Present simple
The simple present is a verb tense
with two main uses: When an action is
happening right now, or when it
happens regularly.
Depending on the person, the simple
present tense is formed by using the
root form or by adding s or es to the
end.
Affirmative: Subject + Verb
“She likes pizza”
Negative: Subject + don´t/ doesn´t + Verb
“She doesn´t like pizza”
Question: Do/does + Subject + Verb
“Does she likes pizza?”
Third person (she/he/it)
To regular verbs just add an -s.
Ex: travel -> travels, give -> gives, play -> plays
To verbs that end in s, ss, sh, ch, x, and o, add an -es.
Ex: wash -> washes, mix -> mixes, go ->goes
To verbs end in -y after a consonant, change the -y to -i and add -es.
Ex: study -> studies, fly -> flies
To verbs end in -y after a vowel, keep the -y and add an -s.
Ex: pay -> pays, say -> says
1. (he / read / a book) (afirmativa) 6. (he / work / here?) (interrogativa)
He __________ a book. __________ he __________ here?
2. (they / play / soccer) (afirmativa) 7. (we / watch / TV) (afirmativa)
They __________ soccer. We __________ TV.
3. (I / not like / broccoli) (negativa) 8. (they / not eat / meat) (negativa)
I __________ broccoli. They __________ meat.
4. (she / not go / to the gym) 9. (she / drive / a car?) (interrogativa)
(negativa) __________ she __________ a car?
She __________ to the gym. 10. (I / go / to school) (afirmativa)
5. (you / enjoy / music?) (interrogativa) I __________ to school.
__________ you __________ music?
Excercises
Answers
1. reads 6. Does he work
2. play 7. watch
3. do not like / don't like 8. do not eat / don't eat
4. does not go / doesn't go 9. Does she drive
5. Do you enjoy 10. go
Simple future
Used to refer to events that will happen in
the future:
Affirmative: Subject + WILL + Infinitive verb
“I’ll see you tomorrow”
Negative: Subject + WON´T + Infinitive verb
“I won´t go to the party”
Question: WILL/WON´T + Subject +
Infinitive verb?
Will they come to the high school
reunion?
“Will” or “going to”
Subject + form of “to be”
Will is used when referring to the (am/is/are) + going to + base
future with certainty and for recent, of a verb.
rapid decisions. I am going to travel to
Ireland for vacation next
Going to is used to refer to events that
month.
have been previously planned He is going to feel sad if
you don’t invite him to the
party.
Excercises
1. I _____________ (travel) to Europe next summer.
2. My dogs ___________ (bite) you if you come
near me.
3. My parents and I ___________ (visit) my aunt in
Colorado.
4. They informed me that I ________ (work) here
starting monday.
5. The president elect ____________ (begin) his
period until next month.
Answers
1. will travel.
2. will bite.
3. will visit.
4. will not (won’t) work.
5. will not (won’t) begin.
Simple past
The form of a verb used to describe an action
that happened before and is no longer
happening:
Affirmative: Subject + Verb in the past form
“You spoke really well”
Negative: Subject + Didn’t + Verb in the base
form
“You did not speak really well.”
Question: Did + Subject + Verb in the base form
“Did you speak really well?”
Conjugating regular verbs
In order to present the main verb in the sentence, you just have to
add ‘-ed’ to the end of the regular verb and ‘-d’ to the end of a regular
verb which ends with an ‘e’: walk – walked, work – worked, save -
saved, live - lived.
Verbs that remain the same – Some verbs take the same spelling as
the base verb and remain the same in the past tense: cut – cut, put –
put, hurt – hurt, set – set, hit – hit.
Verbs that take different spelling patterns – Irregular verbs are seen to
follow different spelling patterns and there is no rule as such to explain
why they are so: Buy – bought, think – thought, draw – drew, drink.
Excercises
1. I _____ (pay) the bills already.
2. The teacher ________ (motivate) her kids to stand up for
themselves and their fellow classmates.
3. Reena ______ (to be) a student at Delhi University.
4. ______ you ______ (finish – interrogative) the science and
maths assignments?
5. Tina __________ (know – negative) about yesterday’s test.
Answers
1. I paid the bills already.
2. The teacher motivated her kids to stand
up for themselves and their fellow
classmates.
3. Reena was a student at Delhi University.
4. Did you finish the science and maths
assignments?
5. Tina did not know about yesterday’s test.
