PRESENT TENSES

PRESENT SIMPLE
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
PAST TENSE
PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE

Agus Riyandi
Present Simple
 I live in Belgrade.  We live in Belgrade.
 You live in Belgrade.  You live in Belgrade.
 He/She/It lives in  They live in Belgrade.
Belgrade.
Present Simple - questions
 Do I live in Belgrade?  Do we live in
 Do you live in Belgrade?
Belgrade?  Do you live in
 Does he/she/it live in Belgrade?
Belgrade?  Do they live in
Belgrade?
Present Simple - negative
 I don’t live in  We don’t live in
Belgrade. Belgrade.
 You don’t live in  You don’t live in
Belgrade. Belgrade.
 He/she /it doesn’t live  They don’t live in
in Belgrade. Belgrade.
We use the Present Simple to talk about:

 Activities that we repeat regularly (routines, habits).

My mum and dad always watch my documentaries.
 Permanent situations and states.

I don’t like cheese.

 General truths

A doctor works in a hospital.

Common time adverbials:

always, often, usually, sometimes, never
every day, every week, every year ...
twice a week, once a month
regularly, seldom, hardly ever, occasionally
Spelling
 Y is lost in verbs  We use –es with verbs
ending in consonant ending in -s, -z, -sh, -
+y: ch, -s, -x:
fly – flies watches, teaches,
study – studies washes, fixes...
 -es where you wouldn’t
normally expect it
does
goes
Present Continuous
 I am watching TV.  We are watching TV.
 You are watching TV.  You are watching TV.
 He/she/it is watching  They are watching TV.
TV.
Present Continuous - questions
 Am I watching TV?  Are we watching TV?
 Are you watching TV?  Are you watching TV?
 Is he/she/it watching  Are they watching TV?
TV?
Present Continuous - negative
 I am not watching TV.  We are not watching
 You are not watching TV.
TV.  You are not watching
 He/she/it is not TV.
watching TV.  They are not watching
TV.
We use the Present Continuous to talk about:

 Activities that are going on at the time of speaking.

Right now, I am giving a lecture and you are listening.
 Activities that happen regularly but only for a limited
period of time (temporary routines and habits).
I’m studying English a lot these days because we are
having a test next week.

Common time adverbials:

now, at the moment, at present, these days
Spelling
 Verbs ending in –e lose the  Short verbs ending in one
final -e when –ing is vowel + one consonant
added. double the last consonant.
phone – phoning sit – sitting
make – making cut – cutting
change – changing swim – swimming
 Verbs ending in –ie:

lie – lying
tie – tying
Past tense
AFFIRMATIVE &
NEGATIVE FORM
I was/wasn’t at school yesterday.
He
She
It

We were/weren’t at the beach last week.

You
They
 QUESTION FORM
Yes, she was hungry.
I Yes, she was.
He hungry? No, she wasn’t hungry.
Was She
No,she wasn’t.
It

Yes, we were.
We at the theatre
No,we weren’t.
Were You last weekend?
They
 AFFIRMATIVE FORM
I
worked in the garden yesterday.
You
He
She danced at the party last night.
It
carried the heavy box.
We
You
bought new shoes.
They
 NEGATIVE FORM

I didn’t play tennis last weekend.

You
He didn’t clean the windows.
She
It
We didn’t go the dentist.
You
They
 QUESTION FORM

I
You
find your umbrella?
He
Did She Yes, I found my umbrella.
It Yes, I did.
We No, I didn’t find my umbrella.
You No, I didn’t.
They
Transform the sentences into Past Simple Tense.
 She is at the park now.
(+) - She was at the park yesterday.
(-) - She wasn’t at the park yesterday.
(?) - Was she at the park yesterday?
 She goes to the hospital to visit her friend.
(+) - She went to the hospital to visit
her friend last week.
(-) - She didn’t go to the hospital to
visit her friend last week.
(?) - Did she go to the hospital to visit
her friend last week?
Why do we use Simple Past Tense?

Completed actions in the past.

- My mom made some pancake for us yesterday.

A series of completed actions in the past.

- I finished my work, walked to the beach, and

found a nice place to swim.
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of verbs.
1)Minnie________(bake)
baked a huge cake for
Mickey’s birthday party.(+)

broke
2)John________(break) a window while he was
playing football.(+)

3)____
Did you____(ask)
ask a question during the
lesson(?)

4)They __________(have)
didn’t have a picnic at the
weekend(-)

Were they at the party last night(?)

5)____
 THE PAST CONTINUOUS
TENSE

To show what somebody was doing at

a particular time in the past, we use
the Past Continuous Tense.
I was playing badminton
at this time yesterday.

She was cycling

at 9:00am yesterday.

