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Tenses
Tenses - Future Tense
3a) FUTURE INDEFINITE
Aff. : Sub+will/shall+V1
We shall play match.
They will meet you tomorrow.
Neg.. : Sub+will/shall+not+V1
They will not go to market.
Int. : Will/shall+sub+VI
Shall I take lunch?
Int. & Neg. : Will/shall+sub+not+V1
Will washerman not iron the clothes?
Note: Use shall with I and we only.
3b) FUTURE CONTINUOUS
Aff. : Sub+will/shall+be+V1+ing
He will be playing the match.
Neg. : Sub+will/shall+not+be+V1+ing
We shall not be cooking food.
Int. : Will/Shall+sub+be+V1+ing
Will Gardener be watering the plants?
Tenses - Past Tense
2a) PAST INDEFINITE
Aff.: Sub+V2
He wrote a letter.
Neg.:Sub+did+not+V1
They did not play match yesterday.
Int.: Did+sub+V1
Did they go for a walk?
Int. & Neg.:Did+sub+not+V1
Did you not take your lunch?
2b) PAST CONTINUOUS
Aff.: Sub+was/were+V1+ing
Gita was making tea.
Neg.: Sub+was/were+not+V1+ing
You were not reading.
Int. : Was/Were+sub+V1+ing
Were they running?
Int. & Neg. : Was/Were+sub+not+V1+ing
Were children not taking bath?
2c) PAST PERFECT
Aff.: Sub+had+V3
We had watched TV.
The train had left by then.
Tenses - Present Tense
1a) PRESENT INDEFINITE/SIMPLE
Affirmative: Sub+V1
I write a letter.
She makes a doll.
Note:Use s/es with the 1st form of the verb if the Subject is He/She/It or singular Noun (boy, player, teacher, Mohan, Sita etc).
Negative: Sub+do/does+not+V1
We do not write poems.
Ram does not play football.
Interrogative: Do/Does+sub+V1
Do you go to market?
Does he go for a walk?
Int. & Neg.: Do/Does+sub+not+V1
Do we not work?
1b) PRESENT CONTINUOUS
Affirmative: Sub+is/am/are+V1+ing
Mohan is reading.
Negative: Sub+is/am/are+not +V1+ing
They are not playing cricket.

