PRESENT INDEFINITE TENSE
AFFIRMATIVE
RULE = SUBJECT + VERB 1ST FORM + s,es+ OBJECT
SINGULAR NOUN + VERB 1ST
FORM + S,ES
PLURAL NOUN + VERB 1ST FORM
He plays hockey.
I play football.
He teaches English.
NEGATIVE = SUBJECT + DO/DOES + NOT +
VERB 1ST + OBJECT
SINGULAR + DOES NOT + VERB 1ST + OBJECT
PLURAL + DO NOT + VERB 1ST
+ OBJECT
They do not play football.
He does not play football.
INTEROGATIVE = DO/DOES + SUBJECT +
VERB 1ST + OBJECT
Does he play football?
Do they play football ?
PASSIVE RULE = OBJECT + IS/AM/ARE +
VERB 3RD FORM
+ PREPOSITION (BY) + SUBJECT
SINGULAR + IS
I + AM
PLURAL + ARE
Football is played by me.
PAST INDEFINITE TENSE
AFFIRMATIVE RULE = SUBJECT + VERB 2ND
FORM+ OBJECT
SINGULAR + VERB 2ND FORM
PLURAL + VERB 2ND FORM
He played football.
They played football.
He taught English.
NEGATIVE = SUBJECT + DID + NOT + VERB
1ST + OBJECT
SINGULAR /PLURAL+ DID NOT + VERB 1ST + OBJECT
They did not play football.
He did not play football.
INTEROGATIVE = DID + SUBJECT + VERB 1ST
+ OBJECT
Did he play football?
Did they play football ?
PASSIVE RULE = OBJECT + WAS/WERE +
VERB 3RD FORM
+ PREPOSITION (BY) + SUBJECT
SINGULAR + WAS
PLURAL + WERE
Football was played by me.
FUTURE INDEFINITE TENSE
AFFIRMATIVE RULE = SUBJECT
+WILL/SHALL VERB 1ST FORM ++ OBJECT
He will play football.
They will play football.
He will teach English.
NEGATIVE = SUBJECT + WILL/SHALL + NOT
+ VERB 1ST + OBJECT
They will not play football.
He will not play football.
INTEROGATIVE = WILL/SHALL + SUBJECT +
VERB 1ST + OBJECT
Will he play football?
Will
they play football ?
PASSIVE RULE = OBJECT + will/shall +
be+ VERB 3RD FORM
+ PREPOSITION (BY) + SUBJECT
Football will be played by me.