TENSES IN ENGLISH

SIMPLE PAST SIMPLE PRESENT SIMPLE FUTURE

(+) Tom ate snacks yesterday. (+) Tom eats snacks every day. (+) Tom will eat snacks tomorrow.

(-) He didn’t eat them yesterday. (-) He doesn’t eat them. (-) He won’t eat them.

(?) Did he eat them yesterday? (?) Does he eat them? (?) Will he eat them?

PAST PROGRESSIVE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE FUTURE PROGRESSIVE

(+) Tom was eating snacks when I arrived. (+) Tom is eating snacks right now. (+)Tom will be eating snacks in two hours.

(-) He wasn’t eating them. (-) He isn’t eating them. (-) He won’t be eating them.

(?) Was he eating them? (?) Is he eating them? (?) Will he be eating them?

PAST PERFECT PRESENT PERFECT FUTURE PERFECT

(+) Tom had eaten snacks when I saw him. (+) Tom has eaten snacks lately. (+) Tom will have eaten snacks by 2020.

(-) He hadn’t eaten them. (-) He hasn’t eaten them. (-) He won’t have eaten them.

(?) Had he eaten them? (?) Has he eaten them? (?) Will he have eaten them?