Verb Tenses at A1 — Resumo
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Verb Tenses at A1
This summary compares the three main verb tenses for 5.º ano English: Present Simple (routines), Present Continuous (now), and Past Simple (yesterday).
Which tense to use?
💡 Quick rule: Is it now? → Present Continuous. Is it every day? → Present Simple. Is it yesterday? → Past Simple.
Comparison table
| Tense | When? | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present Simple | Routines, habits, facts | I/you/we/they + verb; he/she/it + verb-s | I play football. |
| Present Continuous | Now, at this moment | am/is/are + verb-ing | I am playing football. |
| Past Simple | Yesterday, completed actions | verb + ed / irregular past | I played football. |
Forming each tense
- Present Simple: don’t/doesn’t + base verb (negative); Do/Does + base verb? (question)
- Present Continuous: am/is/are + verb-ing (negative: am not/isn’t/aren’t + verb-ing)
- Past Simple: didn’t + base verb (negative); Did + base verb? (question)
Common irregular verbs
| Base | Past | Base | Past |
|---|---|---|---|
| go | went | have | had |
| eat | ate | do | did |
| write | wrote | read | read |
| come | came | see | saw |
| take | took | give | gave |
| make | made | buy | bought |
| put | put | know | knew |
| think | thought | bring | brought |