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Past simple:affirmatives

We can usd the past simple to describe event in the past.

Structure

affirmatives s + V2.

For Example :

He played football yesterday.
I walked to work ten years ago.
She washed her clothes herself last
year.

Principle of use

Verb's law in the past (call it V2).
1. Sometimes add -ed e.g. walked
2. Some words are completely
changed, such as ate.
3. Sometimes it doesn't change
anything, e.g. read, hit.

For Example :

a) My name was Lula.
b) I lived in Illinois, United States.
c) Tina worked at the mall.
d) My mom ate noodle yesterday.

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— Quiz 11 —

1.l___(play) video games last night.
2. Michael ____(jump) on the sofa.
3.We ___(go) to school yesterday.
4 .Dana____ (watch) a movie yesterday.
5. Last night it ____(rain) very hard.
6. He____(write) his name on the book. 7.The
compuler _____ (break) 2 weeks ago.
Correct Answers
1.plaved 2.jumped 3.went
4.watched 5.rained
6.wrote 7.broke

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Past simple:questions and negative

QUESTIONS

Principle of use

1. Sentences with the verb to be ( was, were )
To change a sentence This type of giving is a question to move.
The verb to be is placed in front of it and put a tick at the end of
the sentence.

For Example :

Was he at school yesterday?
Were they were at home yesterday ?

2. Other types of sentences not included in Rule 1 when needed.
Make pasttense, use the verb “Did” to help, and when using the
verb “Did” to help, the original verb in the question has to change
its form to the verb 1.

Structure

Did + subject + original verb + extension

For Example :

Did he walk to work yesterday?
Did they work late last night?
Did Rob do the exercise last week?

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NEGATIVE

Principle of use

In negative sentences, was not or were not.
can write abbreviation
was not abbreviated as wasn't were not
can be abbreviated as weren't

For Example :

He was not at work yesterday.
They were not at the party last night.

Structure

Subject + didn't + verb + verb
For Example :
He didn’t walk to work yesterday.
They didn’t work late last night.

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— Quiz 12 —

1.l ____(play) video game last night.
2.Michael____ (jump) on the sofa.
3.____we ____ (go) to school yesterday ?
4._____Dana____(watech) a movie yesterday?
5.Last night it ____(main) very hard.
6._____he _____(write) his name on the book?
7. The cormputer____(break) 2 weeks ago.
Correct answer
1. didn't play
2.didn't lump
3.Did go
4.Did wacth
5.didn't rain
6.Did write
7.didn't brwake.

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Present Perfect with Ever/Never

Present Perfect talks about the time that occurred in the past and present to the present.

EVER

The adverbs ever and never describe or show time.
not specifically stated before (Have you ever visited Berlin?)
'Ever' and 'never' are placed before the main verb (verb 3).

Principle of use

— In question — In negative interrogative sentences

For Example: For Example :
Have you ever been to England? Haven't they ever been to Europe?
Has she ever met the Prime Minister? Haven't you ever eaten Chinese food?

— In negative sentences, use nothing+ever — Used with 'The first time'
or nobody+ever.
For Example :
For Example: It's the first time that I've ever eaten snails.
Nobody has ever said that to me before. This is the first time I've ever been to England.
Nothing like this has ever happened to us.

NEVER

Never means never until now. and is synonymous with
not ..... ever (I have never visited Berlin).

Please be careful! Do not use never and not together.

For Example:
I haven't never been to Italy.
I have never been to Italy.

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Present Perfect with
just/already/yet

JUST

Principle of use Just

Just = Just used the real verb.

For Example :

I have just eaten an apple.
She has just finished cooking.

ALREADY

Already means something that has happened before but is not clearly


defined at the time. Let them know that you don't have to do it again.

For Example :

I've already drunk three coffees this morning.
Don't write to John, I've already done it.

YET

Yet is used in negative and interrogative sentences, meaning (not yet)
in the interval between before and now and (not) until now. Yet is
typically placed at the end of a sentence.

For Example :

Have you met Judy yet?
I haven't visited the Tate Gallery yet.
Has he arrived yet?
They haven't eaten yet.

