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Simple tenses
Present Simple
| + | - | ? |
| I do | I do+not | Do I |
| You do | You do+not | Do you |
| He/She/It does | He/She/It does+not | Does he/she/it |
| We do | We do+not | Do we |
| You do | You do+not | Do you |
| They do | They do+not | Do they |
Form:
+: V1
-: do/does+not+V1
?: do/does+V1
Example sentences:
+ I like apple.
- I don't like apple.
? Do I like apple?
Yes, I do. or No, I don't.
? What do I like?
+ Peter eats meat.
- Peter doesn't eat meat.
? Does Peter eat meat?
Yes, he does.
No, he doesn't.
? What does Pete eat?
Use:
- When we talk about a person or thing: Jessica loves surfing.
- To express regular or repeated actions: Every morning he goes fishing.
- To tell about our habits: After lunch I always have a coffee.
- Laws of nature: Water boils on 100 Celsius.
- Timetables: The next train to Budapest leaves at 5:15pm.
Some useful tips:
- In positive sentences the verb gets -S or -ES suffix if it is in third person singular.
- In negative sentences after does, the -S or -ES suffix is omitted.
- We use do/does only in negative sentences and in questions.
Time expressions:
always, usually, never, sometimes, hardly ever, rarely, seldom, often, every day/week/month/year..., on Monday, in the morning/afternoon/evening, at night/weekend.
Past Simple
| + | - | ? |
| I did | I did+not | Did I |
| You did | You did+not | Did You |
| He/She/It did | He/She/It/did+not | Did he/she/it |
| We did | We did+not | Did we |
| You did | You did+not | Did you |
| They did | They did+not | Did they |
Form:
+: V2
-: did+not+V1
?: did+V1
Example sentences:
+ She went to school yesterday.
- She didn't go to school yesterday.
? Did she go to school yesterrday?
Yes, she did. or No, she didn't.
? When did she go to school?
Use:
- Finished and completed actions in the past: Last week I worked 40 hours.
- Something happened at a given time in the past: Yesterday, I finished work at 16:35.
Time expressions:
in 2015, last night/week/month/year, yesterday, ago, when, then
Future Simple
| + | - | ? |
| I will | I will+not | Will I |
| You will | You will+not | Will you |
| He/She/It will | He/She/It will+not | Will he/she/it |
| We will | We will+not | Will we |
| You will | You will+not | Will you |
| They will | They will+not | Will they |
Form:
+: will+V1
-: will+not (won't) +V1
?: will+V1
Example sentences:
+ I will go home tomorrow.
- I won't go home tomorrow.
? Will I go home tomorrow?
Yes, I will. or No, I won't.
? Where will I go tomorrow?
Use:
- Polite offers: I will help you to climb.
- Future predictions: I think we won't have any problem next year.
- Quick decisions: I will buy this t-shirt. I really like it.
Impressum
Verlag: BookRix GmbH & Co. KG
Texte: Tímea Farkas
Tag der Veröffentlichung: 22.01.2016
ISBN: 978-3-7396-3324-4
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