Simple past, present and future tense: review
key notes :
Simple Past Tense
- Definition: The simple past tense is used to describe actions or events that happened and were completed in the past.
- Form:
- Regular verbs: Add
-edto the base form of the verb (e.g., walk → walked). - Irregular verbs: These verbs have unique forms (e.g., go → went).
- Regular verbs: Add
- Usage Examples:
- I played soccer yesterday.
- She went to the market last week.
Simple Present Tense
- Definition: The simple present tense is used to describe habitual actions, general truths, and things happening now.
- Form:
- Base form of the verb for plural subjects and
he/she/itsubjects with an-sending (e.g., I walk, he walks).
- Base form of the verb for plural subjects and
- Usage Examples:
- I walk to school every day.
- Water boils at 100°C.
Simple Future Tense
- Definition: The simple future tense is used to describe actions or events that will happen in the future.
- Form:
will+ base form of the verb (e.g., I will go).am/is/are going to+ base form of the verb (e.g., She is going to visit).
- Usage Examples:
- I will travel to Paris next year.
- They are going to watch a movie tonight.
Forming the Tenses
- Past Tense:
- Regular verbs: Base verb +
-ed. - Irregular verbs: Memorize unique forms (e.g., see → saw).
- Regular verbs: Base verb +
- Present Tense:
- Base form for plural subjects (e.g., They play).
- Base form +
-sfor singular third person (e.g., He plays).
- Future Tense:
will+ base form of the verb (e.g., I will go).am/is/are going to+ base form of the verb (e.g., She is going to buy).
Common Time Expressions
- Past Tense: yesterday, last week, two days ago, in 2010.
- Present Tense: every day, always, sometimes, now.
- Future Tense: tomorrow, next year, in the future, soon.
Negative Forms
- Past Tense:
did not+ base form (e.g., She did not play). - Present Tense:
do/does not+ base form (e.g., He does not sing). - Future Tense:
will not+ base form (e.g., I will not go).
let’s practice!
