1. PRESENT PERFECT
Use the present simple for events at an indefinite time before now.
I, YOU, WE, THEY ( HAVE)
HE, SHE, IT ( SHE)
The present perfect is often used with these frequency expressions.
I’ve always wanted to study acting.
We,ve gone sailing one/twice/many times
Notice how people use been and gone to talk about travel destinations.
I’ve been to Paris (I went and came)
She’s gone to Paris
2. TO BE VERB
• The verb to be is one of the most important of English. It’s meaning is equivalent to
the verb ser and estar of Spanish.
In present, the verb forms to be are these
I am tall. = Yo soy alto.
You are small. = Tú eres pequeño.
He is Chinese. = Él es chino.
She is a student. = Ella es estudiante.
It is a beautiful day. = Es un día muy bonito.
We are bored. = Nosotros estamos aburridos
They are in the living room. = Ellos están en el salón.
3. QUESTIONS WITH HOW + ADJETIVE…?
Some measurements cab be followe by an adjetive:
How hihg is the Everest?
How long is the Nile River?
How wide is the Grand
How Deep is the Pacific Ocean?
How large is the Sahara Desert?
How hot does it get in Death Valley?
4. TALKING ABOUT THE FUTURE
use will when you decide to do something as you are speaking.
I will just stop bty my apartment to get changed
Use wiil or be going to for factual information.
You are going to be out of town
My boss is going to make us work late
Use the present continuos or be going too for decisión you’ve ,ade and fixed plans.
I am meeting Anna after work
We are going to have dinner together
5. PRESENT SIMPLE
• To form the present perfect, the auxiliary verb "to have" is used in the present and
the past participle of the verb. For regular verbs, the past participle is the simple
form of the past
Sujeto Verbo Forma Corta
Participio
Pasado
I, you, we,
they have
I’ve, you’ve,
we’ve,
they’ve
talked,
learned,
traveled…
he, she, it has
he’s, she’s,
it’s
talked,
learned,
traveled…