Verb tense

1. 1 The present of BE
Statements
I
You
We
They
He
She
It
am
are
is
late.
2 The Simple Present tense
Statements
I
You
We
They
He
She
speak English.
speaks English.
Yes / no questions
Do
Does
I
you
we
they
he
she
know them?
eat meat?
Short answers
Yes,
I
you
we
they
he
she
it
do.
does.
No,
I
you
we
they
he
she
it
don’t.
doesn’t.
Information questions
What do
When does
Who
you
we
they
he
she
it
wants
needs
likes
need?
start?
this book?
Verb tense review: present, past, and future
3
The present continuous
Statements
I
You
We
They
He
She
It
am
are
is
watching TV.
studying English.
arriving now.
Yes / no questions
Am
Are
Is
I
you
we
they
he
she
it
going too fast?
Short answers
Yes,
I
you
he
she
it
we
they
am.
are.
is.
are.
No,
I’m not.
you aren’t / you’re not.
he isn’t / he’s not.
she isn’t / she’s not.
it isn’t / it’s not.
we aren’t / we’re not.
they aren’t / they’re not.
Information questions
What
When
Where
Who
are
is
am
is
you
we
they
he
she
it
I
doing?
leaving?
staying tonight?
driving?
4 The past of be
Statements
I
He
She
It
We
You
They
was late.
were early.
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2. Information questions
When did
Who
I
you
he
she
it
we
they
read that?
called?
6 The future with be going to
Statements
I’m
You’re
He’s
She’s
It’s
We’re
They’re
going to be here soon.
I’m
You’re
He’s
She’s
It’s
We’re
They’re
not going to be here soon.
Yes / no questions
Are
Am
Is
you
we
they
I
he
she
it
going to want coffee?
going to be late?
going to arrive on time?
Short answers
Yes,
I
you
he
she
it
we
they
am.
are.
is.
are.
No,
I’m not.
you aren’t / you’re not.
he isn’t / he’s not.
she isn’t / she’s not.
it isn’t / it’s not.
we aren’t / we’re not.
they aren’t / they’re not.
Information questions
What
When
Where
Who
are
is
am
is
you
we
they
he
she
it
I
going to see?
going to shop?
going to stay tomorrow?
going to call?
Yes / no questions
Was
Were
I
he
she
it
we
you
they
on time?
in the same class?
Short answers
Yes,
I
he
she
it
we
you
they
was.
were.
No,
I
he
she
it
we
you
they
wasn’t.
weren’t.
Information questions
Where
When
Who
Who
were
was
were
was
we?
you?
they?
he
she
it
they?
he?
she?
it ?
here?
5 The Simple past tense
Many verbs are irregular in the simple past tense.
To see the list of irregular verbs, open Reference
Charts on the ActiveBook Self-Study Disc.
Statements
I
You
He
She
It
We
They
stopped working.
I
You
He
She
It
We
They
didn’t start again.
Yes / no questions
Did
I
you
he
she
it
we
they
make a good dinner?
Short answers
Yes,
I
you
he
she
it
we
they
did. No,
I
you
he
she
it
we
they
didn’t.
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