Simple Tenses

Grammar :

Present Simple

Affirmative, Negative and Questions

Notes : Affirmative, Negative and Questions

Affirmative

1. I/We/You/They WEAR jeans or shorts.

2. He/She/It LIKES urban sports.

Negative

1. I/We/You/They DON'T NEED special facilities.

2.He/She/It DOESN'T PLAY football.

Questions and Short Answers

1. DO I/we/you/they LIVE in a city? Yes, I/we/you/they DO.

2. DOES he/she/it LIKE parkour? No, he/she/it DOESN'T.

Notes : Third Person Spelling Rules

1. For most verbs, add -s to the infinitive.

draw --> draws , cook --> cooks

2. For verbs that end in -s, -sh, -ss, -ch, -x, or -o add -es.

do --> does , watch --> watches

3. For verbs that end in consonant + -y, omit the -y and add -ies.

fly --> flies , study --> studies

4. Irregular verbs don't follow the rules!

have --> has , be --> is

Exercise 1 :

Complete the sentences with the present simple form of the verbs in brackets.

There are five sentences. Go to the next slide.

Multiple Select

1. Jenna ___ (do) a lot of sport in her free time.

• does

• do

Multiple Select

2. We ___ (not have) time to play that game now.

• do not have

• does not have

Multiple Select

3. That film ___ (finish) at 1am!

• finishes

• finish

Multiple Select

4. My dad ___ (worry) when I come home late.

• worry

• worries

Multiple Select

5. Jay ___ (not go) to concerts very often.

• do not go

• does not go

Exercise 2 :

Which questions are correct?

Go to the next slide.

Multiple Select

a. Do your friends go to the cinema?

b. Does your friends go to the cinema?

• a

• b

Multiple Select

a. Do your town have a football team?

b. Does your town have a football team?

• a

• b

Multiple Select

a. Does your parents like pop music?

b. Do your parents like pop music?

• a

• b

Multiple Select

a. Does your school organize interesting trips?

b. Do your school organize interesting trips?

• a

• b

Past Simple

Past Simple: Be

• Notice the Past Simple form of the verb to be: was and were.

• For negative sentences we use wasn't or weren't.

  
  

• I was a good football player.

• They weren't sad yesterday.

Past Simple: Affirmative

• All regular verbs end with -ed.

• For irregular verbs, see the list (2nd column).

• Notice all pronouns use the same rule with the verb (regular or irregular).

Past Simple: Negative

• For negative sentences we use the auxiliary verb DID+NOT = DIDN'T

• The verb doesn't change when we use DIDN'T.

• She didn't go to the party.

• We didn't study for the test.

Let's see some examples...

• Notice we don't change the verb in negative sentences.

• The verb only changes in affirmative sentences.

Multiple Choice

Which words do we use for the negative form of the verb to be in the past?

• aren't and isn't

• wasn't and weren't

• didn't

Multiple Choice

Which of these verbs is regular in the past?

• played

• ate

• went

Multiple Choice

Which of these verbs is irregular in the past?

• studied

• played

• went

Multiple Choice

Which word do we use in the negative form of the past simple for regular and irregular verbs?

• isn't

• didn't

• aren't

Places

• I went to the cinema

• I visited a farm.

• I went to the countryside.

• I climbed a mountain with my family.

Celebrations

• I visited my grandparents in summer.

• I collected chocolate eggs on Easter day.

• I celebrated New Year's Eve with my family.

• I had a birthday party at home.

Transport

• I took a taxi.

• I travelled by plane.

• I travelled by car.

Multiple Choice

I _________ to France by plane.

• studied

• travelled

• ate

Multiple Choice

I ___________ to the beach last summer.

• go

• goed

• went

Multiple Choice

Kevin ______ pizza in his holidays.

• eat

• ate

• eated

Multiple Choice

The dog _________ in the pool.

• didn't swam

• didn't swim

It's your turn!

Write 2 sentences in the Past Simple about your last holidays.

Future Simple Review

​Definition:

​We use the future simple tense to talk about things that haven't happened yet.

Multiple Choice

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What are the two auxiliary verbs we use for the future simple

• Do and Does

• Will and Be going to

• Is and Are

• Did and Didn't

​Future Simple Forms:

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is correct?

• She'll goes to school

• I will listen to music

• They will going home now.

• They will played football tomorrow.

Multiple Choice

In the future simple form: What does infinitive mean?

• verb is in basic form. (do not add 's', 'es', 'ed', 'ing' etc...)

• verb changes its form. (for ex. go, goes, going)

• verb is always in the 'verb-ing' form.

• Spontaneous decision making an offer

• Future Prediction

• Promise​

Uses of the future simple tense

Uses for

"will"

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Multiple Choice

Q. 

Which is the right structure for affirmative "Future Will"?

• I am go with you.

• She will do the homework.

• I'll going there.

• They go will now.

Multiple Choice

Q. 

Which is the negative form of will?

• will don't

• willn't

• won't

• wasn't

• Planned activity 

• Prediction based on evidence

Uses of the future simple tense

Uses for

"be going to"

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Multiple Choice

Q. 

Which is the right structure for "be going to "?

• She are going to the beach

• She be going to the beach

• She is go to the beach

• She is going to the beach

Multiple Choice

Which is the negative form for "Be going to"?

• They are not going to play soccer tomorrow.

• They are going not play soccer tomorrow.

• They is not going to play soccer tomorrow.

• They not are going to play soccer tomorrow.

'Will' vs

'be going to'

​Complete the sentences with the appropriate option

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Practise quiz

Multiple Choice

A: I can't find my phone!

B: Don't worry. ...................... help you find it.

• I am going

• I'll

• Will

• Going to

Multiple Choice

Look at the clouds. ................. rain.

• It'll

• It's going to

• It will

Multiple Choice

What will you do when you leave school?

• I'm going to Medicine

• I'm will study English

• I'll go to university

• I going to work with my family

Multiple Choice

A: What do you think will happen in the future world?

B: I think ....

• we will have flying cars

• we are going to live on the moon

• we going to live under the ocean