Speaking Cheat sheet.

1. To talk about habits, hobbies, lifestyle, routines. We use SIMPLE PRESENT.

Pronouns: I, YOU, WE, THEY-

(+) They are American, They speak English
(-) They aren’t Brazilian. They don’t speak Portuguese
(q) Are they American? Do they speak Portuguese?

Pronouns: HE, SHE, IT-

(+) My wife wakes up at 8:00 am every day
She goes to school at 9am
She washes the dishes after cooking
She watches Tv usually at night
She fixes the car when it’s broken
She kisses me goodbye every morning

(-) My wife doesn’t wake up at 12pm

(q) Does she wake up at 10am? What time does she wake up?

Routines PAST
2. To talk about routines, habits, lifestyle in the past, and that most of the time are
different from the present we use the past form “ USED TO”
*When I was a kid I used to watch cartoons Saturday morning, now I work Saturday morning.

*When I was a kid, I didn’t use to play videogames, now I play once in a while

Important moments in your life. ( Past)

When we talk about important events in our life that are over. We use simple past.
(+) I was born in 1992
I graduated university in 2010
I took my first acting class in 2020
For negative.
(-) I didn’t travel to Canada in 2019, I traveled in 2017.
Questions:
Did you learn how to drive when you were 17?
When did you move to Canada?

ACHIEVEMENTS ( PRESENT PERFECT)

To talk about:
- Important events that happened in the past ( no specific time)
I have taught university
My friend has started her own business
I haven’t traveled to Disney
My dad hasn’t sung in public

-Repeated actions in the past

I have sung in public 4 times in my life
My mom has traveled to Hawaii twice
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- Actions that started in the past but continue now.
I have worked for the same company since 2010
I have worked in this company for 2 years