Present and past tenses kevin alejandro 306

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Kevin Alejandro Martinez Cruz

Present and Past tenses

On Saturdays, she works in a shop. She doesn’t work on Sundays

Example

Mona is a student. She studies biology.

It is used to express facts, actions that are part of a routine and are repeated regularly, actions that occur one after another, or actions that are scheduled.

SIMPLE PRESENT

You + washed + the car

Last month a girl from China joined our class.She showed us where she was from on a map

EXAMPLE

SIMPLE PAST

It is used to express past actions, both recent and distant. The duration of the action itself is not relevant, but whether the action has been completed or not.SUBJECT + PAST VERB + COMPLEMENTi

I PLAYED FOOTBALL YESTERDAY

In affirmative sentences, the word order is subject + verb and the past simple form of the verb is the same for all subjects (with the exception of “to be” – “was/were”).Subject + past simple + object

• Describe actions that occur at the exact moment you speak or write

• Establish contexts. Talk about general, personal or social situations that occur at the present time. In these cases, you can use adverbs such as currently, lately or these days, among others.

• Present facts, appointments, events or actions that will occur in the future. The speaker must be sure that they will occur.

• Mention temporary events

• Describe actions that occur constantly. In these cases, the sentence is reinforced with adverbs such as always, forever, constantly, among others.

PRESENT CONTINUOS

EXAMPLES

Am I listening to music?

I am not listening to music

I am listening to music

ffirmativeSubject + verb to be + verb in gerund + complementNegativeSubject + verb to be + not + verb in gerund + complementInterrogativeVerb to be + subject + verb in gerund + complement

1. Express actions or states that were taking place in the past when another action or state interrupts or reinforces it.2. Offer context, that is, give information about events or situations at a specific time.3. Mention two or more actions from the past that happened at the same time

Past continuos

Affirmative Subject + auxiliary verb (to be) + gerund verb (ing) + complement Your dog was playing with its toys when I arrived Negative Subject + auxiliary verb (to be) + not + gerund verb (ing) + complement I was not studying Physics at that time.Interrogative Auxiliary verb (to be) + subject + gerund verb (ing) + complement + ? Were you eating candy when I entered the room?