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Verb tense review: present, past, and future

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The present of BE

Statements

The present continuous

Statements

am

am

watching TV.

You
We
They

are

You
We
They

are

studying English.

He
She
It

is

He
She
It

is

arriving now.

The Simple Present tense

Statements
I
You
speak English.
We
They
He
She

he
she

No,

I
you
dont.
we
they
he
she
it

does.

Am

I
you
Are
we
they
going too fast?
he
she
Is
it
Short answers

you
we
need?
they

When does

he
she
start?
it

Who

wants
needs
likes

this book?

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I
you
he
she
it
we
they

am.
are.
is.

is

Where am
Who

are.

leaving?

staying tonight?

is

The past of be

Statements
I
He
was late.
She
It

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Im not.
you arent / youre not.
he isnt / hes not.
she isnt / shes not.
it isnt / its not.
we arent / were not.
they arent / theyre not.

he
she
it

No,

Information questions
you
What are we
doing?
they
When

doesnt.

Yes / no questions

Yes,

Information questions

What do

eat meat?

I
you
do.
we
they
he
she
it

speaks English.

Short answers

Yes,

Yes / no questions
I
you
know them?
Do
we
they
Does

late.

We
You
They

driving?

were early.

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(The past of becontinued)

Yes / no questions
Was

Were

we
you
they

I
you
he
she
read that?
it
we
they

When did

I
he
was.
she
it

I
he
wasnt.
she
it

No,

we
you
they

were.

he
she
it

was

Who

were

they?

Who

was

he?
she?
it?

Who

The future with be going to

Statements

werent.

Information questions
we?
you?
Where were
they?
When

Information questions

in the same class?

we
you
they

I
he
on time?
she
it

Short answers

Yes,

here?

called?

Im
Youre
Hes
Shes
going to
Its
Were
Theyre

be here soon.

Im
Youre
Hes
Shes
not going to
Its
Were
Theyre

be here soon.

Yes / no questions

The Simple past tense

Are

going to want coffee?

Many verbs are irregular in the simple past tense.

To see the list of irregular verbs, open Reference
Charts on the ActiveBook Self-Study Disc.

you
we
they

Am

going to be late?

Statements

Is

he
she
it

going to arrive on time?

I
You
He
She
It
We
They

stopped working.

Yes,

I
you
he
she
make a good dinner?
it
we
they

Yes,

I
you
he
she
it
we
they

did.

No,

I
you
he
she
it
we
they

is

Where am
Who

didnt.

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I
you
he
she
it
we
they

am.
are.
is.
are.

No,

Im not.
you arent / youre not.
he isnt / hes not.
she isnt / shes not.
it isnt / its not.
we arent / were not.
they arent / theyre not.

Information questions
you
What are we
going to see?
they
When

Short answers

Short answers

didnt start again.

Yes / no questions

Did

I
You
He
She
It
We
They

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is

he
she
it

going to shop?

going to stay tomorrow?

going to call?