1. English Review Level V

2. Verb tense expresses the time of an event or action. Time and how it is expressed in writing is very important to English speakers. Verb tenses review

3. Verbs are used in infinitive form. E.g.: Work In the third person (he/she/it), you add an “s” to the verbs in affirmative form. Auxiliaries: Do-Does Present Simple

4. Present Simple Expresses a habit or often repeated action. Adverbs of frequency such as, often, seldom, sometimes, never, etc. are used with this tense. E.g.: She goes to work everyday They always eat lunch together

5. Present Simple This tense also expresses general truths or facts that are timeless. E.g Snowfallsin the December in Minnesota. Waterboilsat 100 degrees Celsius.

6. Present Simple Present simple’s negative corresponds to don’t/doesn’t + verb. E.g.: A: coffee? B: No, thanks. I don’t drink coffee A doesn’t drink coffee

7. Present Simple I don’t drink coffee but I drink tea Sue drinks tea but she doesn’t drink cofee You don’t work very hard We don’t watch T.V very often Myriam and Sylvana don’t know many people ? Negative Affirmative

8. Present Simple Present simple’s interrogative is formed by using do/does. E.g.: Do you play chess? What kind of movies does she like?

9. Present Simple Do play tennis? Do your parents speak English? Does Gary work hard? Does your sister live in London? Do you like Reggeaton? ? Interrogative Short answer

10. Verbs are used in gerund form. E.g.: Working Auxiliaries: am-are-is Present continuous or progressive

11. Present Progressive This tense is used to describe an action that is occurring right now (at this moment, today, this year, etc.). The action has begun and is still in progress. E.g.: She is typing a paper for her class. He can’t talk. He is fixing the sink right now.

12. Present Progressive The present progressive can also be used to describe an action that is occurring in the present, but is temporary. John is living in Italy, but he might move soon

13. Present Progressive Present progressive’s negative corresponds to am not/aren’t/isn’t + verb. E.g.: I play the guitar but I am not playing the guitar now They aren’t paying attention to the class She isn’t writing she is editing.

14. Present Progressive I am not drinking coffee, but I am drinking tea Sue is drinking tea but she isn’t drinking coffee You are not working very hard We are not watching TV (very often X) Myriam and Sylvana are not meeting many people ? Negative Affirmative

15. Present Progressive Present progressive’s interrogative is formed by using am/are/is just like in the present simple. E.g.: Are you playing chess? What is Bill trying to do?

16. Present Progressive Are playing tennis? Are your parents speaking English? Is Gary working hard? Is your sister living in London? What am I dancing? ? Interrogative Short answer

17. Verbs are used in past form. E.g.: Worked (regular) Caught (irregular) Auxiliary: Did Past Simple

18. Past Simple We use the simple past to indicate exactly when an action or event took place in the past. E.g.: I visited my sister yesterday. We went out to dinner last night.

19. Past Simple The simple past is used to describe actions and/or events that are now completed and no longer true in the present. I attended MJC in 1998. (I no longer attend MJC.) I saw a movie every weekend when I was a teenager. (I don’t see movies very much anymore.)

20. Past Simple Past simple’s negative corresponds to didn’t. E.g.: I didn’t play the guitar They didn’t pay attention to the class. She didn’t write, she edited.

21. Past Simple I didn’t drink coffee, I drank tea. Sue didn’t drink tea but she drank coffee. You didn’t work very hard. You didn’t watch TV very often. Myriam and Sylvana didn’t meet many people. ? Negative Affirmative

22. Past Simple Past simple’s interrogative is formed by using DID. E.g.: Did you play chess? What did Bill try to do?

23. Past Simple Did play tennis? Did your parents speak English? Did Gary work hard? Did your sister live in London? What did I dance? ? Interrogative Short answer

24. Verbs are used in gerund form. E.g.: Working Auxiliaries: was-were Past Progressive

25. Past progressive The past progressive is used to talk about an activity that was in progress at a specific point of time in the past. The emphasis is on the duration of the activity in the past. E.g.: I was studying for an exam while my mother was cooking dinner. We were walking in the park around 7 p.m. last night.

