This document provides a comprehensive overview of English tense structures and their uses. It describes the key components of each tense, including the present, past, and future tenses. For each tense, it lists the auxiliary verbs, pronouns, main verbs, reasons for use, and examples of positive, negative, and interrogative forms. The tenses covered include the simple present, present continuous, present perfect, present perfect continuous, simple past, past continuous, past perfect, past perfect continuous, future with will, future with be going to, and future with the present simple for schedules.

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2. PRESENT TENSE
SIMPLE
PRESENT
QUESTION
TAGS
PRONOUNS AUXILIARY VERBS VERBS REASONS USES
1) Permanent
Truths
2) Conditions
& Situations
That Exist At
The Present
Time
3) Comments &
Declarations
4) Future Reference In
Describing Scheduled
Events (Assumed To Be
Facts)
*Note 1:(Type Ii) –
Auxiliary Verb ‘Do’ Used
For Emphasis
*Note 2: The Negative
Question Is Used Mainly
For Clarity And Emphasis
POSITIVE (+VE) I DRIVE TO WORK
(TYPE I) HE/SHE/IT DRIVES “
YOU/WE/THEY DRIVE “
~(TYPE II) I DO DRIVE TO WORK
HE/SHE/IT DOES “ “
YOU/WE/THEY DO “ “
NEGATIVE (-VE) I DO NOT (DON’T) DRIVE TO WORK
HE/SHE/IT DOES NOT (DOESN’T) “ “
YOU/WE/THEY DO NOT (DON’T) “ “
POSITIVE
QUESTION (+VE?)
DO I - DRIVE TO WORK?
DOES HE/SHE/IT - “ “
DO YOU/WE/THEY - “ “
NEGATIVE
QUESTION (-VE?)
DON’T I - DRIVE TO WORK?
DOESN’T HE/SHE/IT - “ “
DON’T YOU/WE/THEY - “ “

3. PRESENT
CONTINUOUS
AUXILIARY
QUESTION
TAGS
PRONOUNS AUXILIARY
VERBS
VERBS REASONS USES
1) ACTIONS IN
PROGRESS AT THE
MOMENT OF
SPEAKING.
2) TEMPORARY
SITUATIONS
3) PLANNED FUTURE
ACTIONS
4) REPEATED
ACTIONS (WITH
ALWAYS,
CONSTANTLY, ETC.)
*NOTE: THE NEGATIVE
QUESTION IS USED FOR
CLARITY AND
EMPHASIS
POSITIVE (+VE) I AM DRIVING TO WORK
HE/SHE/IT IS “ “
YOU/WE/THEY ARE “ “
NEGATIVE (-VE) I AM NOT DRIVING TO WORK
HE/SHE/IT IS NOT (ISN’T) “ “
YOU/WE/THEY ARE NOT (AREN’T) “ “
POSITIVE
QUESTION (+VE?)
AM I - DRIVING TO WORK?
IS HE/SHE/IT - “ “
ARE YOU/WE/THEY - “ “
NEGATIVE
QUESTION (-VE?)
AM I NOT DRIVING TO WORK?
(ISN’T) IS HE/SHE/IT NOT “ “
(AREN’T) ARE YOU/WE/THEY NOT “ “

