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Pronouns

I* (am/was)

Singular: He/She/It (is/was)

Plural: They/We/You (are/were)

Present Tense

Subject+verb in present+predicate

Do not/Don’t

Does not/Doesn’t

Negative: Subject+don’t/doesn’t+verb in infinitive+ predicate

She studies Math. /We study Math./We don’t study Math.

They go to school. /He goes to school. /He doesn’t go to school.

I eat pasta. /She eats pasta./She doesn’t eat pasta.

To Be

Am/are/is

I am Ale./I am not Ale./I’m not Ale.

They are at home./They aren’t at home.

He/she is at the hospital. /She isn’t at the hospital.

Past Tense

To be: was/were

Wasn’t/Weren’t

Present: I study Math./ Past: I studied Math.

He reads the book. / Past: He read the book.

They take the bus./Past: They took the bus.

Past Tense – Negative

Noun+Did not/didn’t+ verb in infinitive + Predicate

I didn’t study Math.

He didn’t read the book.


They didn’t take the bus.

Present Continuous: right now

Noun+verb to be+verb ing+ predicate

I am talking to Taylor. / I am not talking to Taylor.

She is eating a hamburger. /She is not eating a hamburger.

They are speaking Spanish. /They aren’t speaking Spanish.

Past Continuous (estaba + verbo)

Noun+verb to be (past)+verb ing+ predicate

He was eating bacon. /He wasn’t eating bacon.

I was listening to music./I wasn’t listening to music

You were saying that you want ice-cream. /You were not saying that you want ice-cream.

Future

Will/Going to

Going to: We sometimes also use the present continuous for planned events in the near future.
Use will to talk facts or things that we believe are true.

Going to is used with predictions. Going to after the decision has been made.
When you are making a decision use will.
I will see what I can do.

I’m going to go to the beach tomorrow. /I am not going to go to the beach tomorrow.

Practice: https://www.ecenglish.com/learnenglish/lessons/will-and-going-to

Imperative

Be friendly/Be happy/ Negative: Don’t be friendly

Be willing to learn.

Be confident.

Do the dishes. /Don’t do the dishes

Brush your hair. /Don’t brush your hair.

Try to study a lot.

Speak English every day.

Present Perfect (he “hecho”)


Practice: https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-perfect-exercise-1.html

Noun+have/has+verb in past participle

I have studied Russian. /I haven’t studied Russian.

She has been waiting for a long time./She hasn’t been waiting for a long time.

I have read this book before. / I haven’t read this book before.

I have not been to France./I haven’t been to France.

I have been to Spain. /I haven’t been to Spain.

Past Perfect (había hecho)

Noun+had+verb participle+predicate

I hadn’t told him about my book.

I had known about it for a long time.

If, then (conditional)

https://www.enago.com/academy/ifthen-using-conditional-sentences-in-academic-writing/

Zero conditional (both in Present): If you lose, she wins. /If you cry, you can eat ice-cream.

First conditional sentences (present+future): If you eat too much candy, you will get cavities.

Second conditional sentences (wish for) (past+would/could/should): If I were you, I would go to the
doctor.

Third conditional sentences (They suggest that the result would be different had the past been
different.): If you had told me about your birthday, I would have bought a present.

Mixed type conditional sentences: If I had started taking piano lessons when I was 5, I would be a prodigy
by now.

Examples using i.e. and e.g.


Here is an example using i.e.
 “I like citrus fruits, i.e., the juicy, edible fruits with leathery, aromatic rinds.”
In this example, i.e. introduces an elaboration on citrus fruits.
Here is an example using e.g.
 “I like citrus fruits, e.g., tangerines, lemons, and limes.”
In this example, e.g. introduces examples of citrus fruits.
https://www.dictionary.com/e/whats-the-difference-between-ie-and-eg/
https://writingexplained.org/grammar-dictionary/gerunds
Yes/No

Do+noun+verb (infinitive) + predicate?

Do you like spaghetti? Yes, I do like spaghetti. /No, I don’t.

Does she like candy? Yes, she does. / No, she doesn’t.

Did you like the swimming pool? Answer: Yes, I did like the swimming pool. /No, I didn’t.

Didn’t you do this yesterday? Yes, I did. /No, I didn’t.

To be Questions

Are you happy? Yes, I am./No, I’m not.

Is she ready to go? Yes, she is. /No, she isn’t.

Are they friendly? Yes, they are. / No, they aren’t.

Was she sad? Yes, she was. / No, she wasn’t.

Were they studying? Yes, they were. / No, they weren’t.

Was he doing his homework? Yes, he was. /No, he wasn’t.

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