verb tense

1 The presenT of Be

Statements

I

YouWeThey

HeSheIt

am

are

is

late.

2 The simple presenT Tense

Statements

IYouWeThey

HeShe

speak English.

speaks English.

Yes / no questions

Do

Does

Iyouwethey

heshe

know them?

eat meat?

Short answers

Yes,

I youwethey

hesheit

do.

does.

No,

I youwethey

hesheit

don’t.

doesn’t.

Information questions

What do

When does

Who

you wethey

hesheit

wantsneedslikes

need?

start?

this book?

3 The presenT conTinuous

Statements

I

YouWeThey

HeSheIt

am

are

is

watching TV.

studying English.

arriving now.

Verb tense review: present, past, and future

Yes / no questions Am

Are Is

Iyouwetheyhesheit

going too fast?

Short answers

Yes,

Iyouhesheitwethey

am.are.

is.

are.

No,

I’m not.you aren’t / you’re not.he isn’t / he’s not.she isn’t / she’s not.it isn’t / it’s not.we aren’t / we’re not.they aren’t / they’re not.


What

When

Where

Who

are

is

am

is

youwethey

hesheit

I

doing?

leaving?

staying tonight?

driving?

4 The pasT conTinuous

Statements

I

YouWeThey

HeSheIt

was

were

was

singing that song.

playing the piano.

leaving from Central Station.

Yes / no questions

Was

Were

I hesheitweyouthey

landing in Sydney when the storm began?

Short answers

Yes,

I hesheit

weyouthey

was.

were.

No,

I hesheit

weyouthey

wasn’t.

weren’t.

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When was

Where were

Who was

I hesheitweyou they

speeding?

going?

arriving?

5 The pasT of Be

Statements

IHeSheIt

WeYouThey

was late.

were early.

Yes / no questions

Was

Were

I hesheit

weyouthey

on time?

in the same class?

Short answers

Yes,

I hesheit

weyouthey

was.

were.

No,

I hesheit

weyouthey

wasn’t.

weren’t.


Where

When

Who

Who

were

was

were

was

we?you?they?

hesheit

they?

he?she?it ?

here?

6 The simple pasT Tense Many verbs are irregular in the simple past tense. To see the list of irregular verbs, open Reference

Charts on the ActiveBook Self-Study Disc.

Statements

IYouHeSheItWeThey

stopped working.

IYouHeSheItWeThey

didn’t start again.

Yes / no questions

Did

I youhesheitwethey

make a good dinner?

Short answers

Yes,

Iyouhesheitwethey

did.

No,

Iyouhesheitwethey

didn’t.


When did

Who

Iyou hesheitwethey

read that?

called?

7 The fuTure wiTh will

Affirmative and negative statements

IYouHeSheItWeThey

willwon’t

stop at five o’clock.

Yes / no questions

Will

Iyouhesheitwethey

be on time?

(The past continuous–continued)


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Affirmative and negative short answers

Yes,

No,

I youhesheitwethey

will.

won’t.


What will

Who will

Iyouhesheitwethey

do?

be there?

8 The fuTure wiTh Be going To

Statements I’m

You’reHe’sShe’sIt’sWe’reThey’re

going to be here soon.

I’m

You’reHe’sShe’sIt’sWe’reThey’re

not going to be here soon.

Yes / no questions

Are

Am

Is

you wethey

I

hesheit

going to want coffee?

going to be late?

going to arrive on time?

Short answers

Yes,

Iyouhesheitwethey

am.are.

is.

are.

No,

I’m not.you aren’t / you’re not.he isn’t / he’s not.she isn’t / she’s not.it isn’t / it’s not.we aren’t / we’re not.they aren’t / they’re not.


What

When

Where

Who

are

is

am

is

you / we / they

he / she / it

I

going to see?

going to shop?

going to stay tomorrow?

going to call?

9 The presenT perfecT

Affirmative and negative statements I

YouWeTheyHeSheIt

havehaven’t

hashasn’t

left yet.

Yes / no questions

Have

Has

I youwetheyhesheit

said enough?

already started?

Affirmative and negative short answers

Yes,No,

Yes,No,

I youwetheyhesheit

have.haven’t.

has.hasn’t.


Where

How

Who

have

has

has

Iyou wethey

hesheit

seen that book?

been?

read it?

10 The passive voice

Form the passive voice with a form of be and the past participle of the verb

simple present

present continuous

present perfect

simple past

past continuous

future with will

be going to

Art collectors buy famous paintings.

The Cineplex is showing that film.

All the critics have reviewed that book.

Vera Wang designed this dress.

Last year, World Air was still selling tours to the Ivory Coast.

The children will return the books tomorrow.

Bart’s Garage is going to repair my car this afternoon.

Famous paintings are bought by art collectors.

That film is being shown by the Cineplex.

That book has been reviewed by all the critics.

This dress was designed by Vera Wang.

Last year, tours to the Ivory coast were still being sold.

The books will be returned tomorrow.

My car is going to be repaired by Bart’s Garage this afternoon.

ACtive voiCe PAssive voiCe

(The future with will–continued)


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