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The document describes the structures of several English tenses: 1) The simple present tense is used to describe regular or habitual actions, with subject+verb(+s/es) structure. 2) The simple past tense describes completed past actions, using subject+past verb form. 3) The present perfect tense uses subject+have/has+past participle to describe actions with present relevance. 4) The present continuous tense, formed with subject+be+verb+-ing, describes actions happening now. Affirmative, negative, and interrogative structures are provided for each tense.

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Basic Tenses Presentation

The document describes the structures of several English tenses: 1) The simple present tense is used to describe regular or habitual actions, with subject+verb(+s/es) structure. 2) The simple past tense describes completed past actions, using subject+past verb form. 3) The present perfect tense uses subject+have/has+past participle to describe actions with present relevance. 4) The present continuous tense, formed with subject+be+verb+-ing, describes actions happening now. Affirmative, negative, and interrogative structures are provided for each tense.

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Simple present structures

 -AFFIRMATIVE
 The simple present is used to describe actions that are regular: habits, daily
routine and facts. The affirmative structure is…
 Subject + Verb + Complement

 I speak english
 You write letters

 HE/SHE/ IT  VERB+”S”  He speaks english / She writes letters


 If the verb end in “O, CH, SH, SS, X, Z”  VERB + “ES”
 He go“es” / she watch“es”
Simple present structures

 If the verb ends in a “Consonant” + Y


  It replaces the “Y” with “IES”
 If the verb ends in a “Vowel” + “Y”  Verb + “S”
Simple present structures

 -NEGATIVE
 We use the auxiliary verb Don’t (For I, You, They, We) or Doesn’t (He, She, It)
with all verbs, except “To be” and modals verb. The structure is…
 Subject + Don’t/Doesn’t + Verb + Complement

 I don’t speak english


 You don’t write letters

 HE/SHE/IT  With the auxiliary “Doesn’t”, is not necessary uses: “ES or IES”
at the end of verbs  He doesn’t speak english
 Don’t is a contraction of DO NOT
 Doesn’t is a contraction of Does Not
Simple present structures

 INTERROGATIVE / QUESTIONS
 We use this form for ask questions. Auxiliary verbs: Do(I, You, We, Thery) or
Does(He, She, It). The structures is..
 Do/Does + Subject + verb + complement

 Do you drink coffe?


 Does he speak italian?  With the auxiliary is not necessary uses “ES or IES”
at the end of verbs.
Simple past structures
 Is used to talk about a completed action. The estructure is…
 Affirmative:
 subject + verb (in past form) + complement.
 I saw a movie yesterday
 Negative:
 subject + auxiliary verb (did) + negacion + verb (infinitive) + complement.
 He didn’t hear the telephone.
 Interrogative.
 auxiliary verb (did) + subject + verb (infinitive) + complement?.
 Did you have dinner last night?
Simple past structures
 WHIT THE VERB TO BE.
 for subjects I, He, Shse, It use ”was” and for the others use ”were”.
 Affirmative:
 subject + verb (was/were) + complement.
 He was last night.
 Negative:
 subject + verb (was/were) + negacion + complement.
 I wasn’t angry
 Interrogative.
 verb (was/were) + subject + complement?.
 Was Mark at school yesterday?
Present Perfect Structures

 The present perfect is made using the auxiliary verb “have” plus the past
participle of the main verb. Have(I, You, We, They) Has(He, She, It)
 The past participle, for regular verbs, is the same as the past simple.

 Affirmative: Subject + Have / Has + Verb in Past Participle

 Negative: Subject + Haven't / Hasn't + Verb in Past Participle

 Question: Have / Has + Subject + Verb in Past Participle


Present Perfect Structures

 Affirmative
 I have studied for the exam.
 You have bought a new computer.
 He has eaten my chocolate.

 Contractions
 I’ve  I Have
 You’ve  You Have
 He’s  He Has
Present Perfect Structures

 Negative
 The contraction of the perfect tense in negative form is:
Have not  Haven't
Has not  Hasn't

 I haven't studied for the exam.


 You haven't bought a new computer.
 He hasn't eaten my chocolate.
Present Perfect Structures

 Questions
 Have I been chosen for the team?
 Have you bought a new car?
 Has he eaten my sandwich?
Present Continuous
 We often use the Present Continuous tense in English. It is very different from
the Present Simple tense, both in structure and in use. The structure is..
 Subject + auxiliary be + main verb+(ing)

 The auxiliary verb (be) is conjugated in the Present Simple: am, are, is. The
main verb is invariable in present participle form: -ing

 For negative sentences we insert not between the auxiliary verb and the main
verb.

 For question sentences, we exchange the subject and the auxiliary verb.
Present Continuous
 We use the Present Continuous to talk about actions happening now.

 AFFIRMATIVE
 I am speaking to you.
 You are reading this.
 She is staying in London.

 NEGATIVE
 I am not speaking to you.
 You are not reading this.
 She not is staying in London.
Present Continuous

 QUESTIONS
 Am I speaking to you?.
 Are You reading this?.
 Is She staying in London?.

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