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— Quiz 13 —

1. We..........good friends for many years. 9. How
a. are long..............you ............baseball?
b. were a. did, play
c. did b. has, played
d. have been c. was, played
d. have, played
2. ................she ever ...........to an open air rock
concert? 10. They.............snowboarding yet.
a. Has, been a. haven’t tried
b. Did, be b. have tried
c. Was, being c. hasn’t tried
d. Is being d. has tried

3. That Man.............in prison for five years. Correct answer
a. are 1)d 6)d
b. were 2)a 7)b
c. has been 3)c 8)a
d. is being 4)b 9)d
5)c 10)


4. I ...............up the car yet. 55
a. has washed
b. haven’t washed
c. didn’t wash
d. don’t wash

5. John...................Russian since he was six years old.
a. speak
b. spoke
c. has spoken
d. is speaking

6. ...............Jack..............the football team?
a. Have, joined
b. Is, joining
c. Was, joining
d. Has, joined

7. He...................two gold medals so far.
a. have won
b. has won
c. didn’t win
d. was win

8.Dave................never .....................
competition in his life.
a. has, lost
b. have. lost
c. was losing
d. didn’t lose

Future with will

Future simple tense is a tense used to refer to future events. speculative
or emotional and instant decision

Future simple tense sentence structure

S + will + V.1

For Example :

tell-tale example sentences :
I will pass the exam.

Example sentences for refusal:
I will not pass the exam.

Example sentences for questions:
will I pass the exam?

Principles of using the Future simple tense

1. Use to predict what will happen in the future. or if in simple
words "Think that it will be like that or like this" is a "guessing
from personal thoughts".

For Example : 3. It is used to express a promise, that is, a promise to do
I think you will win this game. something like that. Don't do this or use threats.
She will probably leave next month.
I hope you will help me. For Example :
I will love you only.
2. Used to tell actions that weren't I will never let you down.
planned before or think in advance I will not talk to you if you tell anyone.
It was a decision at that moment.

For Example :
I will watch Chin Jang tonight.
I will go to school tomorrow.
It’s cold. I will close the window.

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— Quiz 14 —

1)We ……………to see grandmother this weekend.
a.will
b.are going
c.go
d.are

2)When ……. supper be ready? 7)Next month I ..................... here for 10 years.
a.will a.will work
b.do b.am going to work
c.does c.will have been working
d.is d.will be working

3)How …….he get here from the train station? 8)By 9 o’clock, her daughter …………………asleep.
a.is a.falls
b.do b.will go
c.will c.is going to fall
d.are d.will have fallen


9)When I ……….you tomorrow, I will show you
my new car.
4)By the time we get there, they ……………..football for 30 minutes. a.see
b.am seeing
a.play c)will see
b.are playing d) am going to see
c.will play
d.will have been playing 10)Before we …… learning a new song, we
……………..play that song we ……… last week.
5)More and more people ……..join this campaign. a.are starting to/ will/learn
a.will b.will start to, will, learn
b.is going to c,will be starting/ are going to/ learned
c.go to d.start/ are going to/ learned
d.are
Correct answer
6)She ……………..painting by the end of this weekend. 1)b 5)a 9)a
a.has finished 2)a 6)b 10)d
b.will have finished 3)c 7)c
c.will finish 4)d 8)d
d.finishes

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Be going to

Going to is used to tell an event. or stories that will
happen in the future

The principle of using be going to

The be going to principle is used when a decision has been made.
Before telling each other at this point and used to predict what will
happen with the accompanying circumstances.

1. used to tell stories that have been decided Before let's talk now.
For Example :
I’m going to watch movies tomorrow.
She’s going to clean the house next week.
Sam is going to buy a new bike.

2. Used to predict that the event will definitely happen in the future
with a predictable environment

For Example :
Look at the dark clouds. It’s going to rain. Let’s go.
Look! The car is going to hit the cat.
Oh my gosh! The cat is going to die.

Sentence structure

be going + to + INFINITIVE
be + going + to + PLACE

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— Quiz 15 —

A: Complete the sentences, using short forms of be going to and the verbs in
brackets().
Example: We‘re going to study__ (study) music at university.

1 Sutee____________ (marry) a very rich woman.
2 They____________ (have) two boys.
3 I____________ (travel) all over the world.
4 We____________ (not/work) in an office.
5 They____________ (win) the game.
6 I____________ (play) the guitar every night in a cafe.
7 Pranee____________ (not/cook) or clean.
8 They____________ (eat) in restaurants every day.

Correct answer
1 ‘s going to marry
2 ‘re going to have
3 ‘m going to travel
4 ‘re not going to work
5 ‘re going to win
6 ‘m going to play
7 isn’t going/’s not going to cook
8 ‘re going to eat

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