4. PRESENT
PERFECT
AUXILIARY
QUESTION
TAGS
PRONOUNS AUXILIARY
VERBS
VERBS
(PAST
PARTICIPLE)
REASONS USES
1) USE THE SIMPLE
PRESENT PERFECT FOR
ACTIONS OCCURRING
IN A PERIOD OF TIME
UP TO THE PRESENT.
WITH ALREADY,
BEFORE (NOW), EVER,
NEVER, SO FAR, YET
2) USE THE SIMPLE
PRESENT PERFECT
FOR SITUATIONS
BEGINNING IN THE
PAST AND
CONTINUING UP TO
NOW (AND POSSIBLY
INTO THE FUTURE)
POSITIVE (+VE) I HAVE DRIVEN TO WORK
HE/SHE/IT HAS “ “
YOU/WE/THEY HAVE “ “
NEGATIVE (-VE) I HAVE NOT
(HAVEN’T)
DRIVEN TO WORK
HE/SHE/IT HAS NOT
(HASN’T)
“ “
YOU/WE/THEY HAVE NOT
(HAVEN’T)
“ “
POSITIVE
QUESTION (+VE?)
HAVE I - DRIVEN TO WORK?
HAS HE/SHE/IT - “ “
HAVE YOU/WE/THEY - “ “
NEGATIVE
QUESTION (-VE?)
(HAVEN’T)HAVE I NOT DRIVEN TO WORK?
(HASN’T) HAS HE/SHE/IT NOT “ “
(HAVEN’T)HAVE YOU/WE/THEY NOT “ “

5. PRESENT
PERFECT
CONTINUOUS
AUXILIARY
QUESTION
TAGS
PRONOUNS AUXILIARY
VERBS
VERBS REASONS USES
1) ACTIONS THAT
BEGAN IN THE PAST
AND ARE STILL IN
PROGRESS
2) ACTIONS THAT
HAVE RECENTLY
STOPPED AND HAVE
EFFECTS NOW
3) REPEATED
ACTIONS
4) TEMPORARY
ACTIONS OR
SITUATIONS
POSITIVE (+VE) I HAVE BEEN DRIVING TO WORK
HE/SHE/IT HAS BEEN “ “
YOU/WE/THEY HAVE BEEN “ “
NEGATIVE (-VE) I HAVE NOT BEEN
(HAVEN’T BEEN)
DRIVING TO WORK
HE/SHE/IT HAS NOT BEEN
(HASN’T BEEN)
“ “
YOU/WE/THEY HAVE NOT BEEN
(HAVEN’T BEEN)
“ “
POSITIVE
QUESTION (+VE?)
HAVE I BEEN DRIVING TO WORK?
HAS HE/SHE/IT BEEN “ “
HAVE YOU/WE/THEY BEEN “ “
NEGATIVE
QUESTION (-VE?)
HAVE
(HAVEN’T)
I NOT BEEN
(BEEN)
DRIVING TO WORK?
HAS
(HASN’T)
HE/SHE/IT NOT BEEN
(BEEN)
“ “
HAVE
(HAVEN’T)
YOU/WE/THEY NOT BEEN
(BEEN)
“ “

6. PAST TENSE
PAST
SIMPLE
AUXILIARY
QUESTION
TAGS
PRONOUNS AUXILIARY
VERBS
VERBS REASONS USES
TYPE I
1) ACTIONS OR
EVENTS THAT BEGAN
AND ENDED IN THE
PAST. A TIME
REFERENCE IS
USUALLY GIVEN OR
UNDERSTOOD
FROM THE CONTEXT.
2) PAST HABITUAL
ACTIONS. A SPECIFIC
TIME PERIOD IS
USUALLY GIVEN OR
UNDERSTOOD.
Short Answers Eg.
Yes,
he/she/it/you/we/they
did.
No,
he/she/it/you/we/they
didn’t
POSITIVE (+VE) I - DROVE TO WORK
YESTERDAY
HE/SHE/IT - “ “
YOU/WE/THEY - “ “
TYPE II I DID DRIVE TO WORK
YESTERDAY
HE/SHE/IT “ “ “
YOU /WE /THEY “ “ “
NEGATIVE (-VE) I DID NOT
(DIDN’T)
DRIVE TO WORK
YESTERDAY
HE/SHE/IT “ “ “ “
YOU/WE/THEY “ “ “ “
POSITIVE
QUESTION (+VE?)
DID I - DRIVE TO WORK
YESTERDAY?
DID HE/SHE/IT - “ “
DID YOU/WE/THEY - “ “
NEGATIVE
QUESTION (-VE?)
DID
(DIDN’T)
I NOT DRIVE TO WORK
YESTERDAY?
DID
(DIDN’T)
HE/SHE/IT NOT “ “
DID
(DIDN’T)
YOU/WE/THEY NOT “ “

