Word Order and tenses in English

1. Word Order
&
Verb Tenses
IES El Señor de Bembibre
© English Dpt.

2. Word Order
Affirmative: S + V + C ( D I M P T)
Negative: S + aux + not + V + C
Interrogative: (Wh..) + aux + S + V + C ?

3. VERB TENSES
SIMPLE
PRESENT
PAST
FUTURE
V (+ s/es)
Do/does
V + ed / 2nd irreg.
Did
Will + V
CONTINUOUS
Am
Are +
is
Was
were
Will be
V + ing
V + ing
V + ing
PERFECT
Have
has
had
V
+ ed /
3rd irreg.
V
+ ed /
3rd irreg.
Will have
+V
+ ed/3rd irreg.

4. VERB TENSES
SIMPLE
PRESENT
► Always,
V (+ s/es)
do / does
usually, often, sometimes, seldom …

5. VERB TENSES
SIMPLE
PAST
► Yesterday,
V + ed / 2nd irreg.
did
last night/week/month/year, 1492 …

6. VERB TENSES
SIMPLE
FUTURE
► Tomorrow,
will + V
next week/month/year, 2092 …

7. VERB TENSES
CONTINUOUS
PRESENT
am
are
is
+ V + ing
Now, at the moment…when speaking
this afternoon, …fixed near future plans

8. VERB TENSES
CONTINUOUS
PAST
was
were
+ V + ing
at a time in the past

9. VERB TENSES
PERFECT
PAST
had + V + ed/3rd irreg.
► before any simple past action

10. VERB TENSES
PERFECT
PRESENT
have
has
+V + ed/3rd
irreg.
just, already, yet, for, since … past in the present

11. VERB TENSES
CONTINUOUS
FUTURE
will be +
V+ing
► at a specific time in the future

12. VERB TENSES
PERFECT
FUTURE
will have
+ V + ed
► finished when in the future