They were playing

table tennis at 6:30 last night.

was / were verb+ing

 Simon 3:00 yesterday

was playing
Simon _________ football at 3 pm yesterday.

The children 8 am yesterday

were going
The children __________ to school
at 8 am yesterday.
Exercise.
Derek

Derek was swimming at 6 am yesterday.

Mandy

Mandy was feeding her dog at 4 o’clock yesterday.

Sam & Jess

Sam and Jess were having dinner at 8 pm last night.

 We often use
the past continuous and past simple tenses
in the same sentence.

We do this when we want to talk about

a shorter activity that happened
during a longer activity in the past.
 Sam hurt himself yesterday.
But when exactly?

when jumping over

the vaulting horse

Sam hurt himself when he was jumping over the vaulting horse.

shorter action longer action

 cut herself cut herself
Nancy ___________when
shewas peeling
___________an apple.

peel an apple

watch TV
were watching
They _______________ TV
when I ___________.
arrived
arrive

play football were playing football

We ____________
when it suddenly _______.
rained
rain
 A fire broke out
at 8 o’clock last night!
What were the people
doing when the fire
broke out?
 Sometimes we use the past continuous tense
to talk about two or more actions
which were taking place at the same time
in the past.

Example

I was playing TV games while mother was cooking.

We were studying while the baby was crying.

 It’s 3:00pm last Sunday. What were they doing?

Example

Grandfather was reading the newspaperwhil grandmother was knitting.

whil eNicky was drawing a picture.
Cindy was listening to the Hi-fi
whil emother was drinking some water.
Father was sleeping
e
 What were they doing one hour later?

Exercise
was watching while grandmother____________.
Grandfather ____________TV was knitting
was her homework while Nicky ____________to
dy _________ was listening the Hi-
doing
was drinking
Father ____________ beer while mother was boiling
___________ some wate
Wanna take a challenge?
Let’s solve a mysterious
crime together!
 Mr. Chan was
Today is murdered at around
Tuesday. 9 o’clock last night.
 Mr Chan lives with five
flatmates. One of them must
have killed Mr Chan.
But who is it?
 Kelly

Grace
Andy

Alan Dave
 What were you doing at 9 o’clock last night?

watch movie, cinema,

with friend Maggie

I was watching a movie at the cinema

with my friend Maggie at 9 o’clock
last night. I didn’t kill Mr Chan!

Is she the
Yes murderer? No
 What were you doing at 9 o’clock last night?

visiting my friend,
Kevin, hospital,

I was visiting my friend Kevin at the hospital

at 9 o’clock last night. I didn’t kill Mr Chan!

Is she the
Yes No
murderer?
 What were you doing at 9 o’clock last night?

taking my dog,
for a walk

I was taking my dog for a walk at 9 o’clock

last night. I didn’t kill Mr Chan!

Is he the
Yes No
murderer?
 What were you doing at 9 o’clock last night?

play TV games,
my bedroom

I was playing TV games in my bedroom

at 9 o’clock last night. I didn’t kill Mr Chan!

Is he the
Yes No
murderer?
 What were you doing at 9 o’clock last night?

reading novels, public

library, with friend Paul

I was reading novels in the public library

with my friend Paul at 9 o’clock
last night. I didn’t kill Mr Chan!

Is he the
Yes No
murderer?
 No, I’m not
the murderer!!!
 Of course I’m not
the murderer!
Try somebody else!
 You’ve got it!
How did you know
I’m the murderer?

Mr Chan was killed on Monday.

The public library isn’t open on Monday
You are lying!
 Come on, baby! I’m
really the MURDERER!!
You know why?

The public library isn’t

open on Monday.
I’m just lying! HA HA HA!!
 What was the woman
in flat 4A doing when
the fire broke out?

was knitting
She _____________
when the fire broke out.
 What were the couple
in flat 4B doing when
the fire broke out?

The couplewere singing

___________
karaoke songs when
the fire broke out.
 What were the couple
in flat 3A doing when
the fire broke out?

The couplewere having

___________
dinner when the fire
broke out.
 What was the woman
in flat 3B doing when
the fire broke out?

The womanwas__________
talking

on the phone when

the fire broke out.
 What was the man
in flat 2A doing when
the fire broke out?

The man in Flat 2A

was
___________ a suitcase
packing
when the fire broke out.
 What was the boy
in flat 2B doing when
the fire broke out?

The boy in Flat 2B

was
___________ TV games
playing
when the fire broke out.
 What was the woman
in flat 1A doing when
the fire broke out?

The woman in Flat 1A

was
__________ up her flat
tidying
when the fire broke out.
 What were the women
in flat 1B doing when
the fire broke out?

The women in Flat 1B

were
___________ mahjong
playing
when the fire broke out.
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