Present and past tenses

Topic : Present and Past tenses

present simple

The prensent simple is a verb tense that is used to talk about abitual actions , general facts or permanet situations .

Afirmative

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Subject + Verb + Complement

Do / does + Subject + Verb

lI eat breakfast every morning . She on weekends.

in verb to be we use ''are''

Are you sick? Do she watch tv? Do i need to bring anything?

Negative

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Subject + do not / does not + verb

You do not (don´t) play soccer. He does not (doesn´t) watch tv.

Present continouns

Actions in progress. Actions that are happening right now.

Afirmative

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Verb to be + Subject + Verb ing + Complement + ?

Subject + Verb to be (am, is ,are) + Verb ing

Iam studying for my exams . He is watching a movie.

Are we meeting at the cafe later ? Is he working on his project at moment?

Negative

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Subject + Verb to be + not + Verb ing .

You are not listening to music. I am not reading that book.

Simple past

It is used to describe actions that began and ended at a specific time in the past.

Quetion

Afirmative

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Subject + Verb in the past + Complement

Do /does + Subject + Verb + Complement +?

Did you see the new movie last weekend ? Did they enjoy the concert last night ?

They traveled to italy last summer. He watched a great movie las nigth .

Negative

Estructure

Subject +Auxiliary do/ does not + Verb + Complement.

I did not go to the party last night. She did not finish her project on time.

PAST CONTINOUS

Actions in progrese , is used to describe actions that were in progress at an indicated time.

Afirmative

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Was were + subject + gerund verb + complement +?

Subject + Verb (to be ) + ing verb + complement

She was studing for her exams all nigt . They were playing soccer at the park yesterday .

Was she reading a book while waiting for the bus? Were they practicing for the concert last week ?

Negative

Etructure

Subject + Verb ( to be ) + not + ing verb + complement .

He was not (wasn't ) listening to music whe i entered the room . We were not (weren't ) driving to the beach last weekend .

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