VERB TENSE REVIEW: PRESENT, PAST, AND FUTURE

1 THE PRESENT OF BE 3 THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Statements Statements
I am I am not I am watching TV.
You You
We are I aren't We are studying English.
They late. They
He He
She is I isn't She is arriving now.
It It
Yes I no questions
2 THE SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE I
Am
Statements you
I Are we
You they going too fast?
speak I don't speak English.
We he
They Is she
He it
speaks I doesn't speak English.
She Short answers
Yes I no questions I am. I'm not.
I you are. you aren't I you're not.
he he isn't I he's not.
Doi Don't you know them? Yes, she is. No, she isn't I she's not.
we
they it it isn't I it's not.
you
are. you aren't I you're not.
Does/ he
eat meat? we we aren't I we're not.
Doesn't she
they they aren't I they're not.
Short answers
Information questions
I I
you
you you
do. don't. What are we doing?
we we
they
Yes, they No, they
he
he he
When is she leaving?
she does. she doesn't.
it
it it
Where am I staying tonight?
Information questions
Who is driving?
I
you
What do need? 4 THE PAST CONTINUOUS
we
they Statements
he I was I wasn't singing that song.
When does she start? You
it We were I weren't playing the piano.
Who does she like? They
wants He
Who needs this book? She was/wasn't leaving from Central Station.
likes It

Yes I -
- no questions
I
Was he
she
it
landing in Sydney when the storm began?
we
Were you
they
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Short answers 6 THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE

I I Many verbs are irregular in the simple past tense.
he was. he wasn't. See the list of irregular verbs on page 122.
she she
it it Statements
Yes, No,
we we I
you were. you weren't. You
they they He
She stopped I working.
Information questions It didn't stop
I We
When was he speeding? They
she
�I-
no questions
we I
Where were you going?
they you
he
Who was arriving? Did she make a good dinner?
we
they
5 THE PAST OF BE
Statements Short answers
I I
He you
was late.
She he
It � she did.
No, it didn't
We
we
You were early.
they
They
Yu I Il.Q questions Information questions
I I
he you
Was on time? he
she When did read that?
It she
we
we they
Were you in the same class?
Who did they see?
they
Who called?
Short answers
I I
he he 7 THE FUTURE WITH WILL
was. wasn't.
she she
it it Affirmative and negative statements
Yes, No,
we we I
you were. you weren't. You
they they He
She will/ stop at five o-clock.
Information questions won't
It
we? We
Where were you? They
they?
he
.Yu I D.Q questions
When was she here?
it I
Who were they? you
he
he? Will she be on time?
Who was she? It
it? we
they

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(The future with YliJ.1-continued) 9 THE PRESENT PERFECT
Affirmative and negative short answers Affirmative and negative short answers
I I
Yes, you will. You have/
he We haven't
she They left.
it He
No, we won't
She has/ hasn't
they It
Information questions Yes I no questions
I I
you you said enough?
Have
he we
What will she do? they
it
we he
they Has she already started?
it
Who will be there?
Affirmative and negative short answers
8 THE FUTURE WITH BE GOING TO Yes,
I
have.
you
Statements
we
I'm No, they haven't.
You're
He's Yes, he has.
going to I she
She's be here soon. No, hasn't.
not going to it
It's
We're Information questions
They're
I
� I IlQ questions you
Where have seen the book?
you we
Are we going to want coffee? they
they he
Arn I going to be late? How has she been?
it
he
Is she going to arrive on time? Who has read it?
it
1O THE PASSIVE VOICE
Short answers
Fonn the passive voice with a fonn of IN and
I am. I'm not.
the past participle of the verb
you are. you aren't I you're not. ACTIVE VOICE PASSIVE VOICE
he he isn't I he's not. simple Art collectors buy Famous paintings are
Yes she is. No, she isn't I she's not. famous paintings bought by art collectors.
present
it it isn't I it's not.
present The Cineplex is That film is being shown
you you aren't I you're not continous showing that film. by the Cineplex.
we are. we aren't I we're not.
they they aren't I they're not. present All the critic have That book has been
perfect reviewed that book. reviewed by all the critics.
Information questions simple past Vera Wang designed This dress was designed
you this dress. by Vera Wang.
What are we going to see? past Last year, World Air Last year, tours to the
they continous was still selling tours Ivory Coast were still
to the Ivory Coast. being sold.
When is he going to stop?
she future The children will return The books will be
it with will the books tomorrow. returned tomorrow.
Where am I going to stay tomorrow? be going to Bar's Garage is going My car is going to be
to repair my car this repaired by Bart's
Who is going to call? afternoon. Garage this afternoon.

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