SIMPLE TENSES

2. Class – IV
Topic: Simple
Tenses

3. Simple
Present
Tense
The simple present tense
is used to describe
habits, unchanging
situations, general
truths.

4. Simple Present
Tense With..
H e / She / I t /
S ing ular S ubject
Add -s / -es /-ies
- He eats an ice cream.
- She washes the dishes.
- The bird flies in the sky.

5. Simple Present
Tense With..
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They / We / You /
I / Plural S ubject
Don't Change
Verb!
- They catch the fish.
- You buy a T-shirt.
- We write a story.
- The students study
English.

6. She runs in the park.
Action
Verb
Examples
Simple Present
Tense

7. Action
Verb
Examples
The lion jumps through the hoop.
Simple Present
Tense

8. Action
Verb
Examples
It flies in the sky.
Simple Present
Tense

9. Action
Verb
Examples
She sits down.
Simple Present
Tense

10. Action
Verb
Examples
She stands up.
Simple Present
Tense

11. Action
Verb
Examples
They clap.
Simple Present
Tense

12. The Simple Past Tense

13. Meaning & Use
When do we use the Simple Past tense?
 We use the Simple Past to express the
idea that an action started and finished at a
specific time in the past.
What are some common time expressions
used with the past tense?

14. Examples:
I saw Maria yesterday.
Last Friday, the students took their spelling
and vocabulary tests.
They got married two years ago.

15. How do we form the simple past tense . . .?
English has two types of
verbs in the past tense:  taught
 walked
 studied
 gave
 became
 cried
 lived
 did
Look at the following
list of past tense
verbs…
which verbs are
regular, and which are
irregular?
 Regular verbs
 Irregular verbs

16. Regular verbs are verbs that ….
Simple Form Past Tense
Walk
Study
Cry
Live
…end with –ed

17. Irregular verbs are verbs that . . . .
…DON’T end with –ed
some irregular verbs
Have a vowel change in the past tense:
Simple Form Past Tense
become became
give gave
drive drove
forget forgot

18. other irregular verbs
Have a different kind of change:
Simple Past
teach taught
bring brought
Leave left
Hear heard
Buy bought

19. And some irregular verbs
don’t change at all . . .
Simple Past
hit hit
put put
set set
The children set the table every Sunday.
The children set the table last night.

20. For regular verbs, simply use the –ed form of the
verb in a positive sentence.
When I was a child, I ___________ the piano. (play)
Donna ______________ Paris. (visit)

21. For irregular verbs, use the correct past
tense form in positive sentences. (We use the
same form with different subjects .)
Last week, I ___________ you a letter. (send)
The students __________an English exam.
(have) They _______ a great job! (do)

22. Put the verbs (between brackets) into the correct form (simple past).
a. Last year, I (spend) ________my holiday in
Ireland. It (be) ________great. I
(travel)___________ around the city by car with
two friends and we (visit) ________lots of
interesting places. In the evenings, we usually
(go)_______ to a café.
b. We (be) ________very lucky with the weather.
It (not / rain)___________ a lot. We(see)
________some beautiful rainbows.
c. I (have) ______ an amazing holiday!

23. USES OF WILL
Uses of Will:
Peter: Ok, I’ll see you on Friday at 7 pm.
Helen: But it will rain on Friday evening.
Peter: Don’t worry, I’ll take a taxi.
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