Tense markers
Today is a marker of ...
Present
Present
I ...
am
Yesterday they ... in the park with their class teacher.
were
Ann/from/Russia
Is Ann from Russia?
They will be late for the lesson.
They will not be (won't be) late for the lesson.
Yesterday is a marker of ...
Past
Present
She...
is
Tomorrow he ... at home because it's Saturday.
will be
Tom/11/next week
Will Tom be 11 next week?
This is his sister.
This is not (isn't) his sister.
Tomorrow is a marker of ...
Future
Present
We...
are
Last Monday Ann ... at the cinema with her mum.
was
They/in the circus/last weekend?
Were they in the circus last weekend?
They are tired.
They are not (aren't) tired.
In 5 days is a marker of ...
Future
Past
They...
were
Tom and Ann ... 11 years old.
are
Tom and Sam/friends?
Are Tom and Sam friends?
Mark was busy yesterday.
Mark was not (wasn't) busy yesterday.
In 2024 is a marker of ...
Past
Past
I...
was
Jim ... tall.
is
Lucy/a good student at 8 years old?
Was Lucy a good student at 8 years old?
They were teachers at my school.
They were not (weren't) teachers at my school.