Present Simple My name is Michael. I am 65 year old. I always read a book in the evening. I get up at 8 a.m. every day Fact Fact Hobby Daily routine/habit
Past Simple “50 years ago I …” I played ice hockey. I was young and very active. I always helped my mother in the kitchen.
Present Simple-to be I am a student We YouThey are at the dentist very busy young 20 years ago Yesterday Last week Once She He It is more beautiful Some time ago Yesterday cold outside in Paris Last summer Past simple-to be was were was
I We You They Present Simple-other verbs Past simple-other verbs like chocolate play football watch TV work in a shop She He It listen to music live in New York like fish s s s d ed ed ed d ed d Regular Verbs
study play + ed + ed studied played like live smile + ed d d d
“When I was young …” I rode a bike. I drew pictures. I flew a kite.
Present Simple I We You They ride a bike. draw pictures. go to school. fly a kite. She He It make dinner. write a letter. become dark. s s s Past simple rode drew went flew made wrote became ride-rode go-went fly-flew make-made write-wrote become-became draw-drew Irregular Verbs
Negation (-) to be I was married We were friends You were ill They were in London She was a pupil He was at school It was cold not not not not not not not n’t n’t n’t n’t n’t n’t n’t
I We You They like chocolate play football yesterday travel last summer many books She He It listen to music abroad cold d ed ed ed read went became Negation (-) other verbs didn’t didn’t didn’t didn’t didn’t didn’t didn’t read go become
Yes / No questions (?) – to be They were in the country yesterday. - Were they in the country yesterday? Yes, they were. No, they weren’t. She was in Moscow last weekend. - Was she in Moscow last weekend? Yes, she was. No, she wasn’t. It was very cold two days ago. - Was it cold two days ago? Yes, it was. No, it wasn’t.
I We You They like chocolate play football yesterday travel last summer many books She He It listen to music abroad cold d ed ed ed read went became Yes / No questions (?) - other verbs read go become Did ?
- Did you play tennis on Monday? - Yes, I did. I always play tennis on Monday. - No, I didn’t. I never play tennis. - Did they go to Ann’s party? - Yes, they did. They went to Ann’s party. - No, they didn’t. They didn’t know about it. - Did she give him a telephone number? - Yes, she did. She liked that boy very much. - No, she didn’t. She has a boyfriend.