English verb tenses by Josué Camarena https://padlet.com/josuecamarena/zy47tt6melcajgfa (Present simple and past continuous) Modal auxiliary verbs en-us 2023-05-24 00:44:44 UTC 2025-10-23 11:30:37 UTC hello@padlet.com xecamarenajosue271 https://padlet.com/josuecamarena/zy47tt6melcajgfa/wish/2602442836 Iberoamerican University of Panama 
Subject General English 2 
Participant: Josué Ismael Camarena Saldaña
ID: 4-817-1998 
Group # 17
Date 31/05/2023
]]> 2023-05-24 01:16:45 UTC https://padlet.com/josuecamarena/zy47tt6melcajgfa/wish/2602442836 Presentation josuecamarena https://padlet.com/josuecamarena/zy47tt6melcajgfa/wish/2605315638 The correct use of verb tenses is fundamental to communicating effectively in English. In this paper, we will explore three essential topics: present simple, past continuous and auxiliary verbs. These three aspects of English grammar allow us to express actions and states at different times and in different situations. Throughout this work, we will examine the rules and usage of each of these verb tenses, as well as practical examples to understand how to apply them correctly in everyday contexts. By mastering the present simple, past continuous and auxiliary verbs, we will be able to expand our English communication skills and construct more precise and coherent sentences. 

]]> 2023-05-25 21:12:02 UTC https://padlet.com/josuecamarena/zy47tt6melcajgfa/wish/2605315638 What is the simple present tense josuecamarena https://padlet.com/josuecamarena/zy47tt6melcajgfa/wish/2605316846 The simple present is a verb tense with two main uses. We use the simple present tense when an action is happening right now, or when it happens regularly. Depending on the person, the simple present tense is formed by using the root form or by adding s or es to the end.

Example:

I feel great!

Pauline loves pie.

I’m sorry to hear that you’re sick.

Pauline practices the piano every day.

Ms. Jackson travels during the summer.

Hamsters run all night.

]]> 2023-05-25 21:14:22 UTC https://padlet.com/josuecamarena/zy47tt6melcajgfa/wish/2605316846 How to form the simple present josuecamarena https://padlet.com/josuecamarena/zy47tt6melcajgfa/wish/2605317259 In the simple present, most regular verbs use the root form, except in the third-person singular (which ends in s).

For a few verbs, the third-person singular ends with es instead of s. Typically, these are verbs whose root form ends in o, ch, sh, th, ss, gh, or z.

For most regular verbs, you put the negation of the verb before the verb, e.g., “She won’t go” or “I don’t smell anything.”

]]> 2023-05-25 21:15:10 UTC https://padlet.com/josuecamarena/zy47tt6melcajgfa/wish/2605317259 How to make the simple present negative josuecamarena https://padlet.com/josuecamarena/zy47tt6melcajgfa/wish/2605317695 The formula for making a simple present verb negative is do/does + not + [root form of verb]. You can also use the contraction don’t or doesn’t instead of do not or does not. To make the verb to be negative, the formula is [to be] + not.

Example: 
Pauline does not want to share the pie.
She doesn’t think there is enough to go around.
I don’t want pie anyway.
I am not a pie lover, but Pauline sure is.
You aren’t ready for such delicious pie.

]]> 2023-05-25 21:16:00 UTC https://padlet.com/josuecamarena/zy47tt6melcajgfa/wish/2605317695 How to ask a question josuecamarena https://padlet.com/josuecamarena/zy47tt6melcajgfa/wish/2605318468 The formula for asking a question in the simple present is do/does + [subject] + [root form of verb].

Example: 
Do you know how to bake a pie?
How much does Pauline love pie?

]]> 2023-05-25 21:17:16 UTC https://padlet.com/josuecamarena/zy47tt6melcajgfa/wish/2605318468 What is the past continuous tense? josuecamarena https://padlet.com/josuecamarena/zy47tt6melcajgfa/wish/2605319046 The past continuous tense shows a continuous action that began in the past. It is the past tense version of the present continuos, which also describes ongoing actions. The present and past continuous are very similar, but the past continuous uses was and were, the past tense of to be.

]]> 2023-05-25 21:18:23 UTC https://padlet.com/josuecamarena/zy47tt6melcajgfa/wish/2605319046 Past continuous tense formula josuecamarena https://padlet.com/josuecamarena/zy47tt6melcajgfa/wish/2605319379 The past continuous tense formula involves the past tense of to be (was or were) and the present participle of the verb, the –ing form.

[was/were] + [present participle]

While I was studying, my friends were playing. 

At midnight, everyone at the party was still having fun. 

I was working as a cashier in October. 

By the age of nine, I was training to be a ninja. 

]]> 2023-05-25 21:19:02 UTC https://padlet.com/josuecamarena/zy47tt6melcajgfa/wish/2605319379 Verbs you cannot use in the past continuous tense josuecamarena https://padlet.com/josuecamarena/zy47tt6melcajgfa/wish/2605320024 There is a certain type of verb that cannot be used in any continuous tense, including the past continuous tense. 

Believe,  dislike, hate, involve, know, like, love, need, prefer, realice, seem, understand, want.

Because stative verbs are inherently continuous, it sounds odd to put them in a continuous tense.

]]> 2023-05-25 21:20:16 UTC https://padlet.com/josuecamarena/zy47tt6melcajgfa/wish/2605320024 When should you use the past continuous tense? josuecamarena https://padlet.com/josuecamarena/zy47tt6melcajgfa/wish/2605320603 Use the past continuous tense to show a past action that has been interrupted or a habitual action that no longer occurs. You can also use it to emphasize the duration of time an action took or to set the background for a story.

]]> 2023-05-25 21:21:21 UTC https://padlet.com/josuecamarena/zy47tt6melcajgfa/wish/2605320603 What are modal auxiliary verbs? josuecamarena https://padlet.com/josuecamarena/zy47tt6melcajgfa/wish/2605321124 Modal auxiliary verbs, or simply modal verbs, change the grammatical mood of a sentence. That means you can use modal verbs to express different meanings of the main verb, such as showing possibility, ability, necessity, or suggestion . Moreover, the modal verb will is necessary to express all future tenses.

When using modal verbs, the main verb often takes either the participle form (past or present, depending on the usage) or the infinitive form without to, known as the bare infinitive. 

Example:
Jorgen skates backwards. 
Jorgen can skate backwards. 

]]> 2023-05-25 21:22:23 UTC https://padlet.com/josuecamarena/zy47tt6melcajgfa/wish/2605321124 Auxiliary verb examples josuecamarena https://padlet.com/josuecamarena/zy47tt6melcajgfa/wish/2605327030 Main auxiliary verbs: Be, do, have.
Modal auxiliary verbs: Can, could, dare, may, might, must, should, will, would.

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