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Reviewing Verb TensesReviewing Verb Tenses
Verb Tense ReviewVerb Tense ReviewThe Importance of Time
Verb tense expresses the time of an event or action. Time and how it is expressed in writing is very important to English readers. The English language has twelve different tenses. In this lesson, we will review only four of them.
Simple PresentSimple Present Expresses a habit or often repeated action.
Adverbs of frequency such as often, seldom, sometimes, never, etc. are used with this tense.
She goes to work everyday.They always eat lunch together.
Grammar structure Auxiliary verb: Do/does
Affirmative
Negative
Interrogative
Subject + verb (-s) + complement
Subject + do /does NOT + verb + complement
Do/does + subject + verb + complement ?
Yes, + subject + do/does
X No, + subject + do/does + not
Pronouns (subject) Auxiliary Verb
I Do
You Do
She Does
He Does
It Does
They Do
We Do
SheHeIt
Add “s” to the verb
Examples
Simple present
Aff: He runs everyday
Neg: He doesn’t run everyday
Interrogative: Does he run everyday? yes, he does.
X No, he does not.
Present ContinuousPresent Continuous This tense is used to describe an action that is
occurring right now (at this moment, today, this year, etc.). The action has begun and is still in progress.
She is writing a paper for her class.He can’t talk. He is fixing the sink right now.
Grammar structure Auxiliary verb: To be (am/is/are)
Affirmative
Negative
Interrogative
Subject + to be + verb(-ING) + complement
Subject + to be + NOT + verb(-ING) + complement
To be + subject + verb(-ING) + complement ?
Yes, + subject + am/is/are
X No, + subject + am/is/are + not
Pronouns (subject) Auxiliary Verb
I Am
You Are
She Is
He Is
It Is
They Are
We Are
Examples
Present Continuous
Aff: She is reading a book.
Neg: She is not reading a book.
Interrogative: Is she reading a book? yes, she is.
X No, she is not.
Simple PastSimple Past We use the simple past to indicate exactly
when an action or event took place in the past.
I visited my sister yesterday.We went out to dinner last night.
Grammar structure Auxiliary verb: Did
Affirmative
Negative
Interrogative
Subject + verb (-ed) + complement
Subject + did + NOT + verb + complement
Did + subject + verb + complement ?
Yes, + subject + did
X No, + subject + did + not
Pronouns (subject) Auxiliary Verb
I Did
You Did
She Did
He Did
It Did
They Did
We Did
Regular verbsPast Tense
Add+ed
Listen- listenedDance- danced
Examples
Simple past
A: They watched T.V yesterday.
N: They didn’t watch T.V yesterday.
I: Did they watch T.V yesterday? yes, they did.
X No, they did not.
Past ContinuousPast Continuous The past progressive is used to talk about an activity that was in progress at a specific point
of time in the past. The emphasis is on the duration of the activity in the past.
I was studying for an exam while my mother was cooking dinner.
We were walking in the park around 7 p.m. last night.
Grammar structure Auxiliary verb: to be (was/were)Affirmative
Negative
Interrogative
Subject + to be + verb(-ING) + complement
Subject + to be + NOT + verb(-ING) + complement
To be + subject + verb(-ING) + complement ?
Yes, + subject + was / were
X No, + subject + was / were + not
Pronouns (subject) Auxiliary Verb
I Was
You Were
She Was
He Was
It Was
They Were
We Were
Examples
Past Continuous
A: We were listening to music for 1 hour.
N: We weren’t listening to music for 1 hour
I: Were we listening to music for 1 hour? yes, we were.
X No, we were not.