| Fundamental English - VERBS | I, you, we, they, she, he, it | ||||||
| Simple present - | used for general statements and question | ||||||
| to be | short form | question | negative | -ve short form | |||
| I | am | I'm | Am I ? | No, I am not | |||
| you, we, they | are | you're | Are you ? | No, you are not | No, you aren't | ||
| she, he, it | is | he's | Is he ? | No, he is not | No, he isn't | ||
| other verbs | |||||||
| I, you, we, they | walk | Do I walk ? | No, I do not walk | I don't | |||
| she, he, it | walks | Does he walk ? | No, he does not walk | he doesn't | |||
| past - to be | |||||||
| I, she, he, it | was | was not | wasn't | ||||
| you, we, they | were | weren't | |||||
| past - other verbs | |||||||
| I, you, we, they | verb +ed | ||||||
| she, he, it | verb +ed | ||||||
| but many are irregular e.g. go -> went | |||||||
| Future all verbs | |||||||
| I, you, we, they | (to be) +going + (verb infintive) | ||||||
| she, he, it | |||||||
| Future certain | |||||||
| I, you, we, they | will + (verb infintive - to) | ||||||
| she, he, it | |||||||
| present continuous | |||||||
| person | (to be) | verb+ing | |||||
| past continuous | |||||||
| person | was / were | verb+ing | |||||
| future continuous (can use present con also) | |||||||
| person | (to be) | going to be | verb+ing | ||||
| (some verbs like know, like, love etc can't have a continuous ) | |||||||
| to have | |||||||
| I, you, we, they | have | haven't | |||||
| she, he, it | has | hasn't | |||||
| past | had | hadn't | |||||
| to do | |||||||
| I, you, we, they | do | don't | |||||
| she, he, it | does | doesn't | |||||
| past | did | didn't | |||||
| to make | to go | ||||||
| I, you, we, they | make | I, you, we, they | go | ||||
| she, he, it | makes | she, he, it | goes | ||||
| past | made | past | went | ||||
| Present perfect - | connect past to today (in my life) | ||||||
| e.g. I have been to France | |||||||
| eg2 I have studied French | |||||||
| person | have/has | past participle | |||||
| Present perfect continuous - | connect past to today, future | ||||||
| eg1 You have been studying French for 4 years | |||||||
| person | have/has | been | verb +ing | ||||