PRESENT SIMPLE

Cosas que suceden regularmente y que son siempre ciertas

I/you/ we/ they eat lunch at 2pm every day

He/ she / it eats

 + “es”: -sh,ch,o,ss,x,z

Negative

 “be” – I am/am not student

 no “be” y verbo base: I run outside/ I do not run /He does not run
 Error: He does not Works outside. Correcto: He does not work outside.

Question

 “be” – You are canadian / Are you Canadian? / Where are we?
 No “be” y verbo base: You work in the office / Do you work in the office?
When does the party start?
 Error: Does he finishes work on time?. Correcto: Does he finish work on time?

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Acciones que ocurren en este momento

Julie usually wears (present simple – acción habitual) jeans, but today she is wearing a dress.

She is wearing a dress / We are walking the dog

 Verbos normales (terminan en consonante): +ing

 Las que terminan en.. se cambian por:

“-e” -> elimina la “e” +ing (choose – choosing)

“-ie” -> cambia a “-y” +ing (tie -> tying)
“c+v+c” + ultima silaba tonica -> duplica la ultima letra (excepto: w,x,y) + ing (shop-shopping)
(open -> opening : la ultima silaba no es tonica)

Present simple & Present continuous

 Verbos de acción pueden utilizarse de ambas formas

(Present simple) I read every day

(Present continuous) I am reading right now

 Verbos de estado no suelen utilizarse en P. continuos (posesión)

(Present siempre) I own two cars

Error: (Present continuous) I am owning two cars
Vocabulary:

Cross: cruzar

Fix: arreglar

Buzz: zumbar

Do the dishes: limpiar los platos

Blush: sonrojar

Yard: patio

Painful back: dolor de espalda

Headache: dolor de cabeza

walking the dog: pasear al perro

talking on her phone: hablando por su teléfono

fight: pelea

relaxing at the moment: relajada en este momento

raining a lot outside: lloviendo mucho afuera

tie: corbata

tie your shoes: ata tus zapatos

go ahead: adelante

do your bed: hacer tu cama

mopp: trapeador

mopping: trapear

bake: hornear

my mom is baking us a cake: mi mama nos esta horneando un pastel