miércoles, 28 de marzo de 2012

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Exercise on Simple Present - Present Progressive

Principio del formulario

Exercise 1

Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple present or present progressive).
Look! He (leave) is leaving the house.
Quiet please! I (write) a test.
She usually walk (walk) to school.
But look! Today she is going (go) by bike.
Every Sunday we are going (go) to see my grandparents.
He often go (go) to the cinema.
We are playing (play) Monopoly at the moment.
The child seldom is crying (cry) .
*I am don´t doing (not / do) anything at the moment.
He watches (watch / he) The child seldom

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Exercise 7

Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present and Present Progressive.
I is (be) very busy today.
At noon I am visiting (visit) my friend Tanya.
We want (want) to have lunch together.
In the afternoon I am playing (play) squash with Emily.
In the evening, I am meeting (meet) Rob.
We are going (go) to the cinema.
The film is starting (start) at 8 pm.
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Form

Write the verbs in Present Progressive.
speak - I I am speaking
jump - you You are jumping
bake - she She is baking
play - they They are playing
run - we We are running

Write the verbs in Simple Present, 3rd person singular.
be - it
have - he
eat - she eats
can - he cans
wash - she washes

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Use

When to use which tense? Write Simple Present or Present Continuous.
For actions happening regularly, often or never, we use Simple present
For actions happening now, we use Present continuos.
The verbs 'be', 'have', 'like' and 'want' are normally only used in Simple present.
The signal word 'usually' indicates that we have to use Simple present.
The signal word 'now' indicates that we have to use Present continuos

Positive sentences

Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive.
Look! They are leaving (leave) the house.
Brian cycle (cycle) 30 km every day.
Samantha is doing (do) her homework at the moment.
My parents are shopping (shop) right now.
He usually get up (get up) early in the morning.

Negative sentences

Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive.
You (see / not) her every day. You don´t see her every day
The baby (sleep / not) at the moment. The baby isn´t sleeping at the moment
I (read / not) a book now. I m´not reading a book now
We (go / not) to school on Sundays. We don´t go to school on Sundays
He (watch / not) the news every day. He doesn´t watch the news every day

questions

Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive.
(you / go) on holiday by plane sometimes? When do go on holiday by plane sometimes?
(they / play) computer games every day? Are they playing computer game every day?
(she / eat) dinner at the moment? Is she eating dinner at the moment?
                    What (they / do) right now? What are they doing right now?

Complement. (Now,Place,Adj.)

* He was a pilot.
* He was in the stadium.
* They were  big.

Structure : )

(+)


Subject +  Was-Were + Complement + .

Complement (*Now. *Place. *Adj.*)

Example

She was a student.
She was Fact adj.
She was in the hospital.

(-)


Subject + Wasn´t - Weren´t + Complement + .


If (?)


Was * Were + Subject + Complemen + .

subject+ verb (ing)+ complement+?

Wednesday

Simple Past


Be    * Was *Were
          (+)

I          Was
You     Were
He       Was
She      Was
It          Was
We       Were
You      Were
They     Were

(-)

I   wasn´t
You weren´t
He wasn´t
She wasn´t
It wasn´t
We weren´t
You weren´t
They weren´t

interrogative (?)

Was I.....?
Were You....?
Was  He........?
Was She........?
Was It..........?
Were We......?
Were You...?
Were They...?

Wednesday : )

Note:

Simple Present  (+)


I..........am
You....are
He......is
She.....is
It........is
We.....are
You....are
They..are

Contractions             


I´m                                        
You´re                           
He´s
She´s
It´s
We´re
You´re
They´re

Contracions (-)


I am not                        I´m not   
You ´re not                  You aren´t
He is not                      He isn´t
She is not                     She isn´t
It isn´t                          It is not
We aren´t                     We´re not
You aren´t                    You´re not
They aren´t                   They´re not


Interrogative(?)

Am I........?
Are You....?
Is  He.........?
Is She ........?
Is It..............?
Are We.......?
Are You........?
Are They........?

miércoles, 21 de marzo de 2012

Present Continuos

Action is Now


*At this moment
*At the moment of speaking
*Use am/is/are --------- am not,isn´t, aren´t
*Use verb + ing
*We Can use it for the future


*Right now

Simple Present

Routive - Habit - Repeated Action

*If you have adverbs of action
(always,neves,sometimes)
*If you have ¨Every¨ *Day *Month *Tuesday

Use Do/Does
Use Don´t /Doesn´t

3rd Person Singular
he/she/ it

+S/ES

*Important
LIKE.NEED,WANT,HAVE.