The Basic 5 Tenses Present Progressive Present Progressive

The Basic 5 Tenses

Present Progressive

Present Progressive Use it to talk about: what’s happening now

Present Progressive Examples: I am playing a video game now. She is listening to music right now. We are peeling apples at the moment.

Present Progressive The rule: subject + to be + verb+ing (to be = am is are)

Present Progressive For negatives: use NOT I am not running a marathon. He is not eating a banana. We are not watching “ 13 Reasons” on TV.

Present Progressive For questions: FLIP the subject and the verb Am I speaking clearly? Are you kidding? Is she looking at me?

Present Simple

Present Simple Use it to talk about: facts habits (stative verbs)

Present Simple Examples: I have blue eyes. My mom washes her hair twice a week. We are 14 -years-old. (I want to leave now. )

Present Simple The rule: subject + verb for hesheit: subject + verb+s

Present Simple For negatives and questions: use DO or DOES (keep the original verb) I do not like fish. My dog does not wear a collar. Do you like me? Does she clean the house weekly?

Future Simple

Future Simple Use it to talk about: things that will happen in the future promises predictions

Future Simple Examples: I will call you in an hour. The world will end tomorrow. Veronica will break up with Archie.

Future Simple The rule: subject + will + verb

Future Simple For negatives: use NOT We will not see each other next week. It will not rain tomorrow. She will not eat that.

Future Simple For questions: FLIP the subject and the verb Will you text me later? What will they say?

Past Simple

Past Simple Use it to talk about: things that happened in the past

Past Simple Examples: I traveled to London last year. My mom yelled at me yesterday. The cat ran all around the house.

Past Simple The rule: subject + verb+ed for irregular verbs: subject + V 2

Past Simple For negatives and questions: use DID and DID NOT (keep the original verb) I did not see you yesterday. Did she give you her number? What did you order to eat?

Past Progressive

Past Progressive Use it to talk about: things that happened at a specific point in time in the past long actions that happened in the past. actions happening at the same time actions interrupted by other actions

Past Progressive Examples: Yesterday at 8: 00 I was eating breakfast. The baby was crying while I was sleeping. I was running when I got hit by a car.

Past Progressive The rule: subject + waswere + verb+ing was were I, he, she, it you, we, they

Past Progressive For negatives: use NOT You were not driving an hour ago. My sister was not looking when she fell.

Past Progressive For questions: FLIP the subject and the waswere Was she having dinner at 19: 00? Were you sleeping?

I eat pizza yesterday at 11: 00 I am eating pizza every week I will eat pizza right now I ate pizza in a few hours I was eating pizza a week ago

read Noa ______ a book right now. Noa ______ a book last year. Noa ______ a book all day yesterday. Noa ______ a book every week. Noa ______ a book tomorrow.