This document provides an overview of various English grammar topics including:
1. Present simple vs present continuous, future forms using "going to" and "will", past simple vs past continuous, and present perfect vs past simple.
2. Examples are given to illustrate the uses of each tense, such as using present continuous to talk about future plans, "will" for spontaneous decisions, and past continuous for actions in progress in the past.
3. Other topics covered briefly include future forms, past tense questions, time expressions, interrupted actions, and first and second conditionals.
This document provides an overview of various English grammar topics including:
1. Present simple vs present continuous, future forms using "going to" and "will", past simple vs past continuous, and present perfect vs past simple.
2. Examples are given to illustrate the uses of each tense, such as using present continuous to talk about future plans, "will" for spontaneous decisions, and past continuous for actions in progress in the past.
3. Other topics covered briefly include future forms, past tense questions, time expressions, interrupted actions, and first and second conditionals.
This document provides an overview of various English grammar topics including:
1. Present simple vs present continuous, future forms using "going to" and "will", past simple vs past continuous, and present perfect vs past simple.
2. Examples are given to illustrate the uses of each tense, such as using present continuous to talk about future plans, "will" for spontaneous decisions, and past continuous for actions in progress in the past.
3. Other topics covered briefly include future forms, past tense questions, time expressions, interrupted actions, and first and second conditionals.
Gramar quiz Topics: Present simple vs present continuous
Future forms (going to / will)
GOING TO: to talk about future plans or intentions. I am going to watch movie this weekend. I am going to meet my friends. Decisions before the moment of speaking WILL: spontaneous decisions (made at the moment of speaking) It’s very hot in here. I will open the window. A: I have to send the report today. The boss is angry. B: Really? I will help you. WILL: future in general (fact in the future) Next year, I will be 33 years old. Next week, I will be on holidays.
Are you going to eat? Will = spontaneous
Past simple vs past continuous PAST SIMPLE: regular / irregular verbs Ed watched – lived – travelled - Irregular Read – read – seen + he travelled to the USA last month. - didn’t + verb infinitive He didn’t travel to the USA last month. He didn’t go the the USA last month. They didn’t work yesterday. ? Wh+ aux + subject + verb? Why did he go to the USA? Did they work yesterday? Yes, they did. No, they didn’t. USE: to talk about actions that happened in the past AT A SPECIFIC POINT OF TIME. Time expressions He went to the USA last month. Year: in 1990 Date: in 31st of October Last + time: last summer, last Friday Time + ago: two years ago When: when I finished school PAST CONTINUOUS: was / were + ING verb I was reading a book last night. He was working last night. - I wasn’t reading… He wasn’t They weren’t ? Were they reading a book? Was she washing the car? USE: to talk about an action IN PROGRESS at a specific point in the past. What were you doing yesterday at 9pm? I was cooking for my daughter AND my wife was cleaning the house WHILE (mientras) PAST SIMPLE VS PAST CONTINUOUS: interrupted actions I was cooking for my daughter last night when my boss called me. /long action/ /short action/
wrote Took
Possibilities – might Present perfect vs past simple First conditional Second conditional