GRAMMAR TENSES

​HELP!

​I can't differenciate my tenses!

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​There are about a dozen tenses

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• ​Past simple

• Past continuous​

PAST

• ​Present simple

• Present continuous

• Present perfect​

​PRESENT

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• Future simple

• ​Future with going to​

​FUTURE

Multiple Choice

- PRESENT SIMPLE -

• I study English.

• I am studying English.

• I had studied English.

• I studied English.

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​PRESENT SIMPLE

​AFFIRMATIVE:

Subject + v. be + predicate

​INTERROGATIVE:

Question word + v. be + subject + predicate + ?

​VERB BE

I'm happy.

You're a teacher.

He's a cheff.

She's the president.​

It's brown.

We're friends.

They're at school.​

​NEGATIVE:

Subject + v. be + not + predicate​

I'm not happy.

You aren't a teacher.

He isn't a cheff.

She isn't the president.​

It isn't brown.

We aren't friends.

They aren't at school.​

(Why) am I happy?

(Where) are you a teacher?

(How) is he a cheff?

(Why) is she the president?

(Where) is it brown?

(Why) are we friends?

(When) are they at school?

​We use it to talk about actions that usually occur or events scheduled in the near future, we use the verb be in the present tense as "am", "is" or "are".

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​PRESENT SIMPLE

​AFFIRMATIVE:

Subject + verb (w/s) + predicate

​INTERROGATIVE:

Question word + do/does + subject + verb + predicate + ?

​OTHER VERBS

I study English.

You work there.

He makes a cake.

She closes her book.

It barks to the cat.

We run a marathon.

They listen to music.​

​NEGATIVE:

Subject + don't/doesn't + verb + predicate​

I don't study English.

You don't work there.

He doesn't make a cake.

She doesn't close her book.

It doesn't bark to the cat.

We don't run a marathon.

They don't listen to music.

(Where) do I study English?

(When) do you work there?

(How) does he make a cake?

(Why) does she close her book?

(Why) does it bark to the cat?

(When) do we run a marathon?

(Where) do they listen to music?

​We use it to talk about actions that usually occur or events scheduled in the near future, in the affirmative form, we add -s to verbs in third person, and we use the auxiliary verb "do" or "does".

Multiple Choice

- PRESENT CONTINUOUS -

• I will be studying English.

• I am studying English.

• I am going to study English.

• I was study English

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​PRESENT CONTINUOUS

​AFFIRMATIVE:

Subject + v. be + verb -ing + predicate

​INTERROGATIVE:

Question word + v. be + subject + verb -ing + predicate + ?

​ALL VERBS

I am studying English.

You is working there.

He is making a cake.

She is closing her book.

It is barking to the cat.

We are running a marathon.

They are listening to music.

​NEGATIVE:

Subject + v. be + not + verb -ing + predicate​

I am not studying English.

You aren't working there.

He isn't making a cake.

She isn't closing her book.

It isn't barking to the cat.

We aren't running a marathon.

They aren't listening to music.

(Where) am I studying English?

(When) are you working there?

(How) is he making a cake?

(Why) is she closing her book?

(Why) is it barking to the cat?

(When) are we runnig a marathon?

(Where) are they listening to music?

​We use it to talk about actions happening right now, we use the verb be as "am", "is" or "are" and the action verb with -ing.

Multiple Choice

- PRESENT PERFECT -

• I have studied English.

• I have been studying English.

• I am studying English.

• I study English.

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​PRESENT PERFECT

​AFFIRMATIVE:

Subject + have/has + verb in participle + predicate

​INTERROGATIVE:

Question word + have/has + subject

+ verb in participle + predicate + ?

​ALL VERBS

I have studied English.

You have worked there.

He has made a cake.

She has closed her book.

It has barked to the cat.

We have run a marathon.

They have listened to music.

​NEGATIVE:

Subject + have/has + not +

verb in participle + predicate​

I haven't studied English.

You haven't worked there.

He hasn't made a cake.

She hasn't closed her book.

It hasn't barked to the cat.

We haven't run a marathon.

