Session 2

Daisy's in The Box! Find out what she's doing in there, and remind yourself of the rules of the present simple, present continuous, present perfect and past simple tenses as well as the 'going to' future.

Wayiitiwwan marii boqonnaa kana keessaa

Wayitii marii qabxii 2

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Activity 2

Examples of form

Tenses: examples of form

These are example sentences in the tenses we are looking at in Unit 20.

Read the explanation and complete the activity

Present simple 

• I/We/You/They swim.

• He/She/It swims.

• I/We/You/They do not swim.

• He/She/It does not swim.

Present simple questions

• Do I/we/you/they swim?

• Does he/she/it swim?

Present continuous 

• I am  swimming.

• He/She/It is swimming.

• We/You/They are swimming.

• I am not swimming.

• He/She/It is not swimming.

• We/You/They are not swimming.

Present continuous questions

• Am I swimming?

• Is he/she/it swimming?

• Are we/you/they swimming?

Past simple 

• I/He/She/It/We/You/They started.

• I/He/She/It/We/You/They did not start.

Past simple questions

• Did I/he/she/it/we/you/they start?

Present perfect 

• I/We/You/They have started.

• He/She/It has started

• I/We/You/They have not started.

• He/She/It has not started.

Present perfect questions

• Have I/we/you/they started?

Going to + infinitive 

• I am going to stay.

• He/She/It is going to stay.

• We/You/They are going to stay.

• I am not going to stay.

• He/She/It is not going to stay.

• We/You/They are not going to stay.

Going to questions

• Am I going to stay?

• Is he/she/it going to stay?

• Are we/you/they going to stay?

To do

Now you've had an explanation see if you can complete this activity.

Sentence forms

5 Questions

Organise the words into correct sentences. There are more words than you need

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How are you getting on? Still unsure about tenses? Rob and Catherine can give you some help in 6 Minute Grammar next.

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  • Form

    Present simple 
    I swim.

    I do not swim.

    Present simple question
    Do you swim?

    Present continuous
    I am swimming.

    I am am not swimming.

    Present continuous question
    Are you swimming?

    Past simple 
    I started.

    I did not start.

    Past simple question
    Did you start?

    Present perfect 
    I have started.

    I have not started.

    Present perfect question
    Have you started?

    Going to + infinitive 
    I am going to stay.

    I am not going to stay.

    Going to question
    Are you going to stay?