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ANGLO-PEDIAAnglo-File 103: Present, Past, Future

Simple Tenses

Part 1: Ordinary verbs

Present Simple Tense:

Positive Negative Question

I play I play I play?You have You have you have?

We go We do not go Do we go?They do They do they do?

He plays He play he play?She has She does not have Does she have?

It goes It go It go?

does do do?

Contractions

Do not don’tDoes not doesn’t

Past Simple Tense:


I I IYou You you

We played We play we play?

They went They did not go Did they go?He had He have he have?

She did She do she do?It It it

Contraction

Did not didn’t


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Future Simple Tense:


I will I I

You will You youWe will play We play we play?

They will go They will not go Will they go?He will have He have He have?

She will do She do she do?It will It it

Contractions

I will I’llYou will You’ll

He will He’llShe will She’ll

It will It’llYou will You’ll

We will We’ll

They will They’ll

will not won’t

Full forms and contractions

Contractions (He’ll, doesn’t etc.) are used in spoken English, and full forms (I will,did not etc.) are used in written English e.g. in e-mails, reports, letters etc.

A full form is sometimes used in spoken English in order to emphasise the message,

and has an additional meaning (anger, insistence, determination etc.) e.g. Compare

the following:

a) -Did you forget to do it?-No, I didn’t forget. (Neutral)

b) -You forgot to do it again!

- No, I did not forget! (Angry)

a) I hope I’ll succeed. (Neutral)b) Nothing will stop me. I will succeed. (Determined)


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Part 2: can (be able to)

Present Tense


I can swim. I cannot swim. Can I swim?

You can do it. You cannot do it. Can you do it?He can dance. He cannot dance. Can he dance?

She can cook. She cannot cook. Can she cook?

It can happen. It cannot happen. Can it happen?You can continue. You cannot continue. Can you continue?

We can go. We cannot go. Can we go?They can see. They cannot see. Can they see?

Contraction: Cannot can’t

Past Tense: Can could


I could swim. I could not swim. Could I swim?

She could cook. She could not cook. Could she cook?They could see . They could not see. Could they see?

Contraction: Could not couldn’t

Future Tense:

‘Can’ has no future form. Instead, we use the synonym of can: ‘be able to’:


You will be able to do it. You will not be able to it. Will you be able to do it?

He will be able to dance. He will not be able to dance. Will he be able to dance?We will be able to go. We will not be able to go. Will we be able to go?

Contraction: Will be able to won’t be able to


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Part 3: must (have to)

Present Tense


I must leave. I must not leave. Must I leave?

You must laugh. You must not laugh. Must you laugh?

He must rest. He must not rest. Must he rest?She must wait. She must not wait. Must she wait?It must stop. It must not stop. Must it stop?

You must return. You must not return. Must you return?We must hurry. We must not hurry. Must we hurry?

They must know. They must not know. Must they know?

Contraction: Must not mustn’t

Past Tense:

‘Must’ has no past form.

For positive sentences and questions, you can use the similar expression: ‘have to’:


I had to leave. Did I have to leave?

He had to rest. Did he have to rest?They had to know. Did they have to know?

There is no negative equivalent in the past, as we generally do not express a

‘prohibition’ in the past.

Future Tense:

‘Must’ has no future form.For positive sentences and questions, use the similar expression to must: ‘have to’:

For the negative form, use ‘’must not’ (like the Present Tense):


She will have to wait. She must not wait. Will she have to wait?You will have to return. You must not return. Will you have to return?

We will have to hurry. You must not hurry. Will we have to hurry?


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Be careful that the negative forms of ‘must’ and ‘have to’ do not express thesame idea:

Present Tense:

You must not laugh. = It is necessary that you do not laugh.

You do not have to laugh. = It is not necessary for you to laugh. Laugh only if youwant to.

Past Tense:

(‘Must not’ has no past equivalent.)

I did not have to leave. = It was not necessary for me to leave. I left because Iwanted to.

Future Tense:

You must not return tomorrow. = It is necessary that you will not return.

You will not have to return tomorrow. = It is not necessary for you to return.Return only if you want to.


