SIMPLE PRESENT Frequency Adverbs (before Verbs – After BE)

 Always, usually, often, sometimes, rarely, never...

I, you, we, they: V=
he, she, it: V+ s/es/ies Time Expressions (At the end)
 Occasionally, frequently
 Every day, every month…
I, you, we, they: don’t V=  on Monday/Tuesday…
he, she, it: doesn’t V=  In the morning / afternoon, February/ April

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 at night / the weekend / 9:30 am.
 Once/twice/ three times… a week/a month/a
(WH) do/does + S + V= …? year

 Routines or Habitual Actions

 Permanent Situations
 Timetables & Schedules
 Stative Verbs: need, want, believe, think*, have*, understand, know…
Like, love, mind, hate, prefer … See, taste, hear, smell, touch

*HAVE meaning “poseer, tener algo”. Si es como acción “tomar algo” sí puede usarse en Continuo.
*THINK meaning “punto de vista”. Sí puede ser en Continuo la expresión I´m thinking… What are you thinking about…?
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
I ‘m V. ing Time Expressions
He, she, it ‘s V. ing  Today, tonight, at the moment, now, right now
You, we, they ‘re V. ing  This week/ afternoon/ month…
 These months /days…
I ‘m not V. ing
He, she, it isn’t V. ing Expressions:
You, we, they aren’t V. ing  Look!

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 Watch out! / Be careful!
(WH) + BE + S + V.ing …?
 Listen!
 Always (annoying)

 Actions that are happening while speaking.

 Temporary Situations
 Future Arrangements: Date, People, Place, Time…
SIMPLE PAST Time Expressions
Yesterday,
Regulars: V + ED* last
Irregulars: 2° Col week/month/year/summer/holi
days
Didn’t V=
a week/month/year ago

? (WH) + DID + S + V= …? in 1914, April

When (I was a kid…)
 Finished past Actions in a determined date.
 To show that an action interrupted another that was in progress.
 Stative Verbs: need, want, believe, think*, have*, understand, know…
Like, love, mind, hate, prefer … See, taste, hear, smell, touch

*ED: Suena /id/ cuando el verbo termina con D o T

- Completed= /Complitid/ Decided= /desaidid/
Todos los demás verbos regulares sonaran /t/ /d/
- workED = /wort/ washed =/uosht/
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I, He, she, it was V. ing Time Expressions
You, we, they were V. ing At 8:45 PM
While (when)
I, He, she, it wasn’t V. ing
 yesterday at …
You, we, they weren’t V. ing
 last Monday at…

? (WH) + was/were + S + V.ing …?

Actions that were in progress in the past.

 Two simultaneous actions in progress in the past.

Actions that were happening at a specific time in the past.
PRESENT PERFECT
I, You, we, they Have + PP*
Time Expressions
He, she, it Has + PP* + Already, never, just
- yet
I, You, we, they Haven’t + PP* ? ever, yet
He, she, it Hasn’t + PP*  for (period of time) , for ages
 since (date)

? (WH) + have/ has + S + PP* …?

* PP: 3° column / ed

 Past Actions in an uncertain moment.

 Actions that began in the past & still continue in the present.
 Past actions with a present result.
SIMPLE FUTURE
Time Expressions
WILL V=  In the future / 2050
 Tomorrow…
 Next month / year…
WON’T V=
Expressions

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 I think / I don’t think …
(WH) + WILL / shall + S + V= …?  Probably
 Possibly
 I promise

 Predictions with NO evidence.

Promises

Offers (I or WE - Interrogative with SHALL)

 Instant Decisions
BE + Going To + V
I ‘m going to V=
He, she, it ‘s going to V= Expressions
You, we, they ‘re going to V=  I´m sure…
 When I finish school, I…
I ‘m not going to V=
 I organized…
He, she, it isn’t going to V=
You, we, they aren’t going to V=  It’s arranged…
 Look at those clouds…

? (WH) + BE + S + going to V= …?  I’ve heard…

 Predictions with evidence.

 Plans