VERB TENSES

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VERB TENSES

• Cecília Hartt

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SIMPLE TENSES

• SIMPLE PRESENT
• SIMPLE PAST
• FUTURE
• CONDITIONAL

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SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

• Used to talk about routines and habits.
• AUXILIARY VERBS
• DO ( I/you/we/they)
• DOES (he/she/it)
• Used in
• questions
• negative sentences
• Short answers

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SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

• I/WE/YOU/THEY
• Do you speak English?
• Yes, I do.
• No, I dont.
• I speak English but not very well.
• I dont speak English very well.
• DONTDO NOT

• HE/SHE/IT
• Does he speak English?
• Yes, he does.
• No, he doesnt.
• He speaks English but not very well.
• He doesnt speak English very well.
• DOESNTDOES NOT

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VERB S (or) ES (HE/SHE/IT)

• She works a lot.
• She teaches English.
• She goes to work by car.
• VERBES After verbs ended in
• SS/SH/CH/X/Z/O and Y preceded by consonant

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SIMPLE PRESENT (VERBSES)

• FOR I/YOU/WE/THEY
• KISS
• WASH
• WATCH
• FIX
• BUZZ
• GO
• STUDY

• FOR
• HE/SHE/IT
• KISSES
• WASHES
• WATCHES
• FIXES
• BUZZES
• GOES
• STUDIES

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PAST SIMPLE TENSE

• Used to talk about what happened at a definite
  time in the past.
• AUXILIARY VERB
• DID ( I/you/we/they/he/she/it)
• Used in
• questions
• negative sentences
• Short answers

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SIMPLE PAST TENSE

• REGULAR VERBS
• VERB D (or) ED
• Workworked
• Did you work a lot yesterday?
• Yes, I did. I worked very much yesterday.
• No, I didnt. I didnt work a lot yesterday.
• DIDNTDID NOT

• IRREGULAR VERBS
• (NO RULE)
• Gowent
• Did s/he go to the cinema yesterday?
• Yes, she went to the cinema yesterday.
• No, he didnt go to the cinema yesterday.
• DIDNTDID NOT

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SIMPLE PAST TENSES

• REGULAR VERBS
• Playplayed
• Studystudied
• Staystayed
• Washwashed
• Watchwatched
• Needneeded
• Loveloved
• Wantwanted
• Likeliked

• IRREGULAR VERBS
• Writewrote
• Readread
• Eatate
• Drinkdrank
• Buybought
• Sendsent
• Comecame
• Teachtaught
• Seesaw

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SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE

• AUXILIARY VERB WILLVERB (I/you/we/they/he/she/it
  )
• Used to indicate a decision about the future
  taken at the moment of speaking.
• I think Ill (I will) go out on the weekend.
• I think I wont (I will not) go out on the
  weekend.
• Will you follow me? Yes, I will./No, I wont.

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CONDITIONAL TENSE

• AUXILIARY VERB WOULD VERB (I/you/we/they/he/she/
  it)
• Used in polite requests, asking for help and to
  indicate conditions.
• Would you please help me with this?
• Would you open the door for me, please?
• Id (I would) buy a new car if I had money.
• I wouldnt (would not) do that if I were you.

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CONTINUOUS TENSES

• PRESENT CONTINUOUS
• PAST CONTINUOUS

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PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

• TO BE (PRESENT)(VERBING)
• Used to talk about actions in progress, happening
  now, at the moment.
• I am teaching now.
• You are studying now.
• Is she learning?
• They arent playing now.

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PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE

• VERB TO BE (PAST)(VERBING)
• Used to talk about actions that were in progress
  at a definite time in the past.
• VERB TO BE (PAST)
• I was we were
• he was you were
• she was they were
• it was

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PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE

• What was your teacher doing yesterday evening?
• She was working.
• Was she using a computer?
• Yes, she was.
• Were they working too?
• No, they werent.(were not)

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PERFECT TENSES

• PRESENT PERFECT
• PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
• PAST PERFECT

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PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

• AUXILIARY VERBS
• HAVE (I/you/we/they)PAST PARTICIPLE
• HAS (he/she/it)PAST PARTICIPLE
• Used to talk about actions that
• Happened at indefinite times
• Started in the past and continue up until now
• Have a present result
• Can be repeated

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PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

• For I/we/you/they
• Have you worked at your present job for a long
  time?
• Yes, I have.
• No, I havent.
• HAVENTHAVE NOT

• For he/she/it
• Has she worked at her present job for a long
  time?
• Yes, she has.
• No she hasnt.
• HASNTHAS NOT

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PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

• AUXILIARY VERBS
• HAVE (I/you/we/they)BEEN(VERBING)
• HAS (he/she/it)BEEN(VERBING)
• It is used to emphasize the continuation of
  actions that started in the past and continue up
  until now.

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PRESENT PEFECT CONTINUOUS

• For I/you/we/they
• Have you been working at your present job for a
  long time?
• Yes, I have been working at my present job for a
  long time.
• No, I havent been working at my present job for
  a long time.

• For he/she/it
• Has she been working at her present job for a
  long time?
• Yes, she has been working at her present job for
  a long time.
• No, she hasnt been working at her present job
  for a long time.

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PAST PERFECT TENSE

• AUXILIARY VERB
• HADPAST PARTICIPLE
• IT IS THE PAST OF THE SIMPLE PAST
• Had you seen that film before?
• Yes, I had.
• No, I hadnt. (had not)

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PAST PARTICIPLES

• IRREGULAR VERBS (Third column of verbs)
• The 3 forms can be the same, only 2 forms can be
  the same or the 3 forms can be different
• Put-put-put
• Cut-cut-cut
• Teach-taught-taught
• Go-went-gone

• REGULAR VERBS(Third column of verbs)
• ALL PAST PARTICIPLES END IN ED OR D
• Love-loved-loved
• Like-liked-liked
• Hate-hated-hated
• Work-worked-worked
• Study-studied-studied
• Play-played-played