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Simple Tenses

EXERCISES

Part 1: Ordinary verbs

Exercise 1: Positive sentences (Tracks 1-21)

Change from the Present Tense into the Past Simple Tense, then into the

Future Simple Tense.

Ex am p l e : John goes shopping every Saturday.… John w e n t shopping … last Saturday.… John w i l l g o shopping… next Saturday.

1. Tom hears the news every morning.

……………………………………… yesterday morning.

……………………………………… tomorrow morning.

2. Sally begins early every day.

…………………………………… yesterday.…………………………………... tomorrow.

3. I buy a new car every three years.………………………………. three years ago.………………………………. in three years.

4. We meet every Monday.

……………………………………… last Monday.……………………………………… next Monday.

5. Joe leaves early every afternoon.

…………………………………… yesterday afternoon.…………………………………… tomorrow afternoon.

6. It gets cold at night.……………………………… last night.

……………………………… tonight.

7. Jane catches the bus every morning.

.................................... last night

.................................... tomorrow evening.

8. The doctor sees him every month.

…………………………............... last month.…………………………............... next month.


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9. The children eat breakfast every morning.

………………………................ yesterday morning.

………………………............... tomorrow morning.

10. Peter reads his e-mails every hour.

……………………............... an hour ago.……………………............... after lunch today.

11. Many people come here in summer.

………………………............... last summer.………………………............... next summer.

12. That shop sells everything every week.

……………………………….............. last week.

……………………………….............. next week.

13. I choose this colour all the time.

…………………………............... last time.

…………………………............... next time.

14. He does the accounts every Friday.

………………………............... last Friday

………………………............... next Friday.

15. Tim has a holiday every summer.

……………………………............... last summer.

……………………………............... next summer

16. The economy grows every year.

....................................……..… last year.

..................................………… next year.

17. Ann writes to me once a month.

………………………............... two months ago.………………………............... in two months time.

18. House prices rise every quarter.

………………..........……….... last quarter.

……………….........………..... next quarter.

19. He drinks coffee every morning.

……………………............... yesterday evening……………………............... tomorrow afternoon

20. Jack flies to Madrid once a week.

………………………............... last week.………………………............... next week.


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Exercise 2: Negative sentences (Tracks 22-32)

Change from the Present Tense into the Past Simple Tense, then into the

Future Simple Tense.

Ex am p l e : John doesn’t go shopping every Saturday.… John d i d n ’ t g o shopping … last Saturday.

… John w o n ’ t g o shopping… next Saturday.

1. Prices don’t fall every autumn.

………………………………… last autumn.………………………………… next autumn.

2. It doesn’t get better day by day.

…………………………….............. yesterday.…………………………….............. tomorrow.

3. I don’t forget it every time.

……………………………… last time.……………………............... next time.

4. Sue doesn’t work every evening.

…………………...............… yesterday evening.

…………………...............… tomorrow evening.

5. She doesn’t call me every day.

…………………...........………… yesterday.

…….…………...............………… tomorrow.

6. Tim doesn’t ride his bicycle every weekend.

…………………………………… last weekend.………………...............………... next weekend.

7. They don’t run the Marathon every year.

…………………………………… last year.…………………………………… next year.

8. She doesn’t have breakfast every morning.

……………………............... yesterday morning.……………………............... tomorrow morning.

9. They don’t shut it down every night.

…………………………………… last night.…………………….........………... tonight.

10. He doesn’t go abroad every summer.

……………………...............… last weekend.………………………............... next weekend.


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Exercise 3: Questions (Tracks 33-43)

Change from the Present Tense into the Past Simple Tense, then into theFuture Simple Tense.

Ex am p l e : Does John go shopping every Saturday?

…d i d John g o shopping … last Saturday?…w i l l John g o shopping… next Saturday?

1. Does petrol cost a lot these days?

....................................…… in the past?

....................................…… in the future?

2. Do they prepare an agenda every week?

…………………………………. last week?....................................…….… next week?

3. Do these birds fly south every winter?

…………………………………...... last winter?

……………………………….….... next winter?

4. Does he know the answer every time?

....................................…………… last time?

