Simple tenses

review.
Mrs.Yasna Marcoleta
Simple tenses.
Simple present

Simple past

Simple Future.
 Simple present tense

Affirmative Negative Interrogative

I am I am not Am I ...?
She He It is She He It isn’t Is She/ He /It...?
You We They are You We They aren’t Are You/ We/They...?

S V C S don’t/doesn’t V C Do/Does S V C?
She/He/It Vs/es/ies C

I work in a school. I don’t work in a school. Do you work in a school?

She works in a school. She doesn’t work in a school. Does she work in a school?
They watch TV. They don’t watch TV. Do they watch TV?
He watches TV. He doesn’t watchTV. Does she watch tv?
My dog usually buries its bones. My dog doesn’t buries its bones. Does it bury its bones?

We use this tense to talk about habits, routines, and general

truths. Some time words are: every day/month/year, always,
usually, never,etc.
 Simple past tense

Affirmative Negative Interrogative

I was I was not = wasn‘t Was I ...?
She He It was She He It was not = wasn‘t Was She/ He /It...?
You We They were You We They were not = weren’t Were You/ We/They...?

S Vpast C S didn’t V C Did S V C?

Regular verb: add d/ed/ied
at the end of the verb.
I didn’t work in a university
I worked in a school in 2005
I taught Spanish there.
Irregular verb: keep or Change
their form into a new word.
did= question in past.
didn’t = No in past.
Did he work in France?
Did he teach French?
I didn’t teach Italian.
Teach = in present
tense infinitive form.
Teach = in present
tense infinitive form.

We use this tense to talk about

finished actions in the past with time words
like yesterday, last year, 1985, etc.
 Simple Future

Affirmative Negative Interrogative

I will be I will not = won‘t Will I ...?
She He It will be She He It will not = won‘t Will She/ He /It...?
You We They will be You We They will not = won’t Will You/ We/They...?

S Will V C S won’t V C Will S V C?

Will= question in future.
WILL: Indicates affirmative future idea.. won’t = No in future.
Will he work in Rome?
I won’t work in a restaurant. Will he teach Italian?
I will work in Paris next Year I won’t teach Science
I will teach Spanish there. Teach = in present
Present: all the verbs tense infinitive form.
Present: all the verbs that follow won’t go in
that follow will go in infinitive form.
infinitive form.

We use this tense to express future events, predictions, spontaneous

decisions or plans, promises, and threats.
Some time words are tomorrow,next month/week/year, etc.
 Assignment
APPLY WHAT YOU HAVE LEARNED
1) Choose a subject, and a verb and make up a suitable complement.
2) Create original sentences for all the tenses that we saw, applying what you have learned

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