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Ali Jemai
words affirmative interrogative
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something I work. I don't work. Do I work?
happens
repeatedly He works. He doesn'twork. Does hework?
I go. I don't go. Do I go?
how often
every day something
happens
sometimes
one action follows
always another
Simple
Present often things in general
or infinitive he/she/it + -s
Present usually with the following
Simple verbs (to love, to He goes. He doesn't go. Does he go?
seldom hate, to think,
etc.)
never future meaning:
timetables,
first ... then programmes

something is I'm working. I'm not working. Am Iworking?

happening at the
now He's working. He isn'tworking. Is heworking?
same time of
Present speaking or around I'm going. I'm not going. Am I going?
at the
Progressive it.
moment
or future meaning: to be (am/are/is) +infinitive + -ing
Present when you have
Look!
Continuous already decided
He's going. He isn't going. Is he going?
and arranged to
Listen!
do it (a fixed plan,
date)
last ... I worked. I didn't work. Did I work?
action finished in
Simple
the past, mostly regular: He worked. He didn't work. Did he work?
Past ... ago
connected with an infinitive + -ed
or I went. I didn't go. Did I go?
expression of time irregular:
Past in 1990
(no connection to 2nd column of table of irregular verbs
Simple
the present) He went. He didn't go. Did he go?
yesterday
an action I was working. I wasn'tworking. Was Iworking?
happened in the
middle of another He wasworking. He wasn'tworking. Was heworking?
Past action
1 I was going. I wasn't going. Was I going?
Progressive
or while someone was was/were +infinitive + -ing
Past doing sth. at a
Continuous certain time (in the
He was going. He wasn'tgoing. Was hegoing?
past) - you do not
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