Present, Past & Future Indefinite Tenses | Study Simple present, Simple past and Simple future

The simple present, simple past, and simple future are three basic verbs tenses in English that are used to express actions or states at different times.

1. Simple Present Tense:
Usage: Describes habitual actions, general truths, or states.
Structure:Affirmative: Subject + base form of the verb (for third person singular, add "s" or "es")
Example: "She walks to school every day."

Negative: Subject + do/does + not + base form of the verb.

Example: "They do not walk to school."

Interrogative: Do/Does + subject + base form of the verb?

Example: "Does she walk to school?"

2. Simple Past Tense:

Usage: Describes actions or states that happened at a specific time in the past.

Structure:

Affirmative: Subject + past form of the verb.

Example: "He visited the museum last week."

Negative: Subject + did + not + base form of the verb.

Example: "They did not visit the museum."

Interrogative: Did + subject + base form of the verb?

Example: "Did he visit the museum?"

3. Simple Future Tense:

Usage: Describes actions or states that will happen at a specific time in the future.

Structure:

Affirmative: Subject + will + base form of the verb.

Example: "She will travel to Japan next month."

Negative: Subject + will + not + base form of the verb.

Example: "They will not travel to Japan."

Interrogative: Will + subject + base form of the verb?

Example: "Will she travel to Japan?"