TENSES

TENSES

SIMPLE PRESENT

• HABITUAL ACTIONS

• PERMANENT ACTIONS

• EVENTS IN THE PRESENT

• KEY WORDS: ALWAYS, NEVER, USUALLY, SOMETIMES, OFTEN, HARDLY EVER

EXAMPLES

• She always runs in the morning

• he never drinks coffee

• they often work at night

• Does she work at hospital?

• Do you work at Hospital?

SIMPLE PAST

• FINISHED ACTIONS IN THE PAST

• FOLLOW THE RULE OF ED AND IRREGULAR VERBS

• key words: YESTERDAY, LAST MONTH, LAST WEEK, LAST YEAR

EXAMPLES

• She went to school yesterday

• they traveled around the world last year

• she wrote a book last month

Multiple Choice

SHE WORKED YESTERDAY

• SIMPLE PAST

• SIMPLE PRESENT

Multiple Choice

SHE ALWAYS WORKS AT NIGHT

• SIMPLE PAST

• SIMPLE PRESENT

PRESENT CONTINOUS (PROGRESSIVE)

• ACTIONS HAPPENING - PROGRESS

  THEY ARE USING THEIR CELLPHONE RIGHT NOW

• SHE IS WORKING AT THE MOMENT

• KEY WORDS: RIGHT NOW- NOW- AT THE MOMENT- TODAY

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PAST CONTINUOUS (PROGRESSIVE)

• ACTIONS IN PROGRESS IN PAST

• HE WAS STUDYING

• SHE WAS WORKING

Multiple Choice

I WAS WORKING LATE YESTERDAY WHILE YOU WERE STUYING

• PAST CONTINUOUS

• PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Multiple Choice

I AM EATING PIZZA AT THE MOMENT

• PAST CONTINUOUS

• PRESENT CONTINOUS