English Tenses

Contents

Present

Past

Future

Present Simple
She plants roses in spring.
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She does not plant roses in spring.
Does she plant roses in spring?
Yes, she does.
No, she does not.

Present Progressive
She is planting roses now.
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She is not planting roses now.
Is she planting roses now?
Yes, she is.
No, she is not.

Present Perfect
She has just planted roses .
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She has not planted roses.
Has she planted roses?
Yes, she has.
No, she has not.

Present Perfect Progressive
She has been planting roses since 2 o’clock .
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She has not been planting roses since 2 o’clock.
Has she been planting roses
since 2 o’clock?
Yes, she has.
No, she has not.

Past Simple
She planted roses yesterday.
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She did not plant roses in yesterday.
Did she plant roses yesterday?
Yes, she did.
No, she did not.

Past Progressive
She was planting roses when he came .
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She was not planting roses when he came.
Was she planting roses when he came?
Yes, she was.
No, she was not.

Past Perfect
She had planted roses before he came .
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She had not planted roses before he came.
Had she planted roses before he came?
Yes, she had.
No, she had not.

Past Perfect Progressive
She had been planting roses for 2 hours when he came .
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She had not been planting roses for 2 hours when he came.
Had she been planting roses
for 2 hours when he came?
Yes, she had.
No, she had not.

Future Simple
She will plant roses tomorrow.
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She will not plant roses tomorrow.
Will she plant roses tomorrow?
Yes, she will.
No, she will not.

Future Progressive
She will be planting roses when he comes.
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She will not be planting roses when he comes.
Will she be planting roses when he comes?
Yes, she will.
No, she will not.

Future Perfect
She will have planted roses before he comes .
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She will have not planted roses before he comes.
Will she have planted roses before he comes?
Yes, she will.
No, she will not.

Future Perfect Progressive
She will have been planting roses for 2 hours before he comes .
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She will have not been planting roses for 2 hours before he comes.
Will she have been planting roses
for 2 hours before he comes?
Yes, she will.
No, she will not.

Present Simple

Present Progressive

They are not normally used in Present Progressive and in Present Perfect Progressive

Present Perfect

Present Perfect Progressive

Past Simple

Past Progressive

Past Perfect

Past Perfect Progressive

Future Simple

Future Progressive

Future Perfect

Future Perfect Progressive