SIMPLE PRESENT
Affirmative
- I contend
- you contend
- she/he/it contends
- we contend
- you contend
- they contend
Negative
- I do not contend
- you do not contend
- she/he/it does not contend
- we do not contend
- you do not contend
- they do not contend
Interrogative
- do I contend ?
- do you contend ?
- does she/he/it contend ?
- do we contend ?
- do you contend ?
- do they contend ?
Negative - Interrogative
- do I not contend ?
- do you not contend ?
- does she/he/it not contend ?
- do we not contend ?
- do you not contend ?
- do they not contend ?
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
Affirmative
- I am contending
- you are contending
- she/he/it is contending
- we are contending
- you are contending
- they are contending
Negative
- I am not contending
- you are not contending
- she/he/it is not contending
- we are not contending
- you are not contending
- they are not contending
Interrogative
- am I contending ?
- are you contending ?
- is she/he/it contending ?
- are we contending ?
- are you contending ?
- are they contending ?
Negative - Interrogative
- am I not contending ?
- are you not contending ?
- is she/he/it not contending ?
- are we not contending ?
- are you not contending ?
- are they not contending ?
SIMPLE PAST
Affirmative
- I contended
- you contended
- she/he/it contended
- we contended
- you contended
- they contended
Negative
- I did not contend
- you did not contend
- she/he/it did not contend
- we did not contend
- you did not contend
- they did not contend
Interrogative
- did I contend ?
- did you contend ?
- did she/he/it contend ?
- did we contend ?
- did you contend ?
- did they contend ?
Negative - Interrogative
- did I not contend ?
- did you not contend ?
- did she/he/it not contend ?
- did we not contend ?
- did you not contend ?
- did they not contend ?
PRESENT PERFECT
Affirmative
- I have contended
- you have contended
- she/he/it has contended
- we have contended
- you have contended
- they have contended
Negative
- I have not contended
- you have not contended
- she/he/it has not contended
- we have not contended
- you have not contended
- they have not contended
Interrogative
- have I contended ?
- have you contended ?
- has she/he/it contended ?
- have we contended ?
- have you contended ?
- have they contended ?
Negative - Interrogative
- have I not contended ?
- have you not contended ?
- has she/he/it not contended ?
- have we not contended ?
- have you not contended ?
- have they not contended ?
PAST CONTINUOUS
Affirmative
- I was contending
- you were contending
- she/he/it was contending
- we were contending
- you were contending
- they were contending
Negative
- I was not contending
- you were not contending
- she/he/it was not contending
- you were not contending
- you were not contending
- they were not contending
Interrogative
- was I contending ?
- were you contending ?
- was she/he/it contending ?
- were we contending ?
- were you contending ?
- were they contending ?
Negative - Interrogative
- was I not contending ?
- were you not contending ?
- was she/he/it not contending ?
- were we not contending ?
- were you not contending ?
- were they not contending ?
PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
Affirmative
- I have been contending
- you have been contending
- she/he/it has been contending
- we have been contending
- you have been contending
- they have been contending
Negative
- I have not been contending
- you have not been contending
- she/he/it has not been contending
- we have not been contending
- you have not been contending
- they have not been contending
Interrogative
- have I been contending ?
- have you been contending ?
- has she/he/it been contending ?
- have we been contending ?
- have you been contending ?
- have they been contending ?
Negative - Interrogative
- have I not been contending ?
- have you not been contending ?
- has she/he/it not been contending ?
- have we not been contending ?
- have you not been contending ?
- have they not been contending ?
PAST PERFECT
Affirmative
- I had contended
- you had contended
- she/he/it had contended
- we had contended
- you had contended
- they had contended
Negative
- I had not contended
- you had not contended
- she/he/it had not contended
- we had not contended
- you had not contended
- they had not contended
Interrogative
- had I contended ?
- had you contended ?
- had she/he/it contended ?
- had we contended ?
- had you contended ?
- had they contended ?
Negative - Interrogative
- had I not contended ?
- had you not contended ?
- had she/he/it not contended ?
- had we not contended ?
- had you not contended ?
- had they not contended ?
PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS
Affirmative
- I had been contending
- you had been contending
- she/he/it had been contending
- we had been contending
- you had been contending
- they had been contending
Negative
- I had not been contending
- you had not been contending
- she/he/it had not been contending
- we had not been contending
- you had not been contending
- they had not been contending
Interrogative
- had I been contending ?
- had you been contending ?
- had she/he/it been contending ?
- had we been contending ?
- had you been contending ?
- had they been contending ?
Negative - Interrogative
- had I not been contending ?
- had you not been contending ?
- had she/he/it not been contending ?
- had we not been contending ?
- had you not been contending ?
- had they not been contending ?