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VERB TENSE
- Present
simple
- We need to use present simple
a lot in english,so it's really
important to undertand this
were
- Affirmative: I am
- Negative:I am not
- Interrogative: am I?
- Interrogative: am I?
- Negative:I am not
- Affirmative: I am
- We need to use present simple
a lot in english,so it's really
important to undertand this
were
- Present continuos
- The present continuos tense in
english is really easy to make and is
the same for all verbs: we make it
using the present continuos of 'be'
+ verb-ing
- Affirmative: I am sleeping
- Negative: I am not sleeping
- Interrogative: am I eating
chocolate?
- Interrogative: am I eating
chocolate?
- Negative: I am not sleeping
- Affirmative: I am sleeping
- The present continuos tense in
english is really easy to make and is
the same for all verbs: we make it
using the present continuos of 'be'
+ verb-ing
- Past
simple
- It's similar to the present simple because it has different
rules for the verb 'be', which becomes 'was' or 'were'.
- Affirmative: I was cold
- Negative: I was not sleepy
- Interrogative: was I sleepy?
- Interrogative: was I sleepy?
- Negative: I was not sleepy
- Affirmative: I was cold
- It's similar to the present simple because it has different
rules for the verb 'be', which becomes 'was' or 'were'.
- Past continuos
- How can we make the past continuos?.Firstly,check that
you know how to makethe past simple with
'be'(subject+was/were).Then just add verb-ing.
- Affirmative:I was sleeping
- Negative: I was not sleeping
- Interrogative: was I listening?
- Interrogative: was I listening?
- Negative: I was not sleeping
- Affirmative:I was sleeping
- How can we make the past continuos?.Firstly,check that
you know how to makethe past simple with
'be'(subject+was/were).Then just add verb-ing.
- Future simple
- The simple future tense is very easy to make and is very useful.
- Affirmative: I will meet him later
- Negative: I will not go
- Interrogative: will I go?
- Interrogative: will I go?
- Negative: I will not go
- Affirmative: I will meet him later
- The simple future tense is very easy to make and is very useful.
- Present perfect simple
- To make the positive present perfect tense,use:
'have'/'has' + the past participle.Make the past
participle by adding 'ed' to regular verbs there are a
fwe verbs that change their spelling when you add
'ed'.We also have some completely irregular verbs.
- Affirmative: I've played
- Negative: I haven't eaten
- Interrogative: Have I missed the bus?
- Interrogative: Have I missed the bus?
- Negative: I haven't eaten
- Affirmative: I've played
- To make the positive present perfect tense,use:
'have'/'has' + the past participle.Make the past
participle by adding 'ed' to regular verbs there are a
fwe verbs that change their spelling when you add
'ed'.We also have some completely irregular verbs.
- Present perfect continuos
- How good are you at the present perfect continuos tense?.It's not a
very common tense, and often it's not taught in classes,but we do use
it sometimes and it's very good to know how to make it, and to
recognise it when other people use it.
- Affirmative: I have been walking.
- Negative: I have not been walking
- Interrogative: Have I been walking.
- Interrogative: Have I been walking.
- Negative: I have not been walking
- Affirmative: I have been walking.
- How good are you at the present perfect continuos tense?.It's not a
very common tense, and often it's not taught in classes,but we do use
it sometimes and it's very good to know how to make it, and to
recognise it when other people use it.
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