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REVIEW FORMS OF BASIC TENSES

1. PRESENT TENSE OF REGULAR AND IRREGULAR VERBS PRESENT TENSE OF TO BE.

I/WE/YOU/THEY“DO” 

HE/SHE/IT“DOES” 

 Affirmative I play soccer She goes to the disco

Negative I don’t play soccer   He doesn’t go to the disco

Interrogative Do you play soccer? Does she go to the disco?

Short answers. Yes, I do.No, I don’t. 

Yes, she does.No, she doesn’t 

Long answers. Yes, I play soccerNo, I don’t play soccer  

Yes, She goes to the discoNo, He doesn’t go to the disco 

I“AM”  HE/SHE/IT“IS”  WE/YOU/THEY“ARE” 

 Affirmative I am a teacher He is a doctor They are tall

Negative I am not ateacher

He isn’t a doctor   They aren’t tall 

Interrogative Are you ateacher?

Is he a doctor? Are they tall?

Shortanswers.

Yes, I am.No, I am not.

Yes, he is.No, he is not.

Yes, they are.No, they aren’t. 

Longanswers.

Yes, I am ateacher.No, I am not ateacher.

Yes, he is a doctor.No, he isn´t a doctor.

Yes, they are tall.No, they aren’t tall. 

2. PAST TENSE 3. USED TO 

I/HE/SHE/IT/WE/YOU/THEY“DID” 

REMEMBER: in this tenseyou have to use verbsin past tense.

infinitive Past

speak spoke

play played

dance danced

read read

buy bought

have had

do did

 Affirmative The student studied for the test

Negative He didn’t study for the test

Interrogative Did he study for the test?

Short answers. Yes, he did.No, he didn’t. 

Long answers. Yes, he studied for the test.No, he didn’t study for the test.

I/HE/SHE/IT/WE/YOU/THEY“DID” 

Follow these patterns to makesentences with used to:AFFIRMATIVE:SUBJECT+USEDTO+INFINITIVEVERB+COMPLEMENTNEGATIVE:SUBJECT+DIDN’T USETO+INFINITIVEVERB+COMPLEMENTQUESTIONS:DID+SUBJECT+USETO+INFINITIVEVERB+COMPLEMENT+?

 Affirmative Mary used to sing English songs

Negative She didn’t use to sing English songs. 

Interrogative Did she used to sing English songs?

Shortanswers.

Yes, he did.No, he didn’t. 

Longanswers.

Yes, she used to sing English songsNo, She didn’t use to sing English songs. 

4. PRESENT PROGRESSIVE 5. PAST PROGRESSIVE

I“AM”+V_ING 

HE/SHE/IT“IS”+ V_ING 

WE/YOU/THEY“ARE”+ V_ING 

 Affirmative I am reading a book He is working They are walking

Negative I am not reading a book. He isn’t working They aren’t walking

Interrogative Are you reading a book? Is he working? Are they walking?

Shortanswers.

Yes, I am.No, I am not.

Yes, he is.No, he is not.

Yes, they are.No, they aren’t. 

Long answers. Yes, I am reading a book.No, I am not reading a

book.

Yes, he is working.No, he isn´t

working.

Yes, they are walking.No, they aren’t walking.

I /HE/SHE/IT“WAS”+V_ING 

WE/YOU/THEY“WERE”+ V_ING 

 Affirmative I was learning English They were fishing

Negative I wasn’t learning English  They weren’t fishing 

Interrogative Were you learning English? Were they fishing?

Short answers. Yes, I was.No, I wasn’t. 

Yes, they were.No, they weren’t. 

Long answers. Yes, I was learning EnglishNo, I wasn’t learning English 

Yes, they were fishing.No, they weren’t fishing.

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 6. GOING TO 7. WILL

I

“AM GOING TO”+VERB 

HE/SHE/IT

“IS GOING TO”+

VERB

WE/YOU/THEY

“ARE GOING TO”+

VERB

 Affirmative I am going to ride a horse The cat is going to

drink milk

They are going to jump

Negative I am not going to ride a

horse

It is not going to drink

milk

They are not going to

 jump

Interrogative Are you going to ride a

horse?

Is it going to drink

milk?

 Are they going to jump?

Short

answers.

Yes, I am.

No, I am not.

Yes, it is.

No, it isn’t. 

Yes, they are.

No, they aren’t. 

Long

answers.

Yes, I am going to ride a

horse.

No, I am not going to ride

a horse.

Yes, it is going drink

milk

No,It is not going to

dink milk

Yes, they are going to

 jump.

No, they aren’t going to

 jump.

I/HE/SHE/IT/WE/YOU/THEY

“WILL” 

REMEMBER: inthis tense you

have to use

verbs in

infinitive.

Play

Dance

Work

Read

Jump

 Affirmative Peter will travel to Japan next year

Negative He will not travel to Japan next yearInterrogative Will he travel to Japan next year?

Short answers. Yes, he will.

No, he won´t.

Long answers. Yes, he will travel to Japan next year

No, he will not travel to Japan next

year

8. PRESENT PERFECT 9. PAST PERFECT

 /HE/SHE/IT

“HAS”+ PAST.PARTICIPLE 

I/WE/YOU/THEY

“HAVE”+ PAST.PARTICIPLE 

 Affirmative She has bought a car They have been to Ecuador

Negative She hasn’t bought a car   They haven’t been to Ecuador

Interrogative Has she bought a car? Have they been to Ecuador?Short answers. Yes, she has.

No, she hasn’t. 

Yes, they have.

No, they haven’t. 

Long answers. Yes, she has bought a car.

No, she hasn’t bought a car. 

Yes, they have been to Ecuador.

No, they have not been to Ecuador.

I/HE/SHE/IT/WE/YOU/THEY

“HAD”+ PAST

PARTICIPLE

Regular and irregular verbs

INFINITIVE PAST PAST

PART.

speak spoke spoken

play played playedread read read

buy bought bought

have had had

do did done

 Affirmative I had had a car

Negative I hadn’t had a car  

Interrogative Had you had a car?Short

answers.

Yes, I had.

No, I hadn’t. 

Long

answers.

Yes, I had had a car.

No, I hadn’t had a car. 

By: Silvia Bejarano

ENGLISH TEACHER