Xword Grammar: Summary Verb Tenses

XWORD GRAMMAR: SUMMARY VERB TENSES

Verb form: Goes with: Use with: Other names: Examples: do, does I, we, you, they do Questions and negatives She doesn’t eat meat. Vb He, she, it does in the simple present tense Do you like to dance? did All persons Questions and negatives He didn’t come to class. in the simple past tense. Did you have a good time? will All persons future tense She will make a salad tonight. can, could, will, All persons modal auxiliaries (add It might rain. would, shall, should, meaning) She can dance. ought to, must, Could you repeat that? might, may Vns Never goes with an I, we, you, they simple present tense We love chocolate. xword (use do + Vb for ?s and negs) Vs Never goes with an he, she, it simple present tense (3rd She loves chocolate. xword (use does + Vb person singular) for ?s and negs) present forms of “be” I am, present continuous, We are studying. Ving (am, is are) You are present progressive He, She, it is past forms of “be” I, he, she, it was past continuous, past He was sleeping when the phone rang. (was, were) You, we, they were progressive Vp Never goes with an All persons simple past tense He went home. xword (use did + Vb I went home. for ?s and negs) They went home. have, has I, we, you, they have present perfect I have lived here for 5 months. He, she, it has She has lived here for 10 years. Vpp had All persons past perfect The movie had already started when we arrived. present forms of “be” I am, passive voice (present) Our meals are cooked by my mother. (am, is, are) You are He, She, it is past forms of “be” You, we, they were passive voice (past) The party was planned by my sister.

bh XWORD GRAMMAR: SUMMARY VERB TENSES

(was, were) I, he, she, it was