Basic Tenses: Regular Verb
This page shows the basic tenses with the regular verb work. It includes the affirmative or positive form (+), the negative form (-) and the interrogative or question form (?).
The basic structure is:
positive: |
+ |
|
subject + auxiliary verb + main verb |
negative: |
- |
|
subject + auxiliary verb + not + main verb |
question: |
? |
|
auxiliary verb + subject + main verb |
These are the forms of the main verb that we use to construct the tenses:
base verb |
past |
past participle |
present participle -ing |
work |
worked |
worked |
working |
|
past |
present |
future |
SIMPLE
do + base verb
(except future:
will + base verb) |
+ |
I did work
I worked |
I do work
I work |
I will work |
- |
I did not work |
I do not work |
I will not work |
? |
Did I work? |
Do I work? |
Will I work? |
SIMPLE PERFECT
have + past participle |
+ |
I had worked |
I have worked |
I will have worked |
- |
I had not worked |
I have not worked |
I will not have worked |
? |
Had I worked? |
Have I worked? |
Will I have worked? |
CONTINUOUS
be + ing |
+ |
I was working |
I am working |
I will be working |
- |
I was not working |
I am not working |
I will not be working |
? |
Was I working? |
Am I working? |
Will I be working? |
CONTINUOUS PERFECT
have been + ing |
+ |
I had been working |
I have been working |
I will have been working |
- |
I had not been working |
I have not been working |
I will not have been working |
? |
Had I been working? |
Have I been working? |
Will I have been working? |
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