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The document outlines the structure of various English tenses in both active and passive voice, including simple, continuous, perfect, and perfect continuous tenses. It provides formulas for forming affirmative, negative, verbal questions, and wh-questions for each tense. Additionally, it notes specific rules, such as adding 's/es' for singular subjects in the simple present tense.

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The document outlines the structure of various English tenses in both active and passive voice, including simple, continuous, perfect, and perfect continuous tenses. It provides formulas for forming affirmative, negative, verbal questions, and wh-questions for each tense. Additionally, it notes specific rules, such as adding 's/es' for singular subjects in the simple present tense.

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Simple Present Tense (active voice) S+V1+O

Negative sentence S+do/does+not+V1+O


Verbal question Do/does+ S+V1+O+?
Wh-question Wh-word+do/does+ S+V1+O+?
Passive Voice O+am/is/are+V3+by+S

Present Continuous Tense (active voice) S+am/is/are+V1+ing+O


Negative sentence S+am/is/are+not+V1+ing+O
Verbal question Am/is/are+S+V1+ing+O+?
Wh-question Wh-word+am/is/are+S+V1+ing+O+?
Passive Voice Passive Voice O+am/is/are+being+V3+by+S

Present Perfect Tense (active voice) S+have/has+V3+O


Negative sentence S+have/has+not+V3+O
Verbal question Have/has+S+V3+O+?
Wh-question Wh-word+ have/has+S+V3+O+?
Passive Voice O+have/has+been+V3+by+S

Present Perfect Continuous Tense (active voice) S+have/has+been+V1+ing+O

Negative sentence S+have/has+not+been+V1+ing+O


Verbal question have/has+S+been+V1+ing+O+?
Wh-question Wh-word+have/has+S+been+V1+ing+O+?

Passive Voice NA

Note: While using simple present tense, if the subject is singular add s/es to V1.
Simple Past Tense (active voice) S+V2+O
Negative sentence S+did+not+V1+O
Verbal question Did+ S+V1+O+?
Wh-question Wh-word+did+ S+V1+O+?
Passive Voice O+was+V3+by+S

Past Continuous Tense (active voice) S+was/were+V1+ing+O


Negative sentence S+was/were+not+V1+ing+O
Verbal question Was/were+S+V1+ing+O+?
Wh-question Wh-word+was/were+S+V1+ing+O+?
Passive Voice O+was/were+being+V3+by+S

Past Perfect Tense (active voice) S+had+V3+O


Negative sentence S+had+not+V3+O
Verbal question Had+S+V3+O+?
Wh-question Wh-word+had+S+V3+O+?
Passive Voice O+had+been+V3+by+S

Past Perfect Continuous Tense (active voice) S+had+been+V1+ing+O


Negative sentence S+had+not+been+V1+ing+O
Verbal question had+S+been+V1+ing+O+?
Wh-question Wh-word+had+S+been+V1+ing+O+?
Passive Voice NA
Simple Future Tense (active voice) S+shall/will+V1+O
Negative sentence S+shall/will+not+V1+O
Verbal question Shall/will+ S+V1+O+?
Wh-question Wh-word+shall/will+ S+V1+O+?
Passive Voice O+shall/will+be+V3+by+S

Future Continuous Tense (active voice) S+shall/will+be+V1+ing+O


Negative sentence S+shall/will+not+be+V1+ing+O
Verbal question Shall/will+S+be+V1+ing+O+?
Wh-question Wh-word+shall/will+S+be+V1+ing+O+?
Passive Voice O+shall/will+be+being+V3+by+S

Future Perfect Tense (active voice) S+shall/will+have+V3+O


Negative sentence S+shall/will+not+have+V3+O
Verbal question Shall/will+S+have+V3+O+?
Wh-question Wh-word+shall/will+S+have+V3+O+?
Passive Voice O+shall/will+have been+V3+by+S

Future Perfect Continuous Tense (active S+shall/will+have been+V1+ing+O


voice)
Negative sentence S+shall/will+not+have been+V1+ing+O
Verbal Question shall/will+S+have been+V1+ing+O+?
Wh-question Wh-word+shall/will+S+have
been+V1+ing+O+?
Passive Voice NA

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