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SIMPLE AND PROGRESSIVE TENSES Simple Present It expresses events or situations that exist always, habitually or usually Sentences: Subject + verb in present form + complement Examples: Meyer teaches English during the week Tom studies every day They study after school When you use the simple present, you must take in consideration the spelling of the third person (singular) • HE / SHE / IT Rules Most verbs add –S in the third person Ex Wear (he wears) / Speak (she speaks) / play (it plays) Verbs ending in CH, s, sh, x, z, O; the letter e is added before the s ending Ex Go (He goes) / Do (she does), Pass ( she passes), push (He pushes), Fix ( She fixes) If the verb ends in a consonant +Y, the Y changes to –IES Ex Fly ( He flies) / Study ( She studies) If the verb ends in a vowel +Y, the Y does not change, only add –S to the verb Ex Play (She plays) Have is irregular Ex Have (He has) Simple Past It expresses an event that happened in the past It began and ended in the past Sentences: Subject + verb in past + complement Examples Raúl ate a hamburger last week The dog played with the ball yesterday Erika drove her new car last weekend Expressions: Last week, yesterday, last month, last year, last weekend Simple Future It expresses that an event or situation will happen in the future To express a formal plan or prediction you use “be going to”, but if the situation is informal, you use “will” Sentences: **Be going to: Subject + be going to + simple verb + complement EXAMPLES: Meyer is going to teach English next week They are going to work tonight **Will: Subject + will + simple verb + complement EXAMPLES: Meyer will play soccer next Saturday Tom will study tomorrow Expressions: Tomorrow, next week, next month, next year, next weekend The Progressive Tenses Verb Be: *Present tense of verb be ( is - are – am) *Past tense of verb be (was – were) To form the progressive tenses we need to combine the verb be with a verb in present participle (add –ING to the verb Ex WorkING) The progressive tenses give the idea that an action is in progress during the past, present or future Present Progressive or continuous It expresses that an action is in progress during a particular time in the present To form it, we need to combine the verb be with a verb in present participle Sentences: Subject + verb be + verb present participle + complement Examples: She is wearing jeans today They are drinking a cup of coffee in the kitchen I am working right now She is watching a soap opera in the bedroom They are playing chess in the Library Past Progressive It expresses that an action was in progress during a particular time in the past To form it, we need to combine the past tense of verb be with a verb in present participle Sentences: Subject + past Tense verb be complement + verb present participle + Examples: They were working hard yesterday Tom was sleeping when I arrived Manuel was listening to music yesterday We were cooking last night I was fixing the car when they arrive Future Progressive It expresses that an action will be in progress during a particular time in the future To form it, we need to combine “Will” and the simple form of verb be (Be) with a verb in present participle Sentences: Subject + will + simple form of verb be + verb present participle + complement Examples: Juan and Julio will be playing soccer when I arrive I will be studying English until next Friday Susan will be working for INTEL next month I will be studying for the next English exam You will be practicing hard for the next competition [...]... was fixing the car when they arrive Future Progressive It expresses that an action will be in progress during a particular time in the future To form it, we need to combine “Will” and the simple form of verb be (Be) with a verb in present participle Sentences: Subject + will + simple form of verb be + verb present participle + complement Examples: Juan and Julio will be playing soccer when I arrive... Examples: She is wearing jeans today They are drinking a cup of coffee in the kitchen I am working right now She is watching a soap opera in the bedroom They are playing chess in the Library Past Progressive It expresses that an action was in progress during a particular time in the past To form it, we need to combine the past tense of verb be with a verb in present participle Sentences: Subject...Present Progressive or continuous It expresses that an action is in progress during a particular time in the present To form it, we need to combine the verb be with a verb in present participle Sentences: ... next year, next weekend The Progressive Tenses Verb Be: *Present tense of verb be ( is - are – am) *Past tense of verb be (was – were) To form the progressive tenses we need to combine... participle (add –ING to the verb Ex WorkING) The progressive tenses give the idea that an action is in progress during the past, present or future Present Progressive or continuous It expresses that... when they arrive Future Progressive It expresses that an action will be in progress during a particular time in the future To form it, we need to combine “Will” and the simple form of verb be