Present and past tenses

1. Present and past tenses

2. Tense is the form of a verb that shows the time the action occurred

3. Present and past tenses

4. Present tense names an action that is occurring now or occurs regularly. John wins an award.Also expresses general truths…Michelle is funny.

5. If the subject is a singular noun like he, she or it, an –s is added to the verb.I walk you talkhe talksthey run

6. PAST TENSENames an action that already happenedDenny joined the team.Add an –ed to show that it is past tense.

7. Tale of mr.mortonTale of Mr. Morton in Song

8. Past Simple – things that have finishedlooklookslookedtalkstalked

9. He passeshe pass +edhe passedYesterday he passed his exams.

10. She workswork +edShe worked in a shop when she lived in Florida.

11. When doesn’t this work?

12. WHEN DOES THIS NOT WORK?When the infinitive word ends in –e, add –dShe changes the nappy

13. Another exception –When the infinitive verb ends in a consonant, preceded by one vowel.Consonant letter is a letter that is NOT a vowel (letters a,e,i.o or u are vowels)

14. STOPdouble last consonant and add -edI stopYesterday, I stopped

15. Another exampleTo planplannedI planned a trip to New York last year.

16. Another exception is when an infinitive ends in –cThen you add –kedFor examplepanic =kedThey panicYesterday they panicked.She wrecked the car.

17. Last exceptionInfinitive ends in –yy turns into i and add –edshe carriescarrycarriedYesterday she carried the suitcase to the airport

18. When to use? When something has happened in the past and has finishedfor example: A few years ago I worked in the supermarket

19. 2. Indicate a time in the pastWe lived in Holland in 1991.

20. 3. Habit in the pastI collected stamps when I was a child

21. 4. Telling a storyOnce upon a time there was a farmer, who lived in a small village

22. So, when to use past simple?When something is completely finished

23. Have a look at the grammar sheet and try some exercises