Bilad Alrafidain University

College Noursing
Department
Past simple and

present simple
By:

Tarek khaleefa alwaan

Supervised by:

Dr.Mohammed
 .Introduction

English language is one of the most Common language used

around the world . There people speak English as anative
.language and many more speak it as a second language
. English become more and more important nowadays
Learing English is so important because it is very Common
language. It is fun to learn anew language and learning
English becomes fun you leam the basic of it, when you are
able to understand it you will love it when you can speak it
..you can communicate with people from around The world
English is the most commonly spoken language in the world
one out of five people can speak or at least understand
English . It is the language of Science Computers ,
diplomacy and tourism . Knowing English increase your
chances of getting job in amultinational Company within
your home country or of finding work abroad ,also it is rhe
official language of 53 Countries

In English , the ways of expressing the time of the event

differ as to whether the event occurred in the past , the
present or it could happen in the future So the verb tenses
-: are

.Past simple tense

This time is used to express an event that occurred in the
past.It consists of the second conjugation of the verb i.e.
 adding an ed with a note of irregular verbs. This time
:usually comes with words like
Ago/
yesterday / Last
Genesis I, He,
She, It Was
They, We, You
.،Were
Examples
.I watched T.V Last night – 1
.They visited their uncle yesterday – 2
In the affirmatives the format will be
Sub+ verb (second conjugation of the verb/with a note of
.irregular verbs)+ com
.Ex/ he ate his apple yesterday
.Or/he visited his grandfather house
In the negatives format we use ( did + not) with both single
and plural format and we back the verb to his natural
case/or deleted (ed) from the verb
.Sub+ did not+ verb + com
.Ex/she didńt wake up early
In the question format we should put ( did)
In the beginning so we can askand we back the verb to his
natural case/or deleted (ed) from the verb
?+Did + sub+ verb+ com

?Ex/did you pay to the man his money

Some sentenses about using the adjective with this tense
Example: I met my friends yesterday . Example: We painted
the wall last night. Example: I met Ahmed long time ago .
Example: My father worked for this company in the past

Present tense simple

is used this time to express customs, traditions, abilities
and facts It consists of the first conjugation of the verb ie
the abstract verb without adding comes with several
parameters, Article
And the adjectives are
)Always_ usually_ every_ often_ generally
. _)Never_ sometimes
And there is an examples
.I go to school every day-
.They usually sleep at 11.00 p.m -
.Ali drinks milk every morning -
In the affirmatives the format in the single will be add ( s ) to
the verb
.Subject+ verb ( s) + complement
.Ex/ she plays every day
In the negatives format will be use does with ( not) in the
single format
.Subject+ does( not) + verb+ complement
.Ex/she doesńt write her homewoke
In the question format we should put (does)
In the beginning so we can ask
?+Does + sub + verb + complement
 ?Ex/does he play all the time
Either in the plural
.

In the affirmatives the format in thebplural

We don’t add ( s) to the verb
.Sub+ verb + com
Ex/we play football
In the negatives format will be use do with ( not) in the
plural
.Sub+ do ( not) + verb+ com
.Ex/we dońt sleep at late time
In the question format we should put (do)
In the beginning so we can ask
?+Do+ sub+ verb + com
?Ex/ do they play will

Some sentenses about using the adjective with this tense

.A man often chooses a wife who is like his mother
.The school seldom pays for the pupils' textbooks
.He always forgets his wallet
.They usually work at 9.00 pm
.Babies usually lose weight in the beginning
.The official attitude is usually one of ridicule
.Traditionally, the Japanese prefer good quality clothes
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