They haven't listened to music.

(Where) have I studied English?

(When) have you worked there?

(How) has he made a cake?

(Why) has she closed her book?

(Why) has it barked to the cat?

(When) have we run a marathon?

(Where) have they listened to music?

​We use it to talk about events in the past related to the present, here the time isn't important, for experiences, achievments or changes in time. We use the auxiliar verb "have" and the action verb in past participle.

Multiple Choice

- PAST SIMPLE -

• I study English.

• I am studying English.

• I had studied English.

• I studied English.

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​PAST SIMPLE

​AFFIRMATIVE:

Subject + v. be in past + predicate

​INTERROGATIVE:

Question word + v. be in past + subject + predicate + ?

​VERB BE

I was happy.

You were a teacher.

He was a cheff.

She was the president.​

It was brown.

We were friends.

They were at school.​

​NEGATIVE:

Subject + v. be in past + not + predicate​

I wasn't happy.

You weren't a teacher.

He wasn't a cheff.

She wasn't the president.​

It wasn't brown.

We weren't friends.

They weren't at school.​

(Why) was I happy?

(Where) were you a teacher?

(How) was he a cheff?

(Why) wass she the president?

(Where) was it brown?

(Why) were we friends?

(When) were they at school?

​We use it to talk about actions in the past that are finished, we use the verb be in the past tense as "was" or "were".

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​PAST SIMPLE

​AFFIRMATIVE:

Subject + verb in past + predicate

​INTERROGATIVE:

Question word + did + subject + verb + predicate + ?

​OTHER VERBS

I studied English.

You worked there.

He made a cake.

She closed her book.

It barked to the cat.

We run a marathon.

They listened to music.​

​NEGATIVE:

Subject + didn't + verb + predicate​

I didn't study English.

You didn't work there.

He didn't make a cake.

She didn't close her book.

It didn't bark to the cat.

We didn't run a marathon.

They didn't listen to music.

(Where) did I study English?

(When) did you work there?

(How) did he make a cake?

(Why) did she close her book?

(Why) did it bark to the cat?

(When) did we run a marathon?

(Where) did they listen to music?

​We use it to talk about actions in the past that are finished, we use the auxiliary verb "did".

Multiple Choice

- PAST CONTINUOUS -

• I will be studying English.

• I am studying English.

• I am going to study English.

• I was studying English.

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​PAST CONTINUOUS

​AFFIRMATIVE:

Subject + v. be in past + verb -ing + predicate

​INTERROGATIVE:

Question word + v. be in past + subject +

verb -ing + predicate + ?

​ALL VERBS

I was studying English.

You were working there.

He was making a cake.

She was closing her book.

It was barking to the cat.

We were running a marathon.

They were listening to music.

​NEGATIVE:

Subject + v. be in past + not + verb -ing

+ predicate​

I wasn't studying English.

You weren't working there.

He wasn't making a cake.

She wasn't closing her book.

It wasn't barking to the cat.

We weren't running a marathon.

They weren't listening to music.

(Where) was I studying English?

(When) were you working there?

(How) was he making a cake?

(Why) was she closing her book?

(Why) was it barking to the cat?

(When) were we runnig a marathon?

(Where) were they listening to music?

​We use it to talk about actions happening in the past which were interrupted, a specific time or two actions that were happening at the same time, we use the verb be as "was" or "were" and the action verb with -ing.

Multiple Choice

- FUTURE SIMPLE -

• I will study English.

• I am studying English.

• I was studying English.

• I study English.

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​FUTURE SIMPLE WITH WILL

​AFFIRMATIVE:

Subject + will + verb + predicate

​INTERROGATIVE:

Question word + will + subject + verb + predicate + ?

​ALL VERBS

I will study English.

You will work there.

He will make a cake.

She will close her book.

It will bark to the cat.

We will run a marathon.

They will listen to music.

​NEGATIVE:

Subject + won't + verb + predicate​

I won't study English.

You won't work there.

He won't make a cake.

She won't close her book.

It won't bark to the cat.

We won't run a marathon.

They won't listen to music.

