English Course

MoRu

Tenses

Present Simple and Continuous

Past Simple and Continuous

Present Perfect

Passive

Verbs

Auxiliary verbs do, be, and have

Modal auxiliary verbs—Must, can, should, might, will, and would

Full verbs—other verbs (play, run, help, think, want, go, see, eat, enjoy, live, die, swim, etc.

Do, be and have can also be used as full verbs with their own meanings

There are two forms of have in the present

There are two forms of have in the present

Auxiliary verbs and tenses

- be and the continuous forms

Be + verb +-ing is used to make continuous verb forms which describe activities in progress and temporary activities

He’s washing his hair. (Present Continuous)

They were going to work. (Past Continuous)

I’ve been learning English for two years. (Present Perfect Continuous)

I’d like to be lying on the beach right now (Continuous Infinitive)

- be and de passive voice

Be + past participle is used to form the passive.

Paper is made from Wood. (Presente Simple passive)

My car was stolen yesterday. (Past Simple passive)

The house has been redecorated. (Presente Perfect passive)

This homework needs to be done tonight. (Passive infinitive)

- have and de perfect forms

Have + past participle is used to make perfect verb forms.

He has worked in seven different conuntries. (presente Perfect)

She was crying because she had had some bad news. (Past Perfect)

I’d like to have met Napoleon. (Perfect infinitive)

Auxiliary verbs and negatives

To make a negatuvem add - n’t to the auxiliary verb. If there is no auxiliary verb, use don’t/doesn’t/didn’t.

 

 

 

 

 

It is possible to contract the auxiliaries be and have and use the uncontracted not

He’s not playing today. (= He isn’t playing today.)

We’re not going to Italy after all.(= We aren’t going to Italy...)

I’ve not read that book yet.(= I haven’t read that book yet.)

BUT  I’m not working. NOT  I amn’t working

Question

She’s wearing jeans.

You were Born in Mexico.

Peter’s been to China.

I know you.

He wants ice cream.

They didn’t go out.

 

What is she wearing?

Where were you born?

Has Peter been to China?

Do I know you?

What does he want?

Why didn’t they go out?

Auxiliary verbs and questions

To make a question, invert the subject and the auxiliary verb. If there is no auxiliary verb, use do/does/did

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There is usually no do/does/did in subject questions.

Who wants ice cream?             What flavor ice cream do you want?

What happened to your eyes?  What did you do to your eye?

Who boke the window?            How did you break the window?