4.3.1 Verbs and Tense

• Simple present: habits, facts, he/she + -s; time markers such as every day, always
• Simple past: finished actions; time markers such as yesterday, last week, in 2023
• Leadership sentences: a prefect’s duties (present) versus what happened at a meeting (past)

• identify verbs in the simple present and simple past tense in a text
• write sentences using the simple present tense
• write sentences using the simple past tense
• advocate appropriate use of tense in communication

“Why is it necessary to indicate when an activity takes place?”

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1. Simple present for habits and facts
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Use the simple present for what a leader usually does, and add -s after he, she or it.
2. Simple past for finished events
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Use the simple past when the meeting, vote or incident is over. Match the verb to yesterday, last week or a date.