....................................…………… next time?

5. Does she send you an e-mail every day?....................................………… yesterday?....................................………… tomorrow?

6. Do you sleep well every night?

....................................…… last night?

....................................…… tonight?

7. Does she take the day off every Friday?

....................................…… last Friday?

....................................…… next Friday?

8. Does Sam go jogging twice a week?..................................…………… twice last week?

..................................…………… twice next week?

9. Do they hold a meeting every Monday?

....................................… last Monday?

....................................… next Monday?

10. Does she wake up early every morning?

....................................… yesterday morning?

....................................… tomorrow morning?


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Exercise 4: Answer these questions with complete sentences.

Ex am p l e :How did John travel? By plane. J o h n t r a v e l le d b y p l a n e .

1. Where does she work? In London. ……………………………………………………

2. Did you see them? Yes. ……………………………………………………

3. Will it arrive on time? No. ……………………………………………………

4. When did they leave? Yesterday. ……………………………………………………

5. Does Sue live far away? No. ……………………………………………………

6. How did you sleep? Well. ……………………………………………………

7. How many children does he have? 3. ……………………………………………………

8. Where will they meet? At the station. ……………………………………………………

9. Did your car break down? No. ……………………………………………………

10. Do you agree? Yes. ……………………………………………………

11. Why did he come back? To see us. ……………………………………………………

12. Who will arrange the meeting? Tony. ……………………………………………………

13. Does it snow here? Yes. ……………………………………………………

14. When did it happen? Last week. ……………………………………………………

15. Will it happen again? No. ……………………………………………………

16. Why did they stop? To have a break. ……………………………………………………

17. What will you watch? The news. ……………………………………………………

18. Does John know them? Yes. ……………………………………………………

19. How much did you pay? 50 Euros. ……………………………………………………

20. Do we have much time? No. ……………………………………………………


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A n g l o - F i le 1 0 3 : Pr e s e n t , P as t , Fu t u r e / A n s w e r Ke y

P a r t 1 : O r d i n a r y v e r b s , Ex e r c i se 1 : P o s i t i v e s e n t e n c e s

1. Tom h e a r d the news yesterday morning.Tom w i l l h e a r the news tomorrow morning.

2. Sally b e g a n early yesterday.Sally w i l l b e g i n early tomorrow.

3. I b o u g h t a new car three years ago.I ’ l l b u y a new car in three years.

4. We m e t last Monday.We’ l l m e e t next Monday.

5. Joe l e f t early yesterday afternoon. Joe w i l l l e a v e early tomorrow afternoon.

6. It g o t cold last night.It ’ l l g e t cold tonight.

7. Jane c a u g h t the bus last night. Jane w i l l ca t c h the bus tomorrow evening.

8. The doctor sa w him last month.The doctor w i l l s e e him next month.

9. The children a t e breakfast yesterday morning.The children w i l l e a t breakfast tomorrow morning.

10. Peter r e a d his e-mails an hour ago.Peter w i l l r e a d his e-mails after lunch today.

11. Many people c am e here last summer.Many people w i l l co m e here next summer.

12. That shop s o l d everything last week.That shop w i l l se l l everything next week.

13. I c h o s e this colour last time.I ’ l l ch o o s e this colour next time.

14. He d i d the accounts last Friday

He’ l l d o the accounts next Friday.

15. Tim h a d a holiday last summer.Tim w i l l h a v e a holiday next summer.

16. The economy g r e w last year.The economy w i l l g r o w next year.

17. Ann w r o t e to me two months ago. Ann w i ll w r i t e to me in two months’ time.

18. House prices r o s e last quarter.House prices w i l l r i s e next quarter.


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6. D i d you s l e e p well last night?W i l l you s l e e p well tonight?

7. D i d she t a k e the day off last Friday?W i l l she t a k e the day off next Friday?

8. D i d Sam g o jogging twice last week?W i l l Sam g o jogging twice next week?

9. D i d they h o l d a meeting last Monday?W i l l they h o l d a meeting next Monday?

10.D i d she w a k e u p early yesterday morning?Will sh e wake up e a r ly t o m o r r o w m o r n in g ?

