Grammar Simple Present and Past

COMPLEJO EDUCATIVO REPARTO VALLE NUEVO SIMPLE PRESENT AND SIMPLE PAST filter line of business English Students Andrade Ramos, Maria Emeli Argueta Moran, Leslie Evelyn Ceron Escobar, Maura Elena Escobar Caceres, Marjorie Naydine Romero Regalado, Leticia Yamileth Grade11th Assignment collectible to Tues mean solar day, April 9th, 2013 Simple Present Tense Grammatical Structures Subject+ assistant verb+ main(prenominal) verb (do) (base) There are three important exceptions * For positive sentences, we do not normally use the auxiliary. * For the 3rd person carolular (he, she, it), we add s to the main verb or es to the auxiliary. For the verb to be, we do not use an auxiliary, change surface for questions and negatives. * Afirmative Subject + Verb(Present) + Complement. Examples 1. I play tennis. 2. He jumps salsa medication. 3. They flow breakfast. 4. The boy goes to domesticate. 5. You motive help. * minus Subject + Auxiliary (Do not/ does not) + Verb (Base form) + Compleme nt. Examples 1. I dont play tennis. 2. He doesnt dance salsa music. 3. They dont eat breakfast. 4. The boy doesnt go to school. 5. You dont need help. * query Questions (yes/no) Auxiliary (Do/does)+ Subject + Verb (Base form) + Complement. Examples . Do you play tennis? 2. Does he dance salsa music? 3. Do they eat breakfast? 4. Does the boy go to school? 5. Do you need help? * Information Questions WH Question Word + Auxiliary(Do/does) + Subject + Verb(Base form) + Complement. Examples 1. When do you play tennis? 2. Why does he dance salsa music? 3. What do they eat for breakfast? 4. How does the boy go to school? 5. When do you need help? Use We use the present unsophisticated distort when * the live up to is general. * the action happens all the quantify, or habitually, in the historic, present and future. * the action is not only happening now. the statement is always true. Examples 1. The train leaves each morning at 8 AM. 2. Cats like milk. 3. The party starts at 8 ocloc k. 4. He has his passport in his hand. Time Expressions We often use about adverbs of frequency with the simple present tense to state how often someone does something. Adverbs commonly used with the simple present tense are always, usually, often, sometimes, occasionally, rarely and never. Note that the adverbs of frequency usually go before the verb. Structure Subjetc + Adverb + verb (present) + complement. Examples 1. He often visits his grandparents. 2.I usually get up early. 3. She always carries an umbrella. 4. He never gets angry. 5. I sometimes read foreign periodicals. 6. They rarely watch TV. 7. She often buys detective stories. Simple Past Tense Grammatical Structures Subject+Auxiliary verb+main verb (did) (base) In general, if we say the time or place of the result, we must(prenominal) use the past simple tense we cannot use the present perfect. * affirmative Subject + Verb(Past) + Complement. Examples 1. You swam in the pool. 2. She got up early. 3. They began to sing. 4. Karla studied for her test. 5. I understood the crystalise. Negative Subject + Auxiliary(did not) + Verb (Base form) + Complement. Examples 1. You didnt swim in the pool. 2. She didnt got up early. 3. They didnt begin to sing. 4. Karla didnt study for her test. 5. I didnt understand the class. * motion Questions (yes/no) Auxiliary (Did)+ Subject + Verb (Base form) + Complement. Examples 1. Did you swim in the pool?. 2. Did she get up early?. 3. Did they begin to sing?. 4. Did Karla study for her test?. 5. Did you understand the class?. * Information Questions WH Question Word + Auxiliary (Did) + Subject + Verb(Base form) + Complement.Examples 1. When did you swim in the pool?. 2. Why did she get up early?. 3. What did they begin to sing?. 4. When did Karla study for her test?. 5. How did you understand the class?. Uses We use the past simple tense to talk about an action or a moorage an event in the past. The event can be short or long. We use the past simple tense whe n * the event is in the past. * the event is completely finished. * we say (or understand) the time and/or place of the event. * to list a series of completed actions in the past. Examples 1. I saw a moving picture yesterday. 2.I finished work, walked to the beach, and found a nice place to swim. 3. I lived in Brazil for two years. 4. He played the violin. 5. She was shy as a child, but now she is very outgoing. Expressions Structure Subject + verb (past) + complement+ time adverbial. Or Subject + adverb + verb (past) + complement. Common time expressions (time adverbials) in the Simple past are * * yesterday * the other day * just now * the day before yesterday * always * only * never * ever * static * just Examples 1. I cleaned the sink yesterday. 2. She hung out with her friends the other day. 3. They always intercommunicate English.