ENGLISH 2

PROFESSOR: Mg. JOSÉ BELTRÁN ARIAS

09155229@ulasamericas.edu.pe
jose.beltran@pucp.pe

WEEK Nº 2

Introduction to English
Tenses
Our topic today…

Introduction to

English Tenses
We will learn in today’s lesson

Introduction to:

q Present Tense

q Past Tense

q Future Tense
Introduction to tenses: a timeline
Past Present Future

Simple Present I go…

Present continuous I am going…

Present perfect I have gone…

Present perfect continuous I have been going…

Introduction to tenses:
Simple present
q This tense is used to refer or indicate to
something that occurs in the present.

q Is used to describe an action, event, or

condition that is occurring in the present
while being spoken or written about.
Simple present tense: Structure

Subject + verb + phrase

They run everyday 3 km around the pentagonito.

Subject + verb(s) + phrase

She works 40 hours per week.
Introduction to tenses:
Simple present
Examples:

q I talk q She sings

q You eat q He works

q They walk q The dog barks

q We dance
Simple present:
affirmative sentences
I / WE / YOU / THEY HE / SHE / IT
SUBJECT VERB PHRASE SUBJECT VERB PHRASE
I run everyday. He works 40 hours a
week.
You work in a new She lives in Jesus Maria.
project.
We love travel around The dog barks a lot during the
the world. night.
They sing an old song.
Simple present: negative

Subject + do not + verb + phrase

don’t
We don’t smoke any cigar since 2000.

Subject + does not + verb + phrase

doesn’t
She doesn’t work 40 hours per week.
Simple present :
negative sentences
I / WE / YOU / THEY => DON’T HE / SHE / IT = DOESN’T

SUBJECT AUXILIARY VERB PHRASE SUBJECT AUXILIARY VERB PHRASE

VERB VERB

I don’t run everyday. He doesn’t work 40 hours

a week.
You don’t work in a new She doesn’t live in Jesus
project. Maria.
We don’t love travel The dog doesn’t bark a lot
around during
the world. the night.
They don’t sing an old
song.
Introduction to tenses:
Simple past

q Also called “simple past tense”

q This tense is used to refer to something that

happened in the past.

q It is referred to actions that finished in the

past.
Simple past: affirmative

Subject + Verb + phrase

(past form)

We walked 100 kms to stay here now.

I studied hard in this course.
You ate too much during the lockdown.
They drank too many alcohol in the party.
Introduction to tenses:
Simple past

q Example: We stayed in a hotel

q We use the verb “stay” and add the “ed” at the

end of the word to turn it into a past verb

q Exceptions: irregular verbs in past tense…

Simple past:
regular or irregular verbs
REGULAR VERBS VERB IRREGULAR VERBS
Cooked Cook
Give Gave
Washed Wash
Drink Drank
Eat Ate
Walked Walk
Planted Plant
Run Ran
Remember the structure of a sentence
in simple present…
q I cook chicken for lunch.
q You wash the dishes.
q We walk to school.
q They plant flowers outside.
q We drink milk in the morning.
q I give lots of hugs to my daughter.
q We eat pizza for dinner.
And now change the form to the
affirmative past tense…
q I cooked chicken for lunch.
q You washed the dishes.
q We walked to school.
q They planted flowers outside.
q We drank milk in the morning.
q I gave lots of hugs to my daughter.
q We ate pizza for dinner.
Simple past: negative

Subject + did not + verb + phrase

didn’t

She didn’t work 40 hours per week.

I didn’t teach in this university in 2018.
Clients didn’t pay their debs during the
lockdown.
You didn’t study English before.
What about the negative past tense…
SUBJECT AUXILIARY VERB
(BASE FORM)
I smoke
You run
We paint
Did not
They teach
(Didn’t)1
He learn
She ask
It rain
1 Contraction form.
What about the negative past tense…

q I didn’t smoke for 5 years.

q You didn’t run for more than 5 minutes.
q We didn’t paint that symbol.
q They didn’t teach in this university.
q He didn’t learn nothing in that course.
q She didn’t ask anything during the class.
q It didn’t rain last night.
What about the future tense…

Structure:

Subject + will + verb + phrase

They will win the game.

You will do your best effort.
Our country will overcome the
pandemic.
Introduction to tenses:
Simple future - affirmative
Examples:

q We will be there by noon.

q She will go to the movies.

q They will do their homework.

q I will eat something later.

Introduction to tenses: Simple future
affirmative

CONTRACTION VERB
SUBJECT AUXILIARY
FORM (BASE FORM)
I I’ll go
You You’ll run
We We’ll eat
They Will They’ll learn
He He’ll drive
She She’ll play
It It’ll bark
Introduction to tenses: Simple future
negative

Example:

q We won’t be there by noon.

q She won’t go to the movies.

q They won’t do their homework.

q I won’t eat something later.

What about the negative future tense…

Structure:

Subject + will not + verb + phrase

won’t

They won’t return in

10 years.
What about the negative future tense…

SUBJECT AUXILIARY VERB

(BASE FORM)
I smoke
You run
We paint
Will not
They teach
(Won’t)1
He learn
She ask
It rain
1 Contraction form.
Do we understand the present,
past and future tenses?
q https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9AWrJnhsRI

q https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znS61yS-N_s
q https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c37Q_c_O9Jo

q https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pt2atk-5_yQ
Gracias