Tense

Form

Use

Present Simple

I work You work He/She/It works We work You work They work

I dont work You dont work He/She/It doesnt work We dont work You dont work They dont work

habits, states, routines, always true, repeated activities, schedules, timetables, programmes

? Do I work ? Do you work ? Does he/she/ it work? Do we work? Do you work? Do they work? Spelling rules for he/she/it I work/play/live I watch/finish/go/do I study. I cry Y e s I do. You do. He/she/it does. We do. You do. They do. N o

X I dont. You dont. He/she/it doesnt We dont. You dont. They dont.

Adverbial and other expressions always,often, sometimes, all the time, every day, frequently,, regularly, normally, rarely, in summer, on Monday, never, How often?

He works/plays/lives She watches/finishes/goes/does She studies She cries activities happening now, now and around now at the moment future arrangements nowadays these days, 1

Present Continuous

+ Im

Im not

Youre He/She/Its Were Youre Theyre

crying having a party arguing

You arent He/She/It isnt We arent You arent They arent

crying having a party arguing

this week today currently

? Am I Are you Is he/she it Are we Are you Are they crying having a party arguing I am. You are. crying Im not You arent He/she/it isnt We arent You arent They arent

crying having arguing

He/she/it is. having We are. You are. They are. arguing

Past Simple

PAST SIMPLE of be: WAS WERE + I was You were He/Shi/It was famous We were You were They were

I wasnt You werent He/She/It wasnt We dont werent You dont werent

famous

finished, past specific time dead people past facts or generalization retelling events one after another as in a story

last year, yesterday, in 1975, two days ago, when, for two years, before, past., suddenly 2

They dont werwnt

? Was I Were you Was he/she it Were we Were you Were they Y e s I was. You were. He/she/it was. We were. You were. They were. N o

X I wasnt You werent He/she/it wasnt We werent You werent They werent

I You He/She/It worked yesterday We You They ? I You Did he/she it work we yesterday you they Spelling rules for regular verbs Y e s

I You He/She/It didnt work yesterday We You They

X I did. You did. He/she/it did. We did. You did. They did. N o I didt. You didnt.. He/she/it didnt. We didnt.. You didnt.. They didnt..

Infinitive Watch play Live smoke stop

Past Watched played Lived smoked stopped

Spelling add ed add ed One vowel + one consonant =double consonant Consonant +y >ied

study

studied

Present Perfect Simple

Full form I have You have He/she/it has We have You have They have

Contraction Ive Youve He/she/it s Weve Youve Theyve

Past Participle

been to Rome

experience up to now life experience unfinished past unspecified time continuing in the present time result

for two years, since, in the last week, lately, this week, today, already, just, ever, never, so far, up to now, always, recently

Full form I have not You have not He/she/it has not We have not You have not They have not

Contraction I havent You havent He/she/it hasnt We havent You havent They havent been to Venice

? Have I Have you Has he/she/it Have we Have you Have they been to Paris Yes I have. You have. He/she/it has. We have. You have. They have. No

X I havent You havent He/she/it hasnt We havent You havent They havent

Form Past Continuous

Positive I / he / she / it I was speaking. Negative I was not speaking. Question Was I speaking?

puts emphasis on the course of an action in the past

you / we / they

You were speaking.

You were not speaking.

Were you speaking?

Exceptions in Spelling Exceptions in spelling when adding ing final e is dropped (but: ee is not changed) Example come coming (but: agree agreeing) sit sitting travel travelling lie lying

after a short, stressed vowel, the final consonant is doubled l as final consonant after a vowel is doubled (in British English) final ie becomes y

Example: He was playing football. two actions happening at the same time (in the past) Example: While she was preparing dinner, he was washing the dishes. action going on at a certain time in the past, another one interrupting Example: When I was having breakfast, the phone suddenly rang.