1. THE VERB TO BE TENSES: PRESENT - PAST - FUTURE

2. TO BE: Present Tense He is... He is a student. He is –ing... He is being realistic. He...s... He studies every night. He is able to... He is able to run in the marathon.

3. TO BE: Past Tense He was... He was a student. He was –ing... He was being realistic. He...(ed)... He studied every night. He was able to... He was able to run in the marathon.

4. TO BE: Future Tense He will be... He will be able to study. He will... He will study every night. He will be able to... He will be able to run in the marathon.

5. TO BE: Tenses PRESENTPASTFUTURE It takes (him)...to... It takes him a lot of time to pack his bags. It took (him)...to... It took him a lot of time to pack his bags. It’ll take (him)...to... It will take him a lot of time to pack his bags. He has...(ed)...for... He has studied for several days. He had...(ed)... He had studied for several days. He will have...(ed)... He will have studied for several days. He has been...ing... He has been seeing his doctor. He had been...ing... He had been seeing his doctor. He will have been...ing... He will have been seeing his doctor.

6. TO BE: Tenses PRESENTPASTFUTURE There is... There is a problem here. There was... There was a problem here. There will be... There will be a problem here. There are... There are problems here. There were... There were problems here. There will be... There will be problems here. He says (that)... He says that he is in trouble. He said (that)... He said that he is in trouble. He’ll say (that)... He’ll say that he is in trouble.

7. TO BE: Tenses PRESENTPASTHFUTURE He tells... He tells her he loves her. He told (him, her)... He told her he loved her. He’ll tell (him, her)... He’ll tell her he loves her. He has to... He has to visit her. He had to... He had to visit her. He will have to... He will have to visit her. He is supposed to... He is supposed to see his doctor. He was supposed to... He was supposed to see his doctor.

8. TO BE: Tenses PRESENTPASTFUTURE He’s used to...ing... He’s used to traveling. He was used to...ing... He was used to traveling. He’ll get used to...ing... He’ll get used to traveling. He used to... He used to travel.

9. Comparative and Superlative...er than... His house is bigger than yours. More...than... He values his family more than his career. The...est... He is the smartest boy in class. The most... He is the most respected teacher in school. Etc...

10. Modals Can: He can beat anyone in chess. Could: He could be at the top of his class if he wanted to. Must: He must join the army. Might: He might migrate to the U.S. this year. Would: He would not go camping this summer. Should: He should have his eyes checked. Ought: He ought to stick to his diet.

11. Most Used He is going to...: He is going to study Robotics. He’s gonna...: He’s gonna visit his grandfather next week. He thinks...: He thinks he can lose 10 pounds in 7 days. He’d like to...: He’d like to buy a gift for his mother. He wants to...: He wants to try that new burger joint. He tries to...: He tries to study English every night. He wishes...: He wishes he could go to college someday. He hopes...: He hopes to pass all his subjects this term.

12. Conditionals If... will... If he wins the lottery, he will buy a Porsche. If... would... If he had the chance, he would finish his college degree. If... would’ve... If he took his English classes seriously, he would’ve been a professional translator by now.

13. Possessive ‘s case It’s God’s will. It was nobody’s fault. That is Paul’s briefcase. That’s the Smiths’ house. It was Moses’s fate.

14. Articles a A friend told me about you. an An apple a day keeps the doctor away. the The teacher admonished him for not turning in his homework on time.

15. Plural s Friends are treasures. es Buses pass by this route every day. ies There will be two parties tonight. man – men A lot of men courted her, but only one man was worthy. woman – women “A woman must not accept; she must challenge.” “All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy.” person – people “A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.” “People need loving the most when they deserve it the least.”