7. PAST
CONTINUOUS
(PROGRESSIVE)
AUXILIARY
QUESTION
TAGS
PRONOUNS AUXILIARY
VERBS
VERBS REASONS USES
1) ACTIONS OR
SITUATIONS IN
PROGRESS AT A POINT
IN THE PAST
2) TWO PAST ACTIONS
IN PROGRESS AT THE
SAME TIME
3) REPEATED ACTIONS
4) POLITE REQUESTS
5) EVENTS PLANNED IN
THE PAST TO TAKE
PLACE AT A LATER
TIME ("FUTURE IN THE
PAST")
6) USE THE PAST
CONTINUOUS
TOGETHER WITH THE
SIMPLE PAST FOR
PAST ACTIONS OR
SITUATIONS
INTERRUPTED
BY A SHORTER ACTION
OR EVENT.
Eg - The action in
progress is often
introduced by when, as,
just as, or while.
POSITIVE (+VE) I WAS DRIVING TO WORK
YESTERDAY
HE/SHE/IT WAS “ “
YOU/WE/THEY WERE “ “
NEGATIVE (-VE) I (WASN’T ) WAS NOT DRIVING TO WORK
YESTERDAY
HE/SHE/IT (WASN’T) WAS NOT “ “
YOU/WE/THEY (WEREN’T)
WERE NOT
“ “
POSITIVE
QUESTION (+VE?)
WAS I DRIVING TO WORK
YESTERDAY?
WAS HE/SHE/IT “ “
WERE YOU/WE/THEY “ “
NEGATIVE
QUESTION (-VE?)
WAS
(WASN’T)
I NOT DRIVING TO WORK
YESTERDAY?
WAS
(WASN’T)
HE/SHE/IT NOT “ “
WERE
(WEREN’T)
YOU/WE/THEY NOT “ “

8. PAST PERFECT AUXILIARY
QUESTION
TAGS
PRONOUNS AUXILIARY
VERBS
VERBS
(PAST
PARTICIPLE)
REASONS USES
(USING:HAD) I HAD DRIVEN TO WORK
BEFORE
To show which of two past events
happened first.
I had never eaten sushi before i moved to
Japan. Now I love it.
When we arrived, Tom had already left.
To show that something happened before
a time in the past:
Juliet was excited because she had never
sailed a boat before.
I began collecting stamps in February and
by November i had collected more than
500.
He had changed so much that i almost
didn't recognize him.
To describe things one hoped or wished to
do but didn't (e.g., with expect, hope, mean,
suppose,
think, want)
The Past Perfect expresses the idea that
something occurred before another action
in the past. It can also show that
something happened before a specific
time in the past
POSITIVE (+VE) HE/SHE/IT “ “ “
YOU/WE/THEY “ “ “
NEGATIVE (-VE) I HAD NOT
(HADN’T)
DRIVEN TO WORK
BEFORE
HE/SHE/IT “ “ “
YOU/WE/THEY " “ “
POSITIVE
QUESTION
(+VE?)
HAD I - DRIVEN TO
WORK...?
“ HE/SHE/IT - “ “
“ YOU/WE/THEY - “ “
NEGATIVE
QUESTION (-
VE?)
HAD
(HADN’T)
I NOT
-
DRIVEN TO
WORK...?
“ HE/SHE/IT NOT
-
“
“ YOU/WE/THEY NOT
-
“

