Thursday, June 9, 2011

Past Simple Tense

FORM: Subject + verb + ed/d  (REGULAR VERBS)
             Subject + verb in 2nd column (IRREGULAR VERBS)
USE: We use the past Simple Tense to talk about actions that started and ended in the past.

REGULAR VERBS
ARRIVE
I arrived                                                                                            We arrived
You arrived                                                                                       You arrived
He/She/It arrived                                                                               They arrived

IRREGULAR VERBS
WRITE
I wrote                                                                                                  We wrote
You wrote                                                                                             You wrote
He/She/It wrote                                                                                     They wrote

Present Continuous Tense

FORM: Subject + verb + ing
We add -ing after every verb in present continuous tense.

USE: We use Present Continuous Tense for actions happening now, at the moment of speaking, or in the near future.
ex. 1: I am going to school now.
ex. 2: Are you going on the party tonight?

singular  (work)
I am working
You are working
He/She/It is working
plural
We are working
You are working
They are working

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Present Simple Tense

FORM: Subject + verb in inf.
We add -S or -ES after the verb when the subject is in 3rd person singular.

USE: We use the Present Simple Tense for actions happening more often: every day, every morning, all the week etc.

SPELLING: I like + -s → he likes                              I watch + -es → he watches
I go + -es → he goes                                                 I study + -ies → he studies
BUT   I say + -s  →  he says