Essential English Grammar Verb Conjugation Chart

Present Simple

• Positive: Subject + verb (infinitive) + predicate (e.g., I talk today)
• Negative: Subject + do/does not + verb (e.g., I do not talk)
• Question: Do/Does + subject + verb? (e.g., Do you talk?)

Past Simple

• Positive: Subject + verb (past regular/irregular) + predicate (e.g., I talked yesterday)
• Negative: Subject + did not + verb (e.g., I did not talk)
• Question: Did + subject + verb? (e.g., Did you talk?)

Future Simple

• Positive: Subject + will + verb + predicate (e.g., I will go today). Note: Shall is used for I and we.
• Negative: Subject + will not + verb (e.g., I will not go today)
• Question: Will + subject + verb? (e.g., Will you talk?)

Verb to Be

Conjugation: I, you, we, they use are; he, she, it use is.

• Positive: Subject + verb to be + predicate (e.g., I am Monica)
• Negative: Subject + verb to be + not + predicate (e.g., I am not Monica)
• Question: Verb to be + subject + predicate? (e.g., Are you talking?)

Verb to Have

Conjugation: I, you, we, they use have; he, she, it use has.

• Positive: Subject + have/has + predicate (e.g., I have a TV)
• Negative: Subject + have/has not + verb (e.g., I haven't a TV)
• Question: Have/has + subject + verb? (e.g., Do you have a TV?)

Past Tense

• Positive: Subject + had + predicate (e.g., I had a car)

Future Tense

• Question: Will + subject + verb? (e.g., Will I go?)

Verb to Do

Conjugation: I, you, they, we use do; he, she, it use does.

• Example: I do want this car
• Past: Subject + did + verb (e.g., I did talk)
• Future: Will + subject + do (e.g., Will you do your homework?)

Present Continuous

• Positive: Subject + verb to be + verb-ing + predicate (e.g., I'm talking today)
• Negative: Subject + verb to be + not + verb-ing + predicate (e.g., I am not talking today)
• Question: Verb to be + subject + verb-ing? (e.g., Am I talking?)

Past Continuous

• Positive: Subject + was/were + verb-ing + predicate (e.g., I was talking today)
• Negative: Subject + was/were + not + verb-ing + predicate (e.g., I was not talking today)
• Question: Was/were + subject + verb-ing? (e.g., Was I talking?)

Past Perfect

• Positive: Subject + had + past participle + predicate (e.g., I had talked)
• Negative: Subject + had not + past participle (e.g., I had not talked)
• Question: Had + subject + past participle? (e.g., Had I talked?)

Present Perfect

• Positive: Subject + have/has + past participle + predicate (e.g., I have talked)
• Negative: Subject + have/has not + past participle (e.g., I have not talked)
• Question: Have/has + subject + past participle? (e.g., Have I talked?)