Grammar

 Grammar

	SIMPLE	CONTINUOUS	PERFECT
P   R   E   S   E   N   T	Usually, always, seldom, every …, often, etc. +   I, we, you, they        V1      He, she, it                  Vs x   do not V1  = don’t V1      does not V1 = doesn’t V1 ?   Do/ Does           V1                 ?       Who   Vs              ? Passive:  am/ is/ are V3/ Ved	Now                                                                  +    I                                    am Ving                   He, she, it                     is Ving      We, you, they              are Ving  x   am not Ving       is not Ving  = isn’t Ving       are not Ving  = aren’t Ving  ?   Am/ is/ are       Ving           ?       Who  isVing              ? Passive: am/ is/ are being V3/ Ved	Already, just, yet, ever, since, lately, today ,this, lately +  I, we, you, they   have V3/ Ved      He, she, it              has V3/ Ved x   have not V3/ Ved =  haven’t V3/Ved      has not V3/Ved = hasn’t V3/ Ved ?   Have/ has                                        V3/ Ved              ?      Who has V3/ Ved    ? Passive: have/ has been V3/ Ved
P   A   S   T	Yesterday, …ago, last…, in 1990 +   V2/ Ved x   did not V1  =  didn’t V1 ?   Did          V1   ?      Who  V2/ Ved          ? Passive: was/ were V3/ Ved	At that time yesterday, from… till (to), the whole … yesterday +   I, he, she, it            was Ving      We, you, they        were Ving x  was not Ving = wasn’t Ving     were not Ving = weren’t Ving ?  Was/ were              V ing                ?     Who  was Ving               ? Passive: was/ were being V3/ Ved	By… +   had V3/ Ved x   had not V3/ Ved  = hadn’t V3/ Ved ?   Had            V3/ Ved               ?       Who had V3/ Ved                ? Passive: had been V3/ Ved
F   U   T   U   R   E	Tomorrow, next …, in…, in 2090 +  I, we                                           shall V1     You, he, she, it, they               will V1 x   shall not V1 = shan’t V1      will not V1  =  won’t V1 ?   Shall/ will          V1            ?      Who  will V1                       ? Passive: shall/ will be V3/ Ved	At this time tomorrow, the whole… tomorrow +  I, we                                 shall be Ving     You, he, she, it, they      will be Ving x  shall  not be Ving = shan’t be Ving     will not be Ving  = won’t  be Ving ?  Shall/ will            be Ving              ?     Who  will be Ving                          ? No passive!	By…  ( tomorrow) +  I, we                                     shall have V3/ Ved     You, he, she, it, they          will have V3/ Ved x  shall not have V3/Ved  = shan’t have V3/ Ved     will not have V3/ Ved  = won’t have V3/ Ved ?  Shall/ will          have V3/ Ved            ?     Who  will have V3/ Ved                      ? Passive: shall/ will have been V3/ Ved

Verb Tense Overview with Examples

Present Simple	Past Simple	Future Simple
I study English every day.	Two years ago, I studied English in England.	If you are having problems, I will help you study English I am going to study English next year.
Present Continuous	Past Continuous	Future Continuous
I am studying English now.	I was studying English when you called yesterday.	I will be studying English when you arrive tonight. I am going to be studying English when you arrive tonight.
Present Perfect	Past Perfect	Future Perfect
I have studied English in several different countries.	I had studied a little English before I moved to the U.S.	I will have studied every tense by the time I finish this course. I am going to have studied every tense by the time I finish this course.
Present Perfect Continuous	Past Perfect Continuous	Future Perfect  Continuous
I have been studying English for five years.	I had been studying English for five years before I moved to the U.S.	I will have been studying English for over two hours by the time you arrive. I am going to have been studying English for over two hours by the time you arrive.

Table  passive

	Active	Passive
Simple Present	Once a week, Tom cleans the house.	Once a week, the house is cleaned by Tom.
Present Continuous	Right now, Sarah is writing the letter.	Right now, the letter is being written by Sarah.
Simple Past	Sam repaired the car.	The car was repaired by Sam.
Past Continuous	The salesman was helping the customer when the thief came into the store.	The customer was being helped by the salesman when the thief came into the store.
Present Perfect	Many tourists have visited that castle.	That castle has been visited by many tourists
Present Perfect Continuous	Recently, John has been doing the work.	Recently, the work has been being done by John.
Past Perfect	George had repaired many cars before he received his mechanic's license.	Many cars had been repaired by George before he received his mechanic's license.
Past Perfect Continuous	Chef Jones had been preparing the restaurant's fantastic dinners for two years before he moved to Paris.	The restaurant's fantastic dinners had been being prepared by Chef Jones for two years before he moved to Paris.
Simple Future will	Someone will finish the work by 5:00 PM.	The work will be finished by 5:00 PM.
Simple Future be going to	Sally is going to make a beautiful dinner tonight.	A beautiful dinner is going to be made by Sally tonight.
Future Continuous will	At 8:00 PM tonight, John will be washing the dishes.	At 8:00 PM tonight, the dishes will be being washed by John.
Future Perfect will	They will have completed the project before the deadline.	The project will have been completed before the deadline.
Future Perfect Continuous will	The famous artist will have been painting the mural for over six months by the time it is finished.	The mural will have been being painted by the famous artist for over six months by the time it is finished.
Used to	Jerry used to pay the bills.	The bills used to be paid by Jerry.
Would Always	My mother would always make the pies.	The pies would always be made  by my mother
Future in the Past	I knew John would finish the work by 5:00 PM.	Would I knew the work would be finished by 5:00 PM.
Future in the Past Was Going to	I thought Sally was going to make a beautiful dinner tonight.	I thought a beautiful dinner was going to be made by Sally tonight.