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The Present Simple Tense Forms, Rules, Exercises and Quizzes

Posted by Jack Askew on Tuesday, October 6, 2009, In : Grammar

This post will look at how the Present Simple is formed, how to use it along with some exercises and a quiz.

For forming the verbs in the affirmative, negative and question we will use the verb 'to work' as an example.

Affirmative

Subject	Verb form
I / we / you / they	work
He / She / It	works

For the third person singular;
if the verb ends in 's', 'z', 'ch', or sh' - add 'es'. E.g. He wishes. She passes.
if the verb ends in 'y' - change the 'y' and add 'ies'. E.g. He cries...
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The Past Continuous Rules, Exercises and Quizzes

Posted by Jack Askew on Friday, October 2, 2009, In : Grammar

The Past Continuous is used to talk about what was happening at a special time in the past. It is also know as the Past Progressive. You will be able to see the forms, the use and there is also a link to test your knowledge of the Past Continuous.

Affirmative	Negative
I/he/she/it was playing	I/he/she/it was not playing I/he/she/it wasn’t playing
You/we/they were playing	You/we/they were not playing You/we/they weren’t playing