Present Simple Statements

I, YOU + we+ they HE, SHE, IT + S

   

They go to school. He wants an ice cream.

I like oranges. She likes hot dogs.

We hate peppermint. It drinks milk.

You have a cold. The dog (= It) hates cats.

Monkeys (= They) eat bananas. Ann (= She) hates chewing gums.

Bob and I (= We) go shopping. Bob (= He) speaks English.

Jim and Carol (=They) sing a song. My mother likes singing.

 

NOTE:

- es after - s / - ch / - sh

Examples: passes - watches - finishes

- ies if there is a consonant before the y

Examples: study - studies / carry - carries but play - plays

do - does / go - goes / have - has

 

Present Simple Negation

DON'T (do not) + VERB TO BE, CAN, MUST

--> VERB + NOT
They don't go to school.
They are not
I don't like oranges. (aren't) at home.
We don't hate peppermint. The boys are not
(aren't) in the park.
You don't have a cold.
I am not (I'm
Monkeys don't eat snakes. not) hungry.

Bob and I don't go shopping. We can not

(cannot /
Jim and Carol don't sing a song. can't) swim.

  I must not
(mustn't) go out.
DOESN'T (does not) + VERB
My
He doesn't want an ice cream. brothers can't dance.

She doesn't like hot dogs.

 

It doesn't drink milk.  

The dog doesn't hate cats.

VERB + NOT

Ann doesn't hate chewing gums. She is not (isn't) at

school.
Bob doesn't speak German.

It is not
 
(isn't) hungry.

He can not
(cannot /
can't) sing.

Susan is not
(isn't) angry.

 
  Past Simple
Use of the Past Simple

The Past Simple is used to write and talk about completed

actions that happened in a time before the present. It is
the basic form of the past tense in English. Study the
following information how to form the simple past and how
to form the negation and questions.

Regular Verbs

How to form: Infinitive + ed = 2nd form

Examples:

walk + ed = walked

laugh + ed = laughed

want + ed = wanted

Note:

cry - cried - y » i

 
carry - carried - y » i

love - loved - no e

hope - hoped - no e

stop - stopped - if you speak a short vowel » doubling

drop -dropped - if you speak a short vowel » doubling

Key words: yesterday, last week (month, Monday,

October,...), in 1984, ago

Irregular Verbs

1st form 2nd form
 am, is was
are were
get got
go went
see saw
do did
take took
have had
 

Irregular verbs
lists: FRENCH / GERMAN / ITALIAN / SPANISH

Negation of the Past Simple

How to form: didn't (= did not) + 1st form

He didn't go to her last party. They didn't like his story.

BUT: was not (wasn't), were not (weren't), could

not (couldn't)

Questions in the Past Simple

How to form: did + 1st form

Did he go to her last party? Did they like his story?

Where did they live? How did she feel?

Question word - did - person - verb

BUT: Was he angry? Were they late? Could they swim?

Irregular Verbs List - French
Infinitive Past simple Past participle
French
(1st form) (2nd f.) (3rd f.)

respecter, se
abide abided / abode abided / abode
conformer à

alight alighted / alit alighted / alit descendre

arise arose arisen survenir

awoke / awoken /
awake se réveiller
awaked awaked

(to) be was, were been être

porter,
bear bore born / borne
supporter

beat beat beaten battre

become became become devenir

engendrer,
beget begot/begat begotten
causer

begin began begun commencer

bend bent bent plier, courber

bereaved / bereaved / déposséder,

bereave
bereft bereft priver

besought / besought /
beseech implorer
beseeched beseeched

bet bet bet parier

inviter,
bid bid / bade bid / bidden
ordonner

bind bound bound attacher, lier

bite bit bitten mordre

bleed bled bled saigner

blow blew blown souffler

break broke broken casser

élever, se
breed bred bred
reproduire
bring brought brought apporter

broadcast / broadcast / diffuser,

broadcast
broadcasted broadcasted émettre

build built built construire

burn burned / burnt burned / burnt brûler

burst burst burst éclater

buy bought bought acheter

can could   pouvoir

cast cast cast lancer, jeter

catch caught caught attraper

chided / gronder,
chide chided / chid
chidden réprimander

choose chose chosen choisir

cleft / cleaved, cleft / cleaved,

cleave fendre
clove cloven

cling clung clung suspendre

habiller,
clothe clothed / clad clothed / clad
recouvrir

come came come venir

cost cost cost coûter

creep crept crept ramper

crow crowed crowed / crew chanter (coq)

cut cut cut couper

distribuer,
deal dealt dealt
traiter

dig dug dug creuser, fouiller

dived / dove
dive dived plonger
(US)

do did done faire

draw drew drawn dessiner

dreamt / dreamt /
dream rêver
dreamed dreamed

drink drank drunk boire

drive drove driven conduire

habiter,
dwell dwelt / dwelled dwelt / dwelled
demeurer

eat ate eaten manger

fall fell fallen tomber

feed fed fed nourrir

feel felt felt (res)sentir

se battre,
fight fought fought
combattre

find found found trouver

fit fit / fitted fit / fitted aller à

flee fled fled s’enfuir

fling flung flung jeter, lancer

fly flew flown voler (air)

forbid forbade forbidden interdire

forecast forecast forcast prévoir

forget forgot forgotten oublier

forgive forgave forgiven pardonner

forsake forsook forsaken abandonner

freeze froze frozen geler

geld gelded / gelt gelded / gelt castrer

get got got obtenir

gild gilded / gilt gilded / gilt dorer

give gave given donner

gnawed /
gnaw gnawed ronger
gnawn

go went gone aller

grind ground ground moudre

grip gripped / gript gripped / gript agripper

grow grew grown grandir, pousser

hang hung hung accrocher

have had had avoir

hear heard heard entendre

heave heaved / hove heaved / hove se soulever

hew hewed hewed / hewn tailler

hide hid hidden (se) cacher

hit hit hit frapper

hold held held tenir

hurt hurt hurt blesser

keep kept kept garder

kneel kneeled / knelt kneeled / knelt s’agenouiller

knit knitted / knit knitted / knit tricoter

know knew known savoir

lade laded laded / laden cargar de

lay laid laid étendre, mettre

lead led led mener

(s’)appuyer,
lean leaned / leant leaned / leant
pencher

leap leaped / leapt leaped / leapt sauter, bondir

learn learnt / learned learnt / learned apprendre

leave left left partir, laisser

lend lent lent prêter

laisser,
let let let
permettre

lie lay lain être étendu

light lit / lighted lit / lighted allumer

lose lost lost perdre

make made made faire, fabriquer

may might   pouvoir

mean meant meant signier

meet met met rencontrer

melt melted melted / molten fondre

misunderstand misunderstood misunderstood mal comprendre

mow mowed mowed / mown tondre

 telecast / telecast / émission de
telecast
telecasted telecasted télévision

tell told told raconter

think thought thought penser

thriven / se développer,
thrive throve / thrived
thrived s’épanouir

throw threw thrown lancer

pousser
thrust thrust thrust
violemment

marcher,
tread trod trod / trodden
parcourir

understand understood understood comprendre

renverser,
upset upset upset
contrarier

wake up woke up woken up (se) réveiller

porter
wear wore worn
(vêtement)

weaved /
weave weaved / wove tisser, tresser
woven

wed wed / wedded wed / wedded épouser, marier

weep wept wept pleurer

wet wet / wetted wet / wetted mouiller

win won won gagner

serpenter,
wind wound wound
enrouler

tordre, essorer,
wring wrung wrung
arracher

write wrote written écrire