This document provides an overview of the present simple, past simple, future simple, present continuous, past continuous, and future continuous tenses in English. It explains the affirmative and negative structures for each tense, including the verbs used and examples. Key points covered include using "to be" plus the present participle for continuous tenses, and "will" or "going to" to express the future.

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2. Present simple
 To conjugate the present simple we use the infinitive
for subjects “I”, “you”, “we” and “they”
 For third persons (“he”, “she”, “it”) we add an “s” at the
end of the verb
 Affirmative structure: Subject+Verb
Example: We eat, He drinks
 Negative structure: Subject+aux verb (to
do)+negative aux (not)+verb
Example: He does not (doesn’t) drink, They do not
(don’t) eat

3. Past simple
 The "simple past" is used to talk about an action that
ended in a previous to the current time. The duration
is not relevant. The time the action takes place can be
the recent past or distant past
 Affirmative structure: Subject+principal verb
Example: She was a doctor, The keys were on the table
 Negative structure: Subject+to be+not
Examples: She was not (wasn’t) a doctor, The keys
were not (weren’t) on the table

4. Future simple
 Forms "will" and "going to" is used to express the
future
 The difference between "going to" and "will" is the
sense of planning and probability of occurrence action
 In general, "going to" for concrete plans, it is used
when we are sure that something will happen.
Example (will): I will call you later. They will clean
the house
Example (going to): I am going to have a great party.
She is going to college

6. Present continuous
 To form present continous we use the auxiliar verb “to
be” and the infinitive+ing
 Affirmative structure: Subject+to be+infinitive+ing
Example: We are eating. I am talking
 Negative structure: Subject+to be+not+infinitive+ing
 Example: We are not (aren’t) eating. I am not talking

7. Past continuous
 The past continuous is used for actions that occurred at a
specific time in the past
 To form the past continuous auxiliary verb "to be" and
infinitive+ing of the verb is used
 The auxiliary verb "to be" is in the simple past, but "to be"
is an irregular verb
 Affirmative structure: Subject+to be+infinitive+ing
 Example: I was talking. They were eating
 Negative structure: Subject+to be+not+infinitive+ing
 Examples: I was not (wasn’t) talking. They were not
(weren’t) eating

8. Future continuous
 To form the continuous future "will be" or "be going
to" is used and infinitive+ing of the main verb
 Affirmative structure (will):Subject+will
be+infinitive+ing
 Example: I will be talking. They will be in the park
 Negative structure (will):
Subject+will+not+infinitive+ing
 Example: I will not (won’t) be talking. They will not
(won’t) be in the park

9. Future continous
 Affirmative structure (going to): Subject+ to
be+going to be+infinitive+ing
 Example: He is going to be talking. We are going to be
slepping
 Negative structure: Subject+to be+not+going to
be+infinitive+ing
 Example: He is not (isn’t) going to be talking. We are
not (aren’t) going to be slepping

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