Transcript Present, Past, and Future Tenses

Tense means time.
The tense of a verb tells when an action
takes place.
The bear walks to the honey tree.
The bear walked to the honey
tree.
The bear will walk to the honey
tree.
Present Tense
The present tense of a verb names
an action that happens regularly or
a habit . It can also express a
general truth ( fact ).
The present tense of the verb is the
base form of the verb.
When the subject is a singular noun or
he, she, or it, you usually add s to the
verb.
 She visits her friend every Sunday.
 You visit your friend every Sunday.
Present tense
I visit.
We walk.
You read.
You eat.
He,she,or it speaks.
They play.
The verb be
The present tense of the
verb be differs from the
base form:
am, are, is
I am. You are. She is.
Past tense ( time )
The past tense of a verb
names an action that already
happened.
Form past tense of most verbs
by adding ed to the base form
of the verb.
Future tense ( time )
The future tense of a verb names an action
that will take place in the future.
 Form the future tense by adding the
helping verb will or shall to the base
form of the verb
 Present continuous is used for a planned
future
Simple Future Tense
 There are two forms to express future tense
 Will + simple form of the verb
 Ex. I will see her at five.
 Be + going to + simple form of the verb
 Reem is going to sign up for ESL next week.
Present Continuous(Future
Meaning)
 Present continuous is used for a planned future event or
action.
 Ex. I’m driving to the mall later this afternoon.
 The present continuous is not used for the future with
verbs such as rain, snow, get sick, or die because these
are not planned events and also not used with nonaction verbs.
The balloon floats
in the breeze.
The balloon floated in the
breeze.
The balloon will float in the
breeze.
Questions
1- Questions usually begin with a Question word:
What – Where – Which – Who – How – When – Why - Whose
• Where is the car?
• Why are you talking?
• How do you go home?
2-What , Which ,and Whose can be followed by a
noun:
What size do you take?
Which book is yours?
3- Which is generally used when there is a
limited choice;
• Which is your daughter? The tall one or the short one?
 This rule can be broken ;
• What / Which newspaper does he read?
4 – How can be followed by an adjective or an
adverb;
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•
How tall is your dress.
How quick do you read.
 How can also be followed by much or many;
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•
How much is this balloon.
How many students are in the class.
Questions with no question word
The answer to these questions is Yes or No ;
• Are you student?
• Is he a pilot?
• Does she smoke?
• Can you swim?