present tenses

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Presenttenses

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past continuos

simple present

present continuous

simple past

EXAMPLE.SHE DRINKS COFFEE EVERY MORNING

simple present

The present simple in english is The indicated verb tense when you want to espress any of the following conditions

MAKE KNOWN ACTIONS OR PERMANENTSTATES.

simple present

• AFFIRMATIVE SUBJECT+VERB+OBJECT
• I EAT A LOT OF VEGETABLES

• NEGATIVE

SUBJECT+AUXILIARY+DO,DOES NOT+VERB+COMPLEMENT

• I DO NOT EAT A LOT A LOT OF VEGETABLES

• INTERROGATIVE

AUXILIARY DO,DOES +SUBJECT+VERB+COMPLEMENT

• DO I EAT A LOT OF VEGETABLES

AFFIRMATIVE I FOUND A PUPPY BY THE SIDE OF THE ROAD NEGATIVE THEY DIDN'T AET THE VEGETABLES INTERROGATIVE DID SHE COME FORA NEW SURGERY

AFFIRMATIVE SUBJECT+ VERB IN THE PAST COMPLEMENT NEGATIVE SUBJECT DID NOT VERB IBN BASIC FORM COMPLEMENT INTERROGATIVE DID+ SUBJECT VERB IN genially BASIC FORM COMPLEMENT

simple past

THE MOST IMPORTANT THING YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THE PAST SIMPLE OR PAST SIMPLE OF ENGLISH IS THAT IT IS USED TO EXPRESS EVENTS OR NEAR PAST. IN ADDITION, ALTHOUGH WE HAVE ALREDY SAID THAT THE PERIOD IN WHICH THEY TAKE PLACE IS NOT SIGNIFICANT.JT MUST BE STATED THAT SAID SITUATION OR ACTION HAS ENDED. IN THIS VERB TENSE THERE ARE SOME EXPRESSIONS THAT SERVE TO CREATE CONTEXT AND CLARIFY THE INFORMATION PRESENTED. YOU CANUSE THEM AT THE BEGINNING OR AT THE END OF THE SENTECE AND THEY WILL BE AN ELEMENT OF CLARITY

• EXAMPLES

NEGATIVE OF THE PRESENTE CONTINUONS SUBJECT+VERB TO BE +NOT+VERB INGERUND+COMPLEMENT

INTERROGATIVE OF THE PRESENT CONTINUOUSVERB TO BE +SUJECT+VERB IN GERUND+OBJECT+ ?

AFFIRMATIVE OF THE PRESENTE CONTINUONSSUBJECT+VERB TO BE+VERB IN GERUND+ OBJECT

He is reading a book.

FOR EXAMPLE

The present continuos generally refers to situations or actions that are takingplace at the moment clearly explain actions that happen at the same time they are described.

PRESENTG CONTINUOUS

STRUCTURE

EXAMPLE:

affirmativa- i am singing in the rain negative-i am not singing in the raininterrogative-am i singing in the rain

• Affirmative Your cat was playing with its toys when I arrived •Negative I was not playing ping pong at that time. •Interrogative Were you eating candies when I entered the room?

affirmative Subject + auxiliary verb (to be) + gerund verb (ing) + complement negative Subject + auxiliary verb (to be) + not + gerund verb (ing) + complement •Interrogative Auxiliary verb (to be) + subject + gerund verb (ing) + complement +?

EXPRESS ACTIONS OR STATES THAT WERE TAKING PLACE IN THE PAST WHEN ANOTHER ACTION OR STATE INTERRUPTS OR REINFORCES IR

past continuous

structure

IT'S USED

Structure

Example