Main English Tenses [draft #2: Maybe there are some mistakes, for that its a draft.

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Tense Simple Present
Actions happen usually or facts.

Past
Actions happening at a defined moment in the past.

Future
Will: quick decisions, future predictions or promises.

P: S + V + O. N: S + do* not + V + O. Q: Do* + S + V + O?

T = always | every | never | normally | often | seldom | sometimes | usually.

P: S + V2 + O + T. N: S + did not + V + O + T. Q: [WH] + Did + S + V + O + T?

T = ago ... | in | yesterday | last |when ...

P: S + will + V + O + T. N: S + will not + V + O + T. Q: [WH] + will + S + V + O + T?

T = soon | next Going to: future plans, scheduled events or intent.

P: S + is* + going to + V + O + T. N: S + is* not + going to + V + O + T. Q: [WH] + is* + S + going to + V + O + T?

T = next | tomorrow | on

Continues

Actions are happening at the moment of speaking or around it or scheduled future events.

Action happening at a specific moment in time in the past or interrupted past action.

Future action at a specific moment in the future.

P: S + is* + V.ing + O + T. N: S + is* not + V.ing + O + T. Q: [WH] + is* + S + V.ing + O + T?

T = at the moment | [right] now | today | this | On | next | in ... | tomorrow.

P: S + was* + V.ing + O + T. N: S + was* not + V.ing + O + T. Q: [WH] + was* + S + V.ing + O + T?

T = at | when <simple past> | while <past continues>.

P: S + will + be + V.ing + O + T. N: S + will not + be + V.ing + O + T. Q: [WH] + will + S + be + V.ing + O + T?

T = this time <tomorrow/next > | <tomorrow/> at o'clock | in <number> <period> time.

P: S + is* + going to + be + V.ing + O. N: S + is* not + going to + be + V.ing + O. Q: [WH] + is* + S + going to + be + V.ing + O? Prefect
Action that was begun in the past and continues into the present, recent event that affect the present moment and action that happened in the unspecified past. Action that happens before another action in the past. What will have happened or how long something will have happened up to a certain point in the future.

P: S + has* + [just | recently] + V3 + O + T. N: S + has* not + V3 + O + T. Q: [WH] + has* + S + [ever] + V3 + O + T?

T = for <amount of time> | since <specific point in time> | just | yet | already | recently | twice/<number> times | ever | never

P: S + had + V3 + O + T. N: S + had not + V3 + O + T. Q: [WH] + had + S + V3 + O + T?

T = before <action>| already | once/twice/ times | by the time <action>.

P: S + will + have + V3 + O + T. N: S + will not + have + V3 + O + T. Q: [WH] + will + S + have + V3 + O + T?

T = by <day/time> | by the time <action>.

P: S + is* + going to + have + V3 + O. N: S + is* not + going to + have + V3 + O. Q: [WH] + is* + S + going to + have + V3 + O?

Prefect Continues

To express the duration of a continuous activity begun in the past and continuing into the present.

To express the duration of a continuous activity begun before another activity in the past.

To express the duration of an activity up to a point of time in the future. Its not commonly used in English.

P: S + has* + been + V.ing + O + T. N: S + has* not + been + V.ing + O + T. Q: [WH] + has* + S + been + V.ing + O + T?
T = for <amount of time> | since <specific point in time>.

P: S + had + been + V.ing + O + T. N: S + had not + been + V.ing + O + T. Q: [WH] + had + S + been + V.ing + O + T?
T = since when <action> | for when <action>.

P: S + will + have + been + V.ing + O + T. N: S + will not + have + been + V.ing + O + T. Q: [WH] + will + S + have + been + V.ing + O + T?
T = by | by the time <action>.

P: S + is* + going to + have + been + V.ing + O. N: S + is*not + going to + have + been + V.ing + O. Q: [WH] + is*+ S + going to + have + been + V.ing + O? * Notes:
P = positive sentence, N = negative sentence, Q = question form, S = subject, V = base form of verb, V2 = past form of verb, V3 = past participle form of verb, O = object, is = am | is | are, was = was | were, do = do | does, has = has | have, V.ing = add -ing to end of verb, T = time expression, WH = what | when | where | which | who | whom | whose | why | how ... Auxiliary verb To be To do To have Base form be do have Present form am, is, are do, does have, has Past form was, were did had Gerund being doing having Past Participle been done had

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