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Verb Tenses

Verb Tenses

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VERB TENSES

Verbs come in three tenses: past, present, and future.

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Simple

verb tense

Perfect progressive verb tense

Perfect

verb tense

Continuous

verb tense

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PAST TENSES

Simple Past

​Affirmative

​Subject + verb (past tense)

​I ate cake yesterday

​Negative

​Subject + didn´t (didnot) + verb + complement

​I didn't eat cake yesterday

​Interrogative

​Did + subject +  verb +  complement

​Did I eat cake yesterday?

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Multiple Choice

1. He ______ not ______ a letter. (not write)

2. ______ we _____ the sum? (solve)

3. We _____ tribute to our national poet. (pay)

1

1. did not write

2. Did we solve?

3. Paid tribute.

2

1. don't write

2. Did we solved

3. Pay

3

1. did not wrote

2. Do we solve

3. paided

4

1. write not

2. we did solve

3. did paid

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PAST TENSES

Past Continuous

​Affirmative

​Subject + was/were + Verb(+ing)

​He was reading the book.

​Negative

Subject + was/were +not+ Verb(+ing)

​He was not reading the book.

​Interrogative

​Was/were + Subject + Verb(+ing)

​Was he reading the book?

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The naughty boy ________ the old man (tease)

He ________ an interesting story (write)

They ________ the agreement (sign) (Negative)

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PAST TENSES

Past Perfect

​Affirmative

​Subject + had + Verb (pp)

​I had finished my homework

​Negative

Subject + had + not + Verb (pp)

​I had not finished my homework

​Interrogative

​Had + subject + Verb (pp)

​Had I finished my homework?

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Multiple Choice

1. She _______ the marathon. (win)

2. He _______ all his money. (spend)

3. The queen _______ the golden crown. (wear)

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1. has won

2. hadn't spend.

3. had wearn.

2

1. had win

2. had spend.

3. has worn.

3

1. had won

2. had spent.

3. had worn.

4

1. have won

2. had spended.

3. wear had.

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PAST TENSES

Past Perfect Continuous

​Affirmative

​Subject + had + been + Base form(+ing) + object + time reference

​The child had been studying since morning.

​Negative

Subject + had + not + been + Base form(+ing) + object + TR

The child had not been studying since morning

​Interrogative

​Had + subject+ been + Base form(+ing) + object + T.R. +?

​Had the child been studying since morning?

Signal Words: for / for ______ / All day / since______

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  1. He (not, bath) in the rain since morning.

  2. He (write) an interesting essay.

  3. I (take) the dose of medicine for two days.

PRACTICE

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PRESENT TENSES

Simple Present

​Affirmative

​Subject + Base Form + ’s’ or ‘es’

​They eat apples daily.

​Negative

Subject + do not / does not + base form.

They do not eat apples daily.

​Interrogative

​Do / Does + subject + base form + ?

​Do they eat apples daily?

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​​Write a sentence

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PRESENT TENSES

Present Continuous

​Affirmative

​Subject + is/am/are + verb(-ing) form

​She is going to the hill station

​Negative

Subject + is/am/are + not + verb (-ing) form

She is not going to the hill station.

​Interrogative

Is/am/are + Subject + verb (-ing) form + ?

​Is she going to the hill station.

Signal Words: at the moment / just now / right now

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Multiple Choice

1. _____ he ___________ the flowers? (pluck)

2. Jami __________ with the guitar. (play)

3. Anu _________ the flour. (knead)

1

1. Is___ plucking

2. is playing

3. is kneading

2

1. are___ plucking

2. is played

3. is knead

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PRESENT TENSES

Present Perfect

​Affirmative

​Subject + has/have + Past participle

Julia has made a sponge cake.

​Negative

Subject + has/have + not + Past participle

Julia has not made a sponge cake.

​Interrogative

Has/have + subject + Past participle + ?

​Has Julia made a sponge cake?

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  1. The doctor _________ the pulse of the patient. (feel)

  2. Jamid ________ on a foreign tour. (go)

  3. He _____ not ________ the birds. (shoot)

PRACTICE

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PRESENT TENSES

Present Perfect Continuous

​Affirmative

​Subject + has/have + been + V(+ing)

​She has been kneading the floor.

​Negative

Subject + has/have + not + been + V(+ing)

She has not been kneading the floor.

​Interrogative

Has/have + subject + been + V(+ing) + ?

​Has she been kneading the floor?

Signal Words: for two hours / for / how long / since morning / since

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  1. The children (watch) the TV all day long.

  2. John (smoke) for five years.

  3. The mechanic (fix) my bike since morning.

PRACTICE​

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FUTURE TENSES

Simple Future

​Affirmative

Subject + will + Base form + object

​They will attend the meeting tomorrow.

​Negative

Subject + will + not + Base form + object

They will not attend the meeting tomorrow.

​Interrogative

Will + subject + Base form + object + ?

​Will they attend the meeting tomorrow?

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​​Write a sentence

​​Write a sentence

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FUTURE TENSES

Future Continuous

​Affirmative

Subject + will be+ v(-ing) form

​She will be learning French.

​Negative

Subject + will + not + be+ v (-ing) form

She will not be learning French.

​Interrogative

Will + subject + be+ v (-ing) form +?

​Will she be learning French?

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  1. He will be enjoy the holidays in December.

  2. She is going to be going to the market tomorrow.

  3. The children will be learning lessons in the classroom.

​​PRACTICE (right or wrong)

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FUTURE TENSES

Future Perfect

​Affirmative

Subject + will + have+ Past participle

​She will have locked the door.

​Negative

Subject + will + not + have+ Past participle

He will not have locked the door.

​Interrogative

Will + subject + have+ past participle +?

Will he have locked the door?

Signal Words: by next year / by the end of next month

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LOSE

PRACTICE (make sentences)

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FUTURE TENSES

Future Perfect Continuous

Signal Words: for the last two days / all day long / for the last three hours

​Affirmative

​Subject + will have been + v (-ing) form + time reference

​It will have been raining all day long.

​Negative

​Subject + will + not + have been + v (-ing) form + time reference

​It will not have been raining all day long.

​​Interrogative

​Will + subject + have been + v (-ing) form + time reference

​Will it have been raining all day long?

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  1. She will have been performing duties since 2017.

  2. I will have being traveling around the world for five years.

  3. Peter will has been solved the equation for two hours.

PRACTICE (right or wrong)

VERB TENSES

Verbs come in three tenses: past, present, and future.

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