Here’s a detailed guide to the uses of the tenses along with their structures:
1. Simple Present
Uses:
To express habits or routines: "She walks to school every day."
To state general truths or facts: "The sun rises in the east."
To describe scheduled events: "The train leaves at 7 PM."
To give instructions or directions: "Add two cups of sugar."
Structure:
Positive: Subject + base verb (add s/es for third-person singular)
He works hard.
Negative: Subject + do/does not + base verb
She does not like coffee.
Question: Do/Does + subject + base verb?
Does he play football?
2. Simple Past
Uses:
To talk about completed actions in the past: "I visited Paris last year."
To describe past habits or routines: "He always walked to work before he got a car."
To tell stories or narrate events: "She opened the door and screamed."
Structure:
Positive: Subject + past tense verb
They went to the park.
Negative: Subject + did not + base verb
I did not see him yesterday.
Question: Did + subject + base verb?
Did you finish your homework?
3. Present Perfect
Uses:
To describe actions that happened at an unspecified time in the past: "I have already eaten."
To express actions continuing up to the present: "She has lived here for five years."
To talk about recent events: "He has just finished his work."
Structure:
Positive: Subject + have/has + past participle
We have watched this movie before.
Negative: Subject + have/has not + past participle
She has not read the book yet.
Question: Have/Has + subject + past participle?
Have they completed the project?
4. Past Perfect
Uses:
To indicate an action that was completed before another action in the past: "I had finished my homework before he arrived."
To talk about a condition in the past: "If I had known, I would have called you."
To show the sequence of events in the past: "She had left when we reached the station."
Structure:
Positive: Subject + had + past participle
They had eaten before we came.
Negative: Subject + had not + past participle
He had not visited the museum before.
Question: Had + subject + past participle?
Had she seen that movie before?
This format combines explanations, examples, and grammatical structures to make learning easier! If you need further clarification, let me know!
1. Simple Present
Uses:
To express habits or routines: "She walks to school every day."
To state general truths or facts: "The sun rises in the east."
To describe scheduled events: "The train leaves at 7 PM."
To give instructions or directions: "Add two cups of sugar."
Structure:
Positive: Subject + base verb (add s/es for third-person singular)
He works hard.
Negative: Subject + do/does not + base verb
She does not like coffee.
Question: Do/Does + subject + base verb?
Does he play football?
2. Simple Past
Uses:
To talk about completed actions in the past: "I visited Paris last year."
To describe past habits or routines: "He always walked to work before he got a car."
To tell stories or narrate events: "She opened the door and screamed."
Structure:
Positive: Subject + past tense verb
They went to the park.
Negative: Subject + did not + base verb
I did not see him yesterday.
Question: Did + subject + base verb?
Did you finish your homework?
3. Present Perfect
Uses:
To describe actions that happened at an unspecified time in the past: "I have already eaten."
To express actions continuing up to the present: "She has lived here for five years."
To talk about recent events: "He has just finished his work."
Structure:
Positive: Subject + have/has + past participle
We have watched this movie before.
Negative: Subject + have/has not + past participle
She has not read the book yet.
Question: Have/Has + subject + past participle?
Have they completed the project?
4. Past Perfect
Uses:
To indicate an action that was completed before another action in the past: "I had finished my homework before he arrived."
To talk about a condition in the past: "If I had known, I would have called you."
To show the sequence of events in the past: "She had left when we reached the station."
Structure:
Positive: Subject + had + past participle
They had eaten before we came.
Negative: Subject + had not + past participle
He had not visited the museum before.
Question: Had + subject + past participle?
Had she seen that movie before?
This format combines explanations, examples, and grammatical structures to make learning easier! If you need further clarification, let me know!