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 SIMPLE PRESENT

I DON’T wake up at 8
I I WAKE UP at 8 a.m. DO I wake up at 8 a.m.?
a.m.
She WAKES UP at 8 She DOESN’T wake up DOES she wake up at 8
HE / SHE / IT
a.m. at 8 a.m. a.m.?
YOU / WE / They WAKE UP at 8 They DON’T wake up DO they wake up at 8
THEY a.m. at 8 a.m. a.m.?

We use it to talk about

repeated actions: habits or
routines. CLICK HERE to see
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 SIMPLE PRESENT: THIRD PERSON

It DOESN’T play every

HE / SHE / IT It PLAYS every day DOES it play every day?
day.
IT represents the
cat. (It = animals In the simple present, the verb changes
and objects) only in the third person singular.
(HE – SHE - IT)

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spelling rules.
 PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

I AM WASHING my I AM NOT WASHING my AM I washing my

I
clothes. clothes. clothes?
She IS WASHING her She IS NOT WASHING IS she washing her
HE / SHE / IT
clothes. her clothes. clothes?
YOU / WE / We ARE WASHING We ARE NOT WASHING ARE we washing our
THEY our clothes. our clothes. clothes?

It expresses actions in
progress / happening right
now. CLICK HERE to see
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 SIMPLE PAST

I I ATE pancakes. I DIDN’T EAT pancakes. DID I EAT pancakes?

HE / SHE / IT He ATE pancakes. He DIDN’T EAT pancakes. DID he EAT pancakes?
YOU / WE /
You ATE pancakes. You DIDN’T EAT pancakes. DID you EAT pancakes?
THEY

It expresses completed actions in the past.

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 There are two types of verbs in the past:

egular rregular
The past form of the The past form of the
regular verbs are irregular verbs is
formed by adding completely different.
-ed to the infinitive
of the verb.
 PAST PROGRESSIVE

I WASN’T PLAYING
I I WAS PLAYING soccer. WAS I PLAYING soccer?
soccer.
He WAS PLAYING He WASN’T PLAYING WAS he PLAYING
HE / SHE / IT
soccer. soccer. soccer?
YOU / WE / We WERE PLAYING We WEREN’T PLAYING WERE you PLAYING
THEY soccer. soccer. soccer?

It expresses a
continuing action
1 (something that was
happening at some
2 point in the past)
 FUTURE WITH WILL

I I WILL EAT a burger. I WON’T EAT a burger. WILL I EAT a burger?

She WILL EAT
HE / SHE / IT She WON’T EAT a burger. WILL she EAT a burger?
burger.
YOU / WE / They WILL EAT WILL they EAT a
They WON’T EAT a burger
THEY burger. burger?

It expresses
spontaneous decisions,
promises, and
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 FUTURE WITH GOING TO

I AM GOING TO I AM GOING TO
I WAS I PLAYING soccer?
TRAVEL. TRAVEL.
He IS GOING TO He IS GOING TO WAS he PLAYING
HE / SHE / IT
TRAVEL. TRAVEL. soccer?
YOU / WE / You ARE GOING TO We ARE GOING TO WERE you PLAYING
THEY TRAVEL. TRAVEL. soccer?

We use it to talk about prior

decisions (planned events)
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 PRESENT PERFECT

I HAVE RIDDEN a I HAVEN’T RIDDEN a HAVE I RIDDEN a

I
horse. horse. horse?
She HAS RIDDEN a She HAVEN’T RIDDEN a HAS she RIDDEN a
HE / SHE / IT
horse. horse. horse?
YOU / WE / We HAVE RIDDEN a They HAVEN’T RIDDEN a WILL they EAT a
THEY horse. horse. burger?

We use it to
talk about life
experiences.
 "Practice
creates
confidence.
Confidence
EMPOWERS
YOU."
– Simone Biles