(Where) will I study English?

(When) will you work there?

(How) will he make a cake?

(Why) will she close her book?

(Why) will it bark to the cat?

(When) will we run a marathon?

(Where) will they listen to music?

​We use it to talk about actions in the future that are voluntary, predictions or promises, we use the auxiliary verb "will".

Multiple Choice

- FUTURE SIMPLE -

• I studied English.

• I am studying English.

• I am going to study English.

• I study English.

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​FUTURE SIMPLE WITH GOING TO

​AFFIRMATIVE:

Subject + v. be + going to + verb + predicate

​INTERROGATIVE:

Question word + v.be + subject + going to

+ verb + predicate + ?

​ALL VERBS

I am going to study English.

You are going to work there.

He is going to make a cake.

She is going to close her book.

It is going to bark to the cat.

We are going to run a marathon.

They are going to listen to music.

​NEGATIVE:

Subject + v. be + not + going to + verb

+ predicate​

I am not going to study English.

You aren't going to work there.

He isn't going to make a cake.

She isn't going toclose her book.

It isn't going to bark to the cat.

We isn't going torun a marathon.

They isn't going to listen to music.

(Where) am I going to study English?

(When) are you going to work there?

(How) is he going to make a cake?

(Why) is she going to close her book?

(Why) is it going to bark to the cat?

(When) are we going to run a marathon?

(Where) are they going to listen to music?

​We use it to talk about concrete plans, to show intentions or predictions, we use the verb be as "am", "is" or "are" + going to + action verb.

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Multiple Choice

- Present Simple -

• She is reading a book under a tree.

• They had a party on Saturday.

• You explain the first part and I do the rest.

• I was leaving the class when he came in.

Multiple Choice

- Past Simple -

• Mark is waking up to go to school.

• She had a test last week and she flunked.

• We are talking with your mom.

• I was leaving the class when he came in.

Multiple Choice

- Present perfect -

• Mark has a new book about Maths.

• She had a test last week and she flunked.

• We have talked with your mom.

• I was leaving the class when he came in.

Multiple Choice

- Future simple -

• The winter is coming.

• We are going to close the institute.

• The house was going to be ready in June.

• I am leaving the class this december.

Multiple Choice

- Past Continuous -

• The winter is coming.

• We are having a lot of fun.

• The chickens were going to the farm

• I am leaving the class this december.

Multiple Choice

- Future Simple -

• I will earn a lot of money.

• The dog I bought is a present for you.

• The house was going to be ready in June.

• I am tired and I can't continue.

Multiple Choice

- Present Continuous -

• Mark is waking up to go to school.

• She had a test last week and she flunked.

• We talked with your mom, she said you should wait here.

• I was leaving the class when he came in.

Multiple Choice

- Present Simple -

• I couldn't believe it!

• I liked Coldplay ince I was fifteen years old.

• The last time I checked, you were in jail for stealing a jewelry.

• I have a boring job, which doesn't make me happy, but does pay a lot of money.

Multiple Choice

- Future simple -

• The restaurant is cleaning the kitchen.

• The students are going to pass the test.

• I didn't want to work, but I needed the money.

• My fridge is empty.

Multiple Choice

- Past Continuous -

• The man landed on the Moon a long time ago.

• Stop throwing papers on the floor.

• On Monday the woman was sweeping the floor.

• The smoothie has trawberries and bananas in it.

Multiple Choice

- Past Simple -

• Liz and Mike are together since January.

• That family got a new pet.

• You were going to the concert.

• I can't remember where I put the present.

Multiple Choice

- Present perfect -

• All the students went to the school trip.

• She has swum this river two time this month

• We wrote an article for the magazine.

• Sam was singing in the shower.

Multiple Choice

- Future Simple -

• You will succeed in your life.

• Phineas and Ferb is a cartoon show.

• I am watching a movie tonight.

• They are making a big pepperoni pizza.

Multiple Choice

- Present Continuous -

• The sun shone all morning.

• My T-shirt has a hole, so my mom has to sew it.

• They are riding their bikes.

• Our class is longer today.

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