Tens Past 2x2f1

TENSES

SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE • When do we use Simple Present? To show: - habit/ habitual action - fact (“Water boils at 100* C”) - something happens all the time/ repeatedly - how often we do things • Common time markers: always, often, seldom, never, usually, …. every …. week/ day/ year, ….

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+ am/ is/ are Non-Verb

• I • He/ She/ It is • You/ We/ They

am NOT are

QUESTIONS: • Is • Why is it

it

+ here

mine dangerous

dangerous? dangerous?

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+

VERB

• I / You/ We/ They work speak • He/ She/ It workS speakS QUESTIONS: NEGATIVE: • DO they work? They do not work • WHY DO they work? • DOES he speak English? He does not speak English

PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE • When do we use Simple Continuous Tense? - when we talk about something that is happening at the time of speaking - when we talk about something that is happening aroundthe time of speaking ex: “people in NTB are starving” - talk about a period around the present ex: “you’re working hard today” “Tom is not playing football this season. He wantSto concentrate on his study.

- talk about changing situation ex: “Is your English getting better?” “She is getting bigger now” - to show future action/ meaning (we have arranged future action) ex: “we are studying for the mid term test next Friday” “I am going to Jakarta tomorrow” “ She is leaving on Sunday” • Common time markers: now, right now

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am/ is/ are ing

Verb-

• I am getting old • He/ She/ It is NOT dancing • You/ We/ They are studying QUESTION: • ARE you studying? • WHY ARE you studying?

SIMPLE PAST TENSE • When do we use Simple Past Tense? - When we talk about something happeningin the past • Common Time Markers for Simple Past Tense: … ago, yesterday, last …

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was/ were Verb

• I/ He/ She/ It was late • You/ We/ They were • beautiful

QUESTION: • WAS he here? • WHY WAS he here?

Non NOT here

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VERB-ed

• I/ He/ She/ It/ You/ We/ They cried • worked • studied QUESTION: • DID you work? • WHEN DID you work?

NEGATIVE: • I DID NOT work

PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE • Common Time Markers for past continuous tense: when he was young, during the civil war.

S ing

was/ were

VERB-

• I/ He/ She/ (it) was working • NOT painting • You/ We/ They were studying