Simple Present

Simple Present

Used for: Habits (something that happens

on a regular basis) Facts (the Earth is round)

Simple PresentPositive Form Subject (I,you,we,they)+ Main

verb Example: I eat 3rd person singular Subject (He, she, it) + Main verb

(+s) Example: She eats

Simple PresentNegative Form Subject (I, you, we, they) +

Auxiliary (do) + not + Main verb Example: You do not (don’t) like 3rd person singular Subject (He, she, it) + Auxiliary

(does) + not + Main verb Example: She does not (doesn’t) like

Simple PresentQuestion Form Auxiliary (do) + Subject (I, you,

we, they) + Main verb Example: Do you like apples ? 3rd person Auxiliary (does) + Subject (He,

she, it) + Main verb Example: Does he like apples?

Simple Present3rd person singular With most verbs : Add S With verbs that end in :sh, ch, ss, o, x: Add ES Example: to guess = he guesses To brush = he brushes With verbs that end in : ay,ey,oy,uy: Add S Example: to play = he plays To convey = he conveys Consonant + Y: Drop the Y and add ies Example: to study = he studies to try= he tries

Present Continuous (Present Progressive)

Used for … Actions happening right now ! Temporary actions Example: I am doing my practicum 4

Present Continuous (Present Progressive) Positive Form Subject + to be (am/is/are) +

ing form of the verb Examples: I am reading You/we/they are reading He/she/it is reading

Present Continuous (Present Progressive) Negative Form Subject + to be + not + ing form of

the verb Examples: I am not reading … You/we/they are not reading … He/she/it is not reading … Contraction You/we/they aren’t reading He/she/it isn't reading

Present Continuous (Present Progressive) Question Form To be (am/are/is)+ Subject +

ing form of the verb Examples: Am I trembling ? Are you/we/they trembling ? Is He/she/it trembling ?

How to put the verbs in ING

Verbs ending in E (come): We drop the E and add ING Example: Come = coming Exception !!! Verbs ending with EE Add ING Agree = agreeing

How to put the verbs in ING

Verbs ending in IE We drop the IE and add ying Example: die = dying lie = lying Verbs ending with one vowel and

one consonant: We double the consonant Example : swim = swimming

Simple Past

Used for… Action completed and finished in

the PAST

Simple PastPositive Form Regular verbs : Add D or ED Irregular verbs: Check on your list! Verbs ending in Y : We drop the Y and add IED Example : apply = applied

Simple Past

One syllable verbs ending in consonant-vowel-consonant:

We double the last consonant and add ED

Example: hop = hopped rub = rubbed

Simple PastNegative Form Subject + Auxiliary (past) + not

+ Verb present tense Example He did not (didn’t) like the movie…

Simple PastQuestion Form Auxiliary (past) + Subject +

Verb present tense Example: Did he like the movie ?

Past Continuous (Past Progressive)

Used for … An action that was in progress in

the past when something else happened

Past Continuous (Past Progressive) Example: He was sleeping when his girlfriend

entered in the bedroom Sleeping = red The girlfriend who entered = blue

Past Continuous (Past Progressive)Positive Form Subject + was/were + ing Example: You were studying when she called

Past Continuous (Past Progressive)Negative Form Subject + was/were + not + ing Example: I was not studying when you called

me!

Past Continuous(Past Progressive)Question Form Was/were + Subject + ing Example… Was he eating when you saw him

at the cafeteria?