Basic Tenses: Regular VerbRegular verbs list 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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