5 TENSES WE FREQUENTLY USE
1. SIMPLE
PRESENT TENSE
Used to
say usual habits that happened everyday or to state general fact.
Formula:
(+)
Subject + Verb1 (s/es)
(-) Subject + do/does + not + Verb1
(?)
Do/does + Subject + Verb1 ?
Subject
|
verb
|
I
|
Verb1
|
You
|
|
They
|
|
We
|
|
She
|
Verb1+s?/es
|
He
|
|
It
|
Example:
Ø (+) They go to campus by bus.
(-) They don’t go to campus by bus.
(?) Do they go to campus by bus?
Ø (+) She goes to campus by bus.
(-) She doesn’t go to campus.
(?) Does She go to campus by bus?
uu
Used to
say something that happened in the past time.
Formula:
(+)
Subject + Verb2
(-) Subject + did+ not + Verb1
(?) Did +
Subject + Verb1 ?
3.
PRESENT/PAST
CONTINOUS TENSE
Used to
tell an action that happing either it was past or it happened at present time.
Formula :
(+) Subject
+ be (was/were) + V- ing
(-) Subject + be ( was/were) + not + V-ing
(?) Be
(was/were) + Subject + V-ing?
4.
SIMPLE
FUTURE TENSE
Is to
predict or to state an action that might happened in the future, plan or an
action that is not happening yet.
Formula :
(+)
Subject + will + Verb1
(-) Subject + will + not + Verb1
(?) Will
+ Subject + Verb1?
5.
PRESENT
PERFECT TENSE
Is to say
something that already happened in past which the effect of the event still
leave an impression to the speaker.
Formula :
(+)
Subject + has/have + Verb3
(-) Subject + has/have + not + Verb3
(?) Has/have + Subject + Verb3?
1. She
(drink) coffee. (S. Past)
·
(+)
She drank coffee.
·
(-) She didn’t drink coffee.
·
(?) Did She drink coffee?.
2. They
(start) the course. (Pre. Perfect)
·
(+)
They have started the course
·
(-) They haven’t started the course
·
(?) Have they started the course?
3. Ana
and Linda (open) the account. (Past Continous)
·
(+)
Ana and Linda was opening the account.
·
(-) Ana and Linda was not opening the account.
·
(?)
Was Ana and Linda opening the account?
4. The
bank (close) at 5 pm. (S. Present)
·
(+)
The bank closes 5 pm.
·
(-) The bank doesn’t close at 5 pm.
·
(?)
Does the bank close at 5 pm?
5. The
dog (run) thourgh the park (S.Past)
·
(+)
The dog ran thourgh the park.
·
(-) The dog didn’t run thourgh the park.
·
(?)
Did the dog run thourgh the park?