By bahodir rustamov contents: Tenses

LESSON 2. PAST “TO BE”.
There are two “to be” forms in the Past Tense:

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  “was” is the past form of “am” and “is”, and it’s used with “I” and 3^rd person singular:
  

I was at home an hour ago. That man was at the party yesterday.

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  “were” is the past form of “are”, and it’s used with “you” and all the plurals:
  

You were a little girl when I was studying at university. They were in the garden at 5.
Structure:
P: S+was/were… She was at work last night.
N: S+wasn’t/weren’t… She wasn’t at work last night.
Sh.A.Q: Was/Were+S…? Was she at work last night?
Yes, S(p)+was/were. Yes, she was.
No, S(p)+wasn’t/weren’t No, she wasn’t.
Q: Q.W.+was/were+S…? Where was she last night?


LESSON 3. “TO BE” WITH THE FUTURE FORM “WILL”

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  “will be” is used for all persons:
  

I will be a student next year. She will be married soon. They will be present at the meeting.
Structure:
P: S+will be… It will be a nice day tomorrow.
N: S+won’t be… It won’t be a nice day tomorrow.
Sh.A.Q: Will+S+be…? Will it be a nice day tomorrow?
Yes, S(p)+will. Yes, it will.
No, S(p)+won’t No, it won’t.
Q: Q.W.+will+S+be…? What day will it be tomorrow?

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UNIT 2. SIMPLE TENSES.

LESSON 1. PRESENT SIMPLE.
Structure:
P: S+V(s)… I work in a school. Peter lives in Akhangaran.
N: S+don’t/doesn’t+V… I don’t work in a school. Peter doesn’t live in Akhangaran.
Sh.A.Q: Do/Does+S+V…? Do you work in a school? Does Peter live in Akhangaran?
Yes, S(p)+do/does. Yes, I do. Yes, he does.
No, S(p)+don’t/doesn’t. No, I don’t. No, he doesn’t.
Q: Q.W.+do/does+S+V…? Where do you work? Where does Peter live?

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  The Present Simple is used to talk about usual and repeated actions and routines:
  

I watch TV in the evenings. My father goes to work at 9.

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  The Present Simple is used to talk about habits:
  

Cathy goes to bed very late.

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  The Present Simple is used to talk about general facts:
  

My brother works in a bank. Water boils at 100˚Celsius.

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  The Present Simple is used for sports commentaries, reviews and narration:
  

Hill kicks the ball and passes it to Dawson.(sports commentary) Laura Hunt acts superbly in the film.(review) So, the prince tells her…(narration)

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  The Present Simple is used to give suggestions with “Why don’t you…?”:
  

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  I’m very tired.
  
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  Why don’t you go to bed?
  

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  The Present Simple is used to talk about future according to timetables, TV programmes and announcements:
  

The film starts at 9 o’clock. The train leaves Plymouth at 10:30. The Million start their concert at 5 on 21 april.

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  The Present Simple is used to say how often we do some actions:
  

I often have dinner at my friend’s.