SIMPLE AND PROGRESSIVE TENSES

Simple Present It expresses events or situations that exist always, habitually or usually. Subject + verb in present form +complement.

Examples: Meyer teaches English during the week. Tom studies every day. They study after school. –When you use the simple present, you must take in consideration the spelling of the third person (singular). » HE / SHE / IT

Rules 1. Most verbs add –S in the third person. Ex. Wear (he wears) / Speak (she speaks) / play (it plays). 2. Verbs ending in CH, s, sh, x, z, O; the letter e is added before the s ending. Ex. Go (He goes) / Do (she does), pass ( she passes), push (He pushes), Fix ( She fixes). 3. If the verb ends in a consonant +Y, the Y changes to –IES. Ex. Fly ( He flies) / Study ( She studies). 4. If the verb ends in a vowel +Y, the Y does not change, only add –S to the verb. Ex. Play (She plays). 5. Have is irregular. Ex. Have (He has)

Simple Past It expresses an event that happened in the past. It began and ended in the past. Subject + verb in past + complement.

Examples Raúl ate a hamburger last week. The dog played with the ball yesterday. Erika drove her new car last weekend. Expressions: Last week, yesterday, last month, last year, last weekend.

Simple Future It expresses that an event or situation will happen in the future. To express a formal plan or prediction you use “be going to”, but if the situation is informal, you use “will”.

Sentences: **Be going to: Subject + be going to + simple verb + complement. EXAMPLES: Meyer is going to teach English next week. They are going to work tonight.

**Will: Subject + will + simple verb + complement. EXAMPLES: Meyer will play soccer next Saturday. Tom will study tomorrow. Expressions: Tomorrow, next week,next month, next year, next weekend.

The Progressive Tenses Verb Be: *Present tense of verb be (am-is- are). *Past tense of verb be (was – were). To form the progressive tenses we need to combine the verb be with a verb in present participle (add –ING to the verb. Ex. WorkING). The progressive tenses give the idea that an action is in progress during the past, present or future.

Present Progressive It expresses that an action is in progress during a particular time in the present. To form it, we need to combine the verb be with a verb in present participle. Subject + verb be + verb present participle + complement.

Examples: She is wearing jeans today. They are drinking a cup of coffee in the kitchen. I am working right now. She is watching a soap opera in the bedroom. They are playing chess in the Library.

Past Progressive It expresses that an action was in progress during a particular time in the past. To form it, we need to combine the past tense of verb be with a verb in present participle. Subject + past Tense verb be + verb present participle + complement

Examples: They were working hard yesterday. Tom was sleeping when I arrived. Manuel was listening to music yesterday. We were cooking last night. I was fixing the car when they arrive.

Future Progressive It expresses that an action will be in progress during a particular time in the future. To form it, we need to combine “Will” and the simple form of verb be (Be) with a verb in present participle. Subject + will + simple form of verb be + verb present participle + complement.

Examples: Juan and Julio will be playing soccer when I arrive. I will be studying English until next Friday. Susan will be working for INTEL next month. I will be studying for the next English exam. You will be practicing hard for the next competition.

Thank you!