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REVIEW OF TENSES
* En Inglés. los nombres de los tiempos verbales
tienen 'nombre y apellidos'.
La primera palabra es present, past o future, y|
nos indica el tiempo cronolédgico con el que
queremos conectar la idea que queremos
expresar.
La segunda (y a veces tercera) palabra nos
remite a como consideramos la accion; simple (la
forma mas habitual), continuous °
progressive(en progreso en el momento/tiempo
cronoldgico), o perfect (acabado en el momento/|
tiempo cronoldgico).
PRESENT SIMPLE
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
PRESENT SIMPLE PRESENT CONTINUOUS
Routines (rutinas, acciones habituales en | Actions happening at the moment of
presente) speaking (Acciones que ocurren en el
momento en el que se esta hablando)
1'go to work every day
| play football twice a week He's cooking dinner nowTm brushing my teeth
General facts or truths (hechos 0
verdades generales)
Football is a popular sport in Spain
The Moon tums around the Earth
‘Arranged actions in the future (planes
en el futuro que ya estan confirmados)
I'm cooking a special dinner for my
friends on Saturday
We are visiting our aunt tomorrow
Permanent situations (situaciones
permanentes)
1 study law at university
I ive in Madrid
Temporary actions (Acciones 0
situaciones temporales)
I'm studying science this year
She is working in a restaurant at the
moment
Spelling rules
TERCERA PERSONA DEL SINGULAR — SPELLING RULES
‘Como regia general, en la tercera persona del singular (he / she / it) del presente
simple se afiade una -s en las oraciones afirmativas.
Ask — asks
Help — helps
Need - needs
Read ~ reads
Play — plays
Work — works
Si el verbo acaba en-s, -x, -sh, Z 0 -ch, se afiade -es.
Teach — teaches
Buzz — buzzes
Wish - wishesCross — crosses
Fix — fixes
Catch - catches
Siel verbo acaba en una consonante seguida de -y, lay se convierte en -iy se afiade
-es.
Study - studies
Fly — flies
Try - tries
Tidy — tidies
Carry - carries
Cry ~ cries
En los verbos DO y GO se afiade -es.
Do — does
Go goes
PARTICIPIO PRESENTE (-ING). SPELLING RULES
Algunos tiempos verbales (el Presente continuo, por ejemplo) se forman con el
Participio presente (verbo principal + terminacién —ing)
Watch — watching
Catch — catching
Know ~ knowing
Pass - passing
‘Cuando el verbo termina en una consonante seguida de -¢, desaparece la -e y se
afiade -ing.
Hide — hiding
Live = living
Dance - dancing
Write — writing
Behave - behaving‘Si el verbo es monosilabo y tiene una vocal corta seguida de consonante, se duplica
la consonante antes de -ing
Stop — stopping
Put — putting
Swim — swimming
Chat — chatting
Jog — jogging
Cut — cutting
‘Siel verbo acaba en -ie, se cambia—le por-y y se afiade -ing
Tie = tying
Die - dying
Si el verbo acaba en una vocal seguida de - se duplica la -I y se aflade —ing (en
inglés americano no se sigue esta regla).
Travel - travelling
Si el verbo esta formado por dos o tres silabas, acaba en consonante + vocal +
consonante y va acentuado en la uitima sitaba, se duplica la consonante.
Refer— referring
‘Occur - occurring
Frequency adverbs
ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY AND TIME (adverbios y expresiones de tiempo y de
frecuencia)
Frequency
Sometimes, occasionally, normally, usually, often, always, never
- Se colocan delante del verbo principal, pero si se trata del verbo TO BE 0 de
un verbo auxiliar, se colocan detras,
Ejemplos:Tusually have breakfast at 7 o'clock. (delante del verbo)
She is never happy (detras del verbo TO BE)
e
Yesterday, tomorrow, now, today, tonight
= Suelen colocarse al final o al principio de la frase.
Ejemplos
I'm doing my homework now.
Expression of frequency
Every day, every moming, every week, every Monday, every year, once a day, once a
week, once a month, once a year, twice a day, twice a month, three times a year, etc.
- Normalimente, se colocan al final de la oracién
Ejemplos:
We clean the house once a week.
| go to the cinema twice a month.
Exercises
1. Choose Present simple or Present continuous.
My aunt comes /is coming to visit us tomorrow.
| don't read / am not reading novels. | prefer poetry.
- John has /is having a shower now. Can you call later?
- I don't go /am not going to the gym on Fridays.
- Mary lives /is living here temporarily.
- On average, women live / are living four years longer than men.
- Hearn /am learning French this year.
2. Change the sentences as indicated in brackets (workbook).- Mysister usually goes shopping on Saturday morning (-)
- My sister doesn't usually go shopping on Saturday morning.
- Jeremy and Tom are walking the dog right now (?)
- He goes cycling once a week (?)
- Henry's friends are playing ice hockey at the moment (-)
Does your mother like reac
1g science fiction books? (+)
3, Put the adverbs and expressions in the correct place.
- He is at home (never / at this time)
- He is never at home at this time.
- My family goes (in winter / always / to the Pyrenees)
- Christian goes (to the cinema / sometimes / on Sunday afternoons)
- John is in bed after ten o'clock (normally)
= Does he do the shopping? (in this shopping centre / often)
- When do you go to bed? (on Saturdays / usually)
= Mary is very friendly (usually)
- John stops talking about his girlfriend (never)
- Igo to the gym (on Fridays / always)
- Does Pete come here during the summer? (often)RESPUESTAS
1. Choose present simple or present continuous.
My aunt comes /is coming to visit us tomorrow.
| don’t read /am not reading novels. | prefer poetry.
John has /is having a shower now. Can you call later?
| don’t go / am not going to the gym on Fridays
Mary lives /is living here temporarily.
(On average, women live / are living four years longer than men.
lear /am learning French this year.
2. Change the sentences as indicated in brackets (workbook).
My sister usually goes shopping on Saturday morning (-)
My sister doesn't usually go shopping on Saturday morning.
Jeremy and Tom are walking the dog right now (2)
Are Jeremy and Tom walking the dog right now?
He goes cycling once a week (?)
Does he go cycling once a week?
Henry's friends are playing ice hockey at the moment (-)
Henry's friends aren't playing ice hockey at the moment.
Does your mother like reading science fiction books? (+)
Your mother likes reading science fiction books.
3. Put the adverbs and expressions in the correct place.
He is at home (never / at this time)
He is never at home at this time.
My family goes (in winter / always / to the Pyrenees)
My family always goes to the Pyrenees in winter.
Christian goes (to the cinema / sometimes / on Sunday afternoons)
Christian sometimes goes to the cinema on Sunday afternoons.
John is in bed after ten o'clock (normally)
John is normally in bed after ten o'clock.Does he do the shopping? (in this shopping centre / often)
Does he often do the shopping in this shopping centre?
When do you go to bed? (on Saturdays / usually)
When do you usually go to bed on Saturdays?
Mary is very friendly (usually)
Mary is usually very friendly.
John stops talking about his girffriend (never)
John never stops talking about his girlfriend.
| go to the gym (on Fridays / always)
J always go to the gym on Fridays.