Tenses – Growth Your Study

Tense	Affirmative Rule	Negative Rule	Example (Affirmative)	Example (Negative)
Present Indefinite (Simple Present)	Subject + base verb (+s/es for he/she/it)	Subject + do/does not + base verb	He plays football.	He does not (doesn’t) play football.
Present Continuous	Subject + am/is/are + verb + -ing	Subject + am/is/are + not + verb + -ing	They are playing football.	They are not (aren’t) playing football.
Present Perfect	Subject + has/have + past participle (V3)	Subject + has/have + not + past participle (V3)	She has eaten lunch.	She has not (hasn’t) eaten lunch.
Present Perfect Continuous	Subject + has/have + been + verb + -ing	Subject + has/have + not + been + verb + -ing	I have been working here for years.	I have not (haven’t) been working here for years.

Tense	Affirmative Rule	Negative Rule	Example (Affirmative)	Example (Negative)
Past Indefinite (Simple Past)	Subject + past form of verb (V2)	Subject + did not + base verb	She visited her friend.	She did not (didn’t) visit her friend.
Past Continuous	Subject + was/were + verb + -ing	Subject + was/were + not + verb + -ing	We were watching a movie.	We were not (weren’t) watching a movie.
Past Perfect	Subject + had + past participle (V3)	Subject + had + not + past participle (V3)	He had eaten dinner before they arrived.	He had not (hadn’t) eaten dinner before they arrived.
Past Perfect Continuous	Subject + had been + verb + -ing	Subject + had + not + been + verb + -ing	They had been living there for 5 years.	They had not (hadn’t) been living there for 5 years.

Tense	Affirmative Rule	Negative Rule	Example (Affirmative)	Example (Negative)
Future Indefinite (Simple Future)	Subject + will/shall + base verb	Subject + will/shall + not + base verb	I will call you tomorrow.	I will not (won’t) call you tomorrow.
Future Continuous	Subject + will + be + verb + -ing	Subject + will + not + be + verb + -ing	She will be studying at 5 PM.	She will not (won’t) be studying at 5 PM.
Future Perfect	Subject + will + have + past participle (V3)	Subject + will + not + have + past participle (V3)	They will have finished by 6 PM.	They will not (won’t) have finished by 6 PM.
Future Perfect Continuous	Subject + will + have been + verb + -ing	Subject + will + not + have been + verb + -ing	I will have been working here for 5 years.	I will not have been working here for 5 years.