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General Rules of Tense

General Rules of Tense. SIMPLE PAST.  = base form + -ed for  regular  verbs : I worked yesterday. The simple past for  irregular  verbs varies : He ate lunch at noon. (irregular verb). GENERAL RULES.

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General Rules of Tense

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  1. General Rules of Tense www.assignmentpoint.com

  2. SIMPLE PAST •  = base form + -ed for regular verbs : I worked yesterday. The simple past for irregular verbs varies : He ate lunch at noon. (irregular verb) www.assignmentpoint.com

  3. GENERAL RULES 1. An activity begun and completed at a particular time in the past.            e.g. I went to work yesterday morning. 2. Commonly used with “after” and “before” clauses.             e.g. After Bob ate dinner, he drove to CEC.             The students arrived in class before the teacher. 3. “Used to” = past habits  (used to  + base form)             e.g. I used to ride horses when I was a kid. www.assignmentpoint.com

  4. Give the correct form of the following verbs: (Present Tense) 1 . I ______  to the mall after school. ( go ) • 2. My brother ______  a bear an hour ago. ( see ) • 3 . _____Mike visit his grandmother last night? ( do ) • 4. Alex did not _____  last weekend. ( work ) • 5.  ____Judy and Liz at last month's meeting? ( is ) • 6.We ____  not happy after the sad ending. ( are ) • 7. _____you see Jody's new dog yesterday? ( are ) • 8. Sorry, I ____  hear you at the door. ( do ) • 9. I _______  English for two years. ( study ) • 10.What _____  you eat for lunch yesterday? ( do ) www.assignmentpoint.com

  5. Give the correct form of the following verbs: (Present Tense) • 1 . I _went___  to the mall after school. ( go ) • 2. My brother ______  a bear an hour ago. ( see ) • 3 . _____Mike visit his grandmother last night? ( do ) • 4. Alex did not _____  last weekend. ( work ) • 5.  ____Judy and Liz at last month's meeting? ( is ) • 6.We ____  not happy after the sad ending. ( are ) • 7. _____you see Jody's new dog yesterday? ( are ) • 8. Sorry, I ____  hear you at the door. ( do ) • 9. I _______  English for two years. ( study ) • 10.What _____  you eat for lunch yesterday? ( do ) www.assignmentpoint.com

  6. Give the correct form of the following verbs: (Present Tense) • 1 . I _went___  to the mall after school. ( go ) • 2. My brother _saw___  a bear an hour ago. ( see ) • 3 . _____Mike visit his grandmother last night? ( do ) • 4. Alex did not _____  last weekend. ( work ) • 5.  ____Judy and Liz at last month's meeting? ( is ) • 6.We ____  not happy after the sad ending. ( are ) • 7. _____you see Jody's new dog yesterday? ( are ) • 8. Sorry, I ____  hear you at the door. ( do ) • 9. I _______  English for two years. ( study ) • 10.What _____  you eat for lunch yesterday? ( do ) www.assignmentpoint.com

  7. Give the correct form of the following verbs: (Present Tense) • 1 . I _went___  to the mall after school. ( go ) • 2. My brother _saw___  a bear an hour ago. ( see ) • 3 . __Did_ Mike visit his grandmother last night? ( do ) • 4. Alex did not _____  last weekend. ( work ) • 5.  ____Judy and Liz at last month's meeting? ( is ) • 6.We ____  not happy after the sad ending. ( are ) • 7. _____you see Jody's new dog yesterday? ( are ) • 8. Sorry, I ____  hear you at the door. ( do ) • 9. I _______  English for two years. ( study ) • 10.What _____  you eat for lunch yesterday? ( do ) www.assignmentpoint.com

  8. Give the correct form of the following verbs: (Present Tense) • 1 . I _went___  to the mall after school. ( go ) • 2. My brother _saw___  a bear an hour ago. ( see ) • 3 . __Did_ Mike visit his grandmother last night? ( do ) • 4. Alex did not _work__  last weekend. ( work ) • 5.  ____Judy and Liz at last month's meeting? ( is ) • 6.We ____  not happy after the sad ending. ( are ) • 7. _____you see Jody's new dog yesterday? ( are ) • 8. Sorry, I ____  hear you at the door. ( do ) • 9. I _______  English for two years. ( study ) • 10.What _____  you eat for lunch yesterday? ( do ) www.assignmentpoint.com

