Presenti e passati dell'inglese

English grammar

Present simple, present continuous, past simple and past continuous.

In this scheme all the present and past tenses of English are summarized with the basic training and uses.

There are also the exceptions of the single written forms of the verbs and the rules to remember.

Present simple

• Uses: routing and general situation.
• Affirmative form: subject + verb to basic form.
• Subject + verb to basic form + es (for third person).
• Negative form: subject + don't or doesn't (for third person) + verb to basic form.
• Interrogative form: Do or does + subject + verb to basic form + ?

Exceptions of "es"

• The verb to the and termination with -s, -ch, -o, -x or -z put -ies.
• When the -y in the and the verb is preceded with vocal put -ys.
• When the -y in the and the verb is preceded with consonant remove the -y and put -ies.

Present continuous

• Uses: action to do in specific time, description and disappointment.
• Affirmative form: subject + am/is/are + verb to basic form + ing.
• Negative form: subject + am/is/are + not + verb to basic form + ing.
• Interrogative form: Am/is/are + subject + verb to basic form + ing + ?

Exceptions of "ing"

• The verb to the and have one vocal before the consonant we double the consonant and put ing.
• When the -y in the and the verb is preceded with vocal put - ing.
• When the -y in the and the verb is preceded with consonant remove the -y and put -ing.

Simple past

• Uses: time on the action is finished and is offending is accompanied by time expectation (example: ego, last, yesterday…).
• Affirmative form: subject + verb to basic form + ed (for regular).
• Subject + irregular verb (second column).
• Negative form: subject + did + not + verb to basic form.
• Interrogative form: Did + subject + verb to basic form + ?

Exceptions of "ed"

They are like those of the "es" in the simple present.

Past continuous

• Uses: describe an action in progress in a specific time in the past, to describe a story and when the action is interrupting in the past.
• Affirmative form: subject + was (for third person)/were + verb to basic form + ing.
• Negative form: subject + was/were + not + verb to basic form + ing.
• Interrogative form: Was/were + subject + verb to basic form + ing?

Exceptions of "ing"

They are like those of the present continuous.

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