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Simple Past

What it means	Example
An action that started in the past and ended in the past	I cooked dinner last night.

Format	Example
When the word are regular add an ed If the word ends with a y then you will need to remove the y and add ied. There are irregular verbs in the past	Cook + ed = cooked color + ed = colored Cry = cry – y(ied)= cried Try = try – y(ied) = tried please refer to the post on July 5th “paradigma dei verbi irregulari”

Try some exercises online:

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-past/exercises

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/irregular-verbs/exercise?5

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=3686

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=2691

Present Continuous

Definition	Example
An action that is happening at the moment Near Future Programmed Future Question format: to be + subj. + verb(ing) Negative format: subj.+ to be+ not+ verb(ing)	I am writing a book. Subj. + to be + verb(ing) George is leaving tomorrow. We are going to Los Angeles in December. Is he coming tonight? They are not leaving tomorrow.

Try out these exercises online:

http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-continuous-exercise-6.html

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/present-progressive/form/exercises?form02

http://www.eclecticenglish.com/grammar/PresentContinuous1G.html