Explanations and Extra Practice
Here’s a breakdown of all 12 verb tenses in English with examples in affirmative, negative, affirmative question, and negative question forms.
1. Present Simple
Usage: Facts, habits, general truths.
✅ Affirmative: She drinks coffee every morning.
❌ Negative: She does not drink coffee every morning.
❓ Affirmative Question: Does she drink coffee every morning?
❓❌ Negative Question: Doesn’t she drink coffee every morning?
2. Present Continuous
Usage: Actions happening right now, temporary actions.
✅ Affirmative: He is reading a book.
❌ Negative: He is not reading a book.
❓ Affirmative Question: Is he reading a book?
❓❌ Negative Question: Isn’t he reading a book?
3. Present Perfect
Usage: Past actions with present relevance, experiences.
✅ Affirmative: They have visited Paris.
❌ Negative: They have not visited Paris.
❓ Affirmative Question: Have they visited Paris?
❓❌ Negative Question: Haven’t they visited Paris?
4. Present Perfect Continuous
Usage: Actions that started in the past and are still happening or recently stopped.
✅ Affirmative: She has been studying for three hours.
❌ Negative: She has not been studying for three hours.
❓ Affirmative Question: Has she been studying for three hours?
❓❌ Negative Question: Hasn’t she been studying for three hours?
5. Past Simple
Usage: Completed actions in the past.
✅ Affirmative: He bought a new car last week.
❌ Negative: He did not buy a new car last week.
❓ Affirmative Question: Did he buy a new car last week?
❓❌ Negative Question: Didn’t he buy a new car last week?
6. Past Continuous
Usage: Actions in progress at a specific time in the past.
✅ Affirmative: They were watching TV at 8 PM.
❌ Negative: They were not watching TV at 8 PM.
❓ Affirmative Question: Were they watching TV at 8 PM?
❓❌ Negative Question: Weren’t they watching TV at 8 PM?
7. Past Perfect
Usage: Action that happened before another past event.
✅ Affirmative: She had finished her work before dinner.
❌ Negative: She had not finished her work before dinner.
❓ Affirmative Question: Had she finished her work before dinner?
❓❌ Negative Question: Hadn’t she finished her work before dinner?
8. Past Perfect Continuous
Usage: Ongoing action before another past action.
✅ Affirmative: They had been working for hours before the meeting.
❌ Negative: They had not been working for hours before the meeting.
❓ Affirmative Question: Had they been working for hours before the meeting?
❓❌ Negative Question: Hadn’t they been working for hours before the meeting?
9. Future Simple
Usage: Predictions, promises, spontaneous decisions.
✅ Affirmative: I will call you tomorrow.
❌ Negative: I will not call you tomorrow.
❓ Affirmative Question: Will I call you tomorrow?
❓❌ Negative Question: Won’t I call you tomorrow?
10. Future Continuous
Usage: Action in progress at a specific time in the future.
✅ Affirmative: She will be traveling next week.
❌ Negative: She will not be traveling next week.
❓ Affirmative Question: Will she be traveling next week?
❓❌ Negative Question: Won’t she be traveling next week?
11. Future Perfect
Usage: Action completed before a specific future time.
✅ Affirmative: They will have finished the project by Friday.
❌ Negative: They will not have finished the project by Friday.
❓ Affirmative Question: Will they have finished the project by Friday?
❓❌ Negative Question: Won’t they have finished the project by Friday?
12. Future Perfect Continuous
Usage: Ongoing action before a future time.
✅ Affirmative: He will have been working here for five years next month.
❌ Negative: He will not have been working here for five years next month.
❓ Affirmative Question: Will he have been working here for five years next month?
❓❌ Negative Question: Won’t he have been working here for five years next month?
Extra Practice!
Easy Verb Tense Transformation Quiz
1.
She doesn’t like spicy food.
What is the affirmative form?
✅ Answer: She likes spicy food.
2.
They are watching TV.
What is the negative form?
✅ Answer: They are not watching TV.
3.
He went to the gym yesterday.
What is the negative form?
✅ Answer: He did not go to the gym yesterday.
4.
We have not finished our homework.
What is the affirmative form?
✅ Answer: We have finished our homework.
5.
She had visited London before.
What is the negative form?
✅ Answer: She had not visited London before.
6.
Will they arrive on time?
What is the negative question form?
✅ Answer: Won’t they arrive on time?
7.
He is not studying for the test.
