Past Simple
| Present Simple
| Future Simple
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Use the Simple Past to express the idea that an action started and finished at a specific time in the past.
Example:
I saw a movie yesterday.
| Use the Simple Present to express the idea that an action is repeated or usual.
Example:
I play tennis.
| Use the Simple Future to express the idea that an action referring to a specific time in the future. Example:
You will help him later.
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+ He wrote the letter two weeks ago.
-He did not write the letter two weeks ago.
? Did he write the letter two weeks ago?
Yes, he did.
No, he didn’t.
| + I get up at 7 o’clock every day.
-I don’t get up at 7 o’clock every day.
? Do you get up at 7 o’clock every day?
Yes, I do./ No, I don’t
| + Martha will visit New York next summer.
-Martha will not visit New York next summer.
Will Martha visit New York next summer?
Yes, she will./No, she will not.
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We finished school six months ago.
-We didn’t finish school six months ago.
? Did we finish school six months ago?
Yes, we did.
No, we didn’t.
| + Usually she goes to work by bus.
-Usually she doesn’t go to work by bus.
? Does she usually go to work by bus?
Yes, she does./ No, she doesn’t.
| + I shall go to the bank tomorrow.
-I shall not go to the bank tomorrow.
? Shall we go to the bank tomorrow?
Yes, we shall. / No, we shall not.
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