Present Simple Present Continuous

Uses  Facts  Things that are

 Habits happening right
 Feelings now.
 Opinion (I guess-think-
believe)
 Senses (see-hear-smell-
touch-taste)
Form Group 1 (He- She-It) Verb to be+ verb+ing
Is-am-are
Rules:
Rule:
1- S
1- ------ing
2- Es (ch,sh,x,z,s,ss)
2- Ends in e –cross
3- Ies (consonant+y) cross y
the e +ing
4- Verb to be----- is-am-are
3- Ends in ie ---
Do-------does
cross the ie +ing
Go-------goes
4- Ends in CVC---
Have----has
double the last
Group2 (They-We-You-I)
letter + ing
Leave it as it is
Except: open
He goes to school everyday Listen
He doesn’t go to school every Visit
day. 5- X,y,w never
Does he go to school? double
Yes, he does No, he doesn’t 6- Lay-----lying
Where does he go every day?
How often does he go to
school?

Keywords Always, usually, often,
sometimes, rarely, never
I am playing tennis (Use adverb of
frequency)
I always play tennis.
Every day, on Saturdays, at 8
am
He is going to school.
He isn’t going to school
Is he going to school?
Yes, he is No, he isn’t
Where is he going?
Now, right now, today,
tomorrow, at the
moment, Listen, Shhhh,
Watch out, Look
 Past Simple
Uses  Something that is
finished in the past
Form Rules:
1- Ed
2- D (ends in e)
3- Consonant + y--ied
4- Ends in CVC –
double the last
letter+ ed
Except: open- listen- visit
5- X,y,w never double
He went to school
yesterday.
He didn’t go to school
yesterday.
Did he go to school?
Yes, he did No, he didn’t
Where did he go?
Keywords Yesterday, ago, last, While
When
Past Continuous
 A specific time in the
past
 2 things happen at the
same time in the past
Rules:
Was/were +verb+ing
Same rules as Present
Continuous
I was going to school, but it
rained.
I wasn’t going to school
Were you going to school?
Yes, I was No, I wasn’t
Where were you going?