9. PAST PERFECT
CONTINUOUS
AUXILIARY
QUESTION
TAGS
PRONOUNS AUXILIARY
VERBS
VERBS REASONS USES
(USING:HAD
BEEN)
I HAD BEEN DRIVING TO WORK
BEFORE
Actions that began at an earlier time
and were still in progress at a time in
the past
We'd been waiting for three hours
when we got the phone call. (= we
were still waiting)
Compare: we'd waited for three
hours, so we decided to go home.(= we
stopped waiting and went
Home)
Actions that had recently ended and
had an effect at a time in the past
He was very tired. He had been
walking for hours.
We use the Past Perfect Continuous
to show that something started in the
past and continued up until another
time in the past. "For five minutes"
and "for two weeks" are both
durations which can be used with the
Past Perfect Continuous. Notice that
this is related to the Present Perfect
Continuous; however, the duration
does not continue until now, it stops
before something else in the past.
POSITIVE (+VE) HE/SHE/IT “ “ “
YOU/WE/THEY “ “ “
NEGATIVE (-VE) I HAD NOT BEEN
(HADN’T BEEN)
DRIVING TO WORK
BEFORE
HE/SHE/IT “ “ “
YOU/WE/THEY " “ “
POSITIVE
QUESTION
(+VE?)
HAD I - DRIVING TO
WORK...?
“ HE/SHE/IT - “ “
“ YOU/WE/THEY - “ “
NEGATIVE
QUESTION
(-VE?)
HAD
(HADN’T)
I NOT BEEN
(BEEN)
DRIVING TO
WORK...?
“
“
HE/SHE/IT NOT BEEN
(BEEN)
“
“
“
YOU/WE/THEY NOT BEEN
(BEEN)
“

10. FUTURE TENSES
FUTURE
SIMPLE (1)
AUXUILARY
QUESTION
TAGS
PRONOUNS AUXILIARY
VERBS
VERBS REASONS USES
(USING: WILL) I
WILL DRIVE TO WORK
TOMORROW
1. Action in the future
that cannot be
influenced
2. Spontaneous decision
3. Assumption with
regard to the future
Add with: within a year;
next …; tomorrow
Conditionals: If you ask
her, she will help you
Assumption: I think,
probably, perhaps
"Will" often suggests
that a speaker will do
something voluntarily. A
voluntary action is one
the speaker offers to do
for someone else. Often,
we use "will" to respond
to someone else's
complaint or request for
help. We also use "will"
when we request that
someone help us or
volunteer to do
something for us.
Similarly, we use "will
not" or "won't" when we
refuse to voluntarily do
something.
POSITIVE (+VE) HE/SHE/IT “ “ “
YOU/WE/THEY “ “ “
NEGATIVE (-VE) I
WILL NOT (WON’T) DRIVE TO WORK
TOMORROW
HE/SHE/IT “ “ “
YOU/WE/THEY “ “ “
POSITIVE
QUESTION
(+VE?)
WILL
I
- DRIVE
TO WORK
TOMORROW?
“ HE/SHE/IT - “ “
“ YOU/WE/THEY - “ “
NEGATIVE
QUESTION
(-VE?)
WON’T
I
- DRIVE
TO WORK
TOMORROW?
“ HE/SHE/IT - “ “
“ YOU/WE/THEY - “ “

11. FUTURE
SIMPLE (2)
AUXUILARY
QUESTION
TAGS
PRONOUNS AUXILIARY
VERBS
VERBS REASONS USES
(USING: BE
GOING TO)
I AM GOING TO DRIVE TO WORK
TOMORROW
1. Decision made
for the future
2. Conclusion with
regard to the future
Add with: within
one year; next
week; tomorrow.
"Be going to"
expresses that
something is a plan.
It expresses the
idea that a person
intends to do
something in the
future. It does not
matter whether the
plan is realistic or
not.
POSITIVE (+VE) HE/SHE/IT IS GOING TO “ “
(GOING TO) YOU/WE/THEY ARE GOING TO “ “
NEGATIVE (-VE) I AM NOT GOING TO DRIVE TO WORK
TOMORROW
HE/SHE/IT IS NOT (ISN’T)
GOING TO
“ “
YOU/WE/THEY ARE NOT (AREN’T)
GOING TO
“ “
POSITIVE
QUESTION
(+VE?)
AM I GOING TO DRIVE TO WORK
TOMORROW?
IS HE/SHE/IT “ “ “
ARE YOU/WE/THEY “ “ “
NEGATIVE
QUESTION
(-VE?)
AM I NOT GOING TO DRIVE TO WORK
TOMORROW?
ISN’T HE/SHE/IT - “ “
AREN’T YOU/WE/THEY - “ “

