Present Progressive (review)
vs Simple Past
Form
Present Progressive
• Affirmative statements
Subject
•
We
Be
are
Simple Past
• Affirmative statements
Base Form
of Verb +-ing
traveling.
Subject
•
We
Subject
• We
Verb
traveled to Japan..
Be
were
famous
Negative Statements
Simple Past
Present Progressive
Negative Statements
Negative Statements
Subject
a.
b.
c.
d.
We
He
I
They
Base Form
Be Not of Verb + -ing
are not traveling.
is not playing.
am not studying.
are not cooking.
Subject
a.
b.
c.
d.
We
Did
not
didn’t
He
didn’t
I
didn’t
They didn’t
Base Form
of Verb
travel to Japan.
play.
study.
cook.
Yes / No Questions
Present Progressive
Simple Past
Yes / No Questions
Yes / No Questions
Be
•
Is
Subject
he
Base Form
of Verb + -ing
traveling now?
Did
Subject
• Did
he
Base Form
of Verb
travel to Japan?
Wh-Questions
Present Progressive
Wh-Questions
Wh-Word Be
Where are
Subject
Base Form
of Verb + -ing
you traveling now?
Simple Past
Wh-Questions
Wh-Word Did Subject
A. When
did
you
B. Why
did
you
Base Form
of Verb
travel to
Japan?
travel to
Japan?
Simple Past – regular verbs
• The simple past of regular
verbs is formed by adding –d
or –ed to the base form of the
verb.
>BE CAREFUL!
• There are often spelling
changes when you add –ed to
the verb.
• Base Form
live
join
study
hop
prefer
Simple Past

lived

joined

studied

hopped

preferred
Simple Past – irregular verbs
• Many common verbs
are irregular.
• Their simple past is
not formed by adding
–d or
–ed.
Base Form
• be
• get
• go
• have




Simple Past
was / were
got
went
had
• Can you mention more irregular
verbs?
Differences
Present Progressive
Simple Past
• Something that is happening
right now.
• Actions, states, or situations
that are finished.
Now
Past
X
Now
Future
Past
X
He was a
poet.
Future
He’s speaking English right now.
• The time expressions used:
now, at the moment.
• The time expressions used:
refer to the past: last week, 20
years ago, in the 17th century,
by 1981