This document discusses using the simple present tense to talk about everyday habits and routines. It provides examples of simple present tense sentences using common pronouns like I, you, he, she, it, we and they followed by verbs like eat, plays, study. It also covers negative sentence structures like "I don't work" and questions like "Do you use the cellphone?" The simple present tense is used to describe regular or repeated actions that occur.
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The document explains the difference between using the past simple and past continuous tenses in English. The past simple is used for actions that were completed in the past, while the past continuous is used for actions that were ongoing or in progress at a specific time in the past. It provides examples of sentences using each tense correctly and notes that while is usually used with the past continuous and when with the past simple when describing two simultaneous past actions.
The document provides information about using the past simple tense in English. It outlines the structures for positive, negative, and interrogative sentences. It lists irregular and regular verb forms in the past tense. Examples are given to illustrate conjugating the main verb "to go" and auxiliary verb "to be" in the past tense. The use of the past simple tense is explained as referring to completed actions or situations that occurred at a definite time in the past.
The document provides information about the present continuous tense in English. It gives examples of affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms of the present continuous using subjects like I, you, he, she, it, we, and they. Examples are given of actions happening now, such as "The boy is singing" and "He's singing." The purpose of the present continuous is described as being used to talk about actions that are occurring at the moment of speaking.
This document provides information about using verbs in the simple past tense in English. It discusses how regular verbs are conjugated by adding "-ed", and lists common irregular verbs like "call", "have", and "be". It provides examples of using simple past verbs to talk about completed actions, series of actions, durations, habits, and past facts/generalizations. The document encourages practicing simple past verbs by making sentences and questions.
This document discusses adverbs of frequency and their usage in sentences. It provides examples of how adverbs of frequency are often used with the present simple tense to indicate repeated or routine activities. It also explains where to place different adverbs of frequency depending on whether the sentence has one verb or multiple verbs. Finally, it provides an exercise for learners to practice using adverbs of frequency in various sentence structures.
This document discusses using the simple present tense to talk about everyday habits and routines. It provides examples of simple present tense sentences using common pronouns like I, you, he, she, it, we and they followed by verbs like eat, plays, study. It also covers negative sentence structures like "I don't work" and questions like "Do you use the cellphone?" The simple present tense is used to describe regular or repeated actions that occur.
Past simple vs past continous explanationmartamadridc
The document explains the difference between using the past simple and past continuous tenses in English. The past simple is used for actions that were completed in the past, while the past continuous is used for actions that were ongoing or in progress at a specific time in the past. It provides examples of sentences using each tense correctly and notes that while is usually used with the past continuous and when with the past simple when describing two simultaneous past actions.
The document provides information about using the past simple tense in English. It outlines the structures for positive, negative, and interrogative sentences. It lists irregular and regular verb forms in the past tense. Examples are given to illustrate conjugating the main verb "to go" and auxiliary verb "to be" in the past tense. The use of the past simple tense is explained as referring to completed actions or situations that occurred at a definite time in the past.
The document provides information about the present continuous tense in English. It gives examples of affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms of the present continuous using subjects like I, you, he, she, it, we, and they. Examples are given of actions happening now, such as "The boy is singing" and "He's singing." The purpose of the present continuous is described as being used to talk about actions that are occurring at the moment of speaking.
This document provides information about using verbs in the simple past tense in English. It discusses how regular verbs are conjugated by adding "-ed", and lists common irregular verbs like "call", "have", and "be". It provides examples of using simple past verbs to talk about completed actions, series of actions, durations, habits, and past facts/generalizations. The document encourages practicing simple past verbs by making sentences and questions.
This document discusses adverbs of frequency and their usage in sentences. It provides examples of how adverbs of frequency are often used with the present simple tense to indicate repeated or routine activities. It also explains where to place different adverbs of frequency depending on whether the sentence has one verb or multiple verbs. Finally, it provides an exercise for learners to practice using adverbs of frequency in various sentence structures.
This document outlines the structure of the present continuous tense in English for affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences. It provides examples of using the present continuous to describe actions happening now as well as fixed arrangements in the future, such as "Next year I am travelling to London." The present continuous is formed by combining the present form of the verb "to be" with the verb ending in "-ing".
