Afirmativa: Subject + present
conjugation of verb I play
tennis on Mondays.
Negativa Subject + DO not + base
form of verb They don't work in New
York.
Pregunta (Wh?)+do+subject+base form
of verb ? Does she know him?
afirmativo,She reads the
newspaper every day.
(Ella lee el periódico cada
día)
negativa She does not sing
pocitivo The machine works
when it wants to
I PRESENTED
CONTINUOUS
Afirmativa: Subject + verb ‘be’ (AM / IS / ARE) in present + verb –ing He's working at the moment.
Negativa Subj.+ V. ‘be’ in present+
not+ V–ing They aren't coming this
evening.
Pregunta (Wh?) verb ‘be’ in present+subj.
verb–ing? What are you doing?
positivo vosotros
estáis cantando
negativo I am
not singing
interrogatibo
¿estamos
cantando
PASADO SIMPLE
Afirmativa S+V in past (regular, <-ed>;
irregular, 2nd column): She went to Paris
last week.
Negativa Subject + DID not + root of the
verb. They didn't drive to work.
Pregunta (Wh_) did + subject + root of the
verb? Where did she get that hat?
interrogativo
did we sing?
pasado I ate an apple
yesterday Me comí una
manzana ayer
negativo I played a
match last week Jugué
un partido la semana
pasada
PASADO
CONTINUO
Afirm.: S+V ‘be’ in past (WAS/WERE)
+ verb-ing. ‘I was watching TV’
Negativa: S+V ‘be’ in past + not + verb-
ing: He wasn't working
Pregunta:(Wh?) + V+ ‘be’ in past +S +V-
ing?: What were you doing?
afirmativo He was
eating.(Estaba comiendo.)
negativo They were not [weren’t]
learning.(No estaban
aprendiendo.)
interogativo Were
they
learning?(¿Estaban
aprendiendo?
PRESENTE
PERFECTO
SIMPLE
Afirm.: S+have/has+V_participle I have
seen Mick three times this week
Negat.: S+have/has+not+V-participle
She has not been to New York.
Preg:(Wh?)
Have/has+S+V-participle? How
long have you worked at
Smith's?
negativo They
haven’t been
talking for
more than a
few
minutes.(No
han estado
hablando más
de unos
minutos.)
interogative Have
they been talking for
a long time?(¿Han
estado hablando
durante mucho
tiempo?)
afirmativo They have
[They’ve] been talking for three
hours.(Han estado hablando
durante tres horas.)
PRESENTE
PERFECTO
CONTINUO
Afirmativa:
S+have/has+been+V-ing I’ve
been living in Melilla for 30
years
Negat.:
S+have/has+not+been+V-ing He
hasn’t been studying for long.
Preg.:
(Wh?)+Have/has+S+been+V-ing?
How long have you been working
on that problem?
afirmativo
I have
[I’ve] talked
to
Peter.(He
hablado
con Peter.
interogative Have
you talked to
Peter?(¿Has
hablado con Peter?)
negTIVO
She hasn’t
gone to
work.(No
ha ido a su
trabajo.)
PASADO
PERFECTO
Afirmativa: Subject + HAD +
participle I had already eaten
before they came.
Negativa: Subject + had +
not + participle She hadn't
(had not) been to Rome
before that trip.
Pregunta: (Wh?) Had +
subject + participle? Had
you ever seen such a crazy
lady before that?
afirmativo I had [I’d]
visited the Louvre before,
so I knew where the
Mona Lisa was.(Había
visitado el Museo del
Louvre antes, así que
sabía donde estaba la
Mona Lisa.)
negative the Louvre
before so I didn’t
know where the
Mona Lisa was.(No
había visitado el
Museo del Louvre
antes, así que no
sabía donde estaba
la Mona Lisa.)
interogativo Had
you visited the
Louvre
before?(¿Cómo
sabías dónde
estaba la Mona
Lisa? ¿Habías
visitado el Museo
del Louvre antes?)
