A1/A2 | Tense: Present Simple | Use: routines, actions repeated regularly | |||
Subject | Auxiliary | Not | Main Verb | Complements | |
Positive | The man | cleans | his car everyday. | ||
Negative | The man | does | not | clean | his car everyday. |
Negative contracted form | The man doesn’t clean his car everyday. | ||||
Auxiliary | Subject | Main Verb | Complements | ||
Question | Does | the man | clean | his car everyday? | |
A1/A2 | Tense: Past Simple | Use: actions completed in the past | |||
Subject | Auxiliary | Not | Main Verb | Complements | |
Positive | The man | cleaned | his car on Monday. | ||
Negative | The man | did | not | clean | his car on Monday. |
Negative contracted form | The man didn’t clean his car on Monday. | ||||
Auxiliary | Subject | Not | Main Verb | Complements | |
Question | Did | the man | clean | his car on Monday? | |
A1/A2 | Tense: Present Continuous | Use: actions done at the moment of speaking | |||
Subject | Auxiliary | Not | Main Verb | Complements | |
Positive | The man | is | cleaning | his car now. | |
Negative | The man | is | not | cleaning | his car now. |
Negative contracted form | The man isn’t cleaning his car now. The man’s not cleaning his car now. | ||||
Auxiliary | Subject | Not | Main Verb | Complements | |
Question | Is | the man | cleaning | his car now? | |
A2 | Tense: Will future | Use: making predictions | |||
Subject | Auxiliary | Not | Main Verb | Complements | |
Positive | The concert | will | be | fun. | |
Negative | The concert | will | not | be | fun. |
Negative contracted form | The concert won’t be fun. | ||||
Auxiliary | Subject | Not | Main Verb | Complements | |
Question | Will | the concert | be | fun? | |
| A2 | Tense: Present Perfect | Use: talking about past experiences | |||
Subject | Auxiliary | Not | Main Verb | Complements | |
Positive | The student | has | worked | very hard. | |
Negative | The student | has | not | worked | very hard. |
Negative contracted form | The student hasn’t worked very hard. | ||||
Auxiliary | Subject | Not | Main Verb | Complements | |
Question | Has | the student | worked | very hard? | |
A2 | Tense: going to future | Use: plans and intentions in the future | |||
Subject | Auxiliary | Not | Main Verb | Complements | |
Positive | The man | is | going to clean | his car. | |
Negative | The man | is | not | going to clean | his car. |
Negative contracted form | The man isn’t going to clean his car. The man’s not going to clean his car. | ||||
Auxiliary | Subject | Not | Main Verb | Complements | |
Question | Is | the man | going to clean | his car? | |
