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Formula for Speaking and answering

This formula for speaking and answering we have put to the test
On top you have your Wh-questions in the bottom your uses.
And then your teacher wrote for you all the verb tenses, auxiliary, time expressions and formulas and
connectors remember to sound smart and constant we use connectors to stretch our sentences.

You know how to use this for we have practiced in class many times. an example
how old (que edad)
Verb to be are you ? (tienes tu) you answer it in the verb to be ( I am 50 years old) Remember that
every question asked in aparticular verb tense must be answered in that particular verb tense.

Where do you live? I live in Brooklyn, New York. Question in the present simple answered in the
present simple.

What did you have for breakfast? I had pancakes and eggs for breakfast. Question asked in the past
simple and answered in the past simple.

What are you doing later? I am going to the mall and then to the movies. Question asked in the
present continuous and answered in the present continuous used with the connector to add more
volume.
Have you traveled to Europe? No I have not traveled to Europe, but I would love to. When the answer
is no you must use a negative answer look at the negative formulas. Question asked in the present
perfect and answered in the present perfect.

Please practice this every day to understand how we use the English
language in questions and answers. I guarantee this practice will make
your English more understandable and much Better.Remember practice
makes perfect.|

Verb tenses Auxiliary Time expression word Verb tense formula.

Present simple Do/does Daily, weekly (S+Verb in base form+comp)


Monthly (S+do/does+not+verb in base form)

Past simple Did Yesterday, tonight (S+verb in past+complement


(S+did+verb in base form+comp)
Future simple Will/Be going to Tomorrow (S+will+verb in base form+comp)
In the future (S+will+not+verb in base
form+comp)

Present perfect Have/Has Just,yet,already (S+have/has+verb in past


participle+com)
Since,never,ever (S+have/has+not+past
participle+comp)

Past Perfect Had When, yesterday (S+had+verb in past


participle+comp)
A year ago,in 2003 (S+had+not+ past participle+comp)

Future perfect Will have Before, by next wee (S+Will have+ past participle+comp)
In ten minutes,until (S+will+not+past participle+comp)

Present Continuous am/is/are+íng every day,never,always (S+am/is/are+ing verb+comp)


Now,right now (S+am/is/are+not+ing verb+comp)

Past Continuous was/were+ing While, at 3 o'clock (S+was/were+ing verb+comp)


(S+was/were+not+ing verb+comp)

Future Continuous Will be +ing At 4 o´clock tomorrow (S+will be+ ing verb+comp)
Today,tomorrow afternoon (S+will+not+be+ing verb+comp)

Present perfect continuous Have/has+been right now, currently (S+have/has+been+ing verb+comp)


Ing verb at the moment (S+have/has+not+been+ing verb+comp)

Past perfect continuous Had+been+ing verb all morning, until (S+had+been+ing verb+comp)
Before,when (S+had+not+been+ing verb+comp)

Future perfect continuous Will have been by the en of this year (S+will+have+been+ing verb+comp)
For three years (S+will+not+have+been+ing
verb+co)
By next month

Verb to be Am/is/are At the moment, now (S+am/is/are+complement)


today (S+am/is/are+not+comp)

Verb to be in the past was/were Yesterday,recently (S+was+were+complement)


A long time ago (S+was7were+not+comp)

Modal verbs need a second verb to work in the present simple formula

Can (obligation/possibility/ability/permission)+ verb in simple present) (S+can+verb base form+comp)


Could (obligation/possibility,past ability,permission) (S+could+verb in base form+comp)
May (obligation, permission,ability,possibility) (S+may+verb in base form+comp)
Might (not used in permission/ 50% use) (S+might+verb in base form+comp)

Must (used in obligation) (S+must+verb in base form+comp)


Should (used in advice) (S+should+verb in base form+comp)
Would (Used in hypothetical and conditional sentences) (S+would+verb in base form+comp)

Example question and formula answered correctly


(Will+be+S+verb in ing form+?)
Hey! Milton what will you be doing next Tuesday?
Next Tuesday I will be going to a beach in Cancun Mexico in addition I will be sipping mimosas and
tanning.
The question was asked in the future continuous and answered in the future continuous i also used
time expression and connectors to make my answer incredible.

Hey! Teacher what is your favorite food and why?


(Am/Is/Are+ verb to be+complement+?)
My favorite food is Italian, because the taste is delicious and I also like Mexican food.
Connector to express more information.
The question was asked in the verb to be and answered in the verb to be.

Where do you come from?


(S+do/does+verb in base form+complement)
I come from Panama , Rio Abajo to be exact, but i grew up in the U.S.
Question was asked in the simple present and answered in the simple present.

What are you doing at this very moment?


(Am/Is/Are+S+ing verb+complement+?t)
Notice the use and the time expression word.
At this moment I am reading this excellent grammar teacher Milton sent me.
Question asked in present continuous and answered in the present continuous.

Question with modal verb can and answer with modal verb can.
Hi! Maria can I see you tonight?
Sure you can Miguel, but only if you bring Chocolates and flowers and take me to dinner.

Here are examples of how you ask question and


how you answer questions in the same verb
tenses. Please practice, I don’t usually do this for a
lot of people only the once I admire and like.
(Capiche!)
We will recap this in class so study

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