SIMPLE PRESENT

Affirmative

• I explain
• you explain
• she/he/it explains
• we explain
• you explain
• they explain

Negative

• I do not explain
• you do not explain
• she/he/it does not explain
• we do not explain
• you do not explain
• they do not explain

Interrogative

• do I explain ?
• do you explain ?
• does she/he/it explain ?
• do we explain ?
• do you explain ?
• do they explain ?

Negative - Interrogative

• do I not explain ?
• do you not explain ?
• does she/he/it not explain ?
• do we not explain ?
• do you not explain ?
• do they not explain ?

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Affirmative

• I am explaining
• you are explaining
• she/he/it is explaining
• we are explaining
• you are explaining
• they are explaining

Negative

• I am not explaining
• you are not explaining
• she/he/it is not explaining
• we are not explaining
• you are not explaining
• they are not explaining

Interrogative

• am I explaining ?
• are you explaining ?
• is she/he/it explaining ?
• are we explaining ?
• are you explaining ?
• are they explaining ?

Negative - Interrogative

• am I not explaining ?
• are you not explaining ?
• is she/he/it not explaining ?
• are we not explaining ?
• are you not explaining ?
• are they not explaining ?

SIMPLE PAST

Affirmative

• I explained
• you explained
• she/he/it explained
• we explained
• you explained
• they explained

Negative

• I did not explain
• you did not explain
• she/he/it did not explain
• we did not explain
• you did not explain
• they did not explain

Interrogative

• did I explain ?
• did you explain ?
• did she/he/it explain ?
• did we explain ?
• did you explain ?
• did they explain ?

Negative - Interrogative

• did I not explain ?
• did you not explain ?
• did she/he/it not explain ?
• did we not explain ?
• did you not explain ?
• did they not explain ?

PRESENT PERFECT

Affirmative

• I have explained
• you have explained
• she/he/it has explained
• we have explained
• you have explained
• they have explained

Negative

• I have not explained
• you have not explained
• she/he/it has not explained
• we have not explained
• you have not explained
• they have not explained

Interrogative

• have I explained ?
• have you explained ?
• has she/he/it explained ?
• have we explained ?
• have you explained ?
• have they explained ?

Negative - Interrogative

• have I not explained ?
• have you not explained ?
• has she/he/it not explained ?
• have we not explained ?
• have you not explained ?
• have they not explained ?

PAST CONTINUOUS

Affirmative

• I was explaining
• you were explaining
• she/he/it was explaining
• we were explaining
• you were explaining
• they were explaining

Negative

• I was not explaining
• you were not explaining
• she/he/it was not explaining
• you were not explaining
• you were not explaining
• they were not explaining

Interrogative

• was I explaining ?
• were you explaining ?
• was she/he/it explaining ?
• were we explaining ?
• were you explaining ?
• were they explaining ?

Negative - Interrogative

• was I not explaining ?
• were you not explaining ?
• was she/he/it not explaining ?
• were we not explaining ?
• were you not explaining ?
• were they not explaining ?

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

Affirmative

• I have been explaining
• you have been explaining
• she/he/it has been explaining
• we have been explaining
• you have been explaining
• they have been explaining

Negative

• I have not been explaining
• you have not been explaining
• she/he/it has not been explaining
• we have not been explaining
• you have not been explaining
• they have not been explaining

Interrogative

• have I been explaining ?
• have you been explaining ?
• has she/he/it been explaining ?
• have we been explaining ?
• have you been explaining ?
• have they been explaining ?

Negative - Interrogative

• have I not been explaining ?
• have you not been explaining ?
• has she/he/it not been explaining ?
• have we not been explaining ?
• have you not been explaining ?
• have they not been explaining ?

PAST PERFECT

Affirmative

• I had explained
• you had explained
• she/he/it had explained
• we had explained
• you had explained
• they had explained

Negative

• I had not explained
• you had not explained
• she/he/it had not explained
• we had not explained
• you had not explained
• they had not explained

Interrogative

• had I explained ?
• had you explained ?
• had she/he/it explained ?
• had we explained ?
• had you explained ?
• had they explained ?

Negative - Interrogative

• had I not explained ?
• had you not explained ?
• had she/he/it not explained ?
• had we not explained ?
• had you not explained ?
• had they not explained ?

PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS

Affirmative

• I had been explaining
• you had been explaining
• she/he/it had been explaining
• we had been explaining
• you had been explaining
• they had been explaining

Negative

• I had not been explaining
• you had not been explaining
• she/he/it had not been explaining
• we had not been explaining
• you had not been explaining
• they had not been explaining

Interrogative

• had I been explaining ?
• had you been explaining ?
• had she/he/it been explaining ?
• had we been explaining ?
• had you been explaining ?
• had they been explaining ?

Negative - Interrogative

• had I not been explaining ?
• had you not been explaining ?
• had she/he/it not been explaining ?
• had we not been explaining ?
• had you not been explaining ?
• had they not been explaining ?