5 Tenses Simple Tense

Simple Present Tense

Simple Present Tense is a sentence that declares an act or activities that take place / occur at the current time in the form of a simple or a job done repeatedly, daily habits, events or acts that have nothing to do with time, and to express general truths.

(+) S + V1

(-) S + do,does + not + V1

(?) do/does + S + V1

exsample:

I am a singer (+)

I am not a singer (-)

Am I a singer (?)

Simple past tense

Simple past tense is used to talk about a completed action in a time before now. Duration is not important. The time of the action can be in the recent past or the distant past.

(+) S + V2

(-) S + did + not + V1

(?) dit + S + V1

Present/past Continous Tense

The present/past continuous describes actions or events in a time before now, which began in the past and is still going on at the time of speaking. In other words, it expresses an unfinished or incomplete action in the past.

(+) S + be + Ving

(-) S + be + not + Ving

(?) be + S + Ving

Simple future tense

The simple future refers to a time later than now, and expresses facts or certainty. In this case there is no 'attitude'.

(+) S + Will + V1 i will go

(-) S + Will + not + V1

(+) Will + S + V1 

Present perfect tense

The present perfect of any verb is composed of two elements : the appropriate form of the auxiliary verb to have (present tense), plus the past participle of the main verb. The past participle of a regular verb is base+ed, e.g. played, arrived, looked. For irregular verbs, see the Table of irregular verbs in the section called 'Verbs'.

(+) S + has/have + V3(-) S + has/have + not + V3

(?) has/have + S + V3

EXERCISE

1.  She drink coffe  (S.Past)
     (+) She drank coffe
     (- ) She did not drink coffe
     ( ?)  did she drink coffe

2. They start the course (Pr.Perfect)
    (+) They have started the course
    (-)  They have not started the course
    (?)  Have they started the course

3. Ana and Linda open the account (Pas. Cont )
    (+) Ana and Linda were opening the account
    (-) Ana and Linda were not opening account
    (?) Were Ana and Linda opening account

4. The bank close at 5 pm (S.Present)
    (+) The bank closes at 5 pm
    (-) The bank does not close at 5 pm
    (?) Does the bank close at 5 pm

5. The dog run through the park (S.Past)
    (+) The dog ran through the park
    (-) The dog did not run through the park
    (?) did the dog run through the park