12. FUTURE
SIMPLE (3)
AUXUILARY
QUESTION
TAGS
PRONOUNS AUXILIARY
VERBS
VERBS REASONS USES
(USING
PRESENT
SIMPLE)
I DRIVE TO WORK
TOMORROW
Present Simple for
Schedules.
When an event is on a
schedule or timetable
(for example, the
take-off time for a
plane), we often use
the present simple to
express the future.
We usually also use a
future word
(expressed or
understood) like
tomorrow, at 6.30pm,
next week.
Only a few verbs are
used in this way, for
example: be, open,
close, begin, start,
end, finish, arrive,
come, leave, and
return. Look at these
sentences: 1. The
train leaves Detroit at
9pm tonight.
2. John starts work
next week.
3. Tomorrow is
Thursday
POSITIVE (+VE) HE/SHE/IT DRIVES “
YOU/WE/THEY DRIVE “
NEGATIVE (-VE) I DO NOT (DON’T) DRIVE TO WORK
TOMORROW
HE/SHE/IT DOES NOT
(DOESN’T)
“ “
YOU/WE/THEY DO NOT (DON’T) “ “
POSITIVE
QUESTION
(+VE?)
DO I - DRIVE TO WORK
TOMORROW?
DOES HE/SHE/IT - “ “
DO YOU/WE/THEY - “ “
NEGATIVE
QUESTION
(-VE?)
DON’T I DRIVE TO WORK
TOMORROW?
DOESN’T HE/SHE/IT “ “
DON’T YOU/WE/THEY “ “

13. FUTURE
CONTINUOUS
(1)
AUXUILARY
QUESTION
TAGS
PRONOUNS AUXILIARY
VERBS
VERBS REASONS USES
(USING: WILL
BE)
I WILL BE DRIVING TO WORK
TOMORROW
1. Action that is going
on at a certain time in
the future
2. Action that is sure
to happen in the near
future
Add with: for …, the
last couple of hours,
all day long
Use the Future
Continuous to
indicate that a longer
action in the future
will be interrupted by
a shorter action in the
future. Remember
this can be a real
interruption or just
an interruption in
time.
POSITIVE (+VE) HE/SHE/IT “ “ “
YOU/WE/THEY “ “ “
NEGATIVE (-VE) I WILL NOT BE
(WON’T BE)
DRIVING TO WORK
TOMORROW
HE/SHE/IT “ “ “
YOU/WE/THEY “ “ “
POSITIVE
QUESTION
(+VE?)
WILL I BE DRIVING TO WORK
TOMORROW?
“ HE/SHE/IT “ “ “
“ YOU/WE/THEY “ “ “
NEGATIVE
QUESTION
(-VE?)
WON’T I BE DRIVING TO WORK
TOMORROW?
“ HE/SHE/IT “ “ “
“ YOU/WE/THEY “ “ “