The document discusses state verbs and action verbs. State verbs describe a state of being and are not usually used in the present continuous tense. Some examples of state verbs given are related to senses, sentiments, possession, knowledge, and opinions. Action verbs describe something happening and can be used in the present continuous tense under certain circumstances such as to express an action rather than a state.
1) The document discusses the past continuous tense in English grammar and provides examples of its use.
2) It describes a gossiping woman who was spying on her neighbors with binoculars at 9:15am the previous day and lists some of the activities people were doing.
3) The past continuous is used to describe actions that were in progress at a specific time in the past. It provides more examples and discusses time expressions that can be used with the past continuous tense.
The document discusses the present simple tense in English. It is used to talk about habits, routines, and permanent states. The affirmative form follows a consistent pattern except for the third person singular which takes an -s ending. Exceptions to this rule are listed. The pronunciation of the -s ending varies depending on the preceding sound. Examples are provided to illustrate the affirmative, negative, interrogative, and short answer forms of the present simple tense.
The document discusses the present perfect tense in English. It explains the form of the present perfect tense using have/has + past participle. It outlines three main uses of the present perfect tense: 1) to describe recent events without a definite time, 2) to express personal experiences without a definite time, and 3) to express actions that started in the past and continue to the present. It contrasts the present perfect tense with the past simple tense and provides examples to illustrate the difference between the two tenses.
The document discusses frequency adverbs in English and their usage. It provides examples of common frequency adverbs on a scale from 100% (always) to 0% (never). It explains that adverbs of frequency are placed before the main verb, except with the verb "to be" when they follow it. Examples are given of sentences using frequency adverbs like "always", "never", "sometimes". Further expressions of frequency are discussed that occur at the end of sentences, such as "once a week/month/year", "twice a week", etc.
An indefinite pronoun is a pronoun that does not refer to a specific person, place, thing or idea. Some common indefinite pronouns are formed from the prefixes some-, any-, no- and every- combined with compound nouns referring to people, things, or places. These indefinite pronouns are used in affirmative and negative sentences depending on the prefix used.
El Presente Perfecto en inglés se usa para acciones en un pasado reciente relacionadas con el presente. Se forma con el auxiliar "have" en presente y el participio pasado del verbo principal, que a menudo es irregular. Describe la estructura de oraciones afirmativas, negativas e interrogativas en el Presente Perfecto.
The document discusses the passive voice in English. It notes that the passive voice places the focus on the object of an action rather than the person doing it. It is often used in business when the object is more important than those performing the action. Examples are given of changing sentences from active to passive voice.
The document discusses the use of the simple past tense in English. It notes that the simple past is used to talk about completed actions in the past. It provides examples of forming the past tense of regular verbs by adding "-ed" or "-d" and discusses irregular verbs. It also discusses the structure of affirmative and negative sentences and yes/no and information questions in the simple past tense. Special rules are provided for forming the past tense of the verb "to be".
The document discusses the simple present tense in English. It explains that the simple present tense is used to talk about habitual or repeated actions, permanent situations, general truths, and future plans. It provides examples of affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentence structures in the simple present tense and notes about forming verbs. Exercises are included to practice forming sentences in the simple present tense.
The document provides instruction on using the present simple tense in English. It discusses using the present simple to describe habits, facts, states and regular actions. It is considered the most common tense. The document then covers rules for adding 's' to verbs for third person singular subjects and provides examples of positive and negative sentence structures as well as questions. Adverbs of frequency are discussed along with the verbs 'to be' and 'to have'. Examples are provided to illustrate the concepts and reinforce the rules.
Don had a week-long vacation in Hawaii with his cousin where they went surfing every day despite cloudy weather. When asked about the best part of the trip, Don explained that something incredible happened, though Celia would not believe what it was. The document provides examples of using the past tense of verbs including "to be" to talk about actions and events that happened and finished in the past.
The document discusses the simple past tense in English. The simple past is used to talk about completed events in the past, such as things that happened yesterday or last year. For positive sentences in the simple past, -ed is added to most verbs. However, for verbs ending in e, only -d is added, and for verbs ending in a consonant and y, the y is changed to i before adding -ed. Negative sentences in the simple past use the helping verb "did" followed by the base form of the main verb, or the contraction "didn't".
