AFFIRMATIVE
SIMPLE
PRESENT
NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE
S + V + PSssS
SS + Aux + Neg + V+P
AAux + S + V + P ?
S + V (“S”) + P SS+ D0N’T/DOESN’T + MV + P
Do/ Does + S +MV+P?
They play football
Jane works hard
II don’t speak French
He doesn’t have money
Do you study English?
Does Mary clean the house?
SIMPLE PAST
REGULAR VERBS IRREGULAR VERBS
The conjugation follows the
typical pattern, just add “ed” or
“d”
PLAY PLAYED
the conjugation follows a
different pattern.
GO WENT
STRUCTURE
Affirmative
S+V+P
Negative
S+DIDN’T +MV + P
Interrogative
DID +S+MV+P?
II visited a client in London
They bought the house
She didn’t talk to John yesterday Did you buy the sweater?
SIMPLE FUTURE
WILL BE GOING
TO
STRUCTURE
AFFIRMATIVE
S+WILL+MV+P
S+BE+GOING TO+P
NEGATIVE
S+WILL+NOT+MV+P
WILL=WON’T
S+BE+NOT+GOING TO+MV+P
INTERROGATIVE
WILL+S+MV+P?
BE+S+GOING TO+P?
He will arrive in the morning
They are going to eat dinner
They won’t buy grapes
I am not going to wath TV.
Will she speak with him?
Are you going to come?

Verb tenses chart

  • 2.
    AFFIRMATIVE SIMPLE PRESENT NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE S +V + PSssS SS + Aux + Neg + V+P AAux + S + V + P ? S + V (“S”) + P SS+ D0N’T/DOESN’T + MV + P Do/ Does + S +MV+P? They play football Jane works hard II don’t speak French He doesn’t have money Do you study English? Does Mary clean the house?
  • 3.
    SIMPLE PAST REGULAR VERBSIRREGULAR VERBS The conjugation follows the typical pattern, just add “ed” or “d” PLAY PLAYED the conjugation follows a different pattern. GO WENT STRUCTURE Affirmative S+V+P Negative S+DIDN’T +MV + P Interrogative DID +S+MV+P? II visited a client in London They bought the house She didn’t talk to John yesterday Did you buy the sweater?
  • 4.
    SIMPLE FUTURE WILL BEGOING TO STRUCTURE AFFIRMATIVE S+WILL+MV+P S+BE+GOING TO+P NEGATIVE S+WILL+NOT+MV+P WILL=WON’T S+BE+NOT+GOING TO+MV+P INTERROGATIVE WILL+S+MV+P? BE+S+GOING TO+P? He will arrive in the morning They are going to eat dinner They won’t buy grapes I am not going to wath TV. Will she speak with him? Are you going to come?