The document provides an introduction to English grammar tenses and auxiliaries. It explains that auxiliaries like do, be, have and will are used to form questions, negatives and different tenses in a concise way. The simple and continuous tenses are introduced along with their structures and usage. Examples are given for affirmative, negative and interrogative sentences in both simple and continuous past, present, future and perfect tenses using auxiliaries like do, be, have and will.

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3. Getting Started
Learn your Auxiliaries please!
You don’t have to learn a lot –
you just have to learn the right things
very very well
What is an auxiliary?
It’s a verb that’s used differently than its
usual meaning
What are the essential auxiliaries in English?
TO DO
TO BE
TO HAVE
TO WILL

4. TO DO
for asking questions
Do you
live here?
TO DO
for answering nicely questions
Yes I do.
Do you like
your job?
No I don’t.
(do not)
Do you
work?
Music
Do You Really Wanna Hurt Me
I Don’t Like Mondays
Everything I Do I Do It For You
- Culture Club
- Boomtown Rats
- Bryan Adams

5. TO BE –TALK ABOUT NAMES, PEOPLE,JOBS
I am Richard
You are Janet
I am a I am
Yes
teacher
Are you a
Musician?
He is Peter
You are a
manager
You are
Helen
No I’m not
HeThey isthat
Yes is aIsare
he
diver John?
We are
They aren’t
Are you
superstars
No he isn’t
Tina?

6. TO DO IDENTITY, AGE, STATES
My hair
I amblack
is an
English
Bryan is in
We are
the kitchen
• I am happy /
British
You are
• Hot/ My eyes
Cold
French
are green
•
•
•
•
sad
She is
My tailor is
Where
Spanish
is rich
Bryan?
You are lost
I am young / old
We are married / divorced
Hungry/ Thirsty/ Angry

7. TO HAVE
for possessions
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
I have a dog
You have a cat
I have a headache
You have a problem
HAVE GOT
to accentuate possession
 I have got dog / headache / cat
MUSIC
I’ve got a feeling
- Black Eyed Peas
I’ve got you under my skin
- Frank Sinatra

8. WILL AND WON’T
WILL + VERB = FUTURE
WILL - CONTRACTION = I’LL GO
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

You’ll be late
(She) He’ll arrive tomorrow
We’re French
They’ll be happy

9. TO HAVE AND PRESENT PERFECT TENSES
I have worked a lot today
I have been working all day
Have you seen my car/ wife/ husband?
Yes I have
No I haven’t

10. REVISON OF AUXILLARIIES DO & BE
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USE THE SAME AUXILLARY IN THE ANSWER TO THE QUESTION
TO DO QUESTIONS
TO BE QUESTIONS
Do you?
Yes I Do No I Don’t
Does he
Yes he does No He Doesn’t
Am I?
Yes I am No I’m not
Is he?
Yes he is No he isn’t
Are we?
Yes we are No we aren’t

11. REVISON OF AUXILLARIES WILL & HAVE
WILL
BE
Will?
Yes I will No I won’t
Will you?
Yes I will No I won’t
Will she?
Yes she will No she won’t
Will he?
Yes he will No he won’t
Will it?
Yes I will No we won’t
Will they?
Yes they will No they won’t
Have I?
Yes I have No I haven’t
Have you?
Yes I have No I haven’t
Has he?
Yes he has No he hasn’t

12. USE OF AUXILLARIES
Auxillaries are the smallest part of the conjugation if you
know your auxillaries you can conjugate and so you speak
The auxillaries TO DO
TO HAVE and TO WILL
are used with the
SIMPLE TENSES
We want to learn
the auxillaries
very very well

13. TEMPS SIMPLE
DO, HAVE, WILL
Résultat, Fini, Habitude, Normal
AUXILLARY IS USED FOR NEGATIONS AND
QUESTIONS BUT NOT POSITIVE
AFFIRMATIONS

14. USE OF AUXILLARIES
Auxillaries are the smallest part of the conjugation if you
know your auxillaries you can conjugate and so you speak
The auxillary TO BE is
used with the
CONTINUOUS TENSES
We want to learn
the auxillaries
very very well

15. TEMPS CONTINUOUS
TO BE
Action non terminée, Expérience, Exceptionnel,
Pas de résultat
3 bonnes raisons = Notion de temps, Perception
du temps, Bonne raison, Marquer le temps
AUXILLARY ALL THE TIME !!

