Unit 0 - Grammar notes - Simple tenses (6th grade)

Unit 0 - Grammar notes

Simple tenses - 6th grade

Simple tenses

PRESENT

PAST

FUTURE

past simple (USES)

PRESENT simple (USES)

FUTURE simple (USES)

PAST SIMPLE (structure)

FUTURE SIMPLE (structure)

PRESENT SIMPLE (structure)

past simple (key words)

PRESENT simple (key words)

FUTURE simple (key words)

IRREGULAR VERBS LIST

practice

practice

practice

Simple tenses (structures)

PRESENT

PAST

FUTURE

AUX VERB

DID

AUX VERB

WILL

AUX VERB

DO

(+) S + VERB ... Every Sunday, you play basket. (-) S + DON'T / DOESN'T + VERB ... Every Sunday, you don't play basket. (?) DO / DOES + S + VERB ... Do you play basket every Sunday?

(+) S + VERB (-) ED ... Yesterday, you played basket. (-) S + DIDN'T + VERB ... Yesterday, you didn't play basket. (?) DID + S + VERB ... Did you play basket yesterday?

(+) S + WILL + VERB ... Tomorrow, you will play basket (-) S + WON'T + VERB ... Tomorrow, you won't play basket (?) WILL + S + VERB ... Will you play basket tomorrow?

PAST SIMPLE (uses)

- It is an action that ended in a time before the present. <<Velázquez painted Las Meninas in Madrid in 1656.>> <<She played the piano when she was a child.>>

It normally includes some expressions of time (KEYWORDS) indicating: FREQUENCY (usually, often, sometimes, always) A PARTICULAR MOMENT (yesterday, last week, when I was a child, one week ago,...) AN INDETERMINATE MOMENT (the other day, years ago, a long time ago)

PRESENT

PAST SIMPLE

Velázquez painted Las Meninas in Madrid in 1656

(The painting was finished that year)

PAST SIMPLE (structure)

OTHER VERBS

VERB TO BE

(+) S + WAS / WERE ... You/We/They -> Yesterday, we were with Mery. I/He/She/It -> Last Monday, he was at the school. (-) S + WASN'T / WEREN'T ... You/We/They -> Yesterday, we weren't with Mery. I/He/She/It -> Last Monday, he wasn't at the school. (?) WAS / WERE + S ... You/We/They -> Were we with Mery yesterday? I/He/She/It -> Was he at the school last Monday?

(+) S + [ VERB(-)ED / IRREGULAR VERB ] ... Yesterday, you played paddle tennis. Last Wednesday, they won the contest. (-) S + DIDN'T + VERB ... Yesterday, you didn't play paddle tennis. Last Wednesday, they didn't win the contest. (?) DID + S + VERB ... Did you play paddle tennis yesterday? Did they win the contest last Wednesday?

Since you are using the auxiliar DID in the negative and interrogative structures, you will always use the infinitive after it!

KEY WORDS

PAST SIMPLE

PRACTICE (past simple)

verb to be (past simple)

irregular verbs (i)

past simple (i)

irregular verbs (Ii)

past simple (iI)

DID / WAS or were (past simple)

PRESENT SIMPLE (uses)

- To speak of habits and routines, general facts, repeated or permanent actions or situations:<<I drink coffee every morning.>> (routine) <<Charles Darwin is the father of evolution.>> (general facts) <<I live in Madrid.>> (permanent situations)- To give instructions or directions:<<You cross the street and arrive at your destination.>>- To discuss planned, current or future events:<<You have an appointment with the doctor at 8 am.>>

PRESENT SIMPLE

PAST

<<I drink coffee every morning.>>

(Something that you repeat everyday -> a routine)

FUTURE

PRESENT SIMPLE (structure)

don't forget to add -s when you are talking in 3rd person singular (he/she/it)

VERB TO BE

OTHER VERBS

(+) I -> I am happy. You/We/They -> They are hilarious. He/She/It -> She is talkative. (-) I -> I'm not happy. You/We/They -> They aren't hilarious. He/She/It -> She isn't talkative. (?) I -> Am I happy ? You/We/They -> Are they hilarious ? He/She/It -> Is she talkative ?

(+) S + VERB ... Every Sunday, you play basket. He/She/It -> On Mondays, he starts a new book. (-) S + DON'T / DOESN'T + VERB ... Every Sunday, you don't play basket. He/She/It -> On Mondays, he doesn't start a new book. (?) DO / DOES + S + VERB ... Do you play basket every Sunday? He/She/It -> Does he start a new book on Mondays?

KEY WORDS

PRESENT SIMPLE

PRACTICE (present simple)

Verb to be (present simple)

present simple (I)

present simple (II)

present simple (negative form)

present simple (interrogative form)

FUTURE SIMPLE (uses)

- To predict a future event: <<Spain will win the World Cup next year.>>- With "I" or "we", to express a spontaneous decision: <<I'll close the window, teacher!.>>- To express willingness or readiness to do something: <<We'll behave better next course.>>

PRESENT

<<I'll help you with your homework.>>

(willingness or readiness to do something)

FUTURE

KEY WORDS

FUTURE SIMPLE

PRACTICE (future simple)

FUTURE simple (I)

FUTURE simple (II)

FUTURE simple (negative form)

FUTURE simple (interrogative form)