + "was not/were not" + Present Participle (e.g., "We weren't watching TV at that time.")

     - Interrogative: "Was/Were" + Subject + Present Participle (e.g., "Were you sleeping when I called?")

6. Past Perfect Tense:

   - Used to express an action that happened before another action in the past.

   - Sentence Structure:

     - Affirmative: Subject + "had" + Past Participle (e.g., "By the time I arrived, they had already left.")

     - Negative: Subject + "had not" (hadn't) + Past Participle (e.g., "He hadn't seen that movie before.")

     - Interrogative: "Had" + Subject + Past Participle (e.g., "Had she finished her work by then?")

7. Simple Future Tense:

   - Used to express future actions or predictions.

   - Sentence Structure:

     - Affirmative: Subject + "will/shall" + Base Form of Verb (e.g., "We will travel to Europe next summer.")

     - Negative: Subject + "will not/shall not" (won't/shan't) + Base Form of Verb (e.g., "He/she/they/she won't attend the meeting.")

     - Interrogative: "Will/Shall" + Subject + Base Form of Verb (e.g., "Will you come to the party tomorrow?")

8. Future Continuous Tense:

   - Used for actions that will be ongoing at a specific time in the future.

   - Sentence Structure:

     - Affirmative: Subject + "will be" + Present Participle (Base Form + -ing) (e.g., "At 8 PM tomorrow, I/we/he/she/they/it/she will be cooking dinner.")

     - Negative: Subject + "will not be" (won't be) + Present Participle (e.g., "She won't be working late tonight.")

     - Interrogative: "Will" + Subject + "be" + Present Participle (e.g., "Will they be traveling during the holidays?")

9. Future Perfect Tense:

   - Used to express an action that will be completed before another action in the future.

   - Sentence Structure:

     - Affirmative: Subject + "will have" + Past Participle (e.g., "By this time next year, she will have graduated.")

     - Negative: Subject + "will not have" (won't have) + Past Participle (e.g., "They won't have finished the project by then.")

     - Interrogative: "Will" + Subject + "have" + Past Participle (e.g., "Will you have completed the assignment by Friday?")

Remember that these structures provide a foundation, and there can be variations based on context and specific verbs. Feel free to ask if you need more examples or further clarification! 😊