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TENSES
1. SIMPLE PRESENT
SUBJECT VERB TIME SIGNALS

Examples: Usually
WATCH Sometimes /
HE (+) VERB1 + S / ES / IES (+) She WATCHES TV everyday. Seldom
SHE (-) DOESN’T + VERB1 (-) She DOESN’T WATCH TV everyday. Always
IT (?) DOES + SUBJECT + (?) DOES she WATCH TV everyday? Twice a …* / …
VERB1…? times a…*
Every …
Examples: Often / once a …*
WATCH Never / no time
THEY (+) VERB1 (+) They WATCH TV everyday. signal
WE (-) DON’T + VERB1 (-) They DON”T WATCH TV everyday.
I (?) DO + SUBJECT + VERB1…? (?) DO they WATCH TV everyday? * hour / day / week
YOU / month / year /
name of days

(be) -> am / is / are I ..am.. (be) happy every day.

2. PRESENT CONTINUOUS
SUBJECT VERB TIME SIGNALS

Examples: Now
WATCH At the moment
HE (+) IS + V-ING (+) She IS WATCHING TV now. Look!
SHE (-) ISN’T + V-ING (-) She ISN’T WATCHING TV now. Listen!
IT (?) IS + SUBJECT + V-ING…? (?) IS she WATCHING TV now? At present
Right now
Examples:
WATCH
Be careful!
THEY (+) ARE + V-ING (+) They ARE WATCHING TV now. Shh!
WE (-) AREN’T + V-ING (-) They AREN’T WATCHING TV now.
YOU (?) ARE + SUBJECT + V-ING …? (?) ARE they WATCHING TV now?

I (+) AM + V-ING Examples:

(-) AM + NOT + V-ING WATCH
(-) AM + I + V-ING …? (+) I AM WATCHING TV now.
(-) I AM NOT WATCHING TV now.
(?) AM I WATCHING TV now?

3. SIMPLE PAST
SUBJECT VERB TIME SIGNALS

Examples: Ago
REGULAR VERB WATCH Just now
HE (+) VERB1 + D / ED / IED (+) She WATCHED TV yesterday. In…*
SHE (-)DIDN’T + VERB1 (-) She DIDN’T WATCH TV yesterday. Last …**
IT (?) DID + SUBJECT + VERB1…? (?) DID she WATCH TV yesterday? This morning
THEY Yesterday
WE Examples:
YOU IRREGULAR VERB BUY * past years
I (+) VERB2 (+) They BOUGHT TV yesterday. e.g.: 1945, 2020
(-) DIDN’T + VERB1 (-) They DIDN’T BUY TV yesterday. ** name of days /
(?) DID + SUBJECT + VERB1…? (?) DID they BUY TV yesterday? week / month /
year

Be -> was / were

e.g.: I (be) …was… sad yesterday. I (not, be) …was not… happy yesterday.
 4. PAST CONTINUOUS
SUBJECT VERB TIME SIGNALS

Examples: When …
WATCH While …
HE (+) WAS + V-ING (+) She WAS WATCHING TV when I As …
SHE (-) WASN’T + V-ING came this morning.
IT (?) WAS + SUBJECT + V-ING…? (-) She WASN’T WATCHING TV when I
I came this morning.
(?) WAS she WATCHING TV when I came
this morning?

Examples:
WATCH
THEY (+) WERE + V-ING (+) They WERE WATCHING TV when I
WE (-) WEREN’T + V-ING came this morning.
YOU (?) WERE + SUBJECT + V-ING …? (-) They WEREN’T WATCHING TV when I
came this morning.
(?) WERE they WATCHING TV when I
came this morning?

5. SIMPLE FUTURE
SUBJECT VERB TIME SIGNALS

Examples: Later
WATCH Immediately
HE (+) IS + GOING TO + VERB1 (+) She IS GOING TO WATCH TV Soon
SHE (-) ISN’T + GOING TO + VERB1 tomorrow. Tonight
IT (?) IS + SUBJECT + GOING TO + (-) She ISN’T GOING TO WATCH TV Next …*
VERB1…? tomorrow. Tomorrow
(?) IS she GOING TO WATCH TV
tomorrow? * name of days /
week / month /
Examples: year
WATCH
THEY (+) ARE + GOING TO + VERB1 (+) They ARE GOING TO WATCH TV
WE (-) AREN’T + GOING TO + tomorrow.
YOU VERB1 (-) They AREN’T GOING TO WATCH TV
(?) ARE + SUBJECT + GOING TO tomorrow.
+ VERB1…? (?) ARE they GOING TO WATCH TV
tomorrow?

I (+) AM + GOING TO + VERB1 Examples:

(-) AM + NOT + GOING TO + WATCH
VERB1 (+) I AM GOING TO WATCH TV tomorrow.
(-) AM + I + GOING TO + VERB1 (-) I AM NOT GOING TO WATCH TV
…? tomorrow.
(?) AM I GOING TO WATCH TV tomorrow?

Jessi (not, go) …isn’t going to go… to school tomorrow.