VERBAL TIMES

1. UNIVERSIDAD YACAMBÚ
FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS ADMINISTRATIVAS – CONTADURÍA
PÚBLICA
MODALIDAD ESTUDIOS A DISTANCIA
IDIOMA BÁSICO INTENSIVO
VERBAL TIMES
BERTHA IDA VILCHEZ SALAZAR
C.I 19.995.493
MÉRIDA, 06 DE NOVIEMBRE DEL 2015

2. VERBAL TIMES
1.- PRESENT SIMPLE:
This is a verb tense used to express actions that take place in the present and with a certain frequency , that is,
every day, every morning, among other.
Example:
You speak english.
I study medicine.
USES:
a) Negative – present simple:
SUBJECT + DO NOT or DON’T / DOES NOT or DOESN’T + VERB + SUPPLEMENT
Example:
You do not speak english
I don’t study medicine
b) Interrogatory – present simple:
DO / DOES + SUBJECT + VERB + SUPPLEMENT
Example:
Do you speak english?
Does she study medicine?

3. 2.- PRESENT CONTINUOUS / PROGRESSIVE:
It is a verb tense used to express actions that take place in the present, in the moment which is rendering the
phrase.
Example:
You are speaking english.
I am studing medicine.
USES:
a) Negative – present continuous:
SUBJECT + TO BE (am, is, are) + NOT + VERB (ing) + SUPPLEMENT
Example:
You are not speaking english
I am don’t studing medicine
b) Interrogatory – present continuous:
TO BE (am, is, are) + SUBJECT + VERB (ing) + SUPPLEMENT
Example:
Are you speaking english?
Is she studing medicine?

4. 3.- PAST SIMPLE:
It is a verb tense used to express actions that took place in the past, without the excessive amount of time past
in which they took place.
Example:
You went to the beach.
I wrote a novel.
USES:
a) Negative – past simple:
SUBJECT + AUXILIAR VERB (Did not / didn't) + VERB + SUPPLEMENT
Example:
Susan did not dance at the party yesterday.
I didn’t do the job yesterday
b) Interrogatory – past simple:
AUXILIAR VERB (DID) + SUBJECT + VERB + SUPPLEMENT
Example:
Did Susan dance at the party yesterday?
Did you do homework last night?
In English, there are two types of Simple Past or Past simple: regular or irregular. Regular verbs form
the past simple by adding the suffix - ed to the infinitive and irregular verbs form their Simple Past
without following any rules.

5. 4.- PAST CONTINUOUS / PROGRESSIVE:
Is a time when verbal actions that took place in the past are expressed , but in a particular moment . This tense
is formed with the past of the verb (to) be (was or were) + the action verb (-ing ).
Example:
I was dancing at the party yesterday.
You were playing last night.
USES:
a) Negative – past continuous:
SUBJECT + WAS NOT OR WASN'T / WERE NOT OR WEREN'T + VERB (ing) + SUPPLEMENT
Example:
Susan was not dancing at the party yesterday.
You weren’t doing homework.
b) Interrogatory – past continuous:
WAS / WERE + SUBJECT + VERB (ing) + SUPPLEMENT
Example:
Was Susan dancing at the party yesterday?
Were you doing homework last night?

6. 5.- FUTURE SIMPLE:
It is a verb tense used to express actions that will occur in the future, no matter the time too . It is formed with
the particle will + infinitive verb action without the (to).
Example:
I will dance tomorrow at the party.
You will read at night.
USES:
a) Negative – future simple:
SUBJECT + WILL NOT / WON’T + VERB + SUPPLEMENT
Example:
Susan will not dane tomorrow at the party.
You will not read that book.
b) Interrogatory – future simple:
WILL + SUBJECT + VERB + SUPPLEMENT
Example:
Will Susan dance at the party yesterday?
Will you read that book?

7. 5.- FUTURE CONTINUOUS:
It is a verb tense used to talk about what is happening at any given time in the future . It is formed with the
particle will + be + the action verb (-ing).
Example:
I will be dancing tomorrow at the party.
You will be reading at night.
USES:
a) Negative – future continuous:
SUBJECT + WILL NOT / WON’T + BE + VERB (ing) + SUPPLEMENT
Example:
Susan will not be dancing tomorrow at the party.
You will not be reading that book.
b) Interrogatory – future continuous:
WILL + SUBJECT + BE + VERB (ing) + SUPPLEMENT
Example:
Will Susan be dancing at the party yesterday?
Will you be reading that book?