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USAGE OF THE EXAMPLE

TENSE

Present Subject + Verb in DO / DOES  The use of “es” in Routines In the I get up at
Simple Present Simple + … affirmative sentences for morning, at 8:00 O clock.
HE / SHE / IT. the weekend,
On Saturday, He plays
today. tennis on
Fridays.
Present Subject + Verb “To Be” IS/ARE/AM +  For double-consonant For activities Now, At the I am
Continuous + Verb with “ING” + … ING verbs + ING, you repeat that are moment, speaking
the last consonant: continuing, and Right now, At about the
swimMING. are happening in present… different
 The use of “IS” for the present! themes for
He/She/It, “AM” for I, and my teacher.
the use of “ARE” for the
plural persons. Olena is
playing with
her mother.
Past Simple Subject + Verb in the DID  The use of “ED” for the For Yesterday. She danced
past (Regular verbs / regular verbs and the use activities/actions Last at the beach
Irregular verbs) + … of the Irregular verbs list. that begin in the weekend, last with friends
past and finish in year, last yesterday.
the past. month…

Biographies:
dead people.
Past Subject + Verb “To Be” WAS/WERE  The use of “WAS” for For While/When I was running
Continuous in the past + Verb with + ING HE/SHE/IT/I, and the use activities/actions when it
“ING” + … of “WERE” for the plural that begin in the started to
persons. past, but is rain.
interrupted by
other activity in
the past. That
interruption is a
continuation.
Present Subject + HAVE/HAS + HAVE/HAS  The use of “HAS” for Action that Since, Yet, I have been
Perfect Participle Verb (3rd Row SHE/HE/IT/, and the use of started in the “For + Time”, in Gerona for
in the list) + … “HAVE” for the plural past, but has Just. 5 years.
persons, and “I”. relevancy in the
 The use of “ED” for regular present. Naiara and I
verbs in the position of have been
Participle verbs. married since
 Use of 3rd row in the list for 2018.
Irregular verbs in the
position of Participle verbs. Olena has
lived in
Gerona since
2020.
Past Perfect Subject + HAD + HAD  Use of “HAD” for all Action that Since, Yet, She had met
Participle Verb (3rd row persons/pronouns! started in the Before, Just. with her boss
in the list) + … past, but has before.
relevancy in
the past!
1st Future Subject + “WILL / WILL /  Use of “WILL” for all For “on the spot” Next year, I will start
Simple WON’T” + Infinitive verb WON’T subjects/persons/pronouns! decisions, a next week, with the new
+…  Use of Infinitive verbs! near future. next teacher next
weekend, Wednesday.
For predictions tomorrow.
without proof! It will rain.

It will snow.

I will pass the

exam.
2nd Future Subject + Verb “TO BE” GOING TO  Use of “GOING TO” for all For “planned” Next year, I am going to
Tense + “GOING TO” + pronouns! decisions, a next week, go to the
Infinitive verb + …  Use of Infinitive verbs! distant future. next month, beach next
 Use of Verb to Be as tomorrow, in 4 weekend.
follows: For plans, for days…
- IS for HE/SHE/IT. predictions with Look at that
- ARE for plural subjects. proof! car! It is
- AM for “I”. going to
crash!

Watch out!
He is going to
kill you!

We are going
to go in
Argentina in
December
because I
bought the
flight tickets!