TENSES

(A) The Simple Present Tense

He
She enjoys
It likes
Farid
I music.
You
enjoy
We
like
They
Zalia and Latifah

Examples:
a. He enjoys collecti f. You run fast.
ng stamps.
b. She sings in the
g. We watch television at night.
band.
c. Wendy writes ver h. They sell vegetables at the
y neatly. market.
d. The dog barks at i. Mary and Siti carry a lot of
cats. books to school.
e. I like to eat ice
cream.

I am
You
We
are
They hungry.
Sam and Badrul tired.
clever.
He
She
is
It
Ghazali

Examples：
a. I am hungry. e. Daud is the tallest boy in class.
b. She is ten years old. f. It is a very greedy cat.
c. They are late for class. g. You are lucky to win the first prize.
 c. We are all happy to
h. Chee Soon and Marlina are friends.
meet you.

I
You
We have
They
Simrit and Jason some food.
He
She
has
It
Edward

Examples:
b. Salina and
a. I have some interesting storybooks.
Ramli have a new car.
d. He has three cats
c. You have a letter from your pen pal.
and a goldfish.
e. They have a Bahasa Malaysia test on f. She has the newest
Tuesday. toys.
g. I have some interesting storybooks.
h. It has two leaves.

i. You have a letter from your pen pal. j. Gary has a lot of
coins from England.
k. They have a Bahasa Malaysia test on
Tuesday.
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We
They
do
Khalid
and the
Fauzi exercises
He .
She
doe
It
s
Dann
y
We use:
do with plural subjects (we, they, you, Henry and Devan) and also for the singular
subjects I and you.
does with singular subjects (he, she, it, Fred)
Examples
a. I do not like eating mangoes.
b. You do go to the cinema often.
c. We do all our homework in the afternoon.
d. They do all the packing in the factory.
e. Tahir and his uncle do not want to go for the party.

f. She does her best to please her father.

g. She does not want to play football.
h. It does not like to eat fish.
i. James does his exercises in the morning.

2. We use the simple present tense:

for actions that take place at the time whesn we are talking about them
Examples
a. Jalil is in his office.
b. My brother stays with our uncle in Ipoh.
c. I live at No. 2 Jalan Nilam.
to show a habit or some actions we repeat
Examples
d. I wash my face every night.
e. He goes to school by bus.
f. We play football on Saturdays.
to show a fact or a truth
 Examples
g. The sun rises in the east.
h. The young of mammals drink milk.
to show a future happening or action
Examples
i. He leaves for Perlis tomorrow.
j. We hope to win the competition.
k. The campaign starts next week.
when we give instructions, directions and commands
Examples
l. Take the right turn after the post office.
m. Cut the paper into two.

IV. The Past Continuous Tense

1. The form of the Past Continuous Tense is as follows:
verb "to be" + verb + ing
(was/were)
Examples
c.
a.
dreaming
b. d.
Read the table below.
I
He
was sleeping
She
was eating
It
Norman at ten o'clock last night.
You
were
We
sleeping
They
were eating
The Children
2. We use the Past Continuous Tense to show:
that two past actions were happening at the same time
 Examples
a. I was reading while she was talking to Elaine.
b. We were studying while Edwin was listening to the radio.
c. He was cooking while they were searching for their keys.
d. The cow was mooing while the sheep was bleating.
that the action happened while another was still going ond
Examples
e. I was reading when she fell down.
f. He was giving her work when I came into the office.
g. They were playing when their mother called them in.
h. Ramli was cutting the bread when Zakian screamed.
that something was a past habit

