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SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

 
SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE SHOWS HABIT , TRUTH OF PRESENT ACTIVITIES .
STRUCTURE :
SUBJECT + 1ST VERB + S/ES + OBJECT ( + )
SUBJECT + DO NOT / DOES NOT + 1ST VERB + OBJECT ( - )
DO / DOES + SUBJECT + 1ST VERB + OBJECT ( ? )
 
EXAMPLES :
WE PAINT OUR HOUSE WHITE ( + )
WE DO NOT PAINT OUR HOUSE WHITE (-)
DO WE PAINT OUR HOUSE WHITE (?)
• Present continue tense
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• The present continuous tense indicates that an action or condition is happening now, frequently, and may continue into the future.
• Auxiliary verbs : ( Is , am , are )
• Structures :
• Subject + to be + Ving + object
• Subject + to be + not + Ving + object
• To be + subject + Ving + object
• Examples :
• I am starting
• I am not starting
• Am I starting ?
• Simple past tense
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• The past continuous tense, also known as the past progressive tense, refers to a continuing action or stateIt shows an action which is happened in the past .
• Auxiliary verbs ( DID )
• STRUCTURES :
• Subject + 2nd verb + object ( + )
• Subject + Did not + 1st verb + object ( - )
• Did + subject + 1st verb + object ( ? )
• Examples
• Ahmad turned off his laptop
• Ahmad did not turn off his laptop
• Did Ahmad turn off his laptop ?
• Past continues tense
• The past continuous tense, also known as the past progressive tense, refers to a continuing action or state that was happening at
some point in the past.
• Auxiliary Verbs : ( Was / were )
• Structures :
• Subject + was / were + Ving + object

• Subject + was/were+Not + Ving + object


• Was/were + subject + Ving + object

• Examples :

• The sun was shining everyday that summer


• The summer was not shining everyday that summer

• Was the summer shining everyday that summer ?


• Simple future tense
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• The simple future is a verb tense that’s used to talk about things that haven’t happened yet.
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• STRUCTURES :

• Subject + will + 1st verb + object

• Subject + will not + 1st verb + object


• Will + subject + 1st verb + object ?
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• Examples :
• We will celebrate the birthday

• We will not celebrate the birthday


• Will we celebrate the birthday ?
• Future continues tense
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• Is a verb tense that indicates that something will occur in the future and continue for an expected length of time.
• Auxiliary verbs : ( will be )
• Structures :
• Subject + will + be + Ving + object
• Subject + will + not + be + Ving + object
• Will + subject + be + Ving + object .
• Exmaples :
• I will be watching TV Friday
• I will not be watching TV Friday
• Will I be watching TV Friday ?

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