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SUMMARY OF SIMPLE PRESENT, SIMPLE PAST, AND SIMPLE FUTURE TENSES

NO TENS

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USED USUAL

WORDS

FORMULA

POSITIVE NEGATIVEINTERROGATIVE

Simple With Wh-

questi!"# SimplePresen

t Tense

habits,

routine,

facts,

instructio

ns, etc.

every ,

usually,

sometimes,

never, etc.

su$%e&t ' ("

)'s*

Example:

I eat.

She eats toast.

With t $e

su$%e&t ' +m

is +e

Example:I am hungry.

She is in a cafe.

su$%e&t ' . .es

' !t ' (e$

Example:

I dont eat toast.

She doesnt eat sh.

With t $e

su$%e&t ' +m is

+e ' !t

Example:Im not hungry.

She isnt happy.

. .es '

su$%e&t '

(e$/

Example:

Do you eat

breakfast

every day?

With t $e

+m is +e 'su$%e&t0/

Example:

Is he at home?

Wh-questi! '

. .es '

su$%e&t '

(e$/

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When does she

eat lunch?

With t $e

Wh-questi! '+m is +e '

su$%e&t0/

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Why are you

hungry?3# Simple

Past

Tense

action

started,

nished,

used in

reportedspeech.

yesterday,

last wee,

two days

a!o. etc.

su$%e&t ' (3

Example:

I ate an apple.

She ate some

rice.

With t $e

su$%e&t ' 4+s

4ee

Example:

I was hungry.

They were in a

su$%e&t ' .i. ' !t

' ("

Example:

She didnt eat

anything.They did not eat

breakfast.

With t $e

su$%e&t ' 4+s

4ee ' !t

Example:

.i. ' su$%e&t

' ("/

Example:

Did you eat the

chocolate?

With t $e

Wh-questi!

' 4+s 4ee

' su$%e&t0/

Example:

ere you

Wh-questi! '

.i. ' su$%e&t '

("/

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What did theyeat for lunch?

With t $e

Wh-questi! '

4+s 4ee '

su$%e&t0/

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