Affirmative Interrogative and Negative
The affirmative= asserting that something is true or valid.
The negative= a reply denying something.
The interrogative= asking a question.
Verb Tense |
Affirmative |
Interrogative |
Negative |
Present
Simple |
I see a bird. He sees a bird. |
Do I see a bird? Does I see a bird? |
I don’t see a bird I does not see a bird. |
Present
continuous |
I am seeing a bird |
Am I seeing a bird? |
I am not seeing a bird |
Present
perfect |
I have seen a bird. |
Have I seen a bird? |
I have not seen a bird. |
Present
perfect continuous |
I have been seeing a bird. |
Have I been seeing a bird? |
I have not been seeing a bird. |
Past simple |
I saw a bird. |
Did Isaw a bird? |
I did not saw a bird. |
Past continuous |
I was seeing a bird |
was I seeing a bird? |
I was not seeing a bird |
Past perfect |
I had seen a bird. |
had I seen a bird? |
I had not seen a bird. |
Past perfect
continuous |
I had been seeing a bird. |
Had I been seeing a bird? |
I had not been seeing a bird. |
Future simpleI |
I shall see a bird. |
Shall I see a bird? |
I shall not see a bird. |
Future
continuous |
I shall be seeing a bird |
Shall I be seeing a bird? |
I shall not be seeing a bird. |
Future perfect |
He will have finished. |
Will he have finished.? |
He will not(won’t) have finished. |
Future perfect
continuous |
He will have been finishing. |
will he have been finishing. |
He will not (won’t)have been finishing. |
Conditional |
It would work |
would It work |
It would not work |
Conditional
continuous |
They would be running. |
Would they be running? |
They would not be running. |
Conditional
perfect |
She would have been happy. |
Would she have been happy? |
She would not have been happy. |