QUESTION FORM AFFIRMATIVE FORM
SIMPLE PAST 1 SIMPLE PAST
Where did you live 10 years ago?
Did he buy a new car last week?
PAST TENSE
Was Mary late for work yesterday?
Were we in France that year?
Were they happy to see you?
PAST CONTINUOUS
Was it raining when you arrivedlast night?
What was he doing yesterday afternoon?
Were you watching TV when she called?
SIMPLE PRESENT
What do you do? - I’m a teacher.
Does he play tennis every Friday?
PRESENT TENSE
Do you alwayshave dinner at 8.00?
Are you from Italy?
Is he from France or from Belgium?
Are they the new students?
Has he got a new car?
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
What are you doing?
Is John doing his homework?
Are they sitting in the living room?
SIMPLE PRESENT FOR FUTURE TIMETABLES7
Does the train leave in 10 minutes?
Does the meeting start at 4.00?
PRESENT CONT. FOR FUTURE PROGRAMMES
Are John and Mary leaving for Paris tomorrow?
FUTURE TENSE
Is he going to the meeting on 22nd March?
Are you having a party on Saturday?
“GOING TO” FOR FUTURE INTENTIONS /
PREVISIONS FOR THE IMMEDIATE FUTURE
Are you going to watch TV?
Is he going to play tennis with you or with John?
Is it going to rain?
SIMPLE FUTURE (with ‘will/shall’)
Shall we phone you tomorrow?
Will you arrive in time for your meeting?
Will everyone have a computer in 2020?
NEGATIVE FORM
2 SIMPLE PAST
We lived in Rimini 10 years ago.
He bought a new car three weeks ago.
She was late for work two days ago.
We were in France last year in July
They were very happy to see you.
PAST CONTINUOUS
I was having a shower when the phone rang.
He was playing tennis.
Mary was helping me to prepare dinner.
4 SIMPLE PRESENT
I live in Rimini.
He sometimesplays tennis on Friday.
We usually have dinner at 8.00.
You are Italian.
He’s from France.
They are the new students.
He’s got two brothers.
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
I’m cooking dinner at the moment.
John is doing his homeworknow.
They are sitting in the living room.
SIMPLE PRESENT FUTURE TIMETABLES 8
The train leaves in 10 minutes.
School starts on 15th September.
PRESENT CONT. FOR FUTURE PROGRAMMES
They are leaving for Paris tomorrow.
He is going to the meeting next week.
We are having a party at the weekend.
“GOING TO” FOR FUTURE INTENTIONS /
PREVISIONS FOR THE IMMEDIATE FUTURE
I’m going to do my homework this afternoon).
He’s going to play tennis with me.
It’s going to rain.
SIMPLE FUTURE
We‘ll phone you tomorrow.
You’ll arrive in time for your meeting.
Everyone will have a computer in 2020.
3
You didn’t live in Rimini 10 years ago.
He didn’t buy a new car last week.
She wasn’t late for work yesterday.
We weren’t in France that year.
They weren’t happy to see you.
PAST CONTINUOUS
I wasn’t watching TV last night.
I’m sure he wasn’t playing footballwhen he hurt himself.
You weren’t listening when she told us about John.
5 SIMPLE PRESENT 6
I don’t live in Rimini.
He doesn’t play tennis every …
They don’t oftenhave dinner at 8.00.
You aren’t Italian.
He isn’t from Belgium.
They aren’t the new students.
He hasn’t got a sister.
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
I’m not watching TV, I’m studying French.
John isn’t doing his homework.
They aren’t sitting in the living room.
SIMPLE PRESENT FUTURE TIMETABLES9
The train doesn’t leave in 10 minutes.
The film doesn’t begin at 7.30, it begins at 7.45 p.m.
PRESENT CONT. FOR FUTURE PROGRAMMES
They aren’t leaving for Paris the day after tomorrow.
He isn’t going to the meeting this afternoon.
You aren’t having a party on Sunday.
“GOING TO” FOR FUTURE INTENTIONS /
PREVISIONS FOR THE IMMEDIATE FUTURE
I’m not going to watch TV.
He isn’t going to play tennis with John.
It isn’t going to rain.
SIMPLE FUTURE
We won’t phone John this afternoon.
You won’t arrive in time for your meeting.
Everyone won’t have a computer in 2020.
(Not everyone will have a computer ……)