Unit 22. be/have/do in present and past tenses

 

BASIC GRAMMAR IN USE

 

Unit 22. be/have/do in present and past tenses

 

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

 

Please be quite. I'm working.

What are you doing tonight?

 

I was working when she arrived.

What were you doing at 3:00?

 

 

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

 

I'm never invited to parties.

These offices aren't cleaned every day.

 

The office was cleaned yesterday.

How was the window broken?

 

 

*have/has + past participle

 

I've lived in this house for 10 years.

Kate hasn't been to South America.

 

 

*do/does/did + base form(clean/like/eat, etc.)

 

I like coffee, but I don't like tea.

What do you usually do on weekends?

 

I didn't watch TV yesterday.

What time did Eric go out?