Tense Review English 112 Prof. Monllor

Things to Remember About the Simple Present Tense You use the simple present tense when talking or writing about an event that happens habitually or something that is true in the present (now). Mayra Montero writes in Spanish. She is a writer for El Nuevo Día.

Things to Remember About the Simple Present Tense When talking or writing about a third person, He, She, It the verb will be written with an s Culson holds the record as the world’s fastest man. Javier Culson lives in Ponce.

Things to Remember About the Simple Present Tense When your subject is I You We They you use the simplest form of the verb. They play soccer..

Things to Remember About the Simple Present Tense in the Negative Form Use don’t (do not) and the simplest form of the verb to express the negative Use doesn’t (does not) and the simplest from of the verb to express the negative I don’t watch TV. You don’t clean your room. We don’t eat meat. They don’t drive. She doesn’t like sports. He doesn’t cook. It doesn’t work.

Things to Remember About the Simple Present Tense in Question Form Use the auxiliary verb do and the simplest form of the verb to form a question Use the auxiliary verb does and the simplest form of the verb to form a question Do I have $10? Do you surf? Do we practice yoga? Do they wear uniforms? Does he speak Japanese? Does she play the piano? Does the book cost $20?

Things to Remember about the Simple Past Tense You use the past tense whenever you are speaking or writing about something that already happened. He woke up early. The alarm clock rang.

Things to Remember about the Simple Past Tense The past tense of regular verbs is formed by adding –ed or –d, depending on how the base form ends. continue/continued start/started Irregular verbs have to be memorized. There is no simple rule to remember how an irregular verb is written in the past tense.

Things to Remember about the Simple Past Tense in the Negative Form You use didn’t (did not) and the simplest form of the verb to form the negative of the past tense. I didn’t attend class. You didn’t do the homework. He didn’t take the bus. She didn’t eat lunch. We didn’t pay for the tickets. The books didn’t cost $100.

Things to Remember about the Simple Past Tense in the Question Form You use did and the simplest form of the verb with all persons (pronouns) Did you eat lunch? Did they watch TV? Did he record his song? Did we finish? Did the class begin early?

How to answer with short answers in the simple present and the simple past Simple Present Tense Simple Past Tense Yes, I do./ No, I don’t. Yes, you do./No, you don’t. Yes, he does./No, he doesn’t. Yes, she does./No, she doesn’t. Yes, it does./No it doesn’t. Yes, we do./No, we don’t. Yes, they do./No, they don’t. Yes, I did./No, I didn’t. Yes, you did./No, you didn’t. Yes, he did./No, he didn’t. Yes, she did./No, she didn’t. Yes, it did./No, it didn’t. Yes, we did./No, we didn’t. Yes, they did./No, they didn’t.

Exceptions to the Rule The verb BE never follows the rules. Verb Be in the Present Verb Be in the Past Am Is Are Was Were The verb BE never follows the rules. You never ever use any form of the verb BE with DO, DOES, DID or DON’T, DOESN’T, DIDN’T. When answering a question with a short answer, you use the form of the verb BE used in the question.

Answering with Short Answers When the Verb is BE In the present tense In the past tense Yes, I am./No, I’m not. Yes, you are./No, you aren’t. Yes, she is./No, she isn’t. Yes, he is./No, he isn’t. Yes, it is./No, it isn’t. Yes, we are./No, we aren’t. Yes, they are./No, they aren’t. Yes, I was./No, I wasn’t. Yes, you were./No, you weren’t. Yes, she was./No, she wasn’t. Yes, he was./No, he wasn’t. Yes, it was./No, it wasn’t. Yes, we were./No, we weren’t. Yes, they were./No, they weren’t.

The Present Progressive Is used for actions that are happening now, at the moment. Is formed with the verb BE in the present and the –ing form. She is traveling. They are having lunch. When you answer questions in the present progressive, you answer using the verb BE in the present tense.