16. THE USES OF THE ‘’SIMPLE ‘’ ’ TENSES
WE USE THE SIMPLE TENSES FOR
FINISHED ACTIONS , NORMAL
SITUATIONS, HABITS, AND RESULTS

17. TEMPS SIMPLE
DO, HAVE, WILL
Résultat, Fini, Habitude, Normal
AUXILLARY IS USED FOR NEGATIONS AND
QUESTIONS BUT NOT POSITIVE
AFFIRMATIONS

18. THE USES OF THE ‘’CONTINUOUS ‘’ ’ TENSES
WE USE THE SIMPLE TENSES FOR UNFINISHED
ACTIONS, EXPERIENCE, EXCEPTIONAL SITUATIONS, OR
IF THERE IS NO RESULT
WE CAN ALSO CHOOSE TO USE THE ‘’CONTINOUS
TENSE ‘’ TO EXPRESS
1) TIME
2) THE PERCEPTION OF TIME
3) A GOOD REASON

19. TEMPS CONTINUOUS
TO BE
Action non terminée, Expérience, Exceptionnel,
Pas de résultat
3 bonnes raisons = Notion de temps, Perception
du temps, Bonne raison, Marquer le temps
AUXILLARY ALL THE TIME !!

20. THE TENSE STRUCTURE FOR THE
SIMPLE TENSES ARE:
POSITIVE
PRONOM + (AUX)+ VERBE
NEGATIVE
PRONOM + AUX + NEG + VERBE
QUESTION
AUX + PRONOM + VERBE

21. AFFIRMATIONS SIMPLE TENSES
I WORKED
I DROVE
PAST (passé passé)
I WORK
HE WORKS
PRESENT
I WILL WORK
FUTUR
I HAVE WORKED (j'ai travaillé)
HE HAS WORKED
PRESENT PERFECT
I HAD WORKED (j'avais travaillé)
PRONOM + (AUX)+ VERBE
PAST PERFECT

22. NEGATIONS SIMPLE TENSES
I DIDN'T WORK (je n'ai pas travaillé)
I DON'T WORK (je ne travaille pas)
HE DOESN'T WORK
PAST (passé
passé)
PRESENT
HE WON'T (WILL NOT) WORK (je ne travaillerai pas) FUTUR
HE HASN'T WORKED (je n'ai pas travaillé)
PRESENT PERFECT
I HADN'T WORKED (je n'avais pas travaillé)
PRONOM + AUX + NEG + VERBE
PAST PERFECT

23. QUESTIONS SIMPLE TENSES
DID YOU WORK (question sans attente réponse) PAST
DO YOU WORK
DOES SHE WORK
PRESENT
WILL SHE WORK
FUTUR
HAVE YOU WORKED (question qui attend une
réponse)
HAS SHE WORKED
PRESENT
PERFECT
HAD SHE WORKED
AUX + PRONOM + VERBE
PAST PERFECT

24. TENSE STRUCTURE FOR THE
CONTINUOUS TENSES ARE:
POSITIVE
PRONOM + (AUX)+ VERBE+ING
NEGATIVE
PRONOM + AUX + NEG + VERBE+ING
QUESTION
AUX + PRONOM + VERBE+ING

25. AFFIRMATIONS CONTINOUS TENSES
I WAS WORKING (j'étais entrain de…)
WE WERE WORKING
I'M (AM )WORKING (je suis entrain de…)
YOU 'RE (ARE) WORKING
HE'S (IS) WORKING
I / HE WILL BE WORKING (je serai entrain de …)
PAST CONT
PAST (passé passé)
PRESENT CONT
FUTUR CONT
PRESENT PERFECT
I HAVE BEEN WORKING (I have been trying to
contact you) J'ai essayé de vous joindre
HE HAS BEEN
CONT
HE HAD BEEN WORKING
PRONOM + AUX + VERBE + ING
PAST PERFECT
CONT

26. NEGATIONS CONTINOUS TENSES
I WASN'T WORKING
WE WEREN'T WORKING
I'M NOT WORKING
YOU AREN'T WORKING / HE ISN'T WORKING
PAST CONT
PRESENT CONT
I WON'T BE WORKING
FUTUR CONT
I HAVEN'T BEEN WORKING
HE HASN'T BEEN
PRESENT PERFECT
CONT
I HADN'T BEEN WORKING
PRONOM + AUX + NEG + (AUX) + VERB + ING
PAST PERFECT
CONT

