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ENGLISH TENSES
PRESENT OF BE
SIMPLE PRESENT
descriptions.
Routines.
POSITIVE: am/is/are
POSITIVE: add S/ES
PRESENT
CONTINUOUS
Action is done now.
POSITIVE: am/is/are + ing.
PRESENT PERFECT
Talks about experiences.
POSITIVE:
has/have+
past
participle.
Lucas is an excellent student. Lucas studies every day.
My
parents
are
very My parents live in London.
intelligent.
NEGATIVE:
/isn’t/aren’t
am
Lucas is studying English now.
My parents are working in this Lucas has studied English since
2010.
moment.
My parents have gone to
*Add S or ES just to the third *Remember to write the verb be London.
*Use the past participle of the
person.
and add ING to the verb.
verbs.
not NEGATIVE: don’t/doesn’t
NEGATIVE: am not /isn’t/aren’t NEGATIVE: hasn’t/haven’t
Lucas and Tom aren’t very
rich.
I’m not very friendly.
Lucas doesn’t have much Lucas and Tom aren’t watching Lucas hasn’t worked since 2010.
money.
T.V.
My parents haven’t lived in
My parents don’t live here.
Tom isn’t watching T.V
London.
QUESTIONS: am/is/are
* Write the base form of the verb. *Use the negative form of verb
be.
QUESTIONS: do/does
QUESTIONS: am/is/are
QUESTIONS: has/have
Is Lucas an excellent student?
Why are you sad?
Does Lucas study every day?
Where do you live?
Is Lucas studying English now?
Why are you laughing?
* Use do or does.
* Write the base form of the verb.
You can use frequency You can’t use frequency adverbs:
adverbs:
Always, often, never.
Always, often, never, etc.
Use phrases like: now, in this
moment.
Has Lucas studied English since
2010?
Where have you been?
You can use FOR/SINCE to
mention the time.
You can use EVER for questions
and NEVER for negatives.
PAST OF BE
POSITIVE: was/were
Lucas was an excellent student.
My friends were very kind.
SIMPLE PAST
PAST CONTINUOUS
Action started and finished in
Action was done in a specific
the past
time in the past..
POSITIVE:
Regular
and POSITIVE: was/were + ing.
irregular verbs.
Lucas was studying English
Lucas studied yesterday.
when the phone rang.
My parents came to see me last We were listening to the
week.
teacher.
*Add D or ED to the regular *Remember to write the past of
verbs.
be and add ING to the verb.
*Irregular verbs have its own form.
NEGATIVE: wasn’t/weren’t.
NEGATIVE: didn’t
NEGATIVE: wasn’t /weren’t
Lucas and Tom weren´t at home Lucas didn’t have much money. Lucas and Tom weren’t
yesterday.
My parents didn’t come to see watching T.V.
My friend wasn’t very kind.
me last week.
We weren’t listening to the
teacher.
* Write the base form of the verb.
*Use the negative form of verb
be.
QUESTIONS: was/were
QUESTIONS: was/were
QUESTIONS: did
Was Lucas an excellent
student?
Where were you last night?
Did Lucas study every day?
Was Lucas studying English
When did your parents come to when the phone rang?
see you?
What were you doing when
your teacher arrived?
* Use did for each subject.
*Write the base form of the verb.
Remember there are two kinds
of verbs: Regular and Irregular.
You can use phrases like:
Yesterday, last night, last
month, etc.
Remember: there are just two
forms in the past.