VERB TENSE REVIEW: PRESENT, PAST, AND FUTURE

1 THE PRESENT OF BE 3 THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Statements Statements
I am I am watching TV.
You You
We are We are studying English.
They late. They
He He
She is She is arriving now.
It It

Yes / no questions
2 THE SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE
Am I
Statements you
I Are we
You they going too fast?
speak English.
We he
They Is she
He it
speaks English.
She Short answers
Yes / no questions I am. I’m not.
I you are. you aren’t / you’re not.
you he he isn’t / he’s not.
Do know them? Yes, she is. No, she isn’t / she’s not.
we
they it it isn’t / it’s not.
we we aren’t / we’re not.
he are.
Does eat meat? they they aren’t / they’re not.
she
Information questions
Short answers
you
I I
What are we doing?
you you
do. don’t. they
we we
Yes, they No, they he
When is she leaving?
he he
it
she does. she doesn’t.
it it Where am I staying tonight?
Who is driving?
Information questions
you
What do we need?
4 THE PAST OF BE
they Statements
he I
When does she start? He
was late.
it She
It
wants
Who needs this book? We
likes You were early.
They

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