14. FUTURE
CONTINUOUS
(2)
AUXUILARY
QUESTION
TAGS
PRONOUNS AUXILIARY
VERBS
VERBS REASONS USES
(USING: BE
GOING BE)
I AM GOING TO BE DRIVING TO WORK
TOMORROW
[am/is/are + going to
be + present
participle]
1. Action that is going
on at a certain time in
the future 2.
Action that is sure to
happen in the near
future.
Add with: for …, the
last couple of hours,
all day long.
Use the Future
Continuous to
indicate that a longer
action in the future
will be interrupted by
a shorter action in the
future. Remember
this can be a real
interruption or just
an interruption in
time.
REMEMBER: It is
possible to use either
"will" or "be going to"
to create the Future
Continuous with little
difference in
meaning.
POSITIVE (+VE) HE/SHE/IT IS GOING TO BE “ “
YOU/WE/THEY ARE GOING TO BE “ “
NEGATIVE (-VE) I AM NOT GOING TO BE DRIVING TO WORK
TOMORROW
HE/SHE/IT ISN’T GOING TO BE “ “
YOU/WE/THEY AREN’T GOING TO BE “ “
POSITIVE
QUESTION
(+VE?)
AM I GOING TO BE DRIVING TO WORK
TOMORROW?
IS HE/SHE/IT “ “ “
ARE YOU/WE/THEY “ “ “
NEGATIVE
QUESTION
(-VE?)
WON’T I BE DRIVING TO WORK
TOMORROW?
“ HE/SHE/IT “ “ “
“ YOU/WE/THEY “ “ “

15. FUTURE
PERFECT (1)
AUXUILARY
QUESTION
TAGS
PRONOUNS AUXILIARY
VERBS
VERBS
PAST
PARTICIPLE
REASONS USES
(USING WILL
HAVE )
I WILL HAVE DRIVEN TO WORK
TOMORROW
[will have + past
participle]
1. Action that will be
finished at a certain time
in the future Add
with: by Monday, in a
week’s time
The Future Perfect
expresses the idea that
something will occur
before another action in
the future. It can also
show that something will
happen before a specific
time in the future.
REMEMBER No Future in
Time Clauses
Like all future forms, the
Future Perfect cannot be
used in clauses beginning
with time expressions
such as: when, while,
before, after, by the time,
as soon as, if, unless, etc.
Instead of Future
Perfect, Present Perfect is
used. Examples:
#I am going to see a movie
when I will have
finished my
homework. Not Correct
#I am going to see a movie
when I have finished my
homework. Correct
POSITIVE (+VE) HE/SHE/IT “ “ “
YOU/WE/THEY “ “ “
NEGATIVE (-VE) I WILL NOT HAVE
(WON’T HAVE)
DRIVEN TO WORK
TOMORROW
HE/SHE/IT “ “ “
YOU/WE/THEY “ “ “
POSITIVE
QUESTION
(+VE?)
WILL I HAVE DRIVEN TO WORK
TOMORROW?
“ HE/SHE/IT “ “ “
“ YOU/WE/THEY “ “ “
NEGATIVE
QUESTION
(-VE?)
WON’T I HAVE DRIVEN TO WORK
TOMORROW?
“ HE/SHE/IT “ “ “
“ YOU/WE/THEY “ “ “

16. FUTURE
PERFECT (2)
AUXUILARY
QUESTION
TAGS
PRONOUNS AUXILIARY
VERBS
VERBS
PAST
PARTICIPLE
REASONS .
USES
(USING:BE
GOING TO
HAVE)
I AM GOING TO HAVE DRIVEN TO WORK
TOMORROW
[am/is/are + going
to have + past
participle]
1. Action that will be
finished at a certain
time in the future
Add with: by
Monday, in a week’s
time
The Future Perfect
expresses the idea
that something will
occur before another
action in the future. It
can also show that
something will
happen before a
specific time in the
future.
NOTE: It is possible
to use either "will" or
"be going to" to
create the Future
Perfect with little or
no difference in
meaning.
POSITIVE (+VE) HE/SHE/IT IS GOING TO HAVE “ “
YOU/WE/THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE “ “
NEGATIVE (-VE) I AMNOT GOING TO
HAVE
DRIVEN TO WORK
TOMORROW
HE/SHE/IT IS NOT GOING TO HAVE “ “
YOU/WE/THEY ARE NOT GOING TO
HAVE
“ “
POSITIVE
QUESTION
(+VE?)
AM I GOING TO HAVE DRIVEN TO WORK
TOMORROW?
IS HE/SHE/IT “ “ “
ARE YOU/WE/THEY “ “ “
NEGATIVE
QUESTION
(-VE?)
AM I NOT GOING TO HAVE DRIVEN TO WORK
TOMORROW?
ISN’T HE/SHE/IT GOING TO HAVE “ “
AREN’T YOU/WE/THEY “ “ “

