PRESENT
SIMPLE
HABITS
ROUTINES
FACTS
SUBJECT + VERB inf.
(+ S/ES 3RD PERSON)
I play volleyball.
SUBJECT + DO/DOES +
NOT + VERB inf.
She does not play
volleyball.
DO/DOES + SUJECT +
VERB inf.
Do you play volleyball?
Does she play volleyball?
USES
+
-
?
PRESENT
CONTINUOUS
HAPPENING NOW
NEAR FUTURE PLANS
SUBJECT + TO BE
+ VERB (ING)
I am playing volleyball.
SUBJECT + AM/IS/ARE +
NOT + VERB (ING)
She is not playing.
AM/IS/ARE + SUBJECT
+ VERB (ING)
Are you playing
volleyball?
PAST
SIMPLE
COMPLETED ACTIONS
HABITS IN THE PAST
WHEN I WAS
YOUNGER...
SUBJECT + VERB (ED)
I played volleyball.
SUBJECT + DID NOT
+ VERB inf.
She did not play
volleyball.
DID + SUBJECT
+ VERB inf.
Did you play volleyball?
PAST
CONTINUOUS
IN PROGRESS AT A
POINT IN TIME
INTERRUPTED
ACTIONS
EXTRA INFORMATION
SUBJECT + WAS/WERE
+ VERB (ING)
I was playing volleyball...
SUBJECT + WAS/WERE
+ NOT + VERB (ING)
She was not playing
volleyball...
WAS/WERE + SUBJECT
VERB (ING)
Were you playing
volleyball...?
SIMPLE AND CONTINUOUS TENSES
PRESENT AND PAST
