Grammar Simple Present and Past

COMPLEJO EDUCATIVO REPARTO VALLE NUEVO SIMPLE PRESENT AND SIMPLE PAST TENSE subject slope Students Andrade Ramos, Maria Emeli Argueta Moran, Leslie Evelyn Ceron Escobar, Maura Elena Escobar Caceres, Marjorie Naydine Romero Regalado, Leticia Yamileth Grade11th Assignment due to Tuesday, April 9th, 2013 impartial familiarize Tense Grammatical Structures assailable+Auxiliary verb+main verb (do) (base) There are three important exceptions * For positive sentences, we do not normally uptake the auxiliary. * For the 3rd person singular (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, even for questions and negatives. * Afirmative clear + Verb(Present) + Complement. Examples 1. I coquette tennis. 2. He dances salsa music. 3. They run down breakfast. 4. The boy goes to school. 5. You fill friend. * Negative conquer + Auxiliary (Do not/ does not) + Verb (Base form) + Complement. 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. * Interrogative uncertaintys (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 primary tense when * the carry through is general. * the action happens all the time, or habitually, in the foregone, present and future. * the action is not provided happening right off. the statement is always true. Examples 1. The train leaves every morning at 8 AM. 2. Cats like milk. 3. The party starts at 8 oclock. 4. He has his passing in his hand. Time Expressions We often use some adverbs of frequency with the simple present tense to state how often somebody does something. Adverbs commonly utilise with the simple present tense are always, normally, 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 frequently buys detective stories. Simple Past Tense Grammatical Structures Subject+Auxiliary verb+main verb (did) (base) In general, if we separate the time or place of the event, we must use the agone 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 t ryout. 5. I understood the class. 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 get down to sing. 4. Karla didnt study for her test. 5. I didnt understand the class. * Interrogative 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 twaddle about an action or a situation an event in the past. The event can be short or long. We use the past simple tense when * the event is in t he past. * the event is completely finished. * we say (or understand) the time and/or place of the event. * to list a series of complete actions in the past. Examples 1. I saw a movie yesterday. 2.I finished work, walked to the beach, and bring a nice place to swim. 3. I lived in Brazil for both 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 * still * just Examples 1. I cleaned the sink yesterday. 2. She hung out with her friends the other day. 3. They always spoke English.