Adverbs of frequency

Present simple vs Present Continuous

Past of be
 LIST OF VERBS
PRESENT PAST
IS WAS
ARE WERE
BEGIN BEGAN CAN
is not a
BREAK BROKE
verb
BUY BOUGHT
CAN COULD
COME CAME
DO DID
DRINK DRANK
DRIVE DROVE
EAT ATE
FIND FOUND
GET GOT
GIVE GAVE
 PRESENT PAST
GO WENT
HAVE HAD
HEAR HEARD
KNOW KNEW
LEAVE LEFT
LOSE LOST
MAKE MADE
MEET MET
PAY PAID
READ READ
RIDE RODE
SAY SAID
SEE SAW
SEND SENT
 PRESENT PAST
SIT SAT
SLEEP SLEPT
SPEAK SPOKE
SWIM SWAM
TAKE TOOK
TELL TOLD
THINK THOUGHT
WEAR WORE
WRITE WROTE
 PRESENT SIMPLE

Subject (I – We – you – they) + 1 verb + complement

Subject (He – She - It) + 1 verb S + complement
+

Subject (I – We – you – they) + don’t + 1 verb + complement

Subject (He – She - It) + doesn’t + 1 verb + complement
-
Do + Subject (I – We – you – they) + 1 verb + complement?
Does + Subject (He – She - It) + 1 verb + complement?
?
 PRESENT SIMPLE: AFFIRMATIVE FORM

Subject + 1 verb + complement + time expression

(I – We – you – they)

I read magazines on Saturdays.

They watch TV on Sundays.
You have a cute baby.
We study at Continental.

Subject + 1 verb S + complement + time expression

(He – She - It)

She plays the piano on Fridays.

She write S a letter.
He make S a sandwich.
The dog bark S every night.
 PRESENT SIMPLE: AFFIRMATIVE FORM

Subject + