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    This document provides information about and examples of using the present simple and past simple tenses in English. It includes: 1) Forms of the present simple tense for affirmative and negative sentences, as well as short questions and wh-question forms. 2) Exercises for learners to practice forming sentences in the present simple tense and transforming them between affirmative, negative, short-question and wh-question forms. 3) Forms of the past simple tense, similarly including affirmative, negative, short and wh-question forms. 4) Exercises for learners to practice forming sentences in the past simple tense and transforming between its different forms.

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    This document provides information about and examples of using the present simple and past simple tenses in English. It includes: 1) Forms of the present simple tense for affirmative and negative sentences, as well as short questions and wh-question forms. 2) Exercises for learners to practice forming sentences in the present simple tense and transforming them between affirmative, negative, short-question and wh-question forms. 3) Forms of the past simple tense, similarly including affirmative, negative, short and wh-question forms. 4) Exercises for learners to practice forming sentences in the past simple tense and transforming between its different forms.

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    This document provides information about and examples of using the present simple and past simple tenses in English. It includes: 1) Forms of the present simple tense for affirmative and negative sentences, as well as short questions and wh-question forms. 2) Exercises for learners to practice forming sentences in the present simple tense and transforming them between affirmative, negative, short-question and wh-question forms. 3) Forms of the past simple tense, similarly including affirmative, negative, short and wh-question forms. 4) Exercises for learners to practice forming sentences in the past simple tense and transforming between its different forms.

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    Present Simple versus Past Simple

    1
    Present Simple

    Affirmative sentences Negative Sentences


    • I/We/They/You work. • I/We/They/You do not work.
    • He/ She/It works. • He/ She/It does not work.

    • Examples: • Examples:
    • I usually work on Saturdays. • I don’t usually work on Saturdays.
    • Ann drinks coffee very often. • Ann doesn’t drink coffee very
    often.

    2
    Present Simple: Exercises 1 & 2
    • 1/Put the verb into the correct form.
    1. My sister (read) a book.
    2. Frank (like) dogs.
    3. My parents (do) the shopping.
    4. We sometimes (meet) in front of the cinema.
    5. Uncle George (go) to the doctor's clinic once
    a month.
    6. Our friends (play) football in the park. • 2/Negate the sentences in exercises A.
    7. She (go) to the park every Friday.
    8. He (ride) his bike every day.
    9. We (have) the best ideas.
    10. Carol (say) goodbye.
    11. She (be) the best singer in our class.
    12. My sister (live) in a big house.
    13. The children (eat) hamburgers.
    14. Bill (have) two notebooks.
    15. I (be) at home.

    3
    Present Simple

    Short Questions Wh-word Questions


    • Do I/we/they/you work? • Where do I/we/they/you
    • Does he/ she/it work? work?
    • Where does he/ she/it
    work?
    • Examples:
    • Do you usually work on
    Saturdays? • Examples:
    • Does Ann drink coffee very • When do you usually work?
    often? • What does Ann drink very often?
    4
    Present Simple: Exercises 3 & 4

    • 3/Form short questions of the sentences in exercise 1.

    • 4/ Use appropriate wh-word questions of the sentences in exercise 1.

    5
    Past Simple

    Affirmative sentences Negative Sentences


    • I/We/They/You worked. • I/We/They/You did not work.
    • He/ She/It worked. • He/ She/It did not work.

    • Examples: • Examples:
    • I worked on last Saturday. • I didn’t work on last Saturday.
    • Ann drank coffee yesterday • Ann didn’t drink coffee yesterday
    morning. morning.

    6
    Past Simple: Exercises 5 & 6
    • 5/Put the verbs into the correct form.
    1. Last year I (spend) my holiday in
    Ireland.
    2. It (be) great.
    3. I (travel) around by car with two
    friends, and we (visit) lots of
    interesting places.
    4. In the evenings we usually (go) to a
    café. • 6/ Negate the sentences in exercise A.
    5. Last year, we (learn) some Irish
    dances.
    6. We (be) very lucky with the weather.
    It (rain) a lot yesterday, but
    we (see) some beautiful rainbows.
    7. My friend (visit) Spain during his last
    holiday.

    7
    Past Simple
    Short Questions Wh-word Questions
    • Did I/we/they/you work? • Where did I/we/they/you
    work?
    • Did he/ she/it work?
    • Where did he/ she/it
    work?
    • Examples:
    • Did You work on last Saturdays? • Examples:
    • Did Ann drink coffee yesterday • When did you work?
    morning? • What did Ann drink yesterday
    morning?
    8
    Past Simple: Exercises 7 & 8

    • 7/Form short questions of the sentences in exercise 5.

    • 8/ Use appropriate wh-word questions of the sentences in exercise 5.

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