The present simple tense
I go to school every day.
The sun rises in the east.
Forming
Ali eats an ice cream.
We sleep early.
I go to school.
Tamer goes to school.
He plays football.
She studies English.
Using
The earth goes round the sun.
The sun Rises in the east
We have our breakfast in the morning.
We use this present simple tense with these words
I always go to market with my mother
We usually sleep at night
Amr goes to school everyday
We visit our grandfather every week.
He sometimes have supper with me
Question
(Do) - (Does)
Do you play basketball?
Does a lion eat grass?
When does he eat his lunch?
Where do you come from?
Negative
Don't - doesn't
We like milk, we don't like coffee.
He doesn't play in the street.
The past simple tense
I went to school yesterday.
Forming
Past of the verb
Regular verbs:********************d played – studied
Irregular verbs: Awake, Awoke == Beat, Beat == Become, Became.
Ali ate an ice cream.
We played football.
I went to school.
Using
Iwassixyears old last year. Now I'm sevenyears old
We use this past simple tense with these words:
I went to market with my mother yesterday
We slept late last Thursday
Cairo was quite in the past
We visited our grandfather three days ago
Once upon a time there was a greedy man.....
Question
(Did)
Did you play basketball last week?
When did he eat his lunch?
Where did you go yesterday?
Negative
Didn't
We drank milk, we didn't drink coffee.
He didn't see his father 5 months ago.
The Future simple tense
I will go to school tomorrow.
Forming
Will + infinitive
Aliwill eatan ice cream tomorrow
We will playfootball next week
Using
We use this past simple tense with these words:
I will go to market with my mother tomorrow
We will speep late next Thursday
Cairo will be bigger in the future
Question
(Will + subject + infinitive)
Will you play basketball next week?
Yes I will / No, I won't
When will he eat his lunch?
Where will you go next month?
Negative
Won't = will + not + infinitive
We will drink milk, we won't drink coffee
He didn't see his father 5 months ago
The present continuous tense
The rabbit is running now.
Forming
Am ('m)
Is ('s) + V+ing
Are ('re)
I am eating an ice cream tomorrow
We are playing football next week
She is studying English now
Using
To speak about what is happening now.
We use this the past simple tense with these words:
I am eating to market now.
We are sweepingat the moment.
Look, Ali is climbing a tree.
Listen, someone is calling you
Note: some times it's used for future
I'm visiting my grandfather next Friday.
Question
Is + subject + V+ing
Are you playing basketball now?
Yes I am / No, I am not
What is he eating?
Where are you going at the moment?
Negative
Isn't + V+ing
Aren't
They aren't speaking coffee
He isn't playing football, he is playing basketball