Examples
i. We were always quarrelling when we were young.
j. He was always playing football when they stayed in Ipoh.
k. They were often missing breakfast because they got up late.
l. Rani was always biting her nails when she was a teenager.
a past action that happened over a period of time
Examples
a. I was washing my clothes for two hours this morning.
b. They were painting the house all day yesterday.
c. Sarah was cleaning the kitchen the whole morning.
d. The dog was barking the whole night long.
LIST OF ADVERBS ACCORDING TO THE DEGREES OF COMPARISON
Simple Present Simple Past Continuous Past Participle Form
add added adding added
agree agreed agreeing agreed
allow allowed allowing allowed
am/is was being been
arrange arranged arranging arranged
arrive arrived arriving arrived
are were being been
bake baked baking baked
bark barked barking barked
bathe bathed bathing bathed
bear bore bearing borne
beat beat beating beaten
become became becoming become
begin began beginning begun
bite bit biting bitten
blow blew blowing blown
breathe breathed breathing breathed
break broke breaking broken
bring brought bringing brought
build built building built
burst burst bursting burst
buy bought buying bought
care cared caring cared
carry carried carrying carried
catch caught catching caught
cause caused causing caused
change changed changing changed
clap clapped clapping clapped
close closed closing closed
come came coming come
complete completed completing completed
copy copied copying copied
cost cost cost cost
cry cried crying cried
cut cut cutting cut
dance danced dancing danced
decorate decorate decorating decorated
die died dying died
divede divided dividing divided
deal dealt dealing dealt
dig dug digging dug
do did doing done
draw drew drawing drawn
dream dreamt dreaming dreamt
drink drank drinking drunk
drive drove driving driven
drop dropped dropping dropped
eat ate eating eaten
enter entered entering entered
escape escaped ascaping escaped
fall fell falling fallen
feed fed feeding fed
fight fought fighting fought
find found finding found
finish finished finishing finished
fit fitted fitting fitted
forget forgot forgetting forgotten
forgive forgave forgiving forgiven
freeze froze freezing frozen
get got getting gotten
give gave giving given
go went going gone
grow grew growing grown
hand handed handing handed
hang (something) hung hanging hung
hang (someone) hanged hanging hanged
has/have had having had
hear heard hearing heard
hide hid hidding hidden
hit hit hitting hit
hold held holding held
hope hoped hoping hoped
hurry hurried hurrying hurried
hurt hurt hurting hurt
join joined joining joined
keep kept keeping kept
kneel knelt kneeling knelt
know knew knowing known
laugh laughed laughing laughed
lay laid laying laid
lead led leading led
leave left leaving left
 let let letting let
lie (down) lay lying lain
lie lied lying lied
live lived living lived
lose lost losing lost
make make making made
marry married marring married
meet met meeting met
move moved moving moved
pay paid paying paid
put put putting put
read read reading read
reply replied replying replied
ride rode riding ridden
ring rang ringing rung
rise rose rising risen
run ran running run
say said saying said
see saw seeing seen
sell sold selling sold
send sent sending sent
set set setting set
sew sewed sewing sewn
shake shook shaking shaken
shine shone/shined shining shone/shined
shoot shot shooting shot
show showed showing shown
shut shut shutting shut
sing sang singing sung
sink sank sinking sunk
sit sat sitting sat
sleep slept sleeping slept
speak spoke speaking spoken
spend spent spending spent

II. The Present Continuous Tense

1. The form of the present continuous tense is as follows:
verb "to be" + verb + -ing
(am/are/is)
Examples
am sleeping is walking are writing
 Read the table below.
I am
We
You
are
They
running.
The teachers
walking.
He
She
is
It
Shamsul
2. We use the Present Continuous Tense to show that:
something is happening at the time of speaking
Examples
a. He is washing the car now.
b. She is attending a meeting out of town.
c. They are sitting for their test now.
d. I am listening to my favourite singer.
an action is happening over a period of time
Examples
e. Maimunah is writing another book this year.
f. He is training to become a mechanic.
g. We are taking four subjects for our examination.
h. They are studying to become doctors.
an action is planned for the future
Examples
i. I am going to Johor Bahru next week.
j. He is teaching a new class next month.
k. We are meeting my father tonight.
l. They are camping on Gunung Ledang next Thursday.
an action that is often repeated or is a habit
Examples
m. They are always fighting lately.
n. My mother is often talking about you.
o. We are always eating fried rice.
p. I am often telling her the answers.

III. The Simple Paste Tense

1. The forms of the verb in the Simple Past Tense are as follows:
-ed is added to the verb to form the Past Tense
Examples
Simple Present Tense Simple Paste Tense
wash washed
talk talked
play played
the verb is spelt differently from the verb in the Simple Present Tense
Examples
Simple Present Tense Simple Past Tense
break broke
sleep slept
do did
have had
fly flew
lay laid
the form of the verb is not changed. It is the same as the verb in the Present Tensese
Examples
Simple Present Tense Simple Past Tense
cut cut
hit hit
put put
read read
Read the table below.
I the
Y gar
cle
o den
an
u last
ed
W we
e ek.

T the
h vas
e br e
y ok yes
e ter
H day
e .
S cu the
h t bra
e nch
R es.
a
hi
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2. We use the Simple Past Tense to show that an action:
happened in the past or no longer happens
Examples
a. They stayed with us last week.
b. He studied in Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.
c. He studied in Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.
d. I cut my finger last night.
has been finished or completed
Examples
e. The war ended yesterday.
f. I wrote him a letter last week.
g. He blew all the balloons by himself.
h. We finished all the drinks.