1. Name:Rodríguez Alvizo Karla
Group: 1IV04
Date: March 1St, 2015
Final-Self-Study Guide
1. Present Simple
To Be All Other Verbs
Description
Function
Special
features
Examples He is very tall
She was eating
Itis horrible
Are you crazy?
They are kind of wird
We played ball
We don’t played ball
Do weplayed ball?
You Study english
You don’tsing pretty
Exercices
1. It
is
coldtoday.
2. I
am
at home now.
3. They
are
Korean.
4. There
is
a penon the desk.
I sometimes_______ (go) to work by car.
ago
Ben _______ (work) in a hospital.
works
_______ you _______ (like) fish?
Do like
2. 5. My name
is
Nikita.
6. We
are
fromUkraine.
7. That
is
right.
8. I
am
OK,thanks.
9. Clara andSteve
are
married.
She
is
an Englishteacher.
She _______ (not/teach) English.
does not teach
Matthew never _______ (watch)
television.
watches
_______ she _______ (play) football?
Does play
They always _______ (eat) dinner at 7
o'clock.
eat
We _______ (not/live) in a big house.
do not live
Valerie _______ (study) English at
university.
studies
_______ he _______ (want) to eat?
Does want
2. Have got
Description Verb phrase stake thev erb one step further by comprising the verb, plus
the complement, object, orad verb. Verb phrases, such as "She was
walking quickly to the mall"
Function A verb phrase is the portion of a sentence that contains both the verb and
either a director indirect object (the verb’s dependents).
Special
features
A verb phrase can also be a phrase that functions as an adverb or adjective
and contains a verb and its complements, objects, or modifiers.
Examples •She was walking quickly to the mall.
•He should wait before going swimming.
•Tho segirls are not trying very hard.
3. •Ted might eat the cake.
•You must goright now.
•You can’t eat that!
•My mother is fixing us some dinner.
•Words were spoken.
•The secards may be worth hundreds of dollars!
•The teacher is writing a report.
•You have woken up everyone in then eigh borhood.
Exercices Place the verbs that are needed to form the verb phrase
They are waiting for the rain to stop.
Why is she staying at home?
Jack is not taking any breaks.
Shanon will meet us there.
Will you help us?
He can speak more than ten languages.
Should I cally ou?
Theyhave re placed all the locks.
My brother has been working there forover five years.
They have not seen it.
Was it baked?
His heart was broken.
3. Can (Ability)
1. The verb 'Can' belongs to modal verbs and is located before the main verb in
the infinitive
2. Means 'power'. It is used for ability, permission.
I can - I can
3. Affirmativeform
I can play the trumpet.
We can take a taxi to the airport.
Mary can be very stub born sometimes.
You can si there if you like.
It can take long erth an we thought.
No body can under stand that.
Your decision can chan geour lives.
Negativeform
I can not swim.
4. That can not be true.
You can't tell me what to do.
1. Interrogativeform
Can Peter speak German?
Can you help me with my homework?
Can wes tart tomorrow?
Can they stay withus?
4. I can go to the market in the afternoon.
We can visit Christian next week
It can be rainy tomorrow.
She can't come to the party tonight.
Can you arrive early today?
5. 1. Where I see a good rock concert?
2. Can Lisa speak French?
No, she .
3. What you do?
4. Can Lucy drive?
Yes, she .
5. Where I buy a new camera?
6. you read in Portuguese?
Yes, I can.
7. Can I invite my friends?
Yes, they come.
8. you help me, please?
9. you play the piano?
10. I find my keys. Where are they?
5. 5. Possesive Adjectives
my (mái) - mi, mis
your (iór) - tu, tus / su, sus (de usted)
his (jis) - su, sus (de él)
her (jer) - su, sus (de ella)
its (its) - su, sus (de algo)
our (áuar) - nuestro/a/os/as
your (iór) - su, sus (de ustedes/vosotros)
their (dér) - su, sus (de ellos/as)
The kids are yours, mine, and ours.
Whose book is on the desk?
The house is theirs and its paint is flaking.
The money was really theirs for the taking.
We shall finally have what is rightfully ours.
Their mother gets along well with yours.
I never did find out whose phone number that was.
What's mine is yours, my friend.
Never underestimate ones value to their family.
The dog is mine.
The cat is yours.
The ring is hers.
The bag is theirs.
