To be + Present Simple vs Present Continuous, Past Simple, Past

To be
Present Simple
Present Continuous
Past Simple
Past Continuous

By Viktoriia for Vovanchik

She is happy today.

They were at home yesterday.

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Use in practice

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I

at home now.

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She

very tired yesterday.

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They

in the park an hour ago.

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He

not ready for school today.

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We

happy to see you!

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It

cold and windy last weekend.

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You

my best friend.

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I

in Spain last summer.

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The books

on the table.

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My parents

not at work today.

Multiple Choice

He is a doctor.

• He isn’t doctor.

• He not is a doctor.

• He isn’t a doctor.

• He doesn’t is a doctor.

Multiple Choice

They are happy.

• Are happy they?

• Are they happy?

• Do they happy?

• They are happy?

Multiple Choice

I am at school.

• I amn’t at school.

• I not am at school.

• I am not at school.

• I don't am at school.

Multiple Choice

It was cold yesterday.

• Was cold it yesterday?

• Was it cold yesterday?

• Did it was cold?

• It was cold yesterday?

Multiple Choice

We were in Paris last summer.

• We weren't in Paris last summer.

• We not were in Paris.

• We wasn’t in Paris.

• We didn’t were in Paris.

звичок, фактів, регулярних дій.

Допоміжне дієслово:

🔹 I/you/we/they + V (do)

🔹 He/she/it + Vs/Ves (does)

Використовується для:

📌 Present Simple (простий теперішній час)

Приклади

— She plays tennis on Sundays.

— I don’t like coffee.

— Do you live in Uzhhorod ?

дій, що відбуваються зараз, у момент мовлення.

Допоміжне дієслово:

🔹 am/is/are + Ving

Використовується для:

📌 Present Continuous (простий тривалий час)

Приклади

— He is watching TV right now.

— They are not studying.

— Are you listening?

завершених дій у минулому (вчора, у 2010, last week).

🔹 V2 (звич. +ed або неправильне)

🔹 Did + V (в питаннях)

Використовується для:

📌 Past Simple (простий минулий час)

Приклади

— She watched a movie yesterday.

— We didn’t go to school.

— Did you eat pizza?

дій, які відбувалися в певний момент у минулому.

🔹 was/were + Ving

Використовується для:

📌 Past Continuous (тривалий минулий час)

Приклади

— I was reading at 9 pm.

— They weren’t sleeping.

— What were you doing yesterday at 6?

📌 Маркери часу Present Simple

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always

завжди

usually

зазвичай

often

часто

sometimes

іноді

rarely / seldom

рідко

never

ніколи

every day

щодня / кожного дня

every week

щотижня / кожного тижня

every month

щомісяця / кожного місяця

on Mondays

по понеділках

once a week

один раз на тиждень

twice a day

двічі на день

three times a week

тричі на тиждень

in the morning

вранці

in the evening

ввечері

📌 Маркери часу Past Simple

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yesterday

вчора

the day before yesterday

позавчора

last night

минулої ночі / вчора ввечері

last week

минулого тижня

last month

минулого місяця

last year

минулого року

two days ago

два дні тому

a week ago

тиждень тому

a year ago

рік тому

in 1990

у 1990 році

when I was a child

коли я був дитиною

this morning (if it's already past)

сьогодні вранці (якщо вже минуло)

📌 Маркери часу Present Continuous

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now

зараз

right now

саме зараз

at the moment

у цей момент

at present

наразі / у даний час

currently

наразі / тепер

today (якщо йдеться про тимчасову дію)

сьогодні

this week (тимчасова дія)

цього тижня

Look!

Подивись! (перед дією, що відбувається зараз)

Listen!

Послухай! (звертає увагу на дію в момент мовлення)

still

досі (якщо дія все ще триває)

📌 Маркери часу Past Continuous

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while

поки / у той час як

when	коли (для вказівки іншої дії в минулому)

as	коли / у той час як

at that moment

у той момент

at that time

у той час

all day / all night

весь день / всю ніч

the whole evening

увесь вечір

yesterday at 5 p.m.

вчора о 5-й годині

this time yesterday

учора в цей час

from 5 to 6

з 5 до 6 (про тривалість у минулому)

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She usually

(go) to school by bus.

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We

(watch) TV when the lights went out.

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They

(visit) their grandmother last weekend.

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I

(do) my homework right now.

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While she

(read), the baby started crying.

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We often

(play) football after school.

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He

(not watch) TV at the moment.

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I

(not go) to the cinema yesterday.

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They

(eat) dinner when the phone rang.

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She

(not like) fish.

Multiple Choice

I ___ (cook) lunch at 2 p.m. yesterday.

• cooked

• was cooking

• am cooking

• cook

Multiple Choice

We ___ (travel) to Italy last year.

• are traveling

• travel

• traveled

• were traveling

Multiple Choice

Look! The children ___ (play) in the garden.

• play

• are playing

• played

• were playing

Multiple Choice

When I was younger, I ___ (ride) my bike every day.

• ride

• rode

• was riding

• am riding

Multiple Choice

My brother ___ (study) for his exam now.

• studies

• studied

• is studying

• was studying

Multiple Choice

She ___ (write) emails every day.

• is writing

• writes

• wrote

• was writing

Multiple Choice

I ___ (not listen) when the teacher called me.

• didn’t listen

• am not listening

• wasn’t listening

• don’t listen

Multiple Choice

He ___ (not do) his homework last night.

• isn’t doing

• doesn’t do

• didn’t do

• wasn’t doing

Multiple Choice

They always ___ (have) dinner at 7 p.m.

• are having

• had

• have

• were having

Multiple Choice

I ___ (read) a great book last weekend.

• read

• reads

• was reading

• have read