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English Year 6 Language Bank

The Simple Present Tense

The simple present tense is used: Subject Verb Example
( i) to show a repeated or habitual action. I
e.g. Nina goes to bed at ten every night.
(ii) to state a fact or general truth. You • I usually go fishing
e.g. Cows feed on grass. alone.
We
base form
They • Babies cry when
they feel hungry.
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Note: We write sentences in the active voice Plural nouns
most of the time where the object
receives the action of the verb.
e.g. The shop sells stationery. He • He usually goes
In the passive voice, the subject She fishing alone.
receives the action of the verb. +-s/-es/-ies • The baby cries
e.g. Stationery is sold by the shop. It when he/she feels
Singular nouns hungry.

Time expressions: every day/week, always,
often, usually, sometimes, once a month, etc.

The Simple Past Tense

The simple past tense is used to show an action
that began and ended in the past.
e.g. I washed and dried the dishes just now.

Subject Verb Example Regular Verb Irregular Verb

I Regular • They moved to change – changed fall – fell
You (i) + -d/-ed Kedah 3 years ago. save – saved take – took
We Irregular • Xiu Lin called me fold – folded go – went
They (ii) change letters this morning. pass – passed shut – shut
He partly or • She felt sleepy so
She completely she went to bed The simple past tense is used in reported
early last night.
It (i ii) remain in the or indirect speech when we tell somebody
Singular / same form • I read the news what another person said.
just now.
Plural nouns e.g. Direct speech: "I enjoy comedies," she
said. Language Bank
Indirect speech: She said that she
Time expressions: last night/month, yesterday, enjoyed comedies.
just now, this morning, a week ago, etc.

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