Present and Past Simple

What are we learning today?

You will learn to talk about habits and finished actions with the present simple and the past simple.

Explanation

• Use the present simple for habits and facts. Words like "every day" and "often" help you.
• With he, she and it, add -s: he eats.
• Make negatives with "don't" or "doesn't". Make questions with "do" or "does".
• Use the past simple for finished actions. Words like "yesterday" and "ago" help you.
• Regular verbs take -ed: worked, visited.
• The past of "be" is "was" or "were".
• Use "didn't" and the base verb: She didn't clean.

Examples

1. Gorillas don't eat meat.
2. I was at the zoo yesterday.
3. Mum visited Paris two months ago.

Remember!

• Say "he likes", not "he like".
• Say "didn't clean", not "didn't cleaned".

Check yourself

1. Make it negative: He likes spiders.
2. What is the past simple of "work"?
3. Which word shows the past: "always" or "ago"?