ARELLANO UNIVERSITY

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COURSE ASSESSMENT 1- GENERAL ENGLISH

Essential Lesson 1: Expressing Actions within the Structures of the Four Present Tenses

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FIRST Instructions: Essential Lesson 1 gives you the rules for expressing actions using the Four Present
Tenses within the structures of the affirmative and negative sentences or statements as well as
YES/NO Question using Contracted and Non-Contracted Verbs. Essential Lesson 1 provides 32
sentences under the four present tenses. Study carefully the presentation below.

Four Present Tenses Subject-Verb-Agreement of the Subject-Verb-Agreement of the

Affirmative Sentence and YES/NO
Question
(16 Affirmative Sentences and 16
YES/NO Questions)
(I + base form of the verb)
Negative Sentenceand YES/NO
Question using Contracted and Non-
Contracted Verbs
(30 Negative Sentences and
32YES/NO Question using Contracted
and Non-Contracted Verbs)
(I + DO + NOT + base form of the
verb)

Affirmative Sentence: Negative Sentence:

I DOmy assignments every day. IDO NOT DO my assignments every
day.
Or
IDON’T DO my assignments every
day.
1. Simple Present Tense
expresses an ACTION YES/NO Affirmative Question: DO I YES/NO Negative Question:
that is repeatedly from DO my assignments every day? DO I NOT DO my assignments every
the PAST TIME to the day?
PRESENT TIME, and Or
there likewise DON’T I DO my assignments every
possibility that the day?
action is continued in
the FUTURE TIME. (You + base form of the verb) (You + DO + NOT + base form of the
verb)
The Time Markersused Affirmative Sentence:YOU DOyour Negative Sentence:
are: usually, always, assignments every day. YOU DO NOT DO your assignments
every day, weekly, every day.
monthly, yearly, all the Or
time. YOU DON’T DOyour assignments
every day.

YES/NO Affirmative Question: DO YES/NO Negative Question:

you DO your assignments every DO you NOT DO your assignments
day? every day?
Or
DON’T you DO your assignments
every day?

(The girl + s/es form of the verb)
Affirmative Sentence:The GIRL
DOES her assignments every day.
(The girl + DOES + NOT + base form
of the verb)
Negative Sentence:
The GIRL DOES NOT DO her
assignments every day.
Or
The GIRL DOESN’T DO her
assignments every day.

YES/NO Affirmative Question:DOES YES/NO Negative Question:

 the girl DO her assignments every
day?
(The girls + base form of the verb)
Affirmative Sentence:The girls do
their assignments every day.
YES/NO Affirmative Question:
DO the girls DO their assignments
every day?
(I + am+ base form of the verb + -
ing)
Affirmative Sentence:I am doing
my assignments now.
YES/NO Affirmative Question:
2. Simple AM I DOING my assignments now?
Progressive/Continuous
Tenseexpresses an
ACTION that is being (You + are+ base form of the verb
done or performed right + -ing)
now.
Affirmative Sentence: YOU ARE
The Time Markersused DOING your assignments now.
are: now, right now, at
the moment, today.
YES/NO Affirmative Question: ARE
YOU DOING your assignments
now?
(The girl + is + base form of the
verb + -ing)
Affirmative Sentence:The girl is
doing her assignments now.
YES/NO Affirmative Question: IS
the GIRL DOING her assignments
now?
DOES the girl NOT DO her
assignments every day?
Or
DOESN’T the girl DO her assignments
every day?
(The girls + DO + NOT + base form of
the verb)
Negative Sentence:
The GIRLS DO NOT DO their
assignments every day.
Or
The GIRLS DON’T DO their
assignments every day.
YES/NO Negative Question:
DO the girls NOT DO their
assignments every day?
Or
DON’T the girls DO their assignments
every day?
(I + am+ NOT + base form of the verb
+ -ing)
Negative Sentence:I am not doing my
assignments now.
YES/NO Negative Question:
AM I NOT DOING my assignments
now?
(You + are + NOT + base form of the
Verb + -ing)
Negative Sentence:
YOU ARE NOT DOING your
assignment now.
Or
YOU AREN’T DOING your assignment
now.
YES/NO Negative Question:
ARE YOU NOT DOING your
assignments now?
or
AREN’T YOU DOING your
assignments now?
(The girl + is + NOT + base form of
the verb + -ing)
Negative Sentence:
The GIRL IS NOT DOING her
assignments now.
Or
The GIRL ISN’T DOING her
assignments now.
YES/NO Negative Question:
IS the GIRL NOT DOING her
assignments now?
or
ISN’T the GIRL DOING her

