Choose the correct options
Present Simple
We use Present Simple to speak about habits, permanent states or daily routines.
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- I/we/you/they + verb.
- He/she/it + verb + -s.
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- I/we/you/they + don't + verb.
- He/she/it + doesn't + verb.
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- Do I/we/you/they + verb?
- Does he/she/it + verb?
I brush my teeth every day.
He doesn't read books every weekend.
Does she like apples?
Used with: always, usually, often, sometimes, never, ever.
Present Continuous
We use Present Continuous to speak about the moment of now.
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- I + am + verb + -ing.
- He/she/it + is + verb + -ing.
- We/you/they + are + verb + -ing.
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- I + am not ('m not) + verb + -ing.
- He/she/it + is not (isn't) + verb + -ing.
- We/you/they + are not (aren't) + verb + -ing.
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- Am + I + verb + -ing?
- Is + he/she/it + verb + -ing?
- Are + we/you/they + verb + -ing?
I am watching TV.
He isn't eating cheese now.
Are you doing your homework?
Used with: now, at the moment.
Past Simple
We use Past Simple to speak about events that happened some time ago.
Regular verbs: verb + -ed:
want — wanted, talk — talked.
Irregular verbs: differ, should be remembered:
go — went, make — made.
I/we/you/they/he/she/it + V2 (-ed).
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I/we/you/they/he/she/it + didn't + verb.
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Did + I/we/you/they/he/she/it + verb?
I did my homework two hours ago.
She didn't eat the apples.
Did Pete and Mary have a wedding yesterday?
Used with: yesterday, ago, last week/year/month, etc.
- Mike
[wrote|is writing|writes]
a composition about spring now. - Mike
[was|is being|is]
a student at a common Russian school. - Mike's Biology teacher
[likes|is liking|liked]
giving interesting tasks. - Mike
[grow|is growing|grew]
mould on bread and then
[watched|watch|is watching]
it under the microscope three weeks ago. - Vania
[helps|helped|is helping]
Mike with his composition at the moment. - Mike's classes at school
[are starting|start|started]
at 1 p.m. from Monday to Friday. - Mike
[went|go|is going]
to the cinema with Vania yesterday.