17. FUTURE
PERFECT
CONTINUOUS
(1)
AUXUILARY
QUESTION
TAGS
PRONOUNS AUXILIARY
VERBS
VERBS
PRESENT
PARTICIPLE
REASONS USES
(USING WILL
HAVE BEEN )
I WILL HAVE BEEN DRIVING TO WORK FOR OVER
10 YEARS
[will + have been +
present participle]
1. Action that will be
finished at a certain
time in the future
We use the Future
Perfect Continuous to
show that something
will continue up until a
particular event or time
in the future. "For five
minutes," "for two
weeks," and "since
Friday" are all
durations which can be
used with the Future
Perfect Continuous.
Add with: by Monday,
in a week’s time
POSITIVE (+VE) HE/SHE/IT “ “ “
YOU/WE/THEY “ “ “
NEGATIVE (-VE) I WILL NOT HAVE
(WON’T HAVE)
DRIVING TO WORK FOR OVER
10 YEARS
HE/SHE/IT “ “ “
YOU/WE/THEY “ “ “
POSITIVE
QUESTION
(+VE?)
WILL I HAVE BEEN DRIVING TO WORK FOR OVER
10 YEARS?
“ HE/SHE/IT “ “ “
“ YOU/WE/THEY “ “ “
NEGATIVE
QUESTION
(-VE?)
WON’T I HAVE BEEN DRIVING TO WORK FOR OVER
10 YEARS?
“ HE/SHE/IT “ “ “
“ YOU/WE/THEY “ “ “

18. FUTURE
PERFECT
CONTINUOUS
(2)
AUXUILARY
QUESTION
TAGS
PRONOUNS AUXILIARY
VERBS
VERBS
PRESENT
PARTICIPLE
REASONS USES
(USING: BE
GOING TO HAVE
BEEN)
I AM GOING TO HAVE
BEEN
DRIVING TO WORK FOR
OVER 10 YEARS?
[am/is/are + going to have
been + present participle]
1. Action that will be
finished at a certain time
in the future
We use the Future Perfect
Continuous to show that
something will continue
up until a particular event
or time in the future. "For
five minutes," "for two
weeks," and "since Friday"
are all durations which can
be used with the Future
Perfect Continuous.
Like all future forms, the
Future Perfect Continuous
cannot be used in clauses
beginning with time
expressions such as: when,
while, before, after, by the
time, as soon as, if, unless,
etc. Instead of Future
Perfect
Continuous, Present
Perfect Continuous is used
POSITIVE (+VE) HE/SHE/IT IS GOING TO HAVE
BEEN
“ “
YOU/WE/THEY ARE GOING TO
HAVE BEEN
“ “
NEGATIVE (-VE) I (AM NOT) GOING
TO HAVE BEEN
DRIVING TO WORK FOR
OVER 10 YEARS?
HE/SHE/IT (ISN’T) IS NOT “ “ “
YOU/WE/THEY (AREN’T)ARE NOT “ “ “
POSITIVE
QUESTION
(+VE?)
AM I GOING TO HAVE
BEEN
DRIVING TO WORK FOR
OVER 10 YEARS?
IS HE/SHE/IT “ “ “
ARE YOU/WE/THEY “ “ “
NEGATIVE
QUESTION
(-VE?)
AM I NOT GOING TO
HAVE BEEN
DRIVING TO WORK FOR
OVER 10 YEARS?
ISN’T HE/SHE/IT GOING TO HAVE
BEEN
“ “
AREN’T YOU/WE/THEY “ “ “