PASADO
PERFECTO
CONTINUO
Afirmativa: Subject + HAD +
BEEN + verb-ing She’d been
waiting for 3 hours when
he finally arrived.
Negativa: Subject +
had + not + been +
verb-ing I hadn't been
sleeping for long when
I heard the doorbell
ring
Pregunta: (Wh?) Had
+ subject + been +
verb-ing? How long
had you been
playing tennis when
she arrived?
afirmativo at the store
since 2005 when it
closed.(Lindsay había
estado trabajando en la
tienda desde el año 2005
cuando se cerró.)
negativo long before
they had their first
problem.(No habían
estado viajando
mucho antes de que
tuvieran su primer
problema.)
interogative for a long
time when the airline
lost their
luggage?(¿Habían
estado viajando mucho
tiempo cuando la
aerolínea perdió su
equipaje?)
FUTURO SIMPLE
Afirm.: Subject+
WILL+ base
form of verb +
object(s) I will
meet you at the
airport
tomorrow.
Negat.: Subject+ will+not
base form of
verb+object(s) He will not
be able to come.
Pregunta: (Quest.
Word) + will + S+ base
form of verb? Will
they visit us soon?
afirmativo for a long
time when the airline
lost their
luggage?(¿Habían estado
viajando mucho tiempo
cuando la aerolínea
perdió su equipaje?)
afirmativo I’m not
going to be
talking.(No estaré
hablando.)
interogativo Are you
going to dance tonight?
¿Vas a bailar esta noche
FUTURO CON ‘BE
GOING TO’
Afirm.: S+to be+going to+base
form of verb+object(s) He's
going to fly to Boston next
week.
Negativa: S+to
be+not+going
to+base form of
verb+obj. They're
not going to invite
the Browns.
Pregunta: ( Wh?)+
to be+S+ going
to+base form of
verb? Where are
you going to stay?
negativo I am not going
to dance tonight Yo no
voy a ir a bailar esta
noche
positivo I am going
to be honored yo
voy a ser premiad
FUTURE
CONTINUO
Afirmativa:
Subject + will + be
+ verb-ing I'll be
cooking dinner
when you arrive.
Negativa: Subject +
will + not + be +
verb-ing They won't
be living in Paris this
time next year.
Pregunta: (Wh?) + will + subject
+ be + verb-ing? What will you
be doing next week at this time?
positivo I will
be walking yo
estaré
caminando
negativo I will
not be working
next week yo
no estaré
trabajando la
semana que
viene
interogativo will
you be studying
tomorrow?
¿estarás
estudiando
mañana?
FUTURO
PERFECTO
Afirmativa:
Subject + will +
have +
verb-participle
We'll have lived
here for twenty
years by 2005.
Negativa: Subject +
will + not + have +
participle She
won't have
finished her
homework by the
time
Pregunta: (Wh?) + will +
subject + have +
participle? How long
will you have lived in
France by the end of
next year?
positivo I shall
have finished I will
have finished yo
habré terminado
negativo I will not have
completed I shall not
have completed yo no
habré completado
interogativo
will
I
have
studied?
shall
I
have
studied? ¿habré
estudiado?
FUTURO
PERFECTO
CONTINUO
Afirmativa: Subject
+ will + have + been
+ verb-ing He'll
have been sleeping
for a few hours by
the time we arrive.
Negativa:
Subject + will
+ have + been
+ verb-ing
She won't
have been
working for
long by 5
o'clock.
Pregunta: (Wh?) + will +
subject + have + been +
verb -ing? How long will
you have been driving
by 6 o'clock?
interogativo in Italy for
long by the time he
finishes his
studies?(¿Habrá estado
viviendo Francis en
Italia mucho tiempo,
para cuando haya
terminado sus
estudios?)
negativo too long by
the time we finish
this project.(No
habremos estado
trabajando
demasiado tiempo,
para cuando hayamos
terminado este
proyecto.)