This document provides information about simple present tense structures in English for making affirmative and negative statements and yes-no questions. It explains that simple present is used to express habitual or repeated actions. Affirmative statements use subject + verb + complement. Negative statements use subject + don't + verb + complement. Yes-no questions use do/does + subject + verb + complement. It provides examples for the personal pronouns I, you, we, they, he, she and it. It also includes spelling rules for adding -s or -es to verbs in the third person singular. Extra practice activities are listed at the end.
The document discusses the simple present tense in English. It is used to express habits, repeated actions, unchanging situations, general truths, instructions, directions, and fixed arrangements or future events signaled by conjunctions like "after" and "until." The simple present is not used to describe actions happening now. It provides examples of forming the simple present tense with regular and irregular verbs. There are specific rules for verbs in the third person singular like adding -s to regular verbs and changing the ending for some irregular verbs. Questions in the third person singular use "does" as the auxiliary verb.
Simple Past Tense ... EFL Elementary Students
Since this tense has always been problematic to most of EFL elementary students, I decided to prepare a powerpoint in order to help them realize what simple past tense exactly is.
It also includes some examples and exercises.
You can find more English materials on my Telegram channel.
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This document outlines the structure of the present continuous tense in English for affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences. It provides examples of using the present continuous to describe actions happening now as well as fixed arrangements in the future, such as "Next year I am travelling to London." The present continuous is formed by combining the present form of the verb "to be" with the verb ending in "-ing".
The document discusses state verbs and action verbs. State verbs describe a state of being and are not usually used in the present continuous tense. Some examples of state verbs given are related to senses, sentiments, possession, knowledge, and opinions. Action verbs describe something happening and can be used in the present continuous tense under certain circumstances such as to express an action rather than a state.
1) The document discusses the past continuous tense in English grammar and provides examples of its use.
2) It describes a gossiping woman who was spying on her neighbors with binoculars at 9:15am the previous day and lists some of the activities people were doing.
3) The past continuous is used to describe actions that were in progress at a specific time in the past. It provides more examples and discusses time expressions that can be used with the past continuous tense.
The document discusses the present simple tense in English. It is used to talk about habits, routines, and permanent states. The affirmative form follows a consistent pattern except for the third person singular which takes an -s ending. Exceptions to this rule are listed. The pronunciation of the -s ending varies depending on the preceding sound. Examples are provided to illustrate the affirmative, negative, interrogative, and short answer forms of the present simple tense.
The document discusses the present perfect tense in English. It explains the form of the present perfect tense using have/has + past participle. It outlines three main uses of the present perfect tense: 1) to describe recent events without a definite time, 2) to express personal experiences without a definite time, and 3) to express actions that started in the past and continue to the present. It contrasts the present perfect tense with the past simple tense and provides examples to illustrate the difference between the two tenses.
The document discusses frequency adverbs in English and their usage. It provides examples of common frequency adverbs on a scale from 100% (always) to 0% (never). It explains that adverbs of frequency are placed before the main verb, except with the verb "to be" when they follow it. Examples are given of sentences using frequency adverbs like "always", "never", "sometimes". Further expressions of frequency are discussed that occur at the end of sentences, such as "once a week/month/year", "twice a week", etc.
An indefinite pronoun is a pronoun that does not refer to a specific person, place, thing or idea. Some common indefinite pronouns are formed from the prefixes some-, any-, no- and every- combined with compound nouns referring to people, things, or places. These indefinite pronouns are used in affirmative and negative sentences depending on the prefix used.
El Presente Perfecto en inglés se usa para acciones en un pasado reciente relacionadas con el presente. Se forma con el auxiliar "have" en presente y el participio pasado del verbo principal, que a menudo es irregular. Describe la estructura de oraciones afirmativas, negativas e interrogativas en el Presente Perfecto.
The document discusses the passive voice in English. It notes that the passive voice places the focus on the object of an action rather than the person doing it. It is often used in business when the object is more important than those performing the action. Examples are given of changing sentences from active to passive voice.
The document discusses the use of the simple past tense in English. It notes that the simple past is used to talk about completed actions in the past. It provides examples of forming the past tense of regular verbs by adding "-ed" or "-d" and discusses irregular verbs. It also discusses the structure of affirmative and negative sentences and yes/no and information questions in the simple past tense. Special rules are provided for forming the past tense of the verb "to be".
