5 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. Ari (ride) a motorcycle (Simple Future Tense)

Answer :

(+) Ari will ride a motorcycle

(-) Ari will not ride a motorcycle

(?) Will Ari ride a motorcycle?

2.Mr. Joshua (begin) the class. (Simple Past Tense)

Answer :

(+) Mr. Joshua began the class

(-) Mr. Joshua didn’t begin the class

(?) Did Mr. Joshua begin the class?

3. They want (swim) in the pool (Past Continous Tense)

Answer :

(+) they were swimming in the pool

(-) They weren’t swimming in the pool

(?) Were they swimming in the pool?

4. She  (burn) a shoes. (Present Perfect Tense)

Answer :

(+) She has burned a shoes

(-) She hasn’t burned a shoes

(?) Has she burned a shoes?

5.I (drink) a coffe (Simple Present Tense)

Answer :

(+) I drink a coffe

(-) I doesn’t drink a coffe

(?) Does I drink a coffe