1)Present Continuous Tense:
Key Words for Present Continuous Tense:
Now
Right now
Example:
I am typing now.
You are reading now.
They are eating right now.
2)Simple Present Tense:
in the present tense you have to add the letter (s) at the end of the main verb with the third person He/She/ it)
Key Words for Simple Present Tense:
Sometimes
Always
Usually
On Fridays/Sundays/ (any other day names)
All the time
Seldom
Example:
I go to school everyday. On weekends, my sister likes to practice some sports.
she usually swims on Fridays.
They watch TV sometimes. My brother enjoys playing video games; he seldom watches TV.
It usually rains in winter.
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3) Simple Past Tense:
Regular Verbs: verbs that end with d or ed in the past tense or past participle forms) (Irregular Verbs: verbs that don’t end with ed or d
Key words for Simple Past Tense:
Yesterday
Last week/ month/ year
In 1990/1982
This Morning
Examples:
Regular verbs:
I lived in London in 1974.(live+d)The students worked hard last week. (work+ed)
Irregular verbs:I ate pizza last night. (eat-ate-eaten)I had lunch with my father yesterday. (have-had-had)I was born in 1980. (am-was)
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4)Future Time: (be+going to+infinitive)& (Will)
Key words for Future Time:
Tomorrow
Next day/week/month/year
On Friday/ Saturday/Sunday/Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday
Soon
In 10 minutes/ two hours
How to talk about an action that will happen in the future, or near future, in addition to predictions, in an informal (casual) way?
Use (be going to) to talk about informal future actions.
Use (will) to talk about formal future actions.
A) Informal future action:
Example:
I am + going to + live in New York next year.
We are + going to + play soccer next month.
B) Informal near future action:
Examples:
I am + going to + boil the vegetable soon.
You are + going to + have a hair cut next week.
He/She is + going to + get up at 5.30 am tomorrow.The plane is + going to + take off in five minutes.
C) Predictions:
when you expect something is going to happen both in the future and in the near future.
Examples:
It is cloudy. It is + going to + rain.He is + going to + be tall like his father when he becomes a man.The baby is crying. She is + going to +be sick.
Important Note:
Never say or write (I am going to go to home tomorrow).
Say and write (I am going to go home tomorrow).
However, you can say and write (I am going to go to the movies tomorrow.)