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Tue, 12/24/2013 - 07:07 — Chris McCarthy

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In this lesson w e are looking at the simple tenses in the past, present and future.

The present tense of a verb is the 'original' form. The past tense can have different patterns. The
future simple is formed w ith 'w ill'.
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Here are some verbs used in the past, present and future tenses:

Have

I had a show er. (Past simple)

I have a show er every day. (Present simple)
I w ill have a show er later. (Future simple)

See

I saw Chris yesterday. (Past simple)

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I see Chris at w ork. (Present simple)
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I ran five kilometres yesterday. (Past simple)
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I run very fast. (Present simple)
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Eat

She ate her lunch outside. (Past simple)

She eats lunch at the restaurant near her office. (Present simple)
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 She w ill eat w ith me. (Future simple)

Know

I knew her w hen I w as a child. (Past simple)

I know your Father. (Present simple)
I w ill know w hat to do later. (Future simple)

Cook

I cooked dinner. (Past simple)

I cook dinner. (Present simple)
I w ill cook dinner tomorrow . (Future simple)

It is important to use the correct w ord or phrase w hich show s the time of the action because
sometimes the tense is not enough to explain the time an action happens. W e look at this in
other lessons.
So a Past simple tense has w ords or phrases to show it is a past action like 'yesterday', 'last
w eek/month/year', 'a month ago' etc. and the same is true for the Present simple and the Future
simple.

Now complete the following with the correct tense.

1. I _ the film I saw yesterday.

liked
w ill like
like

2. He _ his family next weekend.

w ill see
sees
saw

3. They _ the marathon last week.

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w ill run
run

4. She _ a tasty Italian meal for last weeks dinner party.

cooked
w ill cook
cooks

5. I _ three dogs and two parrots as pets when I was young.

have
had
w ill have

6. I _ the family who live next door.

w ill know
know
knew

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