VERB TENSES

1. simple
   1. positive

      Annotations:

      • The verb 'be' is different from the other verbs in this tense. 
      1. I am play
   2. negative

      Annotations:

      • the negative. It's very easy. You only add 'not'.
      1. I do not play
   3. question

      Annotations:

      •  the question form of the present simple with 'be'. Firstly, here's the 'yes / no' question form:
      1. do I play ?
2. continous

   Annotations:

   •  We make it using thepresent simple of 'be' + verb-ing:
   1. negative
      1. I am not sleeping
   2. positive
      1. I am sleeping
   3. question
      1. am I eating chocolate ?
3. perfect simple
   1. negative

      Annotations:

      • The negative is really simple too. Just put 'not' after 'have' or 'has':
      1. I have not eaten breakfast today
   2. positive

      Annotations:

      • To make the positive present perfect tense, use:'have' / 'has' + the past participleMake the past participle by adding 'ed' to regular verbs (for example, 'play' becomes 'played')There are a few verbs that change their spelling when you add 'ed' (for example, 'study' becomes 'studied')We also have some completely irregular verbs
      1. I have played
   3. question

      Annotations:

      • To make a question, put 'have' or 'has' in front of the subject:
      1. have I missed the bus?
4. continous
   1. USES 1. Things happening NOW 2. Temporary actions 3. Things that will change 4. Describing a current action
5. simple
   1. USES 1. Facts 2. Habitual things 3. Things that don´t/won´t change 4. Describing yourself

1. continous

   Annotations:

   • How can we make the past continuous? Firstly, check that you know how to make the past simple with 'be' (subject + was / were). Then just add verb-ing.
   1. positive
      1. I was sleeping
   2. negative
      1. I was not (wasn't) sleeping
   3. question
      1. Was I listening?
2. perfect simple

   Annotations:

   • We don't use the past perfect a lot in English, but it is useful, and it sounds very good if you can use it correctly. Also, it's really easy to make - just the past simple of 'have' and the past participle.
   1. positive
      1. I had been
   2. negative
      1. I had not been
   3. question
      1. Had I come?
3. simple

   Annotations:

   • It's similar to the present simple because it has different rules for the verb 'be', which becomes 'was' or 'were': The Past Simple with 'be' Here's how to make the positive:
   1. positive
      1. I was cold
   2. negative
      1. I was not sleepy
   3. question
      1. was I sleepy?
4. continous
   1. USES 1. Describes an action in progress at a specific moment in the past
5. simple
   1. USES 1. Finished actions that began and finished in the past 2. Habits and facts in the past
6. perfect simple
   1. 1. Unfinished actions that started in the past and continue to the present. Usually we use it to say 'how long' and we need 'since' or 'for'. 2. Life experience

Annotations:

• The simple future tense is very easy to make and is very useful

1. simple
   1. positive
      1. I will meet him later
   2. negative
      1. I will not go
   3. question
      1. Will I go?
2. continous
   1. positive
      1. I will be sleeping
   2. negative
      1. I will not be working
   3. question
      1. will I be cooking?
3. perfect simple
   1. positive
      1. I will have finished this book
   2. negative
      1. I will not have finished this book
   3. question
      1. will I have finished writing this book?
4. GOING TO
   1. USES 1. It is used to talk about plans and intentions
5. WILL
   1. 1. This tense is used to talk about predictions 2. Sometimes it show spontaneous decisions took at the moment of speaking