Past, Present, or Future?

Past Tense

100

What is the past tense of "see"?

saw

I saw a movie last night.

200

What is the past tense of "run"?

ran

I ran across the beach to the ocean.

300

What is the past tense of "speak"?

spoke

I spoke to my mother on the phone.

400

What is the past tense of "say"?

said

She said she was hungry.

500

What is the past tense of "write"?

wrote

We wrote a paragraph last month.

Simple Present

100

When do I use the simple present tense?

For actions that you do regularly, habits, or things that are true about you.

I am a teacher. You are a student. We are in El Cajon. I am from Iraq. We practice English every day.

200

How do I make this simple present?

 I drank water.

I drink water every day.

300

How do I make this simple present?

He walked into the room.

He walks into the room.

400

Is this simple present?

I am speaking English.

No! This is present continuous.

Simple present:

I speak English at Cuyamaca College.

500

Is this simple present?

I love my children.

Yes! Why? Because it is a general truth.

Present Continuous

100

When do I use present continuous?

For actions that are happening right now, OR happening in your life over time.

I am reading a book right now.

I am learning English. (over time)

200

How do I make this present continuous?

I am study English.

add -ing to the verb

I am studying English.

300

Is this present continuous?

I am saving money to buy a car.

Yes! The action is happening now and over time.

400

Is this present continuous?

I am sitting at the desk.

Yes. Why?

500

How do I make this present continuous?

I play video games.

add verb "to be"

and

-ing

I am playing video games.

Future Tense

100

What words do I use to make future tense?

"will" or "going to"

200

Make this future tense:

Tomorrow I go to work.

Tomorrow I will go to work.

OR

Tomorrow I am going to work.

300

Can I put a noun in the blank?

I will visit _________.

Yes!

I will visit Disneyland.

400

What's wrong with this sentence?

I will calling you tomorrow.

We need to change the verb to base form.

I will call you tomorrow.

500

Make this a future sentence with "going to":

I _________________ wash the dishes.

I am going to wash the dishes.

Proper Nouns

100

Which of these words is a proper noun?

mother, father, brother, sister, Stella, sun, moon, stars

Stella

Why is it a proper noun?

Capital letter, name of a person

200

Which of these words is a proper noun?

mouse, mice, grey mouse, Mickey Mouse

Mickey Mouse

It is the name of a character.

300

Fix the mistakes:

I live in el cajon, california, in the united states of america, on earth. I speak english and chinese. I drink sprite.

I live in El Cajon, California, in the United States of America, on Earth. I speak English and Chinese. I drink Sprite.

400

Which words do I need to capitalize?

I went to the beach last weekend. torrey pines is my favorite beach. It is located north of la jolla. I went with my friend stella and my daughter jackie.

I went to the beach last weekend. Torrey Pines is my favorite beach. It is located north of La Jolla. I went with my friend Stella and my daughter Jackie.

500

Give three examples of the kinds of words we need to capitalize as proper nouns.

People's names, countries, cities, street names, languages, brands, characters, book and movie titles