Primarily, Basic English Tense is divided into 3 categories.
- PRESENT TENSE
- PAST TENSE
- FUTURE TIME
Again all the above 03 categories are divided into 04 categories each.
- PRESENT TENSE
- Present Simple
- Present Progressive
- Present Perfect
- Present Perfect Progressive
- PAST TENSE
- Past Simple
- Past Progressive
- Past Perfect
- Past Perfect Progressive
- FUTURE TIME
- Future Simple
- Future Progressive
- Future Perfect
- Future Perfect Progressive
Further, all 04 forms viz. Simple, Progressive, Perfect, and Perfect Progressive is divided into 04 categories each viz (1. Affirmative, 2. Negative, 3. Interrogative, 4. Interrogative and Negative) sentences.
For a better understanding see below.
- FUTURE TIME is divided into
- Future Progressive
- Affirmative Sentence
- Negative Sentence
- Interrogative Sentence
- Interrogative and Negative Sentence
- Future Progressive
| PERSON | SINGULAR | PLURAL |
| 1st Person | I | WE |
| 2nd Person | YOU | YOU |
| 3rd Person | He, She, It | They |
- FUTURE TIME is divided into
- Future Progressive
- Affirmative Sentence = Sub + will/shall + be + V1-ing + Obj. + Others.
- Negative Sentence = Sub + will/shall + not + be + V1-ing + Obj. + Others.
- Interrogative Sentence = Will/Shall + Sub + be + V1-ing + Obj. + Others?
- Negative and Interrogative Sentence = Will/Shall + Sub + not + be + V1-ing + Obj. + Others?
- Future Progressive
- FUTURE TIME is divided into
- Future Progressive
- Affirmative Sentence = Sub + will/shall + be + V1-ing + Obj. + Others.
- I shall be writing.
- We shall be writing.
- You will be writing.
- You will be writing.
- He will be writing.
- She will be writing.
- It will be writing.
- Advaith will be writing.
- They will be writing.
- Negative Sentence = Sub + will/shall + not + be + V1-ing + Obj. + Others.
- I will not be writing.
- We shall not be writing.
- You will not be writing.
- You will not be writing.
- He will not be writing.
- She will not be writing.
- It will not be writing.
- Advaith will not be writing.
- They will not be writing.
- Interrogative Sentence = Will/Shall + Sub + be + V1-ing + Obj. + Others?
- Shall I be writing?
- Shall We be writing?
- Will you be writing?
- Will you be writing?
- Will he be writing?
- Will she be writing?
- Will it be writing?
- Will Advaith be writing?
- Will they be writing?
- Negative and Interrogative Sentence = Will/Shall + Sub + not + be + V1-ing + Obj. + Others?
- Shall I not be writing?
- Shall we not be writing?
- Will you not be writing?
- Will you not be writing?
- Will he not be writing?
- Will she not be writing?
- Will it not be writing?
- Will Advaith not be writing?
- Will they not be writing?
- Affirmative Sentence = Sub + will/shall + be + V1-ing + Obj. + Others.
- Future Progressive
We will study in detail all the above categories in step-12 to step-23.
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