simple present and past tense for kids

I HOPE YOU

ENJOY AND

LEARN

GRAMMAR

FIFTH GRADE

FIRST TERM

SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

SIMPLE PAST TENSE

SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE TO BE

SIMPLE PAST TENSE TO BE

AFFIRMATIVE FORM

NEGATIVE FORM

INTERROGATIVE FORM

IN

REVIEW

W HO ARE T HE P E RS O NS

I N T H E S E N T E N CE?

SUBJECT FORM OBJECT FORMPOSSESSIVE

ADJECTIVE

POSSESSIVE

PRONOUN

REFLEXIVE

PRONOUNS

I ME MY MINE MYSELF

YOU YOU YOUR YOURS YOURSELF

HE HIM HIS HIS HIMSELF

SHE HER HER HERS HERSELF

IT IT ITS ITS ITSELF

WE US OUR OURS OURSELVES

YOU YOU YOUR YOURS YOURSELVES

THEY THEM THEIR THEIRS THEMSELVES

REGULAR VERBS IRREGULAR VERBS

REGULAR VERBS ARE CONJUGATED

WITH RULES. IRREGULAR VERBS HAVE NO

RULES FOR CONJUGATION

TO BRUSH / BRUSHED TO DRAW / DREW

SIMPLE

PRESENT

AFFIRMATIVE FORM:

SUBJECT + VERB + END OF SENTENCE

I BRUSH MY TEETH EVERY DAY

I + BRUSH + MY TEETH EVERY DAY

I DRAW A BIRD

I + DRAW + A BIRD

HE DRAWS A BIRD

HE + DRAWS + A BIRD

INTERROGATIVE FORM

DO / DOES + SUBJECT + VERB + END OF SENTENCE + ?

DO YOU BRUSH YOUR TEETH EVERYDAY?

DO + YOU + BRUSH + YOUR TEETH EVERYDAY + ?

DO I DRAW A BIRD

DO + I + DRAW + A BIRD

DOES SHE BRUSH HER TEETH EVERYDAY?

DOES + SHE + BRUSH + HER TEETH EVERYDAY + ?

DOES HE DRAW A BIRD

DOES + HE + DRAW + A BIRD

NEGATIVE FORM

SUBJECT + DO / DOES + NOT + VERB + END OF SENTENCE

I DO NOT BRUSH MY TEETH EVERY DAY

I + DO + NOT + BRUSH + MY TEETH EVERYDAY

HE DOES NOT DRAW A BIRD

HE + DOES + NOT + DRAW + A BIRD

SIMPLE PAST

TENSE

AFFIRMATIVE FORM:

SUBJECT + VERB IN PAST+ END OF SENTENCE

I BRUSHED MY TEETH EVERY DAY

I + BRUSHED + MY TEETH EVERY DAY

I DREW A BIRDI + DREW + A BIRD

INTERROGATIVE FORM

DID + SUBJECT + VERB + END OF SENTENCE + ?

DID YOU BRUSH YOUR TEETH EVERYDAY?

DID + YOU + BRUSH + YOUR TEETH EVERYDAY + ?

DID SHE BRUSH HER TEETH EVERYDAY?

DID + SHE + BRUSH + HER TEETH EVERYDAY + ?

DID I DRAW A BIRD?

DID+ I + DRAW + A BIRD

NEGATIVE FORM

SUBJECT + DID + NOT + VERB + END OF SENTENCE

I DID NOT BRUSH MY TEETH EVERY DAY

I + DID + NOT + BRUSH + MY TEETH EVERYDAY

I DID NOT DREW A BIRD

I + DID + NOT +DREW + A BIRD

SIMPLE

PRESENT TENSE

TO B E

AFFIRMATIVE FORM:

SUBJECT + VERB TO BE+ END OF SENTENCE

I AM A TENNIS PLAYER

I + AM + A TENNIS PLAYER

YOU ARE A TRADITIONAL DANCER

YOU + ARE + A TRADITIONAL DANCER

SHE IS GUITARIST SHE + IS + GUITARIST

INTERROGATIVE FORM

VERB TO BE + SUBJECT + END OF

SENTENCE + ?

AM I A TENNIS PLAYER ?

I + AM + A TENNIS PLAYER + ?

ARE YOU A TRADITIONAL DANCER?

ARE + YOU + A TRADITIONAL DANCER + ?

IS SHE GUITARIST ?

IS + SHE + GUITARIST + ?

NEGATIVE FORM

SUBJECT + VERB TO BE + NOT + END OF SENTENCE

I AM NOT A TENNIS PLAYER

I + AM + NOT + A TENNIS PLAYER

YOU ARE NOT A TRADITIONAL DANCER

YOU + ARE + NOT + A TRADITIONAL DANCER

SHE IS NOT GUITARIST

SHE + IS + NOT + GUITARIST

SIMPLE PAST

TENSE TO B E

AFFIRMATIVE FORM: SUBJECT + VERB TO BE IN PAST +

END OF SENTENCE

I WAS A TENNIS PLAYER

I + WAS + A TENNIS PLAYER

YOU WERE A TRADITIONAL DANCER

YOU + WERE + A TRADITIONAL DANCER

SHE WAS GUITARIST

SHE + WAS + GUITARIST

INTERROGATIVE FORM

VERB TO BE IN PAST + SUBJECT + END OF SENTENCE + ?

WAS I A TENNIS PLAYER ?

WAS + I + A TENNIS PLAYER + ?

WERE YOU A TRADITIONAL DANCER?

WERE + YOU + A TRADITIONAL DANCER + ?

WAS SHE GUITARIST ?

WAS + SHE + GUITARIST + ?

NEGATIVE FORM

SUBJECT + VERB TO BE IN PAST + NOT + END OF SENTENCE

I WAS NOT A TENNIS PLAYER

I + WAS + NOT + A TENNIS PLAYER

YOU WERE NOT A TRADITIONAL DANCER

YOU + WERE + NOT + A TRADITIONAL DANCER

SHE WAS NOT GUITARIST

SHE + WAS + NOT + GUITARIST