Simple Present and Present Progressive
This is how you form the present progressive.
What is: S + be + verb (ing)
What is simple past?
The formula for past progressive.
What is: S + was/ were + verb (ing)?
Use this to talk about past repeated actions or states in the past
What is used to?
This is the formula for questions about a subject.
What is: Wh + V +(O)?
Add -s, -es, or -ies
What is: How do you make a simple present verb in the third person singular?
Examples of these are: 10 years ago, last week, yesterday.
What are past time expressions.
Use this word to show that two actions happened (one after the other) to show cause and effect.
What is: when?
What are: negative sentences and questions (yes/ no and wh- questions).
This is the formula for questions about the object.
What is: Wh + aux + S + V?
Examples are: always, sometimes, and never
What are: Frequency adverbs (or adverbs of frequency)
The past tense of this verb is taught.
What is teach?
Use this word to show that two actions happened at the same time.
What is: while?
Use this word to talk about past repeated actions.
What is: would?
These wh- words need a noun after them.
What are: Which, whose and how many?
Examples of these are: emotions, mental states, possession and senses and perceptions.
What are non-action verbs?
The formula for Yes/ No questions
What is: Did + S + base verb
Use this to show that an action was interrupted by another action.
What are: simple past and past progressive
Use this at the beginning of a story when you are talking about past repeated events.
What is: used to?
These words ALWAYS need an auxiliary verb.
What are: When, where and why?
These two verbs can have action and non-action meanings.
What are have and think?
The formula for Wh questions in the past.
What is : Wh + did + S + base
Use this when you include the words when or while at the beginning of a sentence.
What is a comma?
This is the story I used to talk about my past repeated actions during the summers.
What is: You and your sister used to steal sugar from the store?
These are the formulas for wh questions with be.
What are: wh+ be and
wh + noun + be