Verb tenses

​Verb tenses

By Brenda Luengo

Match

Match the following

• I watched a movie yesterday.

• She studies at 4 pm every day.

• It will rain.

• They are playing basketball right now.

• He had eaten his breakfast before I called him.

past simple

present simple

future simple

present continuous

past perfect

• past simple

• present simple

• future simple

• present continuous

• past perfect

Regular verbs: I watched a movie yesterday.
Irregular verbs: I woke up at 8 am yesterday.

​Examples

We use the past simple tense when we describe completed actions in the past.
There are regular verbs (add -ed) and irregular verbs (unique).

​When do we use it?

Past simple

Word Cloud

What do we use PRESENT SIMPLE for? Example: I wake up at 6 o'clock every day. He always runs in the morning.

• She runs every morning.

• We always watch movies on Fridays.

• He brushes his teeth every day.

• They like pizza.

• He is 8 years old.

​Examples:

We use present simple when we talk about daily routine activities, habits, preferences or facts (general truths).

When do we use it?

Present simple

Fill in the Blanks

He always

his face in the morning.

Present simple: Structure

Does she run every morning?
Does he run every morning?
Do you run every morning?
Do we run every morning?
Do they run every morning?

​Interrogative form

She doesn't run every morning.

He doesn't run every morning.

I don't run every morning.
They don't run every morning.
You don't run every morning.
We don't run every morning.

Negative form

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct option.

• He not plays football.

• He not play football.

• He don't play football.

• He doesn't play football.

Fill in the Blanks

she play the piano every Saturday?

We are learning English right now.
I am writing a book at the moment.
She is teaching right now.

Examples

We use it when we talk about ongoing actions in the present.
Actions happening right now / at the moment.

When do we use it?

Present continuous

Open Ended

What are they doing?

Write an affirmative sentence using the present continuous tense.

Present continuous: Structure

Is she listening to music right now?
Are they listening to music right now?
Am I listening to music right now?

​Interrogative form

She isn't listening to music right now.
They aren't listening to music right now.
I am not listening to music right now.

Negative form

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct sentence.

• She not studying right now.

• She not study right now.

• She isn't study right now.

• She isn't studying right now.

She has been to Italy four times.
I have already finished my homework.
You have read 100 books this year.

Examples:

We use it when we talk about experiences or completed actions that happened in the past but have a connection to the present.

​When do we use it?

Present perfect

Fill in the Blanks

He

already completed his task.

Present perfect: Structure

Has she already read the book?
Have you watched the movie yet?
Have you been to Brazil before?

​Interrogative form

You haven't been to Europe yet.
She hasn't finished her project yet.
I haven't eaten my breakfast yet.

​Negative form

Fill in the Blanks

you studied for the exam yet?

Open Ended

Write a sentence in the present tense.

Open Ended

Why is it important to use different types of verb tenses?

Fill in the Blanks

He

(walk) for an hour.

Fill in the Blanks

They

(eat) the cookies last night.

To ask questions in the past we use did:
Did she play video games?
Did we play video games?
Did you play video games?

​Interrogative form

We use didn't to create negative sentences in the past:
She didn't play video games.
We didn't play video games.
I didn't play video games.

​Negative form

Past simple

Open Ended

Transform this sentence into a negative sentence:

I painted my room last week.

Reorder

Reorder the following

• Did

• you

• study

• for the

• exam?

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

We were dancing that day.
I was studying when the bell rang.
They were playing video games while I was watching a movie.

​Examples

We use the past continuous tense to describe ongoing actions in the past, interruped actions, or two actions happening at the same time.

When do we use it?

Past continuous

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct option.

• Woody and Buzz Lightyear planning to escape.

• Woody and Buzz Lightyear was planning to escape.

• Woody and Buzz Lightyear were plan to escape.

• Woody and Buzz Lightyear were planning to escape.

We use was and were to ask questions.
Was she watching TV?
Were they watching TV?

​Interrogative form

We use wasn't with I, he, she, it.
We use weren't with you, we, they.
I wasn't watching TV.
We weren't watching TV.

​Negative form

Past continuous: Structure

Fill in the Blanks

They

running together last week.

We had eaten the pizza before you called.
He had watched the movie before he read the book.

​Examples

We use it to describe actions that happened BEFORE another past action, or at a specific moment in the past.
We use the past participle form of the verbs.
Key word: before.

When do we use it?

Past perfect

Open Ended

Write your own sentence using the past perfect tense. (Example: I had studied before the exam quiz announced).

• Had they left before you arrived?

• Had they gone home before it started to rain?

​Interrogative form

They hadn't eaten their breakfast before they left.
She hadn't finished her homework before we went out for dinner.

​Negative form

Past perfect: Structure

Reorder

Reorder the following

• Had

• he

• finished

• decorating

• before the guests arrived?

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

I think it will rain tomorrow.
I will help you with your bags.
She will send us the photos.
Will you pass the salt, please?

​Examples

We use it to talk about the future, make predictions, make spontaneous decisions, promises, offers, and requests.

​When do we use it?

Future simple

Will you go to the doctor next week?
Will he do his homework?
Will we play together tomorrow?

​Interrogative form

We use won't for all subjects, and the main verb doesn't change.
She won't study today.
They won't travel tomorrow.

​Negative form

Future simple: Structure

Multiple Choice

What is the correct form on this sentence?

• I will go to the park.

• I go to the park will.

• I not will the park

Multiple Choice

3. She ______ get up every day this week at six o’clock.

• wasn't

• weren't

• won't

• don't

By next summer, I will have graduated from university.
The game will have finished by 8 pm.

​Examples

We use it to describe actions that will be completed before a specific time or another event in the future.

​When do we use it?

Future perfect

Will you have left by the time I get there?
Will she have finished project by 7 pm?

​Interrogative form

He won't have arrived by then.
She won't have finished her project by 7 pm.
They won't have eaten their breakfast by the time we call them.

​Negative form

Future perfect: Structure

Multiple Choice

By this time next year

• I will have moved to London

• I have moved to London

• I move to London

Multiple Choice

By the end of this series of classes,--------------- all the tenses in English.

• You learn

• You have learnt

• You will have learnt