Possessive’s
1. They referto who owns and not what possessed
2. They referto who owns and not what possessed
3.Generally preceding substantive
4. Hansel and Gretel’sadventure
Sonny and Cher’sfame
Salt and pepper’sflavors
Man and wife’svows
Jupiterand Saturn’s atmospheres
Birds and bees’habits
Additivesand spices’costs
6. 6. Adverbs of frecuency
1. Adverbs of frequency ('adverbs of frequency') indicate the frequency with which the
periodicity something or someone makes things happen.
2. Are used to indicate how often the action inidicada by the verb is performed.
2. These adverbs can go before the main verb.
or after a form of to be (am, are, is) - (was, were).
The adverbs often, usually, sometimes and occasionally can go at the
beginning of a sentence.
4.
always siempre
usually usualmente
often frecuentemente
frequently frecuentemente
sometimes a veces
seldom rara vez
never nunca
everyday todos los días
every + day
every Thursday
todos los + día
todos los jueves
on + day + "s"
on Thursdays
los + día
los jueves
once a month una vez por mes
twice a month dos veces por mes
three times a month tres veces por mes
once a week una vez por semana
twice a week dos veces por semana
three times a week tres veces por semana
5. places the frequency adverb is needed
I always go to school by bus.
I usually get up at 7.
I often / frequently watch TV in the evening.
I sometimes have lunch in a restaurant.
I seldom have breakfast.
I never arrive late.
Everyday I have homework.
Every Monday I have gym.
On Mondays I have gym.
Once a month I have a test.
Twice a month I have a test.
Three times a month I have a test.
I play tennis once a week.
I play tennis twice a week.
I play tennis three times a week.
7. Prepositions
Prepositions – Time
English samples Example
on days of the week on Monday
in months / seasons
time of day
year
after a certain period of time (when?)
in August / in winter
in the morning
in 2006
in an hour
at for night
for weekend
a certain point of time (when?)
at night
at the weekend
at half past nine
since from a certain point of time (past till now) since 1980
for over a certain period of time (past till now) for 2 years
ago a certain time in the past 2 years ago
before earlier than a certain point of time before 2004
to telling the time ten to six (5:50)
past telling the time ten past six (6:10)
to / till /
until
marking the beginning and end of a period
of time
from Monday to/till Friday
till / until in the sense of how long something is
going to last
He is on holiday until Friday.
by in the sense of at the latest
up to a certain time
I will be back by 6 o’clock.
By 11 o'clock, I had read five pages.
Prepositions – Place (Position and Direction)
English samples Example
in room, building, street, town, country
book, paper etc.
in the kitchen, in London
in the book
8. English samples Example
car, taxi
picture, world
in the car, in a taxi
in the picture, in the world
at meaning next to, by an object
for table
for events
place where you are to do something
typical (watch a film, study,work)
at the door, at the station
at the table
at a concert, at the party
at the cinema, at school,at work
on attached
for a place with a river
being on a surface
for a certain side (left, right)
for a floor in a house
for public transport
for television,radio
the picture on the wall
London lies on the Thames.
on the table
on the left
on the first floor
on the bus, on a plane
on TV, on the radio
by, next to,
beside
left or right of somebody or something Jane is standing by / next to / beside the
car.
under on the ground, lower than (or covered by)
something else
the bag is under the table
below lower than something else but above
ground
the fish are below the surface
over covered by something else
meaning more than
getting to the otherside (also across)
overcoming an obstacle
put a jacket over your shirt
over 16 years of age
walk over the bridge
climb over the wall
above higher than something else, but not
directly over it
a path above the lake
across getting to the otherside (also over)
getting to the otherside
walk across the bridge
swim across the lake
through something with limits on top, bottomand
the sides
drive through the tunnel
to movement to person or building go to the cinema
9. English samples Example
movement to a place or country
for bed
go to London / Ireland
go to bed
into enter a room / a building go into the kitchen / the house
towards movement in the direction of something
(but not directly to it)
go 5 steps towards the house
onto movement to the top of something jump onto the table
from in the sense of where from a flower from the garden
Other important Prepositions
English samples Example
from who gave it a present from Jane
of who/what does it belong to
what does it show
a page of the book
the picture of a palace
by who made it a book by Mark Twain
on walking or riding on horseback
entering a public transport vehicle
on foot, on horseback
get on the bus
in entering a car / Taxi get in the car
off leaving a public transport vehicle get off the train
out of leaving a car / Taxi get out of the taxi
by rise or fall of something
travelling (other than walking or
horseriding)
prices have risen by 10 percent
by car, by bus
at for age she learned Russian at 45
about for topics,meaning what about we were talking about you