example: I like
pizza ,she lives
in toronto,We
have a dog,
Annotations:
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Negatives in
simple present
use do not or
does not. They
also use be + not.
With the present simple, we often use adverbs
of frequency to say 'how often' we do something.
Here's a list of common adverbs:
always
frequently
generally
hardly ever
infrequently
never
normally
occasionally
often rarely
regularly
seldom
sometimes
usually
HE/SHE/ IT DOES
I/THEY/WE DO
SIMPLE PAST
It is used to talk about
activities in the past.
SIMPLE PAST STRCTURE
Subject + Verb + ED
Verb to be in the simple past
I/HE/IT/SHE WAS
YOU/THEY/WE
WERE
example: I ate dinner at 5:00 pm
yesterday./I finished my
homework before dinner /I was a
teacher 5 years ago.
NegativeSubject + Did + Not + Base Verb
I did not eat yesterday./They didn't (did not) go to class
last week.
Yesterday, last year, ten-years back, few days
ago, a week ago etc… are adverbs or adverb
phrases of past time
FUTURE SIMPLE
will/ going to
Examples: I will go to the park.
She will play soccer later. They will
work tomorrow.
Examples: I am going to
cook dinner tonight. She is
going to study at 7 pm. They
are going to play a game.
Subject + Will + Base Verb
Subject + BE + Going to + Base Verb
The simple future tense is used to make simple predictions about the future. It is
commonly used with the following time adverbs: tomorrow, next week, next day, at 3 pm,
Present Progressive
to be (am, are, is) + infinitive + -ing
example:I am not playing
football./I am playing football.
At the moment: ‘I’m watching TV,
at the moment.’ These days: ‘Paul’s
living in Cardiff, these days.’ Now:
‘What are you doing, now?’
Nowadays: ‘I think you are
smoking too much, nowadays.’
actions happening at the
moment of speaking or
around the moment of
speaking