tenses-formulas

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Indefinite

Present

(do) (does)

Continuous

(s)

I usually ask many questions

Past

(did)

2

Yesterday I asked him a question.

Future

will

I will ask him tomorrow.

am is are

Perfect

ing

I am asking them some questions now.

was were

ing

I was asking questions when he came.

will be

ing

They will be asking questions all day.

have has

Perfect Continuous

3

I have asked you a question, please answer.

had

3

I had asked that question twice before she explained everything.

will have

3

I will not have answered all your questions by midnight.

have been has been

ing

I have been asking questions since morning.

had been

ing

I had been asking them questions for an hour before they confessed.

will have been

ing

When the lawyer came, they will have been asking question for 2 hours.


Indefinite Present

I usually watch movies in the evening. Do they watch movies in the evening? She doesn’t watch movies in the evening.

Past

I watched last Friday.

Continuous I am watching a movie now. Are they watching a movie now? She is not watching a movie now.

Perfect I have already watched this movie. Have they watched this movie? She hasn’t watched it yet.

Future

I was watching a movie when I had watched the you came. movie before I read the book. Did they watch last Were they watching a movie Had they watched the Friday? when you came? movie before they read the book? She didn’t watch last She wasn’t watching a movie She hasn’t watched Friday. when I came. the movie before she read the book. I’ll watch this movie I’ll be watching this movie at I’ll have watched the tomorrow. 11pm on Friday. movie by midnight. Will they watch this Will they be watching it at Will they have movie tomorrow? that time tomorrow? watched the movie by midnight? She will not watch this She will not be watching it at She will not have movie 9pm on Sunday. watched the movie by midnight.

Perfect Continuous I have already been watching this movie for half an hour.

I had been watching a movie for half an hour when she came.

When you come, I will have been watching TV for 4 hours.


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