Verb Tense Review

Used for every day, habitual events

Used for facts, information that is generally true

Add -s or -es for she/he/it (she walk+s / it fli-es)

do/does, have/has, is/are

Negative form = do/does + not + base form verb ("she does not walk" or she doesn't walk")

Questions = do/does + subject + base form verb (do you surf?)

'Be' Questions = is/are + subject + base form verb (Is she nice?)

Wh Questions = wh word + do/does/is/are + base form verb (When do you wake up?)

Used for events from yesterday, last week, last month, etc.; any point in the past

Used for events actions that ended in a specific time in the past (no longer true or occuring)

Past verbs can be regular and irregular

Regular past verbs finish in "-ed" (jump-jumped)

Irregular past verbs don't follow that rule (eat / ate; teach / taught)

Negative Form = did + not + base verb form (she did not come)

Questions = did + subject + base form verb (did you surf as a child?)

'Be' Questions = was/were + subject + base form verb (Was she nice as a teenager?)

Wh Questions = wh word + did/was/were + base form verb (When did you wake up?)

Used for actions that are happening right now, at this moment

Some verbs cannot be progressive because they are not active ("she believes" NOT "she is believing")

Add present be verb + -ing ("She is walking")

Negative form = is/are/do/does + not = base form verb (She is not walking)

'Be' Questions = is/are + subject + -ing (Are you going to school?)

Wh Questions = wh word + is/are + -ing (What is he doing right now?)

Used for actions that were in action for a period of time in the past

Theses actions started, continued, and finished in the past

Add past be verb + -ing ("She was walking")

Negative form = was / were + not + -ing (She was not walking)

'Be' Questions = was/were + subject + -ing (Was he traveling last year?)

Wh Questions = wh word + was/were + -ing (What were you doing last year?)

Used for actions that have not happened yet, but will happen tomorrow, next week, next year etc.

Add will + base form verb ("He will go to school soon")

Add am/is/are + going to + base form verb ("We are going to go to school soon")

Negative form 1 = will + not + base form verb (he will not work)

Negative form 2 = is/are + not + going to + base form verb (he is not going to work tomorrow)

'Yes/No' Questions = will + subject + base form verb (Will he travel to Korea next year?)

Wh Questions = wh word + will + base form verb (When will he travel to Korea?)

Be going to Questions = is/are + subject + going to + base form verb (Are you going to travel to Korea?)