{"id":1275,"date":"2024-03-21T00:53:17","date_gmt":"2024-03-21T00:53:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.englishwithcheryl.ca\/?p=1275"},"modified":"2024-03-21T23:50:09","modified_gmt":"2024-03-21T23:50:09","slug":"talk-about-the-past-present-and-future-for-beginners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.englishwithcheryl.ca\/fr\/talk-about-the-past-present-and-future-for-beginners\/","title":{"rendered":"Talk about the past, present, and future"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Talk about the PAST, PRESENT and FUTURE (Beginner Lesson)\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-ZEpGXa2Hdw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Actions verbs you should know!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is a table of 12 action verbs that describe everyday activities:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>VERB<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>PAST<\/strong> <br>(Simple)<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>PRESENT<br>CONTINUOUS<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>FUTURE<\/strong><br>(Simple)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">I <strong>am<\/strong> ____<br>he\/she<strong> is<\/strong> ___<br>you\/we\/they <strong>are<\/strong> ___<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>teach<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">taught<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">teaching<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">will teach<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>learn<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">learned<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">learning<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">will learn<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>talk<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">talked<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">talking<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">will talk<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>listen<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">listened<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">listening<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">will listen<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>eat<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">ate<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">eating<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">will eat<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>drink<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">drank<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">drinking<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">will drink<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>walk<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">walked<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">walking<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">will walk<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>run<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">ran<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">running<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">will run<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>speak<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">spoke<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">speaking<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">will speak<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>read<\/strong><\/td><td 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