Present Simple

(usually, always, often, sometimes, seldom, rarely, hardly ever, never, every (morning,
afternoon, evening, day, week, month, year))
I play I don’t play Do I play? Yes, I do. No, I don’t.
You play You don’t play Do you play? Yes, you do. No, you don’t.
We play We don’t play Do we play? Yes, we do. No, we don’t.
They play They don’t play Do they play? Yes, they do. No, they don’t.

He plays He doesn’t play Does he play? Yes, he does. No, he doesn’t

She plays She doesn’t play Does she play? Yes, she does. No, she doesn’t.
It plays It doesn’t play Does it play? Yes, it does. No, it doesn’t.

Verbs finish with Verbs finish with consonant (приголосна) + y =

s, ss, sh, ch, tch, x, o + es (watch – watches) ies ( study – studies)

Use when we:

1. speak about routines:

- I usually go to the gym;

2. speak about regular situations:

- We often drink coffee in the morning;

3. speak about truth/facts:

- the Earth moves around the Sun;

4. speak about schedules:

- The bus arrives at 3 p.m.;

5. express feelings (love, like, hate); states of mind (know, hope, seem, believe, remember,
want); senses (feel, hear, see, smell)
- They like to go out in the evenings.
 Present Continuous
(now, right now, at the moment, nowadays, today, this week, this year)

am/ is/ are + V + ing

I am playing I am not playing Am I playing? Yes, I am. No, I am not.
You are playing You aren’t playing Are you playing? Yes, you are. No, you aren’t.
We are playing We aren’t playing Are we playing? Yes, we are. No, we aren’t.
They are playing They aren’t playing Are they playing? Yes, they are. No, they aren’t.

He is playing He isn’t playing Is he playing? Yes, he is. No, he isn’t

She is playing She isn’t playing Is she playing? Yes, she is. No, she isn’t.
It is playing It isn’t playing Is it playing? Yes, it is. No, it isn’t.

Use when we:

1. speak sbout actions which take place right now:

- She is reading a book at the moment;;

2. speak about actions in people’s life during period of time:

- I am attending Spanish courses now;

3. speak about changing regular situations:

- Usually she washes the dishes, but today he is washing the dishes;

4. speak about planned activities in future:

- We are going on holiday this summer

 Past Simple
(yesterday, (two days) ago, when I was a child, in December, in 2015,
last night/week/month/year)

I/She/He/It + was You/We/They + were

N + V(ed) or (II form)
I played I didn’t play Did I play? Yes, I did. No, I didn’t.
You played You didn’t play Did you play? Yes, you did. No, you didn’t.
We played We didn’t play Did we play? Yes, we did. No, we didn’t.
They played They didn’t play Did they play? Yes, they did. No, they didn’t.

He played He didn’t play Did he play? Yes, he did. No, he didn’t

She played She didn’t play Did she play? Yes, she did. No, she didn’t.
It played It didn’t play Did it play? Yes, it did. No, it didn’t.

Use when we:

1. speak about an activity that started and finished at a definite time in the past:

- I travelled in Egypt last summer;

Used to
It describes a habit or situation which was true in the past, but it is not the same
now./ if something used to happen, it happened more than once