  9. Give the correct form of the following verbs: (Present Tense) • 1 . I _went___  to the mall after school. ( go ) • 2. My brother _saw___  a bear an hour ago. ( see ) • 3 . __Did_ Mike visit his grandmother last night? ( do ) • 4. Alex did not _work__  last weekend. ( work ) • 5.  Were__ Judy and Liz at last month's meeting? ( is ) • 6.We ____  not happy after the sad ending. ( are ) • 7. _____you see Jody's new dog yesterday? ( are ) • 8. Sorry, I ____  hear you at the door. ( do ) • 9. I _______  English for two years. ( study ) • 10.What _____  you eat for lunch yesterday? ( do ) www.assignmentpoint.com

  10. Give the correct form of the following verbs: (Present Tense) • 1 . I _went___  to the mall after school. ( go ) • 2. My brother _saw___  a bear an hour ago. ( see ) • 3 . __Did_ Mike visit his grandmother last night? ( do ) • 4. Alex did not _work__  last weekend. ( work ) • 5.  Were__ Judy and Liz at last month's meeting? ( is ) • 6.We _were_  not happy after the sad ending. ( are ) • 7. _____you see Jody's new dog yesterday? ( are ) • 8. Sorry, I ____  hear you at the door. ( do ) • 9. I _______  English for two years. ( study ) • 10.What _____  you eat for lunch yesterday? ( do ) www.assignmentpoint.com

  11. Give the correct form of the following verbs: (Present Tense) • 1 . I _went___  to the mall after school. ( go ) • 2. My brother _saw___  a bear an hour ago. ( see ) • 3 . __Did_ Mike visit his grandmother last night? ( do ) • 4. Alex did not _work__  last weekend. ( work ) • 5.  Were__ Judy and Liz at last month's meeting? ( is ) • 6.We _were_  not happy after the sad ending. ( are ) • 7. _Did_ you see Jody's new dog yesterday? ( do ) • 8. Sorry, I _didn’t___  hear you at the door. ( don’t ) • 9. I _______  English for two years. ( study ) • 10.What _____  you eat for lunch yesterday? ( do ) www.assignmentpoint.com

  12. Give the correct form of the following verbs: (Present Tense) • 1 . I _went___  to the mall after school. ( go ) • 2. My brother _saw___  a bear an hour ago. ( see ) • 3 . __Did_ Mike visit his grandmother last night? ( do ) • 4. Alex did not _work__  last weekend. ( work ) • 5.  Were__ Judy and Liz at last month's meeting? ( is ) • 6.We _were_  not happy after the sad ending. ( are ) • 7. _Did_ you see Jody's new dog yesterday? ( do ) • 8. Sorry, I _didn’t___  hear you at the door. ( don’t ) • 9. I _studied____  English for two years. ( study ) • 10.What _____  you eat for lunch yesterday? ( do ) www.assignmentpoint.com

  13. Give the correct form of the following verbs: (Present Tense) • 1 . I _went___  to the mall after school. ( go ) • 2. My brother _saw___  a bear an hour ago. ( see ) • 3 . __Did_ Mike visit his grandmother last night? ( do ) • 4. Alex did not _work__  last weekend. ( work ) • 5.  Were__ Judy and Liz at last month's meeting? ( is ) • 6.We _were_  not happy after the sad ending. ( are ) • 7. _Did_ you see Jody's new dog yesterday? ( do ) • 8. Sorry, I _didn’t___  hear you at the door. ( don’t ) • 9. I _studied___  English for two years. ( study ) • 10.What __did__  you eat for lunch yesterday? ( do ) www.assignmentpoint.com

  14. PAST FUTURE • = will + base form:  I will work tomorrow.  He will eat dinner later.  OR am / is / are + (going to + base form):  I am going to work tomorrow.   She is going to eat dinner at Al’s Restaurant.   We are going to study Unit 1 tonight. www.assignmentpoint.com

  15. 1. A future event or activity.            e.g.   Our break will begin at  8:10.             I will study later.             I’m going to study later. 2. Use will (not: going to) to volunteer.             e.g. Wait a second. I will help you with that sofa. If you try to move it by yourself, your back will be out for a week. 3. Use going to  (not: will) with a preconceived plan.             e.g. I’m going to mow my lawn tomorrow. www.assignmentpoint.com

  16. Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses. 1. A: Why are you holding a piece of paper?  B: I (write) ______ a letter to my friends back home in Texas. 2. A: I'm about to fall asleep. I need to wake up!  B: I (get) ______  you a cup of coffee. That will wake you up. 3. A: I can't hear the television!  B: I (turn)  ________it up so you can hear it. 4. We are so excited about our trip next month to France. We (visit) _____ Paris, Nice and Grenoble.5. Sarah (come) ________to the party. Oliver (be)  _______there as well. 6. Ted: It is so hot in here! Sarah: I (turn)______  the air-conditioning on.  www.assignmentpoint.com

