Formula Of Present Indefinite Tense
To learn English Tenses, it is very important to get conceptual studies. To get concepts, the learners must learn English tense formulas because learning formulas give wide gate to understand tenses rather than understanding it by heart. Let us get English Tenses formulas by tenses one by one.
English Tense Formulas of Present Indefinite Tense
Subject + First form of verb + Object (General)
OR
S + 1V + O
Do/Does + S + 1V + O + ? (Interrogative)
S + Do/Does + not + 1V + O (Negative)
Do/Does + S + not + 1V + O + ? (Interro-negative)
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English Tense Formulas Of Past Indefinite Tense
Subject + Second form of verb + Object (General)
OR
S + IIV + O
Did + S + 1V + O + ? (Interrogative)
S + Did + not + 1V + O (Negative)
Did + S + not + 1V + O + ? (Interro-negative)
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Formula Of Future Indefinite Tense
Subject + will/shall + First form of verb + Object (General)
S + will/shall + 1V + O
Will/Shall + S + 1V + O + ? (Interrogative)
S + will/shall + not + 1V + O (Negative)
Will/Shall + S + not + 1V + O + ? (Interro-negative)
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Formula of Present Continuous Tense
Subject + is/are/am + First form of verb with ‘ing’ + Object (General)
OR
S + is/are/am + 1V with ‘ing’ + O
S + is/are/am +not+ 1V with ‘ing’ + O (Negative)
Is/Are/Am + S + 1V with ‘ing’ + O + ? (Interrogative)
Is/Are/Am + S + not + 1V with ‘ing’ + O + ? (Interro-negative)
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Formula of Past Continuous Tense
Subject + was/were + First form of verb with ‘ing’ + Object (General)
OR
S + was/were + 1V with ‘ing’ + O
S + was/were +not+ 1V with ‘ing’ + O (Negative)
Was/Were + S + 1V with ‘ing’ + O + ? (Interrogative)
Was/Were + S + not + 1V with ‘ing’ + O + ? (Interro-negative)
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Formula of Future Continuous Tense
Subject + will/shall + be + First form of verb with ‘ing’ + Object (General)
OR
S + will/shall + be + 1V with ‘ing’ + O
S + will/shall + not + be + 1V with ‘ing’ + O (Negative)
Will/Shall + S + be + 1V with ‘ing’ + O + ? (Interrogative)
Will/Shall + S + not + be + 1V with ‘ing’ + O + ? (Interro-negative)
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Formula of Present Perfect Tense
Subject + has/have + 3rd form of verb + Object (General)
OR
S + has/have + IIIV + O
S + has/have + not + 3V + O (Negative)
Has/Have + S + 3V + O (Interrogative)
Has/Have + S + not + 3V + O (Interro-negative)
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Formula of Past Perfect Tense
Subject + had + 3rd form of verb + Object (General)
OR
S + had + IIIV + O
S + had + not + 3V + O (Negative)
Had + S + 3V + O (Interrogative)
Had + S + not + 3V + O (Interro-negative)
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Formula of Future Perfect Tense
Subject + will/shall + have + 3rd form of verb + Object (General)
OR
S + will/shall + have + 3V + O
S + will/shall + not + have + 3V + O (Negative)
Will/Shall + S + have + 3V + O (Interrogative)
Will/Shall + S + not + have + 3V + O (Interro-negative)
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Formula of Present Perfect Continuous Tense
Subject + has/have + been + 1V with ‘ing’ + Object
OR
S + has/have + been + 1V with ‘ing’ + O
S + has/have + not + have + been + 1V with ‘ing’ + O (Negative)
Had + s + been + 1V with ‘ing’ + O +? (Interrogative)
Has/Have + s + not + been + 1V with ‘ing’ + O +? (Interro-negative)
When Time is Mentioned
S + has/have + been + 1V with ‘ing’ + O + since + ….
S + has/have + been + 1V with ‘ing’ + O + for + ….
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Formula of Past Perfect Continuous Tense
Subject + had + been + 1V with ‘ing’ + Object
OR
S + had + been + 1V with ‘ing’ + O
S + had + not + have + been + 1V with ‘ing’ + O (Negative)
Had + s + been + 1V with ‘ing’ + O +? (Interrogative)
Had + s + not + been + 1V with ‘ing’ + O +? (Interro-negative)
When Time is Mentioned
S + had + been + 1V with ‘ing’ + O + since + ….
S + had + been + 1V with ‘ing’ + O + for + ….
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Formula of Future Perfect Continuous Tense
Subject + Will/shall + have + been + 1V with ‘ing’ + Object
OR
S + Will/shall + have + been + 1V with ‘ing’ + O
S + Will/shall + not + have + been + 1V with ‘ing’ + O (Negative)
Will/Shall + s + have + been + 1V with ‘ing’ + O (Negative)
Will/Shall + s + not + have + been + 1V with ‘ing’ + O +?(Interro-negative)
When Time is Mentioned
S + Will/shall + have + been + 1V with ‘ing’ + O + since + ……
S + Will/shall + have + been + 1V with ‘ing’ + O + for + …..
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What are the types of tenses?
There are four categories in English Tenses: Indefinite, Continuous, Perfect, and Perfect Continuous. Moreover, every category has further three types: Present, Past and Future.
What are the tenses rule for the present tense?
Actually, the present tense refers the completion of a task or an action in a specific time period. There are some other important rules for present tense such as use of 1st form of verb is used in present indefinite tense.
What is meant by V1 V2 V3?
In English Tenses, ‘v’ stands for ‘verb’ whereas v1, v2, and v3 means first form, 2nd form, and 3rd form of verb respectively.
What is v4?
V4 can also be written and termed as 1st form of verb with ‘ing’. For Example;
Go + ing= going
Key Points The Topic Related To:
Tenses
Verb Tenses
Past Tenses
Present Tenses
Reading Past Tense
English Tenses
Simple Present Tense
Simple Past Tense
Future Perfect Tense
Past Perfect Tense Examples