Reference table - present simple & continuous verb forms : R2-10G
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Present simple and present continuous verb forms reference table
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example verb: to like: present simple |
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person |
positive |
negative |
question |
sh’t answer P |
short answer N |
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singular |
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1st person |
I like |
I don’t like |
do I like? |
yes, I do |
no, I don’t |
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2nd person |
you like |
you don’t like |
do you like? |
yes, you do |
no, you don’t |
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3rd pers m |
he likes |
he doesn’t like |
does he like? |
yes, he does |
no, he doesn’t |
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3rd pers f |
she likes |
she doesn’t like |
does she like? |
yes, she does |
no, she doesn’t |
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3rd pers n |
it likes |
it doesn’t like |
does it like? |
yes, it does |
no, it doesn’t |
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Plural |
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1st person |
we like |
we don’t like |
do we like? |
yes, we do |
no, we don’t |
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2nd person |
you like |
you don’t like |
do you like? |
yes you do |
no, you don’t |
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3rd ps m,f,n |
they like |
they don’t like |
do they like? |
yes, they do |
no, they don’t |
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example verb: to make: present continuous |
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singular |
positive |
negative |
negative (short forms) |
question |
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1st person |
I am (I’m) making |
I am not making |
(I’m not making) |
am I making? |
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2nd person |
you are (you’re) making |
you are not making |
you’re not / you aren’t making |
are you making? |
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3rd pers m |
he is (he’s) making |
he is not making |
he’s not / he isn’t making |
is he making? |
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3rd pers f |
she (she’s) is making |
she is not making |
she’s not / she isn’t making |
is she making? |
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3rd pers n |
it is (it’s) making |
it is not making |
it’s not / it isn’t making |
is it making? |
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plural |
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1st person |
we are (we’re) making |
we are not making |
we’re not / we aren’t making |
are we making? |
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2nd person |
you are (you’re) making |
you are not making |
you’re not / you aren’t making |
are you making? |
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3rd ps m,f,n |
they are (they’re) making |
they are not making |
they’re not / they aren’t making |
are they making? |
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NOTE:
1. The short answer (positive) to ‘Do you like chocolate?’ is ‘Yes, I do’, not ‘Yes, I like.’
2 There are two ways to shorten the negative of the –ing form: He isn’t speaking or he’s not speaking
3 The short answers to ‘Are we making?’ are ‘Yes we are’ / ‘No we’re not’ or ‘No we aren’t.’ etc