(The girls + are + base form of the
verb + -ing)
Affirmative Sentence:The girls are
doing their assignments now.
YES/NO Affirmative Question: ARE
the GIRLS DOING their
assignments now?
(I + have + past participle form of
the verb)
Affirmative Sentence:I HAVE DONE
3. Present Perfect my assignments an hour ago.
Tense expresses an
ACTION that was
started in a certain PAST
TIME, which is
completed or finished YES/NO Affirmative Question:
very close to the HAVE I already DONE my
PRESENT TIME. assignments?
Technically, the Present
Perfect Tense is a PAST
ACTION because it
indicates an ACTION
that is already
completed or finished. (You + have + past participle of
the verb)
For AFFIRMATIVE Affirmative Sentence:
Sentences, the Time YOU HAVE DONE your assignments
Markersused are: a an hour ago.
moment ago, an hour
ago, a week ago, while
ago, recently, lately,
just, already.
YES/NO Affirmative Question:
For the NEGATIVE HAVE YOU already DONE your
Sentences, the Time assignments?
Makers are: still, yet, up
to this moment, up to
this time.
(The girl + has + past participle of
the verb)
Affirmative Sentence: The GIRL
HAS DONE her assignments a
moment ago.
YES/NO Affirmative Question: HAS
the GIRL already DONE her
assignments?
assignments now?
(The girls + are + NOT + base form of
the verb + -ing)
Negative Sentence:
The GIRLS ARE NOT DOING their
assignments now.
Or
The GIRLS AREN’T DOING their
assignments now.
YES/NO Negative Question:
ARE the GIRLS NOT DOING their
assignments now?
or
AREN’T the GIRLS DOING their
assignments now?
(I + have + NOT + past participle
form of the verb)
Negative Sentence:
I HAVE NOT DONE my assignments
up to this time.
Or
I HAVEN’T DONE my assignments up
to this time.
YES/NO Negative Question:
HAVE I NOT DONE my assignments
up to this time?
Or
HAVEN’T I DONE my assignments up
to this time?
(You + have + NOT + past participle
of the verb)
Negative Sentence:
YOU HAVE NOT DONE your
assignments even up to this moment.
Or
YOU HAVEN’T DONE your
assignments even up to this moment.
YES/NO Negative Question:
HAVE YOU NOT DONE your
assignments up to this time?
Or
HAVEN’T YOU DONE your
assignments up to this time?
(The girl + has + NOT + past
participle of the verb)
Negative Sentence:
The GIRL HAS NOT still DONE her
assignments.
Or
The GIRL HASN’T still DONE her
assignments.
YES/NO Negative Question:
HAS the GIRL NOT DONE her
assignments up to this time?

(The girls + have + past participle
of the verb)
Affirmative Sentence:The GIRLD
HAVE already DONE their
assignments.
YES/NO Affirmative Question:
HAVE the GIRLS already DONE
their assignments?
(I + have + been + base form of
the verb + -ing)
Affirmative Sentence:I HAVE BEEN
4. Present Perfect DOING my assignments for five
Progressive/Continuous hours now.
Tenseexpresses an
ACTION that was
started sometime in the
PAST TIME, but it is still
progressing or being YES/NO Affirmative Question:
continued or done at HAVE I BEEN DOING assignments
the PRESENT TIME. for five hours now?
The Time Markers are:
for an hour now, for five
days now, for
weeks/months/years (You + have + been + base form of
now. the verb + -ing)
Affirmative Sentence:YOU HAVE
BEEN DOING your assignments for
six hours now.
YES/NO Affirmative Question:
HAVE you BEEN DOING your
assignments for six hours now?
(The girl + has + been + base form
of the verb + -ing)
Affirmative Sentence: The GIRL
HAS BEEN DOING her assignments
for six hours now.
Or
HASN’T the GIRL DONE her
assignments up to this time?
(The girls + have + NOT + past
participle of the verb)
Negative Sentence:
The GIRLS HAVE NOT still DONE their
assignments.
Or
The GIRLS HAVEN’T still DONE their
assignments.
YES/NO Negative Question:
HAVE the GIRLS NOT DONE their
assignments up to this time?
Or
HAVEN’T the GIRLS DONE their
assignments up to this time?
(I + have + NOT + been + base form
of the verb + -ing)
Negative Sentence:
I HAVE NOT BEEN DOING my
assignments for five hours now.
Or
I HAVEN’T BEEN DOING my
assignments for five hours now.
YES/NO Negative Question:
HAVE I NOT BEEN DOING my
assignments for five hours now?
Or
HAVEN’T I BEEN DOING my
assignments for five hours now?
(You + have + NOT + been + base
form of the verb + -ing)
Negative Sentence:
YOU HAVE NOT BEEN DOINGyour
assignments for five hours now.
Or
YOUHAVEN’T BEEN DOING your
assignments for five hours now.
YES/NO Negative Question:
HAVE you NOT BEEN DOINGyour
assignments for five hours now?
Or
HAVEN’T YOU BEEN DOINGyour
assignments for five hours now?
(The girl + has + been + base form of
the verb + -ing)
Negative Sentence:
The GIRL HAS NOT BEEN DOING her
assignments for five hours now.
Or
The GIRL HASN’T BEEN DOING her
assignments for five hours now.

