Simple present
go (1st person singular)
I go
to do (1st person singular)
I am doing
to want
wanted - wanted
The sun _____________ (to shine) the whole day yesterday.
The sun was shining the whole day yesterday.
We _____________(to sit) at the breakfast table when the telephone ___________(to ring).
We were sitting at the breakfast table when the telephone rang.
do (2nd person singular)
you do
to swim (you)
you are swiMMing
to buy
bought- bought
I ________________(to cook) last Friday from 12:00 to 12:30 o'clock.
I was cooking last Friday from 12:00 to 12:30 o'clock.
They were laughing when I came home.
walk (3rd person singular)
he/she/it walks
to not plan (we)
we aren't planning
to say, not
didn't say
We _________________ (to not play) yesterday at 10:00 o'clock.
We weren't playing yesterday at 10:00 o'clock.
Jon and Bill _____(to wash) the car when they ___________ (see) their friend George.
John and Bill were washing the car when they saw their friend George.
What are signal words for the present simple?
always, never, often, sometimes
every week/year/month
When do we use the present progressive?
For something that is happening at the moment.
For describing pictures.
to sing, not
didn't sing
You were singing when I came home.
Brenda and Sarah ____________(to play) while Brenda's brother _____________(to watch) TV downstairs.
Brenda and Sarah were playing while Brenda's brother was watching TV downstairs.
Where do we put the signal words sometimes, always, often, never in a sentence?
Before the verb. /After the subject
I sometimes watch TV.
Every... --> at the end of the sentence.
I play football every week.
What are signal words for the present progressive?
at the moment, now, right now
to write
wrote- written
When do we use the past progressive? (you can write the rules down in German)
1) an action in the past that was happening at the moment.
2) two actions that were happening at the same time
3) An action in the past that is interrupted (unterbrochen) by a new action (simple past).
Annie _____(to call) when Eva _______(to study) for the exam.
Annie called when Eva was studying for the exam.