27. QUESTIONS CONTINOUS TENSES
WAS I WORKING / WERE YOU WORKING
PAST CONT
AM I WORKING
ARE YOU WORKING / IS HE WORKING
PRESENT CONT
WILL I BE WORKING (Travaillerai-je ?...)
FUTUR CONT
HAVE I BEEN WORKING
HAS SHE BEEN WORKING
PRESENT PERFECT
CONT
HAD SHE BEEN WORKING
AUX + PRONOM + (AUX) + VERB + ING
PAST PERFECT
CONT

28. TEMPS SIMPLE
TEMPS
DO, HAVE, WILL
Résultat, Fini, Habitude, Normal
AUXILLARY IS USED FOR NEGATIONS AND QUESTIONS BUT NOT POSITIVE
AFFIRMATIONS
AFFIRMATIONS SIMPLE TENSES
I WORKED
PAST (passé passé)
I DROVE
TEMPS CONTINUOUS
TO BE
Action non terminée, Expérience, Exceptionnel, Pas de résultat
3 bonnes raisons = Notion de temps, Perception du temps, Bonne raison, Marquer le temps
AUXILLARY ALL THE TIME !!
AFFIRMATIONS CONTINOUS TENSES
I WAS WORKING (j'étais entrain de…)
WE WERE WORKING
I WORK
HE WORKS
PRESENT
I WILL WORK
FUTUR
I'M (AM )WORKING (je suis entrain de…)
YOU 'RE (ARE) WORKING
HE'S (IS) WORKING
I / HE WILL BE WORKING (je serai entrain de …)
I HAVE WORKED (j'ai travaillé)
HE HAS WORKED
PRESENT PERFECT
I HAVE BEEN WORKING (I have been trying to contact you) J'ai essayé de vous joindre
HE HAS BEEN
I HAD WORKED (j'avais travaillé)
PRONOM + (AUX)+ VERBE
NEGATIONS SIMPLE TENSES
I DIDN'T WORK (je n'ai pas travaillé)
PAST PERFECT
PAST PERFECT
CONT
I DON'T WORK (je ne travaille pas)
HE DOESN'T WORK
PRESENT
HE HAD BEEN WORKING
PRONOM + AUX + VERBE + ING
NEGATIONS CONTINOUS TENSES
I WASN'T WORKING
WE WEREN'T WORKING
I'M NOT WORKING
YOU AREN'T WORKING / HE ISN'T WORKING
HE WON'T (WILL NOT) WORK (je ne travaillerai pas)
FUTUR
I WON'T BE WORKING
FUTUR CONT
HE HASN'T WORKED (je n'ai pas travaillé)
PRESENT PERFECT
I HAVEN'T BEEN WORKING
HE HASN'T BEEN
PRESENT PERFECT
CONT
I HADN'T WORKED (je n'avais pas travaillé)
PRONOM + AUX + NEG + VERBE
QUESTIONS SIMPLE TENSES
DID YOU WORK (question sans attente réponse)
PAST PERFECT
I HADN'T BEEN WORKING
PRONOM + AUX + NEG + (AUX) + VERB + ING
QUESTIONS CONTINOUS TENSES
WAS I WORKING / WERE YOU WORKING
PAST PERFECT
CONT
DO YOU WORK
DOES SHE WORK
PRESENT
AM I WORKING
ARE YOU WORKING / IS HE WORKING
PRESENT CONT
WILL SHE WORK
FUTUR
WILL I BE WORKING (Travaillerai-je ?...)
FUTUR CONT
HAVE YOU WORKED (question qui attend une réponse)
HAS SHE WORKED
PRESENT PERFECT
HAVE I BEEN WORKING
HAS SHE BEEN WORKING
PRESENT PERFECT
CONT
HAD SHE WORKED
AUX + PRONOM + VERBE
PAST PERFECT
HAD SHE BEEN WORKING
AUX + PRONOM + (AUX) + VERB + ING
PAST PERFECT
CONT
PAST (passé passé)
PAST
TEMPS
PAST CONT
PAST (passé passé)
PRESENT CONT
FUTUR CONT
PRESENT PERFECT
CONT
PAST CONT
PRESENT CONT
PAST CONT