Verbal Tenses
- 2 O L 1 0 B M T - 2 O L 1 5 A P M -
2 O L 1 2 C M R

Contents
1 . P a s t s i m p l e .
2 . P r e s e n t s i m p l e .
3 . F u t u r e s i m p l e .

Introduction
I n t h i s p r e s e n t a t i o n w e w i l l t a l k
a b o u t v e r b a l t e n s e s . W e w i l l
e x p l a i n i t s u s e s a n d s t r u c t u r e s ,
a c c o m p a n i e d b y e x a m p l e s f o r
b e t t e r u n d e r s t a n d i n g .

About us
B e a t r i z M e j í a s C a r l o s M o n t e r o A n d r é s P r a d a s

Past simple

Uses Of
Past simple
1. It is used to talk about an action that started and ended
in a distant past.
2. It's used to talk about a group of past actions.
3. It's used to talk about actions that we did a lot of times in
the past.
4. It's used to talk about general actions of the past.

Past simple
A f f i r m a t i v e
S u b j e c t +
r e g u l a r v e r b
t h a t f i n d w i t h
- e d / i r r e g u l a r
v e r b + r e s t o f
s e n t e n c e .
Subject Verb form
I/You/He/
She/It/We/They
Regular verb + -ed
I/You/He/
She/It/We/They Irregular verb

Past simple
N e g a t i v e
S u b j e c t + d i d
n o t / d i d n ' t +
v e r b i n
i n f i n i t i v e f o r m
Subject Large verb form Short verb form
I/You
did not
+
verb in infinitie
didn't
+
verb in infinitie
He/She/it
did not
+
verb in infinitie
didn't
+
verb in infinitie
We/You/They
did not
+
verb in infinitie
didn't
+
verb in infinitie

Past simple
I n t e r r o g a t i v e
D i d +
S u b j e c t +
V e r b i n
i n f i n i t i v e + ?
Did Subject Verb
Did I/You Verb in infinitie + ?
Did He/She/it Verb in infinitie + ?
Did We/You/They Verb in infinitie + ?

Present Simple

1 . W h e n y o u w a n t t o c o m m u n i c a t e s t a t e s o r
p e r m a n e n t a c t i o n s .
2 . W h e n m a n i f e s t i n g s t a t e s o r s i t u a t i o n s t h a t
a r e r o u t i n e o r a c t i o n s t h a t h a v e p e r i o d i c i t y .
3 . T o t a l k a b o u t h a b i t s , r o u t i n e s o r f a c t s t h a t
a r e r e p e a t e d i n c e r t a i n p e r i o d s o f t i m e .
4 . W h e n y o u g i v e d i r e c t i o n s , i n s t r u c t i o n s a n d
s i g n s .
5 . T o t r a n s m i t a p p o i n t m e n t s , f a c t s o r
c o m m i t m e n t s t h a t w i l l h a p p e n i n a d e t e r m i n e d
t i m e .
Uses of
Present simple

Subject Verb
I/You
Verb in
infinitive form
He/She/It
Verb in
infinitive form + -s
We/You/They
Verb in
infinitive form
A f f i r m a t i v e
P r e s e n t s i m p l e
Subject + Verb in
infinitive/Verb in
infinitive + -s

N e g a t i v e
P r e s e n t s i m p l e Verb
"to do"
in short
form
Verb
"to do"
in large
form
Subject Verb
Do + not Don't I/You
Verb in
infinitive form
Does +
not
Doesn't
He/She/I
t
Verb in
infinitive form
Do + not Don't
We/You/
They
Verb in
infinitive form
Do not/Don't/
Does not/Doesn't
+ Subject + Verb
in infinitive form

I n t e r r o g a t i v e
P r e s e n t s i m p l e
Verb "to do" Subject Verb
Do I/You
Verb in
infinitive form
+ ?
Does He/She/It
Verb in
infinitive form
+ ?
Do We/You/They
Verb in
infinitive form
+ ?
Do/Does +
Subject + Verb in
infinitive form + ?

Future Simple

Uses of Will
A spontaneous decision; Example:
An opinion, a wish, an uncertainty or an assumption about the future; Example:
Promises or intentions; Example:
Type I conditional subordinate clauses, which describe hypothetical situations
that may be the order day. Example:
Will is used in to express:
Come on, I'll help you sort through the files.
You will not finish it in a single day.
Tomorrow it will rain anyway.
I will do it tomorrow.
If I need help, I'll tell you.

