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 TENSES
PRESENT PAST FUTURE
Pronouns
ASPECTS

Personal

Questions Questions Questions

Positive Negative Positive Negative Positive Negative
Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Wh-
Wh- questions Wh- questions
questions questions questions questions
I, you, Do ... Where do ...
work don't work Where
SIMPLE

we, they work? work? Where did … Will …

worked * didn't work Did ... work? will work won't work will ...
he, she , Does … Where does ... work? work?
works doesn't work work?
it work? work?
am am not Am I Where am I was wasn't Where was I
Was I working?
CONTINUOUS OR

I
PREOGRSSIVE

working working working? working? working working working?

Where
you, we, are aren't Are ... Where are ... were weren't Were they Where were ... will be won't be Will … be
they will ... be
working working working? working? working working working? working? working working working?
working?
he, she , Is ... Where is ... was wasn't Was ... Where was ...
it is working isn't working
working? working? working working working? working?
I , you, have haven't Have ... Where have ...
PERFECT

we, they worked * worked * worked * ? worked? Will … Where will

had hadn't Had … worked Where had … will have won't have
have … have
has worked hasn't Has ... Where has ... worked * worked * * there before? worked before? worked * worked *
he, she , worked *? worked?
it * worked * worked *? worked?

I , you,
Have ...
CONTINUOUS

have been haven't been been Where have ...

PERFECT

we, they
working working working? been working? had been hadn't
Had … been Where had …
been
Has ... working working? been working?
he, she , working
it has been hasn't been been Where has ...
working working working? been working?

* Regular verbs: base + -ed, e.g. worked

Irregular verbs: check list past tense form
 ASPECTS
CONTINUOUS PERFECT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
TENSES

SIMPLE
(be + -ing) (have + past participle) (have + been + -ing)

I, you, we, they he, she , it I you, we, they he, she , it I , you, we, they he, she , it I , you, we, they he, she , it
Yes/No Negative Positive

have been
work works am working are working is working have worked has worked has been working
working

haven't been hasn't been

don't work doesn't work am not working aren't working isn't working haven't worked hasn't worked
PRESENT

working working
question question

Have ... been Has ... been

Do ... work? Does … work? Am I working? Are ... working? Is ... working? Have ... worked? Has she worked?
s
Questions

working? working?

Where do ... Where does ... Where am ... Where are ... Where is ... Where have ... Where has ... Where have ... Where has ...
Wh-

work? work? working? working? working? worked? worked? been working? been working?

I, you, we, they, he, she, it I you, we, they he, she , it I, you, we, they, he, she, it I, you, we, they, he, she, it
Yes/No Negative Positive

worked * was working were working was working had worked had been working

didn't work wasn't working weren't working wasn't working hadn't worked hadn't been working
PAST

question question

Were they
Did ... work? Was I working? Was she working? Had … worked there before? Had … been working?
s
Questions

working?

Where was I Where were we Where was he

Wh-

Where did … work? Where had … worked before? Where had … been working?
s

working? working? working?

I, you, we, they, he, she, it I, you, we, they , he, she, it I, you, we, they , he, she, it
Yes/No Negative Positive

will work will be working will have worked

won't work won't be working won't have worked

FUTURE

question question

Will … work? Will … be working? Will … have worked?

s
Questions
Wh-

Where will ... work? Where will ... be working? Where will … have worked?
s

* Regular verbs: base + -ed, e.g. worked

Irregular verbs: check list
 TALKING ABOUT THE PRESENT

Present simple Present continuous

I, you, we, they he, she , it I you, we, they he, she , it
Positive

work works am working are working is working

Negative

don't work doesn't work am not working aren't working isn't working
questions
Yes/No

Are ...
Do ... work? Does … work? Am I working? Is ... working?
working?
Questions

questions

Where do ... Where does ... Where am ... Where are ... Where is ...
Wh-

work? work? working? working? working?

OUT THE PRESENT

Present perfect Present perfect continuous

I , you, we, they he, she , it I , you, we, they he, she , it

have been has been

have worked has worked
working working

haven't been hasn't been

haven't worked hasn't worked
working working

Have ... Has she Have I been Has she been

worked? worked? working? working?

Where have ... Where has ... Where have ... Where has ...
worked? worked? been working? been working?
 TALKING ABOUT THE PAST

Past simple Past continuous

I, you, we, they, he, she, it I you, we, they he, she , it
Positive

worked was working were working was working

Negative

weren't
didn't work wasn't working wasn't working
working
questions
Yes/No

Were they Was she

Did ... work? Was I working?
working? working?
Questions

questions

Where was I Where were we Where was he

Wh-

Where did … work?

working? working? working?
BOUT THE PAST

Past perfect Past perfect continuous

I, you, we, they, he, she, it I, you, we, they, he, she, it

had worked had been working

hadn't worked hadn't been working

Had … worked there before? Had … been working?

Where had … worked before? Where had … been working?

 TALKING ABOUT THE FUTURE

Future simple Present continuous + future time expression

I, you, he, she, it,

I you, we, they he, she , it
we, they
Positive

am working are working is working

will work
this afternoon at 6 tomorrow
Negative

am not working aren't working isn't working

won't work
next week next month on Monday
FUTURE

questions

Am ... working Are ... working Is ... working

Yes/No

Will … work? tomorrow tomorrow tomorrow

afternoon ? afternoon? afternoon?
Questions

questions

Where am ... Where are ... Where is ...

Wh-

Where will ... work?

working? working? working?
T THE FUTURE

be going to + verb

I you, we, they he, she , it

am going to are going to is going to

work work work

am not going to aren't going to isn't going

work work to work

Am ... going Are … going to Is … going to

to work ? work ? work ?

Where am ... Where are ... Where is ...

going to work? going to work? going to work?
 ASPECTS
CONTINUOUS
TENSES

SIMPLE
(be + -ing)

I, you, we, they he, she , it I you, we, they

Yes/No Negative Positive

work works am working are working

don't work doesn't work am not working aren't working

PRESENT

question question

Do ... work? Does … work? Am I working? Are ... working?

s
Questions

Where do ... Where does ... Where am ... Where are ...
Wh-

work? work? working? working?

I, you, we, they, he, she, it I you, we, they

Yes/No Negative Positive

worked was working were working

didn't work wasn't working weren't working

PAST

question question

Were they
Did ... work? Was I working?
s
Questions

working?

Where was I Where were we

Wh-

Where did … work?

s

working? working?

I, you, we, they, he, she, it I, you, we, they , he, she, it
Yes/No Negative Positive

will work will be working

won't work won't be working

FUTURE

question question

Will … work? Will … be working?

s
Questions
Wh-

Where will ... work? Where will ... be working?

s
 ASPECTS
PERFECT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
+ -ing) (have + past participle) (have + been + -ing)

he, she , it I , you, we, they he, she , it I , you, we, they he, she , it

have been
is working have worked has worked has been working
working

haven't been hasn't been

isn't working haven't worked hasn't worked
working working

Have ... been Has ... been

Is ... working? Have ... worked? Has she worked?
working? working?

Where is ... Where have ... Where has ... Where have ... Where has ...
working? worked? worked? been working? been working?

he, she , it I, you, we, they, he, she, it I, you, we, they, he, she, it

was working had worked had been working

wasn't working hadn't worked hadn't been working

Was she working? Had … worked there before? Had … been working?

Where was he
Where had … worked before? Where had … been working?
working?

hey , he, she, it I, you, we, they , he, she, it

working will have worked

e working won't have worked

e working? Will … have worked?

.. be working? Where will … have worked?