  17. Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses. 1. A: Why are you holding a piece of paper?  B: I (write)am going to write a letter to my friends back home in Texas.  2. A: I'm about to fall asleep. I need to wake up!  B: I (get) ______  you a cup of coffee. That will wake you up. 3. A: I can't hear the television!  B: I (turn)  ________it up so you can hear it. 4. We are so excited about our trip next month to France. We (visit) _____ Paris, Nice and Grenoble.5. Sarah (come) ________to the party. Oliver (be)  _______there as well. 6. Ted: It is so hot in here! Sarah: I (turn)______  the air-conditioning on. . www.assignmentpoint.com

  18. Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses. 1. A: Why are you holding a piece of paper?  B: I (write)am going to write a letter to my friends back home in Texas. 2. A: I'm about to fall asleep. I need to wake up!  B: I (get) will get you a cup of coffee. That will wake you up.  3. A: I can't hear the television!  B: I (turn)  ________it up so you can hear it. 4. We are so excited about our trip next month to France. We (visit) _____ Paris, Nice and Grenoble.5. Sarah (come) ________to the party. Oliver (be)  _______there as well. 6. Ted: It is so hot in here! Sarah: I (turn)______  the air-conditioning on.  www.assignmentpoint.com

  19. Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses. 1. A: Why are you holding a piece of paper?  B: I (write)am going to write a letter to my friends back home in Texas. 2. A: I'm about to fall asleep. I need to wake up!  B: I (get) will get you a cup of coffee. That will wake you up. 3. A: I can't hear the television!  B: I (turn)will turn it up so you can hear it.  4. We are so excited about our trip next month to France. We (visit) _____ Paris, Nice and Grenoble.5. Sarah (come) ________to the party. Oliver (be)  _______there as well. 6. Ted: It is so hot in here! Sarah: I (turn)______  the air-conditioning on.  www.assignmentpoint.com

  20. Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses. 1. A: Why are you holding a piece of paper?  B: I (write)am going to write a letter to my friends back home in Texas. 2. A: I'm about to fall asleep. I need to wake up!  B: I (get) will get you a cup of coffee. That will wake you up. 3. A: I can't hear the television!  B: I (turn)will turn it up so you can hear it. 4. We are so excited about our trip next month to France. We (visit) are going to visit Paris, Nice and Grenoble. 5. Sarah (come) ________to the party. Oliver (be)  _______there as well. 6. Ted: It is so hot in here! Sarah: I (turn)______  the air-conditioning on.  www.assignmentpoint.com

  21. Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses. 1. A: Why are you holding a piece of paper?  B: I (write)am going to write a letter to my friends back home in Texas. 2. A: I'm about to fall asleep. I need to wake up!  B: I (get) will get you a cup of coffee. That will wake you up. 3. A: I can't hear the television!  B: I (turn)will turn it up so you can hear it. 4. We are so excited about our trip next month to France. We (visit) are going to visit Paris, Nice and Grenoble.5. Sarah (come) will come to the party. Oliver (be)  _______there as well. 6. Ted: It is so hot in here! Sarah: I (turn)______  the air-conditioning on.  www.assignmentpoint.com

  22. Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses. 1. A: Why are you holding a piece of paper?  B: I (write)am going to write a letter to my friends back home in Texas. 2. A: I'm about to fall asleep. I need to wake up!  B: I (get) will get you a cup of coffee. That will wake you up. 3. A: I can't hear the television!  B: I (turn)will turn it up so you can hear it. 4. We are so excited about our trip next month to France. We (visit) are going to visit Paris, Nice and Grenoble.5. Sarah (come) will come to the party. Oliver (be) will bethere as well.  6. Ted: It is so hot in here! Sarah: I (turn)______  the air-conditioning on.  www.assignmentpoint.com

  23. Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses. 1. A: Why are you holding a piece of paper?  B: I (write)am going to write a letter to my friends back home in Texas. 2. A: I'm about to fall asleep. I need to wake up!  B: I (get) will get you a cup of coffee. That will wake you up. 3. A: I can't hear the television!  B: I (turn)will turn it up so you can hear it. 4. We are so excited about our trip next month to France. We (visit) are going to visit Paris, Nice and Grenoble.5. Sarah (come) will come to the party. Oliver (be) will bethere as well. 6. Ted: It is so hot in here!  Sarah: I (turn)will turn the air-conditioning on. . www.assignmentpoint.com

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