The Tenses

Auxiliary Verbs (18+3)

• am, is, are, was, were
• have, has, had
• shall, will, should, would
• can, could, may, might, must, ought to
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+ do/does, did
 Present Simple

(+)
V (-)
He/She /It + Vs Do not/don’t V
(?) Does not/doesn’t V
Do….V ________________
Does…V Never V/Vs
 Time expressions

• Usually, always, often, seldom, rarely, regularly, occasionally, sometimes,

from time to time, never, ever
• Every day (Monday, month, year, century, millennium, lesson,
conference, three months, four years…)
• Daily, weekly, monthly, annually
• Once/twice/three times/ten times + a day/a week/a month/a year
• For only 25 minutes per day / for only one day per month/for only three
weeks per year
• Never, ever, hardly ever
• At the weekend(s)/ on days off, at noon, at midday, at midnight, at night
• In the morning (afternoon, evening)
• On Tuesday(s), on Wednesday morning(s), on Thursday evening(s)…
• In (the) spring (summer, autumn/fall, winter)
• In January
1. I don’t like to get up early on Sundays.
2. How often do you go to the library?
3. I sometimes visit my old friends. (Sometime means one day. Sometimes means ‘on some occasions’.)
4. I work best in the morning. (We say ‘in the morning’, but ‘at night’.)
5. I don’t sleep well at night.
6. He enjoys taking a nap in the afternoon.
7. Do you eat Fish on Saturdays?
8. I usually have meetings on Saturdays.
9. I often work at night.
10. Kent is beautiful in spring.
11. I don’t go to bed before 12 pm at night.
12. I don’t have breakfast before eight in the morning.
1. I don’t like to get up early on ………………… . (Sunday / Sundays).
2. How …………………… (often / much) do you go to the library?
3. I …………………… (sometime / sometimes) visit my old friends.
4. I work best ………………….. (in / on) the morning.
5. I don’t sleep well ………………….. (in / at) night.
6. He enjoys taking a nap …………………. (in / at) the afternoon.
7. Do you eat fish ………………… (in / on) Saturdays?
8. I usually have meetings …………………. (in / on) Saturdays.
9. I often work ………………….. (at / in) night.
10. Kent is beautiful ………………….. (in / at) spring.
11. I don’t go to bed before 12 pm ………………… (in / at) night.
12. I don’t have breakfast before eight ………………….. (at / in) the morning.
 Past Simple
• Earlier today
• During the night
• You mean it’s 12 months since you last gave the report to your boss.
 Future meaning
• On the third day, Friday
• Over the next five/few years