This is about the structure of tenses and sentences that are in English grammar

1. Malik Muhamad Ali
BSENG-17-25

2. Tenses are the form taken by a
verb to show time of an action
and state of an event .
There are three forms of tense :
1. PRESENT TENSE
2. PAST TENSE
3. FUTURE TENSE

3.  Each form of tense has further sub divisions :
1. INDEFINITE
2. CONTINOUS
3. PERFECT
4. PERFECT CONTINOUS

4. 1. Subject+ verb( 1st ) + object .
 She goes to school.
2) Subject + Do/ does+ not + verb( 1st)+
object.
 She does not go to school.
3) Do/does+ Subject + verb ( 1st)+ object ?
 Does she go to school ?
4. w-h family + do/ does+ subject + verb ( 1st
)+ object ?
• Why does she go to school?

5. 5. Subject + is/am/are+ verb+ing+ object.
 He is playing football.
6. Subject+ is/am/are+ not+verb+ing+ object.
 He is not playing football.
7. is/am/are+ subject+ verb+ing+ object?
 Is he playing football?
8. W-H family + is/am/are+ subject + verb+ing
+object ?
 Where is he playing football?

6. 9. Subject + has/ have + verb(3rd)+ object .
 He has completed his work.
10. Subject+ has/have+ not + verb ( 3rd) +
object .
 He has not completed his work.
11. Has/have + Subject + verb (3rd) + object?
 Has he completed his work?
12.w-h family + Has/have+ not+ Subject+ verb
(3rd) + object?
 Why has not he completed his work?

7. 13. Subject + has/have been + verb +ing
+object+since/for.
 I have been living in this house for two years.
14. Subject + has/have+ not + been + verb +ing +
object + since/for.
 I have not been living in this house for two
years.
15. Has/ have + subject +been+ verb+ing + object
+ since/for?
 Have I been living in this house for two years?
16. w-h family + has/have+ Subject+been+
verb+ing+ object + since/for?
 Why have you been living in this house for two
years ?

8. 17. Subject + verb(2nd) + object.
 We enjoyed match.
18. Subject + did not + verb ( 1st) + object .
 We did not enjoy match .
19. Did + Subject + verb ( 1st) + object?
 Did we enjoy match?
20. w-h family + did + subject+ verb(1st) +
object?
 Where did we enjoy match ?

9. 21. Subject + was/were + verb +ing + object.
 He was playing football.
22. Subject + was/were + not + verb +ing +
object .
 He was not playing football.
23. was/were + Subject + verb +ing + object?
 Was he playing football?
24. w-h family + was/were + subject + verb+ing
+ object ?
 Where was he playing football ?

10. 25. Subject + had + verb( 3rd) + object.
 She had cooked food.
26. Subject + had + not + verb ( 3rd) + object.
 She had not cooked food.
27. Had + Subject + verb( 3rd)+ object?
 Had she cooked food ?
28. w-h family + had+ Subject + verb ( 3rd )+
object ?
 Why had she cooked food ?

11. 29. Subject + had been + verb +ing + object +
since/for .
 He had been playing football for two hours .
30. Subject + had + not + been + verb + ing +
object + since /for.
 He had not been playing football for two hours .
31. Had + subject + been + verb + ing + object +
since /for ?
 Had he been playing football for two hours ?
32. w-h family + had + subject + been + verb + ing
+ object+ since/for?
 Where had he been playing football for two
hours ?

12. 33. Subject + will/shall + verb ( 1st) + object .
 He will go to lahore tommorrow.
34. Subject + will/shall + not + verb (1st) +
object .
 He will not go to lahore tommorrow.
35. will/shall + subject + verb (1st) + object?
 Will he go to lahore tommorrow?
36. w-h family + will / shall + subject + verb
(1st) + object ?
 Why will he go to lahore tommorrow ?

13. 37. Subject + will/shall + be + verb+ ing + object .
 He will be playing cricket.
38. Subject + will/shall +not + be + verb +ing +
object.
 He will not be playing cricket.
39. Will/ shall + subject + be + verb+ing + object?
 Will he be playing cricket ?
40. w-h family + will/shall + subject + be + verb+
ing + object ?
 Where will he be playing cricket ?

14. 41. Subject + will/shall + have + verb ( 3rd) +
object.
 They will have enjoyed party.
42. Subject + will/shall +have + not + verb(3rd) +
object.
 They will have not enjoyed party.
43. Will/shall+ subject + have + verb (3rd) + object?
 Will they have enjoyed party ?
44. W-h family + will/shall + subject + have + verb(
3rd) + object ?
 Where will they have enjoyed party ?

15. 45. Subject + will have been + verb +ing + object +
since /for.
 They will have been living in Paris for five years.
46. Subject + will not have been + verb+ing
+object +since/for.
 They will not have been living in Paris for five
years.
47. Will + subject + have been +verb+ing + object
+ since /for?
 Will they have been living in Paris for five years ?
48. w-h family + will + subject + have been +
verb+ing +object + since/for ?
 Why will they have been living in Paris for five
years ?