What is the affirmative question form?
✅ Answer: Is he studying for the test?
8.
They were playing soccer.
What is the negative form?
✅ Answer: They were not playing soccer.
9.
Had she already eaten before you arrived?
What is the affirmative form?
✅ Answer: She had already eaten before you arrived.
10.
I won’t be working tomorrow.
What is the affirmative form?
✅ Answer: I will be working tomorrow.
11.
He will have finished the project by Monday.
What is the negative form?
✅ Answer: He will not have finished the project by Monday.
12.
Has she been practicing the piano?
What is the negative question form?
✅ Answer: Hasn’t she been practicing the piano?
Intermediate Verb Tense Transformation Quiz
1.
She had never seen a tiger before.
What is the affirmative question form?
✅ Answer: Had she ever seen a tiger before?
2.
They will be traveling next month.
What is the negative question form?
✅ Answer: Won’t they be traveling next month?
3.
The baby wasn’t crying when we arrived.
What is the affirmative form?
✅ Answer: The baby was crying when we arrived.
4.
She has lived in Paris for five years.
What is the negative form?
✅ Answer: She has not lived in Paris for five years.
5.
He had been waiting for two hours.
What is the affirmative question form?
✅ Answer: Had he been waiting for two hours?
6.
They weren’t playing outside when it started to rain.
What is the affirmative question form?
✅ Answer: Were they playing outside when it started to rain?
7.
You don’t have to finish the report today.
What is the affirmative form?
✅ Answer: You have to finish the report today.
8.
We have never eaten sushi before.
What is the affirmative form?
✅ Answer: We have eaten sushi before.
9.
She will not have completed her assignment by Friday.
What is the affirmative question form?
✅ Answer: Will she have completed her assignment by Friday?
10.
He was sleeping when the phone rang.
What is the negative form?
✅ Answer: He was not sleeping when the phone rang.
11.
Did she send the email this morning?
What is the affirmative form?
✅ Answer: She sent the email this morning.
12.
They hadn’t met before the conference.
What is the negative question form?
✅ Answer: Hadn’t they met before the conference?
Super Difficult Verb Tense Transformation Quiz
1.
By the time we arrived at the airport, they had already checked in their luggage and were waiting at the gate.
What is the negative form?
✅ Answer: By the time we arrived at the airport, they had not checked in their luggage and were not waiting at the gate.
2.
She will have been working at the company for ten years by the end of next month.
What is the negative question form?
✅ Answer: Won’t she have been working at the company for ten years by the end of next month?
3.
He wasn’t paying attention when the teacher explained the most important part of the lesson.
What is the affirmative form?
✅ Answer: He was paying attention when the teacher explained the most important part of the lesson.
4.
I had never seen such a beautiful sunset before that trip to Hawaii.
What is the affirmative question form?
✅ Answer: Had I ever seen such a beautiful sunset before that trip to Hawaii?
5.
The researchers had been conducting experiments for several months before they discovered the breakthrough.
What is the negative form?
✅ Answer: The researchers had not been conducting experiments for several months before they discovered the breakthrough.
6.
The company was expecting to launch the new product in March, but unexpected delays pushed the release date back.
What is the affirmative question form?
✅ Answer: Was the company expecting to launch the new product in March, but did unexpected delays push the release date back?
7.
If we don’t leave soon, we will miss the last train and have to take a taxi home.
What is the affirmative form?
✅ Answer: If we leave soon, we will catch the last train and won’t have to take a taxi home.
8.
She wouldn’t have passed the exam if she hadn’t studied so hard in the last few weeks.
What is the affirmative form?
✅ Answer: She would have passed the exam if she had studied so hard in the last few weeks.
9.
The students had been writing their essays for hours when the fire alarm suddenly went off.
What is the negative question form?
✅ Answer: Hadn’t the students been writing their essays for hours when the fire alarm suddenly went off?
10.
By next summer, we will have saved enough money to go on a long vacation.
What is the negative form?
✅ Answer: By next summer, we will not have saved enough money to go on a long vacation.
11.
She didn’t realize how difficult the exam was going to be until she started answering the first question.
What is the affirmative form?
✅ Answer: She realized how difficult the exam was going to be as soon as she started answering the first question.
12.
Had they been practicing regularly, they would have performed much better in the competition.
What is the affirmative question form?
✅ Answer: Had they been practicing regularly, would they have performed much better in the competition?