YES/NO Affirmative Question:
HAS the GIRL BEEN DOING her
assignments for six hours now?
(The girls + have + been + base
form of the verb + -ing)
Affirmative Sentence: The GIRLS
HAVE BEEN DOING their
assignments for six hours now.
YES/NO Affirmative Question:
HAS the GIRL BEEN DOING her
assignments for six hours now?
FORMATIVE TEST 1: FOUR PRESENT TENSES (94 points)
Second Instructions: With the 94 sentences under the four present tenses as your PATTERN,
transform this:
Four Subjects under each Tense: I, She, The boy, My friends
Verb: check
Direct Object: emails
Be sure to indicate the right time markers. Encode your answer here…
Four Present Tenses Subject-Verb-Agreement of the
Affirmative Sentence and YES/NO
Question
(16 Affirmative Sentences and 16
YES/NO Affirmative Questions)
1. Simple Present Tense Affirmative Sentence:
YES/NO Affirmative Question:
YES/NO Negative Question:
HAS the GIRL NOT BEEN DOING her
assignments for five hours now?
Or
HASN’T the GIRL BEEN DOINGher
assignments for five hours now?
(The girls + have + NOT + been +
base form of the verb + -ing)
Negative Sentence:
The GIRLS HAVE NOT BEEN DOING
their assignments for five hours now.
Or
The GIRLS HAVEN’T BEEN DOING
their assignments for five hours now.
YES/NO Negative Question:
HAVE the GIRLS NOT BEEN DOING
their assignments for five hours now?
Or
HAVEN’T the GIRLS BEEN DOINGtheir
assignments for five hours now?
Subject-Verb-Agreement of the
Negative Sentenceand YES/NO
Question using Contracted and Non-
Contracted Verbs
(30 Negative Sentences and
32YES/NO Question using Contracted
and Non-Contracted Verbs)
Negative Sentence:
YES/NO Negative Question:
Negative Sentence:
YES/NO Negative Question:
Negative Sentence:
YES/NO Negative Question:
Negative Sentence:
YES/NO Negative Question:
2. Simple Subject-Verb-Agreement of the Subject-Verb-Agreement of the
Progressive/Continuous Affirmative Sentences and Negative Sentences andYES/NO
Tense YES/NO Affirmative Questions Negative Questions:
Affirmative Sentence: Negative Sentence:

YES/NO Affirmative Question: YES/NO Negative Question:

Negative Sentence:

YES/NO Negative Question:

Negative Sentence:

YES/NO Negative Question:

Negative Sentence:

YES/NO Negative Question:

3. Present Perfect Tense Subject-Verb-Agreement of the Subject-Verb-Agreement of the

Affirmative Sentences and Negative Sentences andYES/NO
YES/NO Affirmative Questions Negative Questions:
Affirmative Sentence: Negative Sentence:

YES/NO Affirmative Question: YES/NO Negative Question:

Negative Sentence:

YES/NO Negative Question:

Negative Sentence:

YES/NO Negative Question:

Negative Sentence:

YES/NO Negative Question:

4. Present Perfect Subject-Verb-Agreement of the Subject-Verb-Agreement of the

Progressive/Continuous Affirmative Sentences and Negative Sentences andYES/NO
Tense YES/NO Affirmative Questions Negative Questions:
Affirmative Sentence: Negative Sentence:

YES/NO Affirmative Question: YES/NO Negative Question:

 Negative Sentence:

YES/NO Negative Question:

Negative Sentence:

YES/NO Negative Question:

Negative Sentence:

YES/NO Negative Question:

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