1. Simple Present

2. Simple Present Used for:
Habits (something that happens on a regular basis)
Facts (the Earth is round)

3. Simple Present Positive Form
Subject (I,you,we,they)+ Main verb
Example: I eat
3rd person singular
Subject (He, she, it) + Main verb (+s)
Example: She eats

4. Simple Present Negative 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

5. Simple Present Question 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?

6. Simple Present 3rd 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:
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

7. Present Continuous (Present Progressive)
Used for …
Actions happening right now !
Temporary actions
Example:
I am doing my practicum 4

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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 ?

11. 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

12. 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

13. Simple Past
Used for…
Action completed and finished in the PAST

14. Simple Past Positive 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

15. Simple Past One syllable verbs ending in consonant-vowel-consonant:
We double the last consonant and add ED
Example: hop = hopped rub = rubbed

16. Simple Past Negative Form
Subject + Auxiliary (past) + not + Verb present tense
Example
He did not (didn’t) like the movie…

17. Simple Past Question Form
Auxiliary (past) + Subject + Verb present tense
Example:
Did he like the movie ?

18. Past Continuous (Past Progressive)
Used for …
An action that was in progress in the past when something else happened

19. Past Continuous (Past Progressive)
Example:
He was sleeping when his girlfriend entered in the bedroom
Sleeping = red
The girlfriend who entered = blue

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

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

22. Past Continuous(Past Progressive)Question Form
Was/were + Subject + ing
Example…
Was he eating when you saw him at the cafeteria?