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REVIEW FORMS OF BASIC TENSES

1.

PRESENT TENSE OF REGULAR AND IRREGULAR VERBS

I/WE/YOU/THEY
DO
I play soccer
I dont play soccer
Do you play soccer?
Yes, I do.
No, I dont.
Yes, I play soccer
No, I dont play soccer

Affirmative
Negative
Interrogative
Short answers.
Long answers.

HE/SHE/IT
DOES
She goes to the disco
He doesnt go to the disco
Does she go to the disco?
Yes, she does.
No, she doesnt
Yes, She goes to the disco
No, He doesnt go to the disco

PRESENT TENSE OF TO BE.

Affirmative
Negative
Interrogative
Short
answers.
Long
answers.

2.

HE/SHE/IT
IS
He is a doctor
He isnt a doctor

WE/YOU/THEY
ARE
They are tall
They arent tall

Is he a doctor?

Are they tall?

Yes, he is.
No, he is not.

Yes, they are.


No, they arent.

Yes, I am a
teacher.
No, I am not a
teacher.

Yes, he is a doctor.
No, he isnt a doctor.

Yes, they are tall.


No, they arent tall.

PAST TENSE

3.

I/HE/SHE/IT/WE/YOU/THEY
DID
The student studied for the test
He didnt study for the test
Did he study for the test?
Yes, he did.
No, he didnt.
Yes, he studied for the test.
No, he didnt study for the test.

Affirmative
Negative
Interrogative
Short answers.
Long answers.

4.

I
AM
I am a teacher
I am not a
teacher
Are
you
a
teacher?
Yes, I am.
No, I am not.

REMEMBER: in this tense


you have to use verbs
in past tense.
infinitive
speak
play
dance
read
buy
have
do

Past
spoke
played
danced
read
bought
had
did

PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

Affirmative
Negative
Interrogative
Short
answers.
Long answers.

I
AM+V_ING
I am reading a book
I am not reading a book.
Are you reading a book?
Yes, I am.
No, I am not.
Yes, I am reading a book.
No, I am not reading a
book.

Affirmative
Negative
Interrogative
Short
answers.
Long
answers.

5.
HE/SHE/IT
IS+ V_ING
He is working
He isnt working
Is he working?
Yes, he is.
No, he is not.
Yes, he is working.
No,
he
isnt
working.

WE/YOU/THEY
ARE+ V_ING
They are walking
They arent walking
Are they walking?
Yes, they are.
No, they arent.
Yes, they are walking.
No, they arent walking.

USED TO

I/HE/SHE/IT/WE/YOU/THEY
DID
Mary used to sing English songs
She didnt use to sing English songs.
Did she used to sing English songs?
Yes, he did.
No, he didnt.
Yes, she used to sing English songs
No, She didnt use to sing English songs.

Follow these patterns to make


sentences with used to:
AFFIRMATIVE:
SUBJECT+USED
TO+INFINITIVE
VERB+COMPLEMENT
NEGATIVE:
SUBJECT+DIDNT
USE
TO+INFINITIVE
VERB+COMPLEMENT
QUESTIONS:
DID+SUBJECT+USE
TO+INFINITIVE
VERB+COMPLEMENT+?

PAST PROGRESSIVE

Affirmative
Negative
Interrogative
Short answers.
Long answers.

I /HE/SHE/IT
WAS+V_ING
I was learning English
I wasnt learning English
Were you learning English?
Yes, I was.
No, I wasnt.
Yes, I was learning English
No, I wasnt learning English

WE/YOU/THEY
WERE+ V_ING
They were fishing
They werent fishing
Were they fishing?
Yes, they were.
No, they werent.
Yes, they were fishing.
No, they werent fishing.

6.

GOING TO

I
AM GOING TO+VERB

7.

Affirmative

I am going to ride a horse

Negative

Short
answers.

I am not going to ride a


horse
Are you going to ride a
horse?
Yes, I am.
No, I am not.

HE/SHE/IT
IS GOING TO+
VERB
The cat is going to
drink milk
It is not going to drink
milk
Is it going to drink
milk?
Yes, it is.
No, it isnt.

Long
answers.

Yes, I am going to ride a


horse.

Yes, it is going drink


milk

Yes, they are going to


jump.

No, I am not going to ride


a horse.

No,It is not going to


dink milk

No, they arent going to


jump.

Interrogative

8.

WE/YOU/THEY
ARE GOING TO+
VERB
They are going to jump
They are not going to
jump
Are they going to jump?
Yes, they are.
No, they arent.

Affirmative
Negative
Interrogative
Short answers.
Long answers.

Affirmative
Negative
Interrogative
Short answers.
Long answers.

9.

I/WE/YOU/THEY
HAVE+ PAST.PARTICIPLE

She has bought a car


She hasnt bought a car
Has she bought a car?
Yes, she has.
No, she hasnt.
Yes, she has bought a car.
No, she hasnt bought a car.

They have been to Ecuador


They havent been to Ecuador
Have they been to Ecuador?
Yes, they have.
No, they havent.
Yes, they have been to Ecuador.
No, they have not been to Ecuador.

By: Silvia Bejarano


ENGLISH TEACHER

I/HE/SHE/IT/WE/YOU/THEY
WILL
Peter will travel to Japan next year
He will not travel to Japan next year
Will he travel to Japan next year?
Yes, he will.
No, he wont.
Yes, he will travel to Japan next year
No, he will not travel to Japan next
year

PRESENT PERFECT

/HE/SHE/IT
HAS+ PAST.PARTICIPLE

WILL

Affirmative
Negative
Interrogative
Short
answers.
Long
answers.

REMEMBER: in
this tense you
have to use
verbs
in
infinitive.
Play
Dance
Work
Read
Jump

PAST PERFECT

I/HE/SHE/IT/WE/YOU/THEY
HAD+ PAST
PARTICIPLE
I had had a car
I hadnt had a car
Had you had a car?
Yes, I had.
No, I hadnt.
Yes, I had had a car.
No, I hadnt had a car.

Regular and irregular verbs


INFINITIVE

PAST

speak
play
read
buy
have
do

spoke
played
read
bought
had
did

PAST
PART.
spoken
played
read
bought
had
done

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