ENGLISH GRAMMAR IN TABLES
TYPES OF VERBS
Regular verbs Irregular verbs
E.g. to work – worked – worked E.g. to do – did - done
to dress – dressed – dressed to run – ran – run
FORMS OF VERBS
I II III IV
The Infinitive The Past Indefinite Tense Participle II Participle I
E.g. to work E.g. I worked. E.g. I have been to London. E.g. It is raining
to speak I spoke. I have already dressed. now.
(The Present (The Past Indefinite (Часи Perfect, Passive (Часи Continuous,
Indefinite Tense) Voice) дієприслівник)
Tense,
The Infinitive)
THE PRESENT INDEFINITE TENSE
To be
Affirmative |
Interrogative |
Negative |
I am a pupil.
He She is a pupil. It
We You are pupils They |
Am I a pupil?
he Is she a pupil? it
Are we you pupils? they |
I am (amn't) not a pupil.
He She is (isn’t) a pupil. It
We You are (aren’t) pupils. They |
To have
Affirmative |
Interrogative |
Negative |
I have a cat. We You They
He She has a cat. It
|
Have I a cat? We You They
he Has she a cat? it |
I have (haven’t) not a cat. We You They
He She has (hasn’t) not a cat. It
|
To work
Affirmative |
Interrogative |
Negative |
I work. We You They
He She works. It
|
Do I work ? We You They
he Does she work? it |
I work. We You They
He She works. It
|
Usage
1. Repeated and habitual action in the present:
E.g. I get up, wash my face and have breakfast every morning.
I get up at 7 o’clock every day.
2. Facts in the present:
E.g. It is winter.
She is eleven.
3. General truth:
E.g. The Earth goes round the Sun.
4. Proverbs and sayings:
E.g. Love is blind.
Time flies.
Time indicators of the Present Indefinite
Usually, generally, after, never, sometimes, from time to time, every day (morning, month, year), once a day, twice a day, three times a day, often – seldom, always – never.
Preset Indefinite Tense = Present Simple