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Verbal tenses

Samples
Present Present Continuous Past
I play socer everyday Im playing soccer now I played soccer yesterday
morning
I dont play soccer
everyday
Im not playing soccer now I didnt play soccer
yesterday
Do you play soccer? Are you playing soccer
now?
Did you play soccer
yesterday morning?
Yes, I do. / No, I dont. Yes, I am. / No, Im not. Yes, I did. / No, I didnt.
How often do you play
soccer?
Who are you playing soccer
with?
When did you play soccer
with your classmates?
I play it sometimes. Im playing soccer with my
cousins.
I played soccer with them
last Friday.
Present Present Continuous Past
Affirmative
sentences

Subject + verb
(present) +
complement
S +aux verb
(am/is/are)+main
verb(-ing) +
complement
S + verb(past) +
complement
Negative sentences
Subject +negative
aux (dont) + verb
(present) +
complement
S +aux verb
(am/is/are) + not
+main verb(-ing) +
complement
S +negative aux
(didnt) + verb(past)
+ complement
Questions
Aux (do/does) + S +
verb (present) +
complement ?
aux verb
(am/is/are) + S
+main verb(-ing) +
complement?
aux (didnt) + S +
verb(past) +
complement ?

Short answers Yes, S + aux
(do/does)
No, S + negative aux
(dont /doesnt)

Yes, S + aux
(am/is/are)
No, S + negative aux
(am/is/are) + not

Yes, S + aux (did)
No, S + negative aux
(didnt)

Wh-Questions
Wh + Aux (do/does)
+ S + verb (present)
+ complement ?
Wh + aux verb
(am/is/are) + S
+main verb(-ing) +
complement?
Wh + aux (didnt) +
S + verb(past) +
complement ?


Grammar structures

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