Simple Present Tense Form Affirmative Negative Question I write. She writes. You write. I do not write. She does not write. You do not write. Do I write? Does she write? Do you write? When the subject is a third person pronoun (e.g. he, she, it) or a singular countable noun, the verb takes –s …
Simple future tense form: Affirmative Negative Question I shall/will write. She will write. You will write. I shall/will not write. She will not write. You will not write. Shall/will I write? Will she write? Will you write? British people use I shall/I will and we shall/ we will with no difference of meaning in most situations. However, shall is becoming much …
Insert the correct form of the verb in the following sentences. 1. Our Holy Books tell us that man —————— mortal. a) Is b) Was c) Will be 2. The teacher asked the boys whether they —————— the problems. a) Solve b) Have solved c) Had solved 3. He spoke so fast that I ——————- …
When the principal clause is in the past tense When the principal (main) clause is in the past tense, the verb in the subordinating clause also should be in the past tense. He said (main clause) that he was not guilty (subordinate clause). He asked (main clause) whether he might go home (subordinate clause). She was so weak (main clause) that she could not stand (subordinate clause). Exceptions There are two exceptions to this …
A past tense does not always have a past meaning. After words like if, unless and supposing, we often use past verb forms with present or future meaning. If I had the money now I would buy a car. You look as if you were about to scream. It’s time After expressions like it’s time, would rather and wish, past forms can have present or future …
Past perfect tense forms Affirmative I had written. She had written. You had written. Negatives I had not written. She had not written. You had not written. Interrogative Had I written? Had she written? Had you written? Uses of the past perfect tense To refer to the ‘earlier past’ The past perfect tense denotes an action …
Past perfect continuous tense forms Affirmative I had been writing. She had been writing. You had been writing. Negative I had not been writing. She had not been writing. You had not been writing. Interrogative Had I been writing? Had she been writing? Had you been writing? We use the past perfect continuous to talk about longer …
We will learn about the future continuous tense in this essay. Form: will / shall + be + ing form Affirmative I shall/will be writing. She will be writing. You will be writing. Negative I shall/will not be writing. She will not be writing. You will not be writing. Interrogative Shall/will I be writing? Will …
The future perfect tense Form: will /shall + have + past participle form of the verb Affirmative I shall/will have written. She will have written. You will have written. Negative I shall/will not have written. She will not have written. You will not not have written. Interrogative Shall/will I have written? Will she have written? …
The first verb in a sentence establishes the tense of any verb that comes later. If you begin writing in the past, don’t change to the present. Similarly, if you begin writing in the present, don’t change to the past. Incorrect: In the story, the king loses his kingdom, but he regained everything in the …
