PAST SIMPLE Finished action in the past: Eg I worked yesterday AFFIRMATIVE S+Ved/II column INTERROGATIVE Did+S+Vinfinitive NEGATIVE S+did(didn’t)+Vinfinitive Ex Did I buy a car yesterday? I did not (didn’t) buy a car yesterday When did I buy a car? Regular verbs -ed If the verbs end in: 1) A consonant +e we add:-d Ex Arrive-arrived 2)A consonant + y we add:-ied Ex Study-stuied 3) A consonant +vowel+consonant (one syllabel word)we double the consonant and add:-ed Ex Stop-stopped Exceptions –x, w (Ex Show-showed, fix-fixed) 4) Vowel+consonant(two syllabel word) we double the consonant and add:-ed Ex Admit-admitted 5) vowel+l we double the consonant and add: -ed Ex: travel-travelled • • • • • PRESENT SIMPLE General action Repeated action Permanent action Action set by timetable or schedule Daily routine • Affirmative S+V(s for he, she, it) Interrogative Do/does(for he, she, it)+S+V without s Negative S+don’t/doesn’t (he, she, it) + Vinfinitive Ex He works every day Does he work every day He doesn’t work every day When does he work? • • • • • • • *HE/SHE/IT +verb +s -sh, -ch, -x, -z, -ss we add: –es Ex Watc-he, she watches Consonant+ y we add:-ies Ex Study- he, she studies Vowel +y we add:-s Ex Play-he, she plays Exceptions: have-has, go-goes, dodoes PRESENT CONTINUOUS • • • Present action Temporary action Future plan Affirmative S+am/is/are+Ving Interrogative Am/is/are+S+Ving Negative S+am not/isn’t/aren’t +Ving Ex You are reading now Are you reading now? You are not reading now When are you reading? VERBS-ING • If the verbs ends in: 1)A consonant + e we add ing: • Ex Invite-inviting 2) Ends –ie we add ying Ex Lie-lying 3) Ends in a consonant+vowel+consonant (one syllable word) we double the consonant and add-ing Ex Sit-sitting 4) vowel+consonant (two syllabel word) we double the consonant and add –ing Ex Begin-beginning 5)Vowel + l we double the consonant and add ing Ex Travel-travelling PAST CONTINUOUS • Action in a certain time in past • Interrupted action in the past Affirmative S+was/were + ving Interrogative Was/were+s+ving Negative S+wasn’t/weren’t+ving Ex At o’clock yesterday I was doing English Was I doing English at o’clock yesterday? I wasn’t doing at o’clock yesterday When was I doing English? PRESENT PERFECT • Recent finished action • Unfinished action • Indefinite time of the action Affirmative S+have/has+Ved/III column Interrogative Have/has+S+Ved/III column Negative S+havent’/hasn’t+ Ved/III column Ex My mother has cooked dinner Has my mother cooked dinner? My mother has not cooked dinner Who has cooked the dinner PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS • Duration that continuous till now • It is used with action verbs Affirmative S+have/has+been+Ving Interrogative Have/has+S+been+Ving Negative S+haven’t/hasn’t +been+Ving Ex She has been working for five hours Has she been working for five hours? She hasn’t been working for five hours/ How long has she been working? PAST PERFECT • Action happened by a certain time in past • Action that is previous to another action in past Affirmative S+had+Ved/III column Interrogative Had+S+Ved/III column Negative S+hadn’t+Ved/III column Ex She had cooked dinner by six o’clock Had she cooked dinner by six o’clock? She had not cooked dinner by six o’clock When had she cooked dinner? PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS • Duration by a certain time in past Affirmative S+had+been+vVing Interrogative Had+S+been+Ving Negative S+hadn’t+been+Ving Ex She had been working Had she been working? She hadn’t been working What had she been doing?