Simple Present Tense (be: am / is / are)
“Choose the correct form: My brother ___ very tall.”
(am / is / are)
‘My brother is very tall’
“Change to past: They visit their grandmother every Sunday.”
They visited their grandmother last Sunday.
Complete the sentence: They ___ (have) lunch right now.
They are having lunch right now
State the structure of the future tense & tell us whether the verb will change into any form.
will + verb
the verb doesn't need to change
“Choose the correct form: You ___ always on time for class.”
You are always on time for class
Yesterday, I ___ (start) my homework at 5 p.m.
Yesterday, I started my homework at 5 p.m.
“Correct the sentence: I am play football now.”
I am playing football now
“Complete the sentence: I think it ___ (rain) tomorrow.”
I think it will rain tomorrow.
“Correct the sentence: They is in the library right now.”
‘They are in the library right now’?”
State the structure of past-tense sentences and when we use the past tense.
subject + verb (+ed) / change the words of verb +time frame
Make a present continuous question: They are studying for the exam.
Are they studying for the exam?
Change to future: They play tennis on Saturday.
They will play tennis on Saturday.
“Complete with the correct forms: I ___ not tired, but she ___ very sleepy.”
I am not tired, but she is very sleepy
“Change to the negative past: She cleaned her room.”
She did not (didn’t) clean her room.
“Make a present continuous negative: We are watching TV.”
We are not (aren’t) watching TV.
What kinds of time words tell us we need to use the future tense?
Tomorrow
Next …
In + time period
Soon
Later / much later
Tonight / this evening / this afternoon (when we clearly mean the future)
In the future / one day / someday
By + future time
The day after tomorrow
“Rewrite using the correct forms of ‘be’: We am from Spain, but he are from Brazil.”
We are from Spain, but he is from Brazil.
“Make one correct past sentence using both verbs: finish / call: Yesterday, she ___ her project and then ___ her friend.”
Yesterday, she finished her project and then called her friend’
State when we use the present continuous and how it differs from the present tense.
We use the present continuous (also called present progressive) to talk about actions happening right now, temporary situations, or confirmed future plans.
Use ‘will’ to join both ideas in one sentence: He is tired now. He sleep early tonight.”
He is tired now, so he will sleep early tonight