INDEFINITE TENSE FORMS
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Present Simple (Indefinite) Tense. V + (every day, usually, every year, seldom)
| I get up early. . I do morning exercises. . I always drink coffee. . The sun rises every morning. The football match starts at 7 oclock. 7 . ( |
Affirmative Negative Interrogative (G) Interrogative (WQ)
| I We You They | like sweets. have a shower. get dressed. watch TV. play football. wait for the bus. | I We You They | do not (dont) | have a shower. get dressed. like sweets. play football. wait for the bus. | Do | I We You They | have a shower? get dressed? like sweets.? play football? wait for the bus? | WQ | Do | I We You They | have a shower? get dressed? like sweets.? play football? wait for the bus? |
| He She It | likes sweets. has a shower. gets dressed. watches TV. plays football. | He She It | does not (doesnt) | watch TV. | Does | He She It | watch TV? | Does | He She It | watch TV? |
Spelling
| Verbs ending in -ss, -sh, -ch, --x, -o → -es | Verbs ending in consonant + y → -ies |
| I watch he watches I go he goes | I study he studies BUT verbs ending in vowel (a, e, o, u) + y → ys I buy he buys |
VERB TO BE
Affirmative / Negative Interrogative (G) Interrogative (WQ)
| I | am / am not | a student. a teacher a dancer. | Am | I | a student? a teacher? a dancer? | WQ | am | I? |
| We You They | are / arent | students teachers dancers. | Are | we you they | students? teachers? dancers.? | are | we? you? they? | |
| He She It | is / is not isnt | a student. a teacher a dancer. | Is | he she it | a student? a teacher? a dancer? | is | he? she? it? |
Time Expressions used with Present Simple:
| every day | every morning | every year | at night |
| in the afternoon | in the evening | Always | Usually |
| often | Never | Rarely | sometimes c. |
Past Simple (Indefinite) Tense.
V-ed / was, were +(yesterday, last time, last year, a week ago)
| I was born in 1956. 1956 . I met her yesterday. . I studied English at school. . |
Affirmative Negative Interrogative (G) Interrogative (WQ)
| I He She It We You They | liked sweets watched TV played football waited for the bus broke the vase | yesterday. last year. | I He She It We You They | did not (didnt) | like sweets watch TV. play football. wait for the bus. break the vase. | Did | I he she it we you they | like sweets? watch TV? play football? wait for the bus? | WQ | did | I he she it we you they | like sweets? watch TV? play football? wait for the bus? break the vase? |
VERB TO BE
Affirmative / Negative Interrogative (G) Interrogative (WQ)
| I He She It | was / was not / wasnt | a student. a teacher a dancer. | Was | I he she it | a student? a teacher? a dancer? | WQ | was | I? he? she? it? |
| We You They | were / were not / wern/t | students teachers dancers. | Were | we you they | students? tachers? dancers.? | were | we? you? they? |
