List of irregular verbs

Base Form	Present Third Person	Past Third Person	Past Participle
arise be bear begin bite blow break bring buy catch choose come creep dive do drag draw dream drink drive drown eat fall fight fly forget forgive freeze get give go grow hang hide know lay lead lie light lose prove ride ring rise run see seek set shake sing sink sit speak spring steal sting strike swear swim swing take tear throw uses wake wear write	arises is bears begins bites blows breaks brings buys catches chooses comes creeps dives does drags draws dreams drinks drives drowns eats falls fights flies forgets forgives freezes gets gives goes grows hangs hides knows lays leads lies lights loses proves rides rings rises runs sees seeks sets shakes sings sinks sits speaks springs steals stings strikes swears swims swings takes tears throws used wakes wears writes	arose was/were bore began bit blew broke brought bought caught chose came crept dived/dove did dragged drew dreamed/dreamt drank drove drowned ate fell fought flew forgot forgave froze got gave went grew hung hid knew laid led lay lit lost proved rode rang rose ran saw sought set shook sang sank sat spoke sprang stole stung struck swore swam swung took tore threw used woke/waked wore wrote	arisen been borne begun bitten/bit blown broken brought bought caught chosen come crept dived done dragged drawn dreamt drunk driven drowned eaten fallen fought flown forgotten forgiven frozen got/gotten given gone grown hung hidden known laid led lain lit lost proved/proven ridden rung risen run seen sought set shaken sung sunk sat spoken sprung stolen stung struck sworn swum swung taken torn thrown used woken/waked/woke worn written

Simple past

Past Simple

Simple Past (Past Simple)

 Use the Simple Past to express the idea that an action started and finished at a specific time in the past. Sometimes, the speaker may not actually mention the specific time, but they do have one specific time in mind.

 

Form of Simple Past

	Form - with regular verbs: infinitive + -ed - with irregular verbs: 2nd column of the table of the irregular verbs Examples Affirmative sentences: regular verbs irregular verbs I played football. I went to the cinema. We visited Alaska last year. We were in Rome yesterday. Negative sentences: You must not negate a full verb in English. Always use the auxiliary did (Simple Past of to do) for negations. I   played football. I didn't play football. He didn't play football. Questions: Use the auxiliary did (Simple Past of to do). Did you play football? Did he play football?

Exceptions in Spelling when Adding ‘ed’

Exceptions in spelling when adding ed	Example
after a final e only add d	love – loved
final consonant after a short, stressed vowel or l as final consonant after a vowel is doubled	admit – admitted travel – travelled
final y after a consonant becomes i	hurry – hurried

Use of Simple Past

• action in the past taking place once, never or several times
  Example: He visited his parents every weekend.
• actions in the past taking place one after the other
  Example: He came in, took off his coat and sat down.
• action in the past taking place in the middle of another action
  Example: When I was having breakfast, the phone suddenly rang.
• if sentences type II (If I talked, …)
  Example: If I had a lot of money, I would share it with you.

Signal Words of Simple Past

• yesterday, 2 minutes ago, in 1990, the other day, last Friday

Would like and want

'would like to' and 'want to' - English grammar Would like (loving to do something)   Would like or 'd like (short form). The main verb is always the infinitive.   Examples for the long form of 'would like':   I would like to go for a walk. (= I love going for a walk.) Sue would like to make a pizza now. (= Sue loves making a pizza.) We would like to have dinner. They would like to go to a restaurant. Would like to - short form Examples for the short form of 'would like':   I 'd like to go for a walk. Sue 'd like to make a pizza now. We 'd like to have dinner. They 'd like to go to a restaurant. wouldn't like to - negative: Examples for wouldn't like   Sue wouldn't like to make a pizza now. We wouldn't like to have dinner. Would like to - questions Examples:  Would you like to go for a walk? Would Sue like to make a pizza now? Would  we like to have dinner? Would they  like to go to a restaurant? Want to (a matter of fact statement) Examples - 'want to'   I want to go shoppping.  Sally wants to read the book. I want to eat this cake! Want to - negative Examples I don't want to go shoppping.  Sally doesn't want to read the book. Want to - questions Examples:   Does Sally want to read the book?

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The Time

The Time - English

It's five to one.  It's ten to two.  It's quarter to three.  It's twenty to four.  It's twenty-five to five.  It's twenty-seven to seven.  ---	It's five past one.  It's ten past two.  It's quarter past three.  It's twenty past four.  Its twenty-five past five.  It's twenty-seven past seven.  It's half past eight. for more details click here

present continouos

Present Continuous

When we talk about events that are actually happening now, we use the present continuous tense. This is formed by using the stem of the verb and adding -ing to the end, for example the verb "work" becomes "working". In some cases you need to alter the spelling a bit for example the verb "die" becomes "dying".

Statements +	Statements -	Questions	Short answer +	Short answer -
I'm working.	I'm not working.	Am I working?	Yes, I am.	No, I'm not.
He's working.	He isn't working.	Is he working?	Yes, he is.	No, he isn't.
She's working.	She isn't working.	Is she working?	Yes, she is.	No, she isn't.
It's working.	It isn't working.	Is it working?	Yes, it is.	No, it isn't.
You're working.	You aren'tt working.	Are you working?	Yes you are.	No, you aren't.
We're working.	We aren't working.	Are we working?	Yes we are.	No, we aren't.
They're working.	They aren't working.	Are they working?	Yes they are.	No, they aren't.

Present Continuous Timeline

For example:

Q) "What are you doing?" A) "I'm building a website."

We also use the present continuous tense to talk about things that are happening around now but are temporary.

For example:

Q) "What are you doing these days?" A) "Unfortunately I'm working a lot."

It is also used to describe trends or situations that are happening but may be temporary.

For example:

"Nowadays more and more people are shopping on the Internet."

...and habitual actions (usually negative).

For example:

"He's always cleaning his car."

The present continuous tense can also be used to discuss future events:

Note:-

The present continuous is usually used with doing verbs (verbs of action) not with verbs of state. The following verbs are not used in the continuous form:-

Conditions: belong, cost, need, own, seem Feelings: like, love, hate, want, wish Beliefs: believe, feel, know, mean, remember, think, understand

present perfect

Present Perfect - Use

1) Result of an action in the past is important in the present

I have cleaned my room.

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2) Recently completed action

He has just played handball.

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3) State beginning in the past and still continuing

We have lived in Canada since 1986.

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Signal words

just, yet, never, already, ever, so far, up to now, recently, since, for

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Form

have/has + past participle

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Examples

Affirmative sentences:

I have cleaned my room. I've cleaned my room.

You have cleaned your room. You've cleaned your room.

Negative sentences:

I have not cleaned my room. I've not cleaned my room. I haven't cleaned my room.

You have not cleaned your room. You've not cleaned your room. You haven't cleaned your room.

Questions:

In the Present Perfect we put the auxiliary (have or has) before the subject
(Auxiliary - Subject - Verb - Rest). see: Questions in the Present Perfect

Have I cleaned my room?

Have you cleaned your room?