Past continuous tense
* Form: (+);
I, He, She, It + was + V-ing
We, You, They + were + Ving
eg;At 9 o’clock last night, she was listening to music.
(-) ;
I, He, She, It + was + not + V-ing
We, You, They + were + not + V-ing
eg; We wasn’t watching TV at 10 PM.
(?);
Was + I, He, She, It + V-ing
Were + We, You, The + V-ing
eg; -Was she listening to music when it was rain?
-Yes, she was (he was)
* Signal words: last day/ last month/ last week/ last night/yesterday
Past perfect tense
* Form: (+);S + had + VpII
eg;He had gone out when I came into the house
(-); S + hadn’t + VpII
eg;They hadn’t finished their lunch when I saw them
(?); Had + S + VpII ?
eg; Had the film endedwhen you arrived at the cinema?
-Yes, it had./ No, it hadn’t
* Signal words: Until then, by the time, prior to that time, before, after, for, as soon as, by, .
4. Near future tense
To be:
S+be going to+be+adj/noun
Ex: She is going to be an acttress soon.
Verb:
S + be going to + V-infinitive
Ex: We are having a party this weekend
(?) . be going to+ s+adj/noun
ex; When are you going to goon holiday?
* Signal words: Next week/ next month/ next year
3. simple Future tense
* Form: (+) will / shall + verb.
I/ We + will/ shall + verb
He/ she, it, you, they + will + verb.
(-) .
- I/ We + will not/ shall not + verb.
He, she, it, you, they + will not + verb.
? Will/ shall + I/ We + verb?
Will + he, she, it, you, they + verb?
* Signal words: in order to; so as to.
