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Tenses Rules Example

Affirmative: 2 form of verb • John sailed to America in 1498.
nd
• We did not do our homework last
Negative: did not + 1 form of verb
st
night.
Simple Past Interrogative: did + subject + 1 form • Did you have a bicycle when you
st
of verb were young?

Negative interrogative: did + subject + • Did you not do much climbing in
not + 1 form of verb Switzerland?
st
• The animals were relaxing in the
Affirmative: was/were + 1 form of shade of the trees.
st
verb + -ing
• She was reading in the class.
• I was not going to spend the day
Negative: was/were + not + 1 form at the beach.
st
of verb + -ing
• His brother was not playing cricket.
Past
Continuous Interrogative: was/were + subject + 1 • Were they waiting for the bus when
st
the accident happened?
form of verb + -ing
• Was he shouting?

• Was the hunter not watching
Negative interrogative: was/were + through his binoculars?
st
subject + not + 1 form of verb + -ing • Was the snake not hiding in the
hole?
• John had gone out when I arrived
Affirmative: had + 3 form of verb
rd
in the office.
• I had not saved my document
Negative: had + not + 3 form of verb
rd
before the computer crashed.
Past Perfect
Interrogative: had + subject + 3 form • Had she cooked some food?
rd
of verb

Negative interrogative: had + subject • Had they not shifted to a new
+ not + 3 form of verb home?
rd

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