1. Positive Negative interrogative Short
answer
+
Short
answer -
Pastprogressive
I/he/she/it
Iwas building
a house last
year
Iwasn't
building a
house last year
Was Ibuilding a
house last year
Yes, I
was
No, Iam
wasn't
You/We/They They were
building a
house last
year
They weren't
building a
house last year
Were they
building a house
last year
Yes, I
were
No, I
weren't
Futurewill
I/you/he/she/it/they/were
Iwill build a
house next
week
Iwon't build a
house next
week
Will Ibuild a
house next week
Yes, I
will
No, I
won't
Futureusingbegoingto
I
Iam going to
build a house
tomorrow
Iam not going
tobuild a
house
tomorrow
Am Igo intoto
build a house
tomorrow
Yes, I
am
No, Iam
not
She/he/it He is going to
build a house
tomorrow
He is not going
tobuild a
house
tomorrow
Is he going to
build a house
tomorrow
Yes, he
is
No, he is
not
You/we/they We are going
tobuild a
house
tomorrow
We are not
going to build
a house
tomorrow
Are we going to
build a house
tomorrow
Yes, we
are
No, we
are not
Present tense
I
Ibuild a house
today
Idon't build a
house today
DoIbuild a
house today
Yes, Ido No, I
don't
You/we/they We do build a
house today
We don't build
a house today
Dowe build a
house today
Yes, we
do
No, we
don't
He/she/it She does
builds a house
today
She doesn't
build a house
today
Does she build a
house today?
Yes, she
does
No, she
doesn't
Simplepast
I/you/she/he/it/we/they
She did built a
house
yesterday
She didn't
build a house
yesterday
Didshe build a
house yesterday
Yes, she
did
No, she
didn't
2. Present progressive or
continuous
I
Iam build a
house now
Iam not
building a
house now
Am Ibuilding a
house now
Yes, I
am
No, Iam
not
She/he/it He is building
a house now
He is not
building a
house now
Is he building a
house now
Yes, he
is
Nohe is
not
You/we/they We are
building a
house now
We are not
building a
house now
Are we building
a house now
Yes, we
are
No, we
are not
Present perfect
I/you/we/they
We have sent
a letter for a
week
We have nor
sent a letter
for a week
Have we sent a
letter for a week
Yes, we
have
No, we
have not
She/he/it He has sent a
letter for a
week
He has not
sent a letter
for a week
Has he sent a
letter for a week
Yes, he
has
No, he
has not