The document discusses the simple present tense in English. It explains that the simple present tense is used to talk about habitual or repeated actions, permanent situations, general truths, and future plans. It provides examples of affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentence structures in the simple present tense and notes about forming verbs. Exercises are included to practice forming sentences in the simple present tense.
The document provides instruction on using the present simple tense in English. It discusses using the present simple to describe habits, facts, states and regular actions. It is considered the most common tense. The document then covers rules for adding 's' to verbs for third person singular subjects and provides examples of positive and negative sentence structures as well as questions. Adverbs of frequency are discussed along with the verbs 'to be' and 'to have'. Examples are provided to illustrate the concepts and reinforce the rules.
Don had a week-long vacation in Hawaii with his cousin where they went surfing every day despite cloudy weather. When asked about the best part of the trip, Don explained that something incredible happened, though Celia would not believe what it was. The document provides examples of using the past tense of verbs including "to be" to talk about actions and events that happened and finished in the past.
The document discusses the simple past tense in English. The simple past is used to talk about completed events in the past, such as things that happened yesterday or last year. For positive sentences in the simple past, -ed is added to most verbs. However, for verbs ending in e, only -d is added, and for verbs ending in a consonant and y, the y is changed to i before adding -ed. Negative sentences in the simple past use the helping verb "did" followed by the base form of the main verb, or the contraction "didn't".
This document provides information about simple present tense structures in English for making affirmative and negative statements and yes-no questions. It explains that simple present is used to express habitual or repeated actions. Affirmative statements use subject + verb + complement. Negative statements use subject + don't + verb + complement. Yes-no questions use do/does + subject + verb + complement. It provides examples for the personal pronouns I, you, we, they, he, she and it. It also includes spelling rules for adding -s or -es to verbs in the third person singular. Extra practice activities are listed at the end.
The document discusses the simple present tense in English. It is used to express habits, repeated actions, unchanging situations, general truths, instructions, directions, and fixed arrangements or future events signaled by conjunctions like "after" and "until." The simple present is not used to describe actions happening now. It provides examples of forming the simple present tense with regular and irregular verbs. There are specific rules for verbs in the third person singular like adding -s to regular verbs and changing the ending for some irregular verbs. Questions in the third person singular use "does" as the auxiliary verb.
Simple Past Tense ... EFL Elementary Students
Since this tense has always been problematic to most of EFL elementary students, I decided to prepare a powerpoint in order to help them realize what simple past tense exactly is.
It also includes some examples and exercises.
You can find more English materials on my Telegram channel.
http://telegram.me/mlc92
2. Cześć! Teraz pokażę wam jak poprawnie zbudować zdanie po angielsku w czasie Past Simple.
3. Past Simple – czas przeszły dokonany, służy on do opisu czynności które działy się w danym momencie, znamy dokładny początek i koniec danej czynności. Np. Poszłam do szkoły wczoraj.
4. I/you/she/he/it/we/they + czasownik +ed (II forma) + reszta zdania Budowa zdania twierdzącego . W bardzo prosty sposób przedstawia je poniższy schemat. Na jego podstawie można skonstruować zdanie twierdzące. Np.: You watched a movie yesterday. - Obejrzałeś wczoraj film. She wrote a letter one week ago. Ona napisała list tydzień temu.
5. Pamiętaj! Część czasowników w formie przeszłej występuje nieregularnie. Koniecznie zapoznaj się z tabelką z czasownikami nieregularnymi.
6. Did + I/you/she/he/it/we/they + + czasownik (bez końcówek) + reszta zdania? Przy budowie pytania sprawa wygląda podobnie. Wystarczy tylko na początku pytania dodać operator „did” Np.: When did you do this? - Kiedy to zrobiłeś? Did she watch a movie yesterday? Czy ona obejrzała wczoraj film?
7. I/you/she/he/it/we/they + did not (didn’t) + czasownik (bez końcówek) + reszta zdania Aby stworzyć przeczenie , po podmiocie należy dodać do operatora did wyraz „not” Np.: You did not go to school yesterday. Nie poszłaś wczoraj do szkoły. She di dn’t watch this movie yesterday. Ona nie obejrzała wczoraj tego filmu .