VERB TENSE

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The Present Perfect Tense

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They are made using the auxiliar "do" and adding "not" to them

Do not (Don't)

You do not speak English

They are made using the auxiliar with do

Do you speak English?

It is the base of the verb

You speak English

VERB TENSE

Simple Future

"Will" or "Be Going to" to Express a Prediction

Beyonce's new album is going to be great

Beyonce's new album will be great

The next year is going to be amazing

The next year will be amazing

"Be going to" to Express a Plan

Are you going to cook dinner tomorrow?

Fran is not going to watch netflix tonight

I'm going to be a graphic designer

"Will" to Express a Promise

Don't worry, I'll be there

I will give you a hug tomorrow

I will read the book you told me about

"Will" to Express a Voluntary Action

I won't do a gift for christmas

Will you help me?

I'll make you a cake

Form Be Going To

[am/is/are + going to + VERB]

You are not going to meet Jane tonight.

Are you going to meet Jane tonight?

You are going to meet Jane tonight

Form Will

[will + VERB]

You will not help him later

Will you help him later?

You will help him later

The two forms can sometimes be used interchangeably, often express two very different meanings

Two different forms "will" and "be going to"

Simple Past

Past Facts or Generalizations

Did you learn English when you were a kid?

We didn't talk much today

She was overweight as a child, but now she is very skinny

Habits in the Past

Did you go to a camp when you were a kid?

I didn't know how to play baseball

He learned to swim when he was a child

Duration in the Past

How long did you sing in the karaoke?

We danced in the club all night

I lived in Bogota for 5 mons

A Series of Completed Actions

Did you buy flour, search the recipe, and bake the cake?

I listened to music, played soccer, and watched my favorite tv show

Completed Action in the Past

Did maria read a book?

She did not read a book

Maria read a book

Simple Past Forms

they are made with did not

You did not call Debbie

they are made with did

Did you call Debbie?

Positive Statement

Formed using the verb+ed

You called Debbie

used to talk about past habits and generalizations

which is used to show that a completed action took place at a specific time in the past

Simple Present

Uses

Now (Non-Continuous Verbs)

Do you dance with me now?

She's not dance now

I'm dance now

Scheduled Events in the Near Future

When does the plane leave?

The plane does not leaves this morning at 8AM, its leaves tonight at 8PM

The plane leaves this morning at 8AM

Facts or Generalizations

Do fish eat cheese?

Fish do not eat cheese

Mouses eat cheese

Repeated Actions

Do you ever dance salsa?

He does not dance salsa

I usually dance salsa

Simple Present Forms

Third Person

Negative Statements

They are made using the auxiliar "does" and adding "not" to them

He does not speak English

Does not (Doesn't)

Interrogative statements

they are made using the auxiliar "does"

Does he speak English?

Statement

S or ES is added

He speaks English

First and Second Person

Can be used to talk about scheduled actions in the near future and

Which is used to show repetition habit or generalization