Tobit USED TO play toy cars but he doesn´t play now
Alejandro USED TO be fat but he is thin now
IN OLD DAYS
Now
People USED TO listen to gramophone records.
Women USED TO wash their dirty clothes by hand
They listen to CD players
They use washing machine
I You He She It We They
DIDN´T
USE TO
Play Tennis
Example
Arturo DIDN´T USE TO watch horror films but he watches now
Arturo and I DIDN´T USE TO eat fast food but we eat fast food now
DIDN´T USE TO
People DIDN´T USE TO communicate through mobile phones
They USED TO communicate through telegraphs
Women DIDN´D USE TO was their clothes with washing machine
They USED TO was their clotes by hand
USED TO
QUESTION FORM
DID
I You He She It We They
USED TO
Play tennis?
Yes
I You He She It We They
Did
No
I You He She It We They
Didn´t
Example Questions
Did Goksel USED TO wear tie when he was in high school
Did you USED TO fly a kite when you were a child
Did Yesim USED TO go to shcool with her mother when she was in primary school
Did people USED TO eat frozen food
Yes, she did
Yes, he did
No, they didn´t
Yes, I did
DID... USE TO...?
Did people use to travel by horse carriages?
Did people use to use calculator to make calculation?
Yes, they did
No, they didn´t
TO BE
DO-DOES-DID
To Do- Verb
THE VERB TO HAVE
You know me in the present
Be
AM
IS
ARE
Now see how I am in the past
Be
WAS
WAS
WERE
WAS
I
HE
SHE
IT
WERE
YOU
WE
THEY
Past Simple
Affirmative +
I was
You were He was She was It was
We were You were They were
Short answers
Negative -
I was not / I wasn´t
You were not / You were not
He was not / He wasn´t She was not / She wasn´t It was not / It wasn´t
We were not / We weren´t You were not / You Weren´t They were not / They Weren´t
Interrogative
Affirmative
Negative
Was I...?
Were you...?
Was he...? Was she...? Was it...?
Were we...? Were you...? Were they...?
Yes, I was
Yes, you were
Yes, he was Yes, she was Yes, it was
Yes, we were Yes, you were Yes, they were
No, I wasn´t
No, you weren´t
No, he wasn´t No, she wasn´t
No, we weren´t No, you weren´t No, they weren´t
Present Simple
Affirmative
Negative
I am
You are
He is She is It is
We are You are They are
I am not / I´m not
You are not / You aren´t
He is not / He isn´t She is not / She isn´t It is not / It isn´t
We are not / We aren´t You are not / You aren´t They are not / They aren´t
Short answers
Interrogative
Affirmative
Negative
Am I...?
Are you...?
Is he...? Is She...? Is it...?
Are we...? Are you...? Are they...?
Yes, I am
Yes, you are
Yes, he is Yes, she is Yes, it is
Yes, we are Yes, you are Yes, they are
No, I am not.
No, you aren´t
No, he isn´t No, she isn´t No, it isn´t
No, we aren´t No, you aren´t No, they aren´t
THEY CAN BE HAVE OR HAS
Have
SUBJECTS
I You We They
Has
SUBJECTS
He She It
Example
I have a yellow pencil
She has two dogs
We have a blue car
The chimpanzee has a big tail
Luis and Peter HAVE a small parrot.
My boss HAS such a bad temper
We HAVE a new English teacher. I hope she´s nice
I never HAVE breakfast in the morning because I´m never hungry
The house all have blue windows
An elephant HAS four legs and big trunk
Many poor people HAVE no money to spend
The child HAS red haird and very white skin.
Present Tense
Past Tense
Past Participe
I / You / We / They He / She / It
Do Does
Did
Done
I DO exercise I DID my homework I have DONE many things
He DOES exercise He DID his homework He has DONE many things
DO / DOES / DID - AUXILIARY (To make questions)
Auxiliary
DO DOES
Subject
I / You / We / They He/ She / It
Verb
Go...? Want...? Like...?
+
+
+
+
Present
Auxiliary
DID
Subject
I / You / We / They He/ She / It
+
Verb
Go..? Want...?
Past
In the simple present tense, DO will funtion as an auxiliary to express the negative and to ask question (DOES, however, is substituted for third-person, singular subjects in the present tense. The pas tense DID works with all person, singular and plural.
I don´t study at night
She doesn´t work here anymore
Do you attend this school?
Does he work here?
With "yes-no" question, the form of "do" goes in front of the subject andthe main verb comes afther the subject
Did your grandmother KNOW Truman?
DO wildflowera GROW in your back yard
"DO" is also helpful because it means you don´t have to repeat the verb