26. Past progressive The past progressive is often used with the simple past to show that one action was in progress when another action occurred. I was taking a bath when the doorbell rang. They were eating dinner when the neighbors stopped by for a visit.

27. Past progressive Past progressive’s negative corresponds to wasn’t/weren’t E.g.: I wasn’t playing the guitar. They weren’t paying attention to the class. She wasn’t writing, she was editing.

28. Past progressive I wasn’t drinking coffee, I was drinking tea. Sue wasn’t drinking tea but she was drinking coffee. You weren’t working very hard. You weren’t watching TV very often. Myriam and Sylvana weren’t meeting many people. ? Negative Affirmative

29. Past progressive Past progressive’s interrogative is formed by using was/were . E.g.: Were you playing chess? What was Bill trying to do?

30. Past progressive Were you playing tennis? Were your parents speaking English? Was Gary working hard? Was your sister living in London? What was I dancing? ? Interrogative Short answer

31. Verbs are used in infinitive form, e.g.: ork for the future simple and in gerund form, e.g.: working Auxiliaries: will (for future simple) am-are-is (for “be going to”) Future Simple and “be going to”

32. Future simple and “be going to” Will and be + going + to are often used to describe future actions. t. E.g.: Thomas will graduate in June. Maria is going to go to Mexico next week.

33. Future simple and “be going to” The simple present and present progressive are also used to express future time. These are often used in connection with schedules. She is meeting a new client at eleven o’clock. The train leaves at 6:00 a.m. tomorrow.

34. Future simple and “be going to” Future simple’s negative corresponds to won’t E.g.: I wont play the guitar. They won’t pay attention to the class. She won’t write, she will editing. Be going to negative corresponds to am not/aren’t/isn’t I am not going to play the guitar. They are not going to pay attention in class. She is not going to write, she is going to edit.

35. Future simple and “be going to” I am not going to drink coffee, I am going to drink tea. Sue will drinking tea, but she won’t drink coffee. You won’t work very hard. You are not going to watch TV very often. Myriam and Sylvana will not meet many people. ? Negative Affirmative

36. Future simple and “be going to” Future simple’s interrogative is formed by using will . E.g.: Will you playing chess? What will Bill try to do? “Be going to” interrogative is formed by using am/are/is . E.g.: Are you going to you play chess? What is Bill going to try to do?

37. Future simple and “be going to” Were you playing tennis? Were your parents speaking English? Was Gary working hard? Was your sister living in London? What was I dancing? ? Interrogative Short answer

38. Verbs are used in past participle form. E.g.: Liked (regular) Stolen (irregular) Auxiliary: Have Present Perfect

39. Present Perfect The present perfect is used to talk about an event that began in the past and continues up to the present. E.g.: She has lived in Rome for 2 years. (She began living in Modesto two years ago and he still lives there.)

40. Present Perfect The present perfect is also used to talk about an event that was completed in the past, but the specific time of the event is not important. E.g.: I have seen that movie before. He has already visited Vietnam. (Specific dates and times are not mentioned.)

41. Present Perfect Present perfect’s negative corresponds to haven’t + verb. E.g.: For the last time, I haven’t stolen your money! She has searched the entire house

42. Present Perfect I haven’t drunk coffee but I have drunk tea Sue has drank tea but she hasn’t drank cofee You haven’t worked very hard We haven’t watched T.V very often Myriam and Sylvana haven’t met many people ? Negative Affirmative

43. Present Perfect Present simple’s interrogative is formed by using have. E.g.: Have you played chess? What kind of movies has she liked?

44. Present Perfect Has she played tennis? Have your parents spoken English? Has Gary worked hard? Has your sister lived in London? Have you liked Reggeaton? ? Interrogative Short answer