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TENSE PRESENT SIMPLE

AFFIRMATIV E I play football He plays football

NEGATIVE I do not / dont play football He does not / doesnt play football

INTERROGATIVE Do I play football? Does he play football?

ADVERBS AND EXPRESSIONS sometimes never always often rarely everyday on+day of the week at weekends now right now at the moment today

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

I am playing football He is playing football

I am not / Im not playing football He is not / isnt playing football

Am I intelligent? Is he intelligent?

Dont forget the auxiliary in the present simple: DO / DOES Dont forget the verb TO BE in the present continuous: AM / IS /ARE

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TENSE PAST SIMPLE

AFFIRMATIVE I played football I went to the cinema (2nd column)

NEGATIVE I did not / didnt play football I did not / didnt go to the cinema

INTERROGATIVE Did I play football? Did I go to the cinema?

ADVERBS AND EXPRESSIONS yesterday last (+day, month) (days, months) +ago when at (+time) while as

PAST CONTINUOUS

He was playing football They were playing football

He was not / He wasnt playing football They were not / werent playing football

Was he intelligent? Were they intelligent?

Dont forget the auxiliary in the past simple: DID Dont forget the verb TO BE in the past continuous: WAS / WERE

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TENSE PAST SIMPLE

AFFIRMATIVE I played football I went to the cinema (2nd column)

NEGATIVE I did not / didnt play football I did not / didnt go to the cinema

INTERROGATIVE Did I play football? Did I go to the cinema?

ADVERBS AND EXPRESSIONS yesterday last (+day, month) (days, months) +ago when ever never just since for already yet

PRESENT PERFECT

I have played football He has played football

I have not / havent played football He has not / hasnt played football

Have I played football? Has he played football?

IRREGULAR VERBS: Past simple: 2nd column Present Perfect: 3rd column
INFINITIVE write PAST SIMPLE wrote PRESENT PERFECT written

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TENSE FUTURE (WILL)

AFFIRMATIVE She will go to the cinema

NEGATIVE She will not /wont go to the cinema

INTERROGATIVE Will she go to the cinema?

ADVERBS AND EXPRESSIONS tomorrow next (+week, month) think believe predict hope tomorrow next (+week, month) Im sure plan decide

FUTURE (BE GOING TO)

He is going to study Maths at university

He is not / isnt going to study Maths at university

Is he going to study Maths at university?

WILL is used to express the future in a general sense. We use BE GOING TO when we are sure or when we have made plans.

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A. Write the verbs in brackets in the correct tense: The train .......... (arrive) an hour ago. She .......... (read) at the moment. ..........(watch) TV when the phone .......... (ring). He .......... (just / finish) all his exams. I .......... (know) John since we were at school. I .......... (not watch) television every night. The people .......... (clap) while the singer .......... (sing). I think they .......... (be) very happy together. They .......... (not / reply) to our question yet. ..........(You work) now? She .......... (see) her parents every week. I .......... (not study) at the moment. ..........(she / play) tennis at weekends? Theyve made plans for the campaign. They .......... design) posters. We .......... (go) to the concert when we .......... (see) the accident. Tom .......... (just / finish) his book. I .......... (never / be) to South America. How long .......... (you / study) English? People believe that global warming .......... (get) worse. Shes decided that she

.......... (give)

them a thousand pounds.

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B. Write the correct auxiliary verb: am, is, are, was, were, do, does, did, have, has, will.
He . playing the guitar at the moment. Jackie . lived in Paris for a few months. Which sports . he like? They . travelled all over the world. Peter . going to fly to London next Thursday. Do you think the current government . change soon? Jane . doing her homework when I came home last night. When . you arrive last night? I . watching TV right now. They . listening to the radio at the moment. . you ever been to Rome? She . just finished her homework. They . go to New York next summer. We . having lunch when they arrived. I .. not go to the cinema yesterday. . You ever met someone famous? I . having coffee when she arrived. I think she . pass her exams. Weve made plans for the summer. We . going to travel around the world. What time . you arrive tonight?