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• Present Simple
• Present Continuous
• Past Simple
• Pasado continuo

Past continuous

We use the past continuous when we was doing something and the action didn't finish. Example:
- I was living in French.

We often use the past simple and the past continuous together. Example:
- I was playing counter strike when I met Paula.


1. Affirmative form:

We form the present continuous with  was/were + the verb in infinitive form + ing. Example:
- She was looking her keys.
- He was waiting Maria when he saw a famous.

2. Negative form:

We build the negative form with was/were + not + infinitive verb + ing. Example:
- They weren't trying to find a job.
- You were not reading a book.

3. Question form:

We build the question form with was/were + person + infinitive verb + ing. Example:
- What were you doing las night?
- Sam, were somebody watching the TV before me?

Present continuous

We use the present continuous when we are in the middle of doing something. The action is not finish. Example:
- I'm teaching you English.

Sometimes the action isn't happening at the time of speaking. Example:
- I'm reading a amaizing book.

You can use the present continuous with some adverbs of time (today / this week / this year).

1. Affirmative form:

We form the present continuous with  am/is/are + the verb in infinitive form + ing. Example:
- I'm crying because my mother screamed me.
- She's playing a game now.

2. Negative form:

We build the negative form with am/is/are + not + infinitive verb + ing. Example:
- He isn't studying at the moment.
- It isn't raning today.

3. Question form:

We build the question form with am/is/are + person + infinitive verb + ing. Example:
- Are you enjoying the party?
- What's he studying?

NOTE: We can use the present continuous for temporary situations.

Present simple

We use it to talk about things in general.

We also use it to say something happens all the time or repeatedly, or that something is true in general.




1. Affirmative form

We make the present simple with the verb in the infinitive form, except in the third person where we add 'S' or 'ES' to the verb. Example:

- I usually play basketball.
- She often teaches me.

Here we have some verbs in the third person of past simple:
    · work => works
    · go => goes
    · drink => drinks
    · live => lives

2. Negative form

We make the negative form using don't or doesn't + the infinitive verb. For example:

- We don't go to the cinema today.
- Luis doesn't do his exercises.

3. Question form

We make the question form using do or does + the infinitive verb. Example:

- Do you play chez?
- Does Sofia speak any languages?

Past simple

We use the past simple when we talk about actions completed in the past.

1. Affirmative form:

We form the past simple with the verb in infinitive form + ed (regular verbs), except the irregular verbs. Example:
- We bought a big car yesterday. --> Bought is an irregular verb (buy).
- I usually played football when I was a young --> Played is a regular verb and we add -ed to play. And was is an irregular verb (be).

Here, we have an irregular verbs list (it's a basic list with the most common verbs):

 

2. Negative form:

We build the negative form with didn't + infinitive verb. Example:
- He didn't eat a fish.
- They didn't make a program.

3. Question form:

We build the question form with did + person + infinitive verb. Example:
- Did she eat?
- Did they do their homework?

 NOTE: When we use the verb to be in the negative or question form we don't use did, we use was or were. Example:
- Were you in Rocio's party?
- Was she programming java?