Simple present rules We form the present tense using the base form of the infinitive (without the

TO). In general, in the third person we add 'S'. Noun I / you / we / they he / she / it For verbs that end in O, -CH, SH, -SS, X, or -Z we add -ES in the third person. go goes catch catches wash washes fix fixes Verb speak / learn speaks / learns Complement English at home English at home For verbs that end in a vowel + Y, we just add -S. play plays enjoy enjoys say says

She ________ (not, be) six years old. a. isnt b. not is c. are not I ___________ (not, know) what you mean. a. doesnt know b. not know c. dont know Danny ________ (phone) his father on Sundays. a. phons b. phones c. phone __________________________________ Simple Past Rules :) With most verbs, the simple past is created simply by adding -ED. However, with some verbs, you need to add -D or change the ending a little. Here are the rules:
Verb ending in... How to make the simple past Add -D Change y t o i, then add -ED

For verbs that end in consonant + Y, we remove the Y and add IES. marry marries study studies carry carries worry worries

Examples

Simple present. Choose the correct answer to complete each sentence.

live date try cry

lived dated tried cried

I _____ (be) a student. a. are b. is c. am My father __________ excuses when I feel like going to the cinema. a. always makeies b. always make c. always makes His students ________ (not, speak) German in class. a. does makes b. doesnt make c. doesnt makes

Consona nt +y One vowel + one consonan t (but NOT w or y) anything else including

Double the consonant, then add ED

tap tapped commit comm itted

Add -ED

boil boiled fill filled hand handed

Verb ending in... w

How to make the simple past

Examples

help. We also use "will" when we request that someone help us or volunteer to do something for us. Similarly, we use "will not" or "won't" when we refuse to voluntarily do something. Simple future. Complete the following sentences by using will or wont and the verb in brackets. Look at the example: Jim asked a fortune teller about his future. Here is what she told him: You (earn) will earn a lot of money.

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Simple past. Choose the correct answer to complete the sentences.

I ___________ about a yellow unicorn last night. a. dreamed b. slept c. think Anna ___________ to class yesterday because she was at the hospital. a. didnt come b. didnt came c. didnt take It was snowing last night. It __________ so cold! a. touched b. felt c. happened I ___________ an e-mail to the company but they never answered. a. published b. read c. sent The dog ___________ in the middle of the kitchen floor, looking at the door. a. sing b. write c. stood __________________________________ Simple future "Will" often suggests that a speaker will do something voluntarily. A voluntary action is one the speaker offers to do for someone else. Often, we use "will" to respond to someone else's complaint or request for

You (travel) ___________________ around the world. You (meet) ___________________ lots of interesting people. Everybody (adore)________________ ____________ you. You (not / have) __________________ ______________ any problems. Many people (serve) _______________ ________________ you. There (not / be) ___________________ anything left to wish for. __________________________________ Complete the next sentences by using too or very. Remember to use ONLY ONE plus one adjective in the box. heavy hot hungry expensive difficult interested Look at Betty! She is very hungry today.

The house was __________________

______________for us, so we didn't buy it. It's not easy for the bellboy to carry these suitcases, they are ___________ ___________________ for him. The coffee is ____________________, but I can drink it. This book is _____________________ to read, I don't understand it at all. I'm _____________________________ in everyone opinion so I appreciate your view. Present Progressive Use 1) actions happening at the moment of speaking Peter is reading a book now. 2) fixed plan in the near future She is going to Basel on Saturday. 3) temporary actions His father is working in Rome this month. 4) actions happening around the moment of speaking (longer actions) My friend is preparing for his exams. 5) trends More and more people are using their computers to listen to music. 6) repeated actions which are irritating to the speaker (with always, constantly, forever) Andrew is always coming late. Signal words now, at the moment, Look! Listen! Form: to be (am, are, is) + infinitive + -ing

Present continuous puzzle. Find the following verbs:

CARRYING CLEANING COMING CRYING DANCING DYING EATING FIXING GOING HELPING LIVING LOOKING LYING PLAYING PUTTING RAINING SHOWING SINGING SITTING SKATING SLEEPING SPEAKING STANDING STUDYING SWIMMING TAKING TRYING VISITING WATCHING WINNING

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