English Grammar: Present and Past Tenses (B1)

Flashcards covering English grammar present and past tenses.

Present Simple

Used for regular actions, habits, facts, laws of nature, and schedules.

Present Simple Formula

I/You/We/They + V (I work); He/She/It + V + s/es (He works)

Present Simple Negative Form

subject+do/does + not + V (He doesn’t work)

Present Simple Question Form

Do/Does + subject + V? (Does he work?)

Present Continuous

Used for actions happening now, temporary actions, and planned future events.

Present Continuous Formula

S+am/is/are + V-ing (She is working)

Past Simple

Used for completed actions in the past and specific times in the past (in 2010, last year, two days ago)

Past Simple Formula

S+V2(ed) (I went, He played)

Past Simple Negative Form

S+didn’t + V (He didn’t go)

Past Simple Question Form

Did + subject + V (Did he go?)

Past Continuous

Used for actions at a specific time in the past and as background for another action.

Past Continuous Formula

subject+was/were + V-ing (She was sleeping, They were talking)