Rules of thumb on using the correct tense forms and auxiliary verbs [closed]

Solution 1:

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Resources

1. Tenses Table (PDF File, 103KiB): A table that contains

• Tense (past/present continuous/perfect/simple...)
• Signal words (for, since, often, while...)
• Example Use
• Form
• Examples (Affirmative, negative, and interrogative )

2. English Grammar For Dummies - Cheat Sheet: A quick overview on common grammatical rules

• Parts of Speech in English Grammar
• English Grammar Basics: Parts of a Sentence
• Pronoun Tips for Proper English Grammar
• English Grammar Tips for Subject-Verb Agreement
• Placing Proper Punctuation
• Verb Tense Tips in English Grammar

3. Another table that shows tenses, example forms (Affirmative/Negative/Question), use, and signal words.
4. Verb Tense Chart: Visual representation showing each form relation with time (past>now>future) (PDF, 307KiB)

Images, Charts, Diagrams...

• Tenses grammar diagram
• Verbs tenses circles of time

Bonus Stuff

• Sequence of Tenses: explains and describes the sequence of verb tenses in English. has many other useful pages on the left menu. Link to web archive of site
• Cheatsheet - English phrasal verbs
• Cheatsheet irregular verbs in english