Simple Present Tense
Simple Present Tense is used for:
Usage
For habitual actions
To describe feelings and senses
To show a future action
Examples
1. I brush my teeth everyday.
2. I visit my grandfather every week.
1. I feel hot today.
2. The curry doesn’t taste good.
1. The plane arrives tomorrow morning.
2. My daughter leaves for London
tonight.
 Action words
Tips*****
How to know if the (verb) has ‘s’?

If it has 1 subject (person, animal, object) then you

add ‘S’ EXCEPT for I and YOU.

Teacher calls it SUPERMAN... Because it reminds us

that if one subject we need “S”uperman help. If
somany, no need “S”uperman.
 Subject (many Verb (action word) (time)
people)
I*

You *

We
eat daily

They

Veronica and Fred

No need “S”uperman.
Subject (one person) Verb (action word) + (time)
s
He

She

It
eats daily

Veronica

The cat

The boy

Need “S”uperman.
Is and Has
Is and has are used when there is (1 subject) so, you
can use ‘S”uperman to remember this.
i"s"uperman => is
ha"s"uperman => has
He is going home. He has a horse.
Siti is my sister. She has two cats at home.
It is November. It has a pink collar with a
My bag is black in colour.  small bell. 
She is my cousin. My father has three pairs
There is a customer at the of shoes.
stall.
Are and Have
Are and have are used when there are (2 subjects or
more)
*You are brave. They have their dinner at
They are drinking coffee. 6:00 p.m every day.
We are playing hockey. We have our breakfast early
The boys are in the every morning.
canteen. You have a very nice blog.
Kathy and Jane are
wearing blue dresses.
There are books on sale in
that book store.

You are special!

Am / ‘m only for I
Am or ‘m is only used for I

I am a teacher.
I'm a teacher. 
I have a diamond necklace. 
 1 minute challenge
1. He ________(help) his father wash the car every
week.

2. Many students (come/comes) as early as 6.00am to

school every day.

3. We (go/goes) shopping during the day.

4. They (plays/play) badminton every evening.

Simple Past Tense
Words that show something that has already
happened.

Was (1 subject)

Were (2 or more subjects)

Was (1 subject) *EXCEPT YOU Were (2 or more subjects)
Pronouns Verb to be Pronouns Verb to be
I You
He We
She They
It Wawa and Zi Li
 was  were
The box The boxes
The tigers
The tiger
The boys
The boy
Ryan
 When you want to use ‘Was’ or ‘Were’ use verb + ing

1.I was cooking just now. (correct)    

2.I was cooked just now. (wrong)    
3.I cooked just now. (correct)

1.The boys were climbing the hill last weekend. (correct)    

2. The boys were climbed the hill last weekend. (wrong)    
3. The boys climbed the hill last weekend. (correct)

1.Sew Mei was cleaning up her room. (correct)    

2. Sew Mei was cleaned up her room. (wrong)    
3.Sew Mei cleaned up her room. (correct)

1. We were reading the storybook this morning. (betul)

2. We were read the story book this morning. (salah)
3. We read the story book this morning. (betul)
Past tense words that don’t change
Read => read
Let => let
Hit => hit
Put => put
Cost => cost
Beat => beat
Cut => cut
 Irregular verbs. (word changes completely)
Eat Ate run Ran
ride Rode come Came
fall Fell fly Flew
swim Swam
buy Bought
write Wrote
bring Brought
go Went
dig Dug
win Won
catch Caught
sing Sang
bite Bit
drink Drank
sleep Slept
see Saw
break Broke
make Made
lead Led
sit Sat
lose Lost Have/has Had

give gave leave left