Tenses: Present and Past
Cours · anglais (2 Bac, Maroc), chapitre 1 · Maroc, 2e année du Bac · le début du chapitre, la suite sur Adloun
A solid command of the basic tenses is the foundation of good English. This unit reviews the present and past tenses you need for the Bac: their form, their use, and the time markers that signal them.
1.1 The Present Simple
Form: base verb (add -s/-es for he/she/it). Negative and questions use do/does. Use: habits and routines, general truths and facts, timetables.
- She works in a hospital. — They don't live in Rabat. — Does he speak English?
- Water boils at 100 degrees. (general truth)
- The train leaves at 7 a.m. (timetable)
Time markers: always, usually, often, sometimes, never, every day, on Mondays.
1.2 The Present Continuous
Form: am / is / are + verb-ing. Use: an action happening now, a temporary situation, or a fixed future arrangement.
- Look! The children are playing in the garden. (now)
- I am reading an interesting novel these days. (temporary)
- We are meeting the teacher tomorrow. (future arrangement)
Stative verbs (like, know, want, believe, understand) are normally not used in the continuous: say I know the answer, not I am knowing.
1.3 The Past Simple
Form: regular verbs add -ed; irregular verbs have special forms (go → went, see → saw). Negative/questions use did. Use: a finished action at a definite time in the past.
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