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English Present Tenses Cheat Sheet (DRAFT) by

English Tenses summary

This is a draft cheat sheet. It is a work in progress and is not finished yet.

Present Simple

To talk in present about habits, daily routines, general facts/­truths, future plans, programed events

Structure

Affirm­ative
Subject + verb+ complement
Negative
Subject + aux do/does not + verb+ complement
Interr­ogative
Aux do/does + subject + verb+ complement
(He She It) Does
(I,you­,we­,they) Do

Adverbs of frequency

Always
100%
Usually
80%
Often
70%
Sometimes
50%
Occasi­onally
30%
Seldom
20%
Rarely­/Hardly Ever
5%
Never
0%

Use of -s and -es in Third Person

* En la tercera persona del singular, el verbo siempre termina en -s:
he wants, she needs, he gives, she thinks.

* Verbos que terminan en -y: se cambia la -y por -ies:
fly --> flies, cry --> cries

* Añadimos -es a los verbos que terminan en:-ss, -x, -sh, -ch:
he passes, she catches, he fixes, it pushes
 

Present Continuos

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