Verbs in the present, past and future tense TENSES Verbs in the present, past and future tense

Simple present tense A verb tense indicating an action in the present time which is not finished. Simple past tense A verb tense indicating action that occurred in the past and which does not extend into the present. Simple future tense A verb tense indicating action that has not yet begun.

Simple present tense The uses of simple present tense: •To introduce yourself and other eg: I am Carol •To express nationality , age, occupations eg: •She is French • He is a policeman •To talk about physical characteristics eg: I am tall

Simple present Tense Positive statement Negative statement Be Action She is a student she learns She is not a student She does not learn They are players They play They are not players They do not play

Signal words Every day, often, usually, sometimes, always, rarely, seldom, hardly, every week, never

Simple past tense The uses of simple past tense: to talk about finish action that happen at a specific time in the past Eg:I visited Berlin last week to list a series of completed actions in the past Eg: She prepared a cake

Simple past tense Tense Positive statement Negative statement Be Action She was happy She ate She was not happy She did not eat They were players They played They were not players They did not play

Yesterday , last night, two hours ago , in 1997, last week Signal words Yesterday , last night, two hours ago , in 1997, last week

Simple future tense The uses of simple future tense: to express a voluntary action eg: I will send you the information when I get it. to express a promise eg: I will call you when I arrive. to express a prediction eg: The year 2222 is going to be a very interesting year.

Simple future tense Tense Positive statement Negative statement Be Action She will be a student she will play She will not be a student She will not play They will be players They will play They will not be players They will not play

Tomorrow, soon, in 2020, next year, next week , in the future Signal words Tomorrow, soon, in 2020, next year, next week , in the future

Exercise 1. I _____ (be) a student. Answer: a) are b) is c) am 2. My father __________ excuses when I feel like going to the cinema. a) make always b) always make c) always makes 3. She ________ (not, be) six years old. a) isn't b) not is c) are not 4. The flowers _______________ (be, normally) watered by Bob .... a) are normally b) normally are c) normally is

5. Danny ________ (phone) his father on Sundays. Answer: a) phons b) phones c) phone 6. I ___________ (not, know) what you mean. a) doesn't know b) not know c) don't know 7. John ________ (work) in a supermarket. a) works b) working c) work

8. I ___________ about a yellow unicorn last night. a) dreamed b) slept c) think 9. Anna ___________ to class yesterday because she was at the hospital. a) didn't come b) didn't take c) didn't arrive 10. It was snowing last night. It ___________ so cold! a) touched b) felt c) happened 11. Lucy ___________ her mother's watch, so she bought a new one. a) broke b) crashed c) forgot

12. The plane ——————– at 4.30 pm. a) arrive b) arrives c) will arrive d) has arrive 13. I will call you when I ——————- back. a) will come b) comes c) come d) had come 14. We ——————– the Smiths this evening. a) visit b) visits c) are visiting d) have visited 15. Look at the sky. It ——————– rain. a) is going to b) will rain c) would rain d) was going to