P a r t 1 : O r d i n a r y v e r b s , Ex e r c i se 4 : A n s w e r t h e q u e s t i o n s

1. She works in London.

2. Yes, I saw them.

3. No, it won’t arrive on time.

4. They left yesterday.

5. No, Sue doesn’t live far away.

6. I slept well.

7. He has 3 children.

8. They’ll meet at the station.

9. No, my car didn’t break down.

10.Yes, I agree.

11. He came back to see us.

12. Tony will arrange the meeting.

13. Yes, it snows here.

14. It happened last week.

15. No, it won’t happen again.

16.They stopped to have a break.

17. I’ll watch the news.

18. Yes, John knows them.

19. I paid 50 Euros.

20. No, we don’t have much time.


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ANGLO-PEDIA

Anglo-File 103: Present, Past, FutureSimple Tenses

EXERCISES

Part 2: CAN / be able to


Ex am p l e :

Can you see the television? No. N o , I c a n ’ t s e e t h e t e l e v i s i o n .

1. Could they find the way? No. ……………………………………………………

2. How many people can we invite? Ten. ……………………………………………………

3. Will we be able to stop? No. ……………………………………………………

4. Can she drive? Yes. ……………………………………………………

5. Could the children write? Yes. ……………………………………………………

6. Will he be able to find a solution? Yes. ……………………………………………………

7. Could you reach him on his mobile? No. ……………………………………………………

8. When will we be able to begin? Soon. …………………………………………………

9. Where can we park the car? here. …………………………………………………

10. What could you see? The fire. …………………………………………………

11. Will I be able to borrow money? No. …………………………………………………

12. Can Sam see me now? No. …………………………………………………

13. Who could answer the question? Jill. …………………………………………………

14. Can she speak Japanese? No. …………………………………………………

15. Where will you be able to go? Paris. …………………………………………………


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P a r t 2 : Ca n / b e a b l e t o , Ex e r c i se 1

1. No, they couldn’t find the way.

2. We can invite ten people.

3. No, we won’t be able to stop.

4. Yes, she can drive.

5. Yes, the children could play.

6. Yes, he’ll be able to find a solution.

7. No, we couldn’t reach an agreement.

8. We’ll be able to begin soon.

9. We can park the car here.

10. We could see the fire.

11. No, you won’t be able to sell it.

12. No, Sam can’t see you now.

13. Jill could answer the question.

14. No, she can’t speak Japanese.

15. I’ll be able to go to Paris.


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Simple Tenses

EXERCISES

Part 3: MUST / have to


Ex am p l e :

Must you leave now? Yes. Y es , I m u s t l ea v e n o w .

1. Who must sign this report? Jim. …………………………………………………

2. Where did you have to go? To Berlin. …………………………………………………

3. Will they have to wait? No. …………………………………………………

4. What must he do? Take his medicine. …………………………………………………

5. When must we pay the bill? Now. .…………………………………………………

6. Must we register first? Yes. …………………………………………………

7. Did Joe have to leave? Yes. …………………………………………………

8. When will I have to return? Tomorrow. …………………………………………………

9. Did they have to fill in a form? No. …………………………………………………

10. What mustn’t we do? Lose the key. …………………………………………………

11. What must he wear? Glasses. …………………………………………………

12. Will he have to buy a ticket? Yes. …………………………………………………

13. What did you have to write? A letter. …………………………………………………

14. Must we get up early? Yes. …………………………………………………

15. Who had to finish the work? Richard. …………………………………………………


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P ar t 3 : M u s t / h a v e t o , Ex e r c is e 1

1. Jim must sign this report.

2. I had to go to Berlin.

3. No, they won’t have to wait.

4. He must take his medicine.

5. We must pay the bill now.

6. Yes, we must register first.

7. Yes, Joe had to leave.

8. You’ll have to return tomorrow.

9. No, they didn’t have to fill in a form.

10. We mustn’t lose the key.

11. He must wear glasses.

12. Yes, he’ll have to buy a ticket.

13. I had to write a letter.

14. Yes, we must get up early.

15. Richard had to finish the work.

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