PRESENT SIMPLE

TO BE
AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE
I am I am not Am I?
YOU are YOU are not Are YOU?
HE/SHE/IT is HE/SHE/IT is not Is HE/SHE/IT?
WE are WE are not Are WE?
YOU are YOU are not Are YOU?
THEY are THEY are not Are THEY?
REST OF THE VERBS (EXAMPLE: PLAY)
AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE
I play I do not play Do I?’
YOU play YOU do not play *Don’t Do YOU
HE/SHE/IT plays HE/SHE/IT does not play *Doesn’t Does HE/SHE/IT?
WE play WE do not play Do WE?
YOU play YOU do not play Do YOU?
THEY play THEY do not play Do THEY?
USES AND EXAMPLES KEY WORDS

-Hablar de acciones habituales o ruanas -Frequency adverbs: always, usually, generally, regularly, ocassionally,
“My sister works in a supermarket” frequently, ocen, someames, rarely, etc.
-Hablar de hechos generales
“London is a mul6cultural city” at night, in the morning, on Fridays, every week, once a month, how
-Con los sta6ve verbs ocen…?, etc.
“I think she is pre<y”

FORMA:
1. Para formar correctamente la 3ª persona del singular hay que tener en cuenta las siguientes reglas ortográficas:

! Los verbos terminados en o, ss, sh, ch o x añaden es: does, misses, wishes, touches, fixes

! Los verbos acabados en vocal + y añaden una s: says

! Los verbos que terminan en consonante + y cambian la y por i antes de añadir es: tries

2. Los adverbios de frecuencia van delante del verbo, pero si es el verbo to be se colocan detrás de él.

“Ian never wears trainers” “Paul is always nice”

3. Las expresiones temporales siempre se ponen al principio o al final de la frase.

“Jane runs every day”
4. Sta6ve verbs
-Emociones y senamientos: dislike, enjoy, hate, hope, love, like, prefer, want
-Pensamiento y opinión: believe, forget, guess, know, remember, think, understand
-Percepción y los senados: feel, hear, see, smell, sound, taste, touch -Posesión: belong, have, own
-Medidas: measure, weight
 PRESENT CONTINUOUS
AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE
I am playing I am not playing Am I playing?
YOU are playing YOU are not playing Are YOU playing?
HE/SHE/IT is playing HE/SHE/IT is not playing Is HE/SHE/IT playing?
WE are playing WE are not playing Are WE playing?
YOU are playing YOU are not playing Are YOU playing?
THEY are playing THEY are not playing Are THEY plaang?

USES AND EXAMPLES KEY WORDS

-Decir lo que está pasando en el momento de hablar Now, right now, at the momento
“I am wri6ng this right now”

-Hablar de acciones temporales This year, at present

“I am learning English”

-Hablar de un plan que tendrá lugar en el futuro próximo This evening, tonight, tomorrow, next Friday/week/year
“Bob is mee6ng Mar6n tonight”

Para añadir –ING:

- Terminado e muda pierde la e: ride ! riding

- Acabado en y, la manaene: pay ! paying
- Monosílabos acabados en consonante – vocal – consonante, doblan la úlama consonante: travel ! travelling
 PAST SIMPLE
TO BE
AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE
I was I was not Was I?
YOU were YOU were not Were YOU?
HE/SHE/IT was HE/SHE/IT was not Was HE/SHE/IT?
WE were WE were not Were WE?
YOU were YOU were not Were YOU?
THEY were THEY were not Were THEY?

REST OF THE VERBS

AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE

I played I did not play Did I play?
YOU played YOU did not play Did YOU play?
HE/SHE/IT played HE/SHE/IT did not play Did HE/SHE/IT play?
WE played WE did not play Did WE play?
YOU played YOU did not play Did YOU play?
THEY played THEY did not play Did THEY play?
USES AND EXAMPLES KEY WORDS
-Hablar de acciones (acabadas) ocurridas en un momento concreto
del pasado. Yesterday, last week/year/month, ago, in 2001, in the 1970s, when, then
“I went to Paris last year”

-Hablar de una serie de cosas que sucedieron en el pasado.

“When I opened the door, the dog barked at him”

PAST CONTINUOUS
AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE

I was playing I was not playing Was I playing?

YOU were playing YOU were not playing Were YOU playing?
HE/SHE/IT was playing HE/SHE/IT was not playing Was HE/SHE/IT playing?
WE were playing WE were not playing Were WE playing?
YOU were playing YOU were not playing Were YOU playing?
THEY were playing THEY were not playing Were THEY playing?
USES AND EXAMPLES KEY WORDS
-Acción que estaba sucediendo en un momento específico del
pasado.
“At 9 he was visi6ng his parents”
When, while, as
-Acción incompleta que es interrumpida por otra acción en el
pasado.
“They were having dinner when their parents arrived”

-Dos acciones incompletas que estaban teniendo lugar a la vez en

el pasado.
“While Ana was studying, her sister was cleaning the house”
 PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE
AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE
I have eaten I have not eaten Have I eaten?
YOU have eaten YOU have not eaten Have YOU eaten?
HE/SHE/IT has eaten HE/SHE/IT has not eaten Has HE/SHE/IT eaten?
WE have eaten WE have not eaten Have WE eaten?
YOU have eaten YOU have not eaten Have YOU eaten?
THEY have eaten THEY have not eaten Have THEY eaten?

USES AND EXAMPLES KEY WORDS

-Acción que comenzó en el pasado y conanúa en el presente
Never, ever, already, just, yet, recently, lately, how long…?, for, since, in
“I have lived here for two years” recent years

-Acción que tuvo lugar en el pasado y está conectada al presente

“Pam has moved recently”

! Dónde colocamos los adverbios:

- Never, ever, already y just se colocan entre el auxiliar y el paracipio del verbo
- Yet se coloca al final (affirmaave and interrogaave)

! For y since: “For indica cuánto duró la acción y since cuándo empezó.”
 PAST PERFECT SIMPLE
AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE

I had eaten I had not eaten Had I eaten?

YOU had eaten YOU had not eaten Had YOU eaten?
HE/SHE/IT had eaten HE/SHE/IT had not eaten Had HE/SHE/IT eaten?
WE had eaten WE had not eaten Had WE eaten?
YOU had eaten YOU had not eaten Had YOU eaten?
THEY had eaten THEY had not eaten Had THEY eaten?

USES AND EXAMPLES KEY WORDS

-Cuando hablamos de dos acciones en el pasado e indicamos que Already, by the ame, acer, before, unal, never, just
una sucedió antes (past perfect) que la otra (past simple).

“When I arrived to the party, they had already started ea6ng”