TENSES
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AFFIRMATIVE
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NEGATIVE
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INTERROGATIVE
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Short
answer
Affirmative
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Short
answer Negative
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Simple Present
I
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I SPEAK
English
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I DON’T
SPEAK ENGLISH
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DO I
SPEAK ENGLISH?
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YES, I
DO
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NO, DON’T
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you / we / they
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WE SPEAK
ENGLISH
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WE DON’T
SPEAK ENGLISH
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DO WE
SPEAK ENGLISH?
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YES, WE
DO
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NO, WE
DON’T
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she / he / it
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HE
SPEAKS ENGLISH
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HE DOESN'T SPEAK ENGLISH
| DOES HE SPEAK ENGLISH? | YES, HE DOES | NO, HE DOESN'T | ||
Simple past
I/You/she/he/
it/we/they
| SHE SPOKE ENGLISH YESTERDAY | SHE DIDN'T SPEAK ENGLISH TODAY | DID SHE SPEAK ENGLISH TODAY? | YES, SHE DID | NO, SHE DIDEN'T | ||
Present Progressive
Or continuous
I
| I’M SPEAKING ENGLISH | I’M NOT SPEAKING ENGLISH | AM I SPEAKING ENGLISH NOW? | YES, AM I | NO, I’M NOT | ||
You / we / they
| YOU’RE SPEAKING ENGLISH | YOU AREN’T SPEAKING ENGLISH | ARE YOU SPEAKING ENGLISH? | YES, ARE YOU | NO, YOU AREN’T | ||
she / he / it
| SHE SPEAKING | SHE ISN’T SPEAKING | IS SHE SPEAKING | YES, IS SHE | NO, SHE ISN’T | ||
Past Progressive or Continuous
I
| I WAS SPEAKING ENGLISH | I WASN'T SPEAKING ENGLISH YESTERDAY | WAS I SPEAKING ENGLISH YESTERDAY? | YES, I WAS | NO, I WASN'T | ||
you / we /
they
| WE WERE SPEAKING YESTERDAY | WE WEREN’T SPEAKING ENGLISH YESTERDAY | WERE WE SPEAKING ENGLISH YESTERDAY ? | YES, WERE WE | NO, WE WEREN’T | ||
she / he / it
| HE WAS SPEAKING ENGLISH YESTERDAY | HE WASN’T SPEAKING ENGLISH YESTERDAY? | WAS HE SPEAKING ENGLISH YESTERDAY? | YES, WAS HE |
NO, HE WASN’T
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