Essential Grammar in Use(Third Edition)--Verb forms Unit23

be/ have/ do in present and past tenses

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A

be (= am/ is/ are/was /were) + -ing (cleaning/working etc.)

am/is/are + -ing (present continuous)

was/were + -ing (past continuous)

• Please be quiet. I'm working.
• It isn't raining at the moment.
• What are you doing this evening?

1. I was working when she arrived.
2. It wasn't raining, so we didn't need an umbrella.
3. What were you doing at 3 o'clock?

B

be + past participle (cleaned/made/eaten etc.)

am/is/are + past participle (passive present simple)

was/were + past participle    (passive past simple)

• I'm never invited to parties.
• Butter is made from milk.
• These offices aren't cleaned every day.

1. The office was cleaned yesterday.
2. These houses were built 100 years ago.
3. How was the window broken?
4. Where were you born?

C

have/has + past participle(cleaned/lost/eaten/been etc.)

have/has + past participle            (present perfect)

• I've cleaned my room.
• Tom has lost his passport.
• Kate hasn't been to Canada.
• Where have Paul and Nicole gone？

D

do/does/did + infinitive (clean/like/eat/go etc.)

do/does + infinitive (present simple negative and questions)

did + infinitive (past simple negative and questions)

• I like coffee, but I don't like tea.
• Chris doesn't go out very often.
• What do you usually do at weekends?
• Does Silvia live alone?

1. I didn't watch TV yesterday.
2. It didn't rain last week.
3. What time did Paul and Nicole go out?