The Tense of the Verb in Active Voice Indefinite/ Simple Continuous/ Progressive Perfect Perfect Continuous Present She sweeps the floor every day She is sweeping the floor now She has already swept the floor She has been sweeping the floor since morning Past She swept the floor yesterday She was sweeping the floor at 5 oclock yesterday She had swept the floor by 5 oclock yesterday She had been sweeping the floor for two hours when I came Future She will sweep the floor tomorrow She will be sweeping the floor at 5 oclock tomorrow She will have swept the floor by 5 oclock tomorrow She will have been sweeping the floor for two hours when I come
Present Indefinite/ Simple Tense She sweeps the floor every day She sweeps the floor every day Negative sentence: She doesnt sweep the floor every day. General question: Does she sweep the floor every day? Alternative question: Does she sweep or wash the floor every day? Tail question: She sweeps the floor every day, doesnt she? Special question: What does she sweep every day? Who sweeps the floor every day?
Present Continuous/ Progressive Tense She is sweeping the floor now She is sweeping the floor now Negative sentence: She isnt sweeping the floor now. General question: Is she sweeping the floor every day? Alternative question: Is she sweeping or washing the floor now? Tail question: She is sweeping the floor now, isnt she? Special question: What is she sweeping now? Who is sweeping the floor now?
Present Perfect Tense She has already swept the floor She has already swept the floor Negative sentence: She hasnt swept the floor yet. General question: Has she already swept the floor? Alternative question: Has she already swept or washed the floor? Tail question: She has already swept the floor, hasnt she? Special question: What has she already swept? Who has already swept the floor?
Present Perfect Continuous Tense She has been sweeping the floor since morningShe has been sweeping the floor since morning Negative sentence: She hasnt been sweeping the floor since morning. General question: Has she been sweeping the floor since morning? Alternative question: Has she been sweeping or washing the floor since morning? Tail question: She has been sweeping the floor since morning, hasnt she? Special question: What has she been sweeping since morning? Who has been sweeping the floor since morning?
Past Indefinite/ Simple Tense She swept the floor yesterday She swept the floor yesterday Negative sentence: She didnt sweep the floor yesterday. General question: Did she sweep the floor yesterday? Alternative question: Did she sweep or wash the floor yesterday? Tail question: She swept the floor yesterday, didnt she? Special question: What did she sweep yesterday? Who swept the floor yesterday?
Past Continuous/ Progressive Tense She was sweeping the floor at 5 oclock yesterday She was sweeping the floor at 5 oclock yesterday Negative sentence: She wasnt sweeping the floor at 5 oclock yesterday. General question: Was she sweeping the floor at 5 oclock yesterday? Alternative question: Was she sweeping or washing the floor at 5 oclock yesterday? Tail question: She was sweeping the floor at 5 oclock yesterday, wasnt she? Special question: What was she sweeping at 5 oclock yesterday? Who was sweeping the floor at 5 oclock yesterday?
Past Perfect Tense She had swept the floor by 5 oclock yesterday She had swept the floor by 5 oclock yesterday Negative sentence: She hadnt swept the floor by 5 oclock yesterday. General question: Had she swept the floor by 5 oclock yesterday? Alternative question: Had she swept or washed the floor by 5 oclock yesterday? Tail question: She had swept the floor by 5 oclock yesterday, hadnt she? Special question: What had she swept by 5 oclock yesterday? Who had swept the floor by 5 oclock yesterday?
Past Perfect Continuous Tense She had been sweeping the floor for two hours when I came She had been sweeping the floor for two hours when I came Negative sentence: She hadnt been sweeping the floor for two hours when I came. General question: Had she been sweeping the floor for two hours when I came? Alternative question: Had she been sweeping or washing the floor for two hours when I came? Tail question: She had been sweeping the floor for two hours when I came, hadnt she? Special question: What had she been sweeping for two hours when I came? Who had been sweeping the floor for two hours when I came?
Future Indefinite/ Simple Tense She will sweep the floor tomorrowShe will sweep the floor tomorrow Negative sentence: She wont sweep the floor tomorrow. General question: Will she sweep the floor tomorrow? Alternative question: Will she sweep or wash the floor tomorrow? Tail question: She will sweep the floor tomorrow, wont she? Special question: What will she sweep tomorrow? Who will sweep the floor tomorrow?
Future Continuous/Progressive Tense She will be sweeping the floor at 5 oclock tomorrow Negative sentence: She wont be sweeping the floor at 5 oclock tomorrow. General question: Will she be sweeping the floor at 5 oclock tomorrow? Alternative question: Will she be sweeping or washing the floor at 5 oclock tomorrow? Tail question: She will be sweeping the floor at 5 oclock tomorrow, wont she? Special question: What will she be sweeping at 5 oclock tomorrow? Who will be sweeping the floor at 5 oclock tomorrow?
Future Perfect Tense She will have swept the floor by 5 oclock tomorrow She will have swept the floor by 5 oclock tomorrow Negative sentence: She wont have swept the floor by 5 oclock tomorrow. General question: Will she have swept the floor by 5 oclock tomorrow? Alternative question: Will she have swept or washed the floor by 5 oclock tomorrow? Tail question: She will have swept the floor by 5 oclock tomorrow, wont she? Special question: What will she have swept by 5 oclock tomorrow? Who will have swept the floor by 5 oclock tomorrow?
Present Indefinite/ Simple Tense She will have been sweeping the floor for two hours when I comeShe will have been sweeping the floor for two hours when I come Negative sentence: She wont have been sweeping the floor for two hours when I come. General question: Will she have been sweeping the floor for two hours when I come? Alternative question: Will she have been sweeping or washing the floor for two hours when I come? Tail question: She will have been sweeping the floor for two hours when I come, wont she? Special question: What will she have been sweeping for two hours when I come? Who will have been sweeping the floor for two hours when I come?