Pronouns Large Form Short Form
I Will ‘ll
You Will ‘ll
He/She/It Will ‘ll
We Will ‘ll
You Will ‘ll
They Will ‘ll
Will
A f f i r m a t i v e
S u b j e c t +
w i l l + v e r b i n
i n f i n i t i v e
w i t h o u t " t o "
+ . . .

Pronouns Large Form Short Form
I Will not Won't
You Will not Won't
He/She/It Will not Won't
We Will not Won't
You Will not Won't
They Will not Won't
Will
N e g a t i v e
S u b j e c t + w i l l
+ n o t + v e r b
i n i n f i n i t i v e
w i t h o u t " t o " +
. . .

Pronouns Interrogative
I Will I work ...?
You Will you work ...?
He/She/It Will he/she/it work ...?
We Will we work ...?
You Will you work ...?
They Will they work ...?
Will
I n t e r r o g a t i v e
( A f f i r m a t i v e )
W i l l + s u j e t o +
v e r b o e n
i n f i n i t i v o s i n
" t o " + . . . ?

Pronouns Large Form Short Form
I Will I not work ...? Won't I work ...?
You Will you not work ...? Won't you work ...?
He/She/It
Will he/she/it not
work ...?
Won't he/she/it work
...?
We Will we not work ...? Won't we work ...?
You Will you not work ...? Won't you work ...?
They Will they not work ...? Won't they work ...?
Will
I n t e r r o g a t i v e
( N e g a t i v e )
w i l l + s u j e t o +
n o t + v . e n
i n f i n i t i v o s i n
" t o " + . . . ?
W o n ' t + s u j e t o
+ v . e n
i n f i n i t i v o s i n
" t o " + . . . ?

Uses of ''Be going to''
The future is used with "be going to" to express future actions already
planned (but not part of an established program). Example:
"Be going to" indicates above all the intention to do something in the near
future or the conviction that something is going to happen. Example:
be going to is used to:
I am going to buy a new house (I intend to).
The movie will start at 10 (it's scheduled).
It's going to be a great day (I'm sure).

Pronouns Large Form Short Form
I am going to ‘m going to
You are going to ‘re going to
He/She/It Is going to ‘s going to
We are going to ‘re going to
You are going to ‘re going to
They are going to ‘re going to
Will
A f f i r m a t i v e
S u b j e c t + b e
g o i n g t o +
v e r b i n
i n f i n i t i v e
w i t h o u t " t o "
+ . . .

Pronouns Large Form Short Form
I am not going to ... 'm not going to ...
You are not going to ... aren't going to ...
He/She/It is not going to ... isn't going to ...
We are not going to ... aren't going to ...
You are not going to ... aren't going to ...
They are not going to ... aren't going to ...
Will
N e g a t i v e
S u b j e c t +
p r e s e n t o f " t o
b e " + n o t +
g o i n g + t o v . i n
i n f i n i t i v e + . . .

Pronouns Interrogative
I Am I going to ...?
You Are you going to ...?
He/She/It Is he/she/it going to ...?
We Are we going to ...?
You Are you going to ...?
They Are they going to ...?
Will
I n t e r r o g a t i v e
( A f f i r m a t i v e )
P r e s e n t o f t h e
v e r b " t o b e " +
s u b j e c t + g o i n g
t o + v e r b i n t h e
i n f i n i t i v e + . . . . ?

Pronouns Large Form Short Form
I Am i not going to ...?
You
Are you not going to
...?
Aren't you going to
...?
He/She/It
Is he/she/it not
going to ...?
isn't he/she/it going
to ...?
We
Are we not going to
...?
Aren't we going to
...?
You
Are you not going to
...?
Aren't you going to
...?
They
Are you not going to
...?
Aren't they going to
...?
Will
I n t e r r o g a t i v e
( N e g a t i v e )
P r e s e n t e d e l
v e r b o " t o b e "
+ s u j e t o + n o t
+ g o i n g + t o +
v e r b o e n
i n f i n i t i v o + . . . ?

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