Unit 1 Tenses review

Unit 1 Tenses review

By Mario Medina

This unit has examples of the following tenses:

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Simple Present tense.

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Present Continuous.

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Simple Past.

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Future Going to​.

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Future with Present Continuous.​

ENGLISH LEVEL 2

TENSES REVIEW

SIMPLE PRESENT ​TENSE

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We use it to talk about daily activities or routines.

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I go to school everyday.

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She does homework every evening.

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They play soccer on weekends.​

ENGLISH LEVEL 2

TENSES REVIEW

SIMPLE PRESENT ​TENSE

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The grammar structures are these:

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+ Subject + verb + complement. (He fixes his car.)

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- Subject + don't/doesn't + verb + complement. (He doesn't fix his car.)

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? Do/Does + subject + verb + complement + ? (Does he fix his car?)

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Wh? Wh? + do/does + subject + verb + complement + ?​ (What does he fix?)

ENGLISH LEVEL 2

TENSES REVIEW

Open Ended

Write 1 example of affirmative, negative and question sentences using the Simple Present.

Open Ended

Why do we use the Simple Present tense?

PRESENT ​CONTINUOUS TENSE

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We use it to talk about activities happening now.

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I am going to school right now.

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She is doing homework now.

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They are playing soccer at the moment.​

ENGLISH LEVEL 2

TENSES REVIEW

PRESENT CONTINUOUS ​TENSE

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The grammar structures are these:

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+ Subject + verb to be + verb-ing + complement. (He's fixing his car.)

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- Subject + verb to be (-) + verb-ing + complement. (He isn't fixing his car.)

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? Verb to be + subject + verb-ing + complement + ? (Is he fixing his car?)

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Wh? Wh? + verb to be + subject + verb-ing + complement + ?​ (What is he fixing?)

ENGLISH LEVEL 2

TENSES REVIEW

Open Ended

Write 1 example of affirmative, negative and question sentences using the Present Continuous tense.

Open Ended

Why do we use the Present Continuous tense?

SIMPLE PAST ​TENSE

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We use it to talk about activities or actions that are completed in the past.

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I went to school yesterday.

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She did homework last night.

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They played soccer last weekend.​

ENGLISH LEVEL 2

TENSES REVIEW

SIMPLE PAST ​TENSE

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The grammar structures are these:

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+ Subject + verb in past + complement. (He fixed his car.)

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- Subject + didn't + verb in present + complement. (He didn't fix his car.)

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? Did + subject + verb in present+ complement + ? (Did he fix his car?)

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Wh? Wh? + did + subject + verb in present + complement + ?​ (What did he fix?)

ENGLISH LEVEL 2

TENSES REVIEW

Open Ended

Write 1 example of affirmative, negative and question sentences using the Simple Past tense.

Open Ended

Why do we use the Simple Past tense?

FUTURE GOING TO

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We use it to talk about activities or actions that are sure to happen and they have been planned before.

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I am going to work out today.

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She is going to get married in a few months.

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They are going to play soccer next weekend.​

ENGLISH LEVEL 2

TENSES REVIEW

FUTURE GOING TO

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The grammar structures are these:

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+ Subject + verb to be + going to + verb + complement. (He is going to fix his car.)

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- Subject + verb to be (-) + going to+ verb + complement. (He isn't going to fix his car.)

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? Verb to be + subject + going to + verb + complement + ? (Is he going to fix his car?)

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Wh? Wh? + verb to be + subject + going to + verb + complement + ?​ (What is he going to fix?)

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ENGLISH LEVEL 2

TENSES REVIEW

Open Ended

Write 1 example of affirmative, negative and question sentences using going to.

Open Ended

Why do we use Future going to?