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TENSE REVIEW. 8th Grade ISE-0 2014. PRESENT SIMPLE: USE. We use it for something that is true in the present : I ’m nineteen years old. He lives in London.
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TENSE REVIEW 8th Grade ISE-0 2014
PRESENT SIMPLE: USE We use it for something that is true in the present: I’m nineteen years old. He lives in London. We use it for something that happens again and again in the present. We use words like sometimes, often. always, and never (adverbs of frequency) with the present tense: I play football every weekend. She never plays football. We use it for something that is always true: The adult human body contains 206 bones. Light travels at almost 300,000 kilometres per second.
EXAMPLES: Correctthesentences Shelove my new jacket. I am talkto my nieceeveryday. He don’tlikeplaying soccer. Westudies at TMS.
PAST SIMPLE: USE Thepast simple expresses a pastthatisnowfinished. Weplayedfootballlast Friday. I worked in englandfrom 1994 to 1998. We can use with time timeexpressions I diditlastyear I watched TVyesterday I wasbornin 1996.
EXAMPLES: Correctthemistakes Shewasn’thavelonghair. I don’tliked vegetables when I was a kid. He did ate a lot of chocolates yesterday. I were at home yesterday.
FUTURE with GOING TO: USE We use ittoexpress a futuredecision, intention, or plan madebeforethemoment of speaking. I’mgoingtostudyhard. Whatareyougoingto do aftercollege? We use itwhenwe can seeorfeelnowthatsomethingiscertaintohappen in thefuture. Look at theseclouds! It’sgoingto rain. Watchout! That box isgoingtofall.
EXAMPLES I goingplayfootballwith my cousin. Sheisgovisitinghergrandmother. I am notgoingtolisteningtoyouanymore! Whatyou are goingto do tomorrow?
Informationretrievedfrom: https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/english-grammar/verbs/present-tense/present-simple https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/english-grammar/verbs/past-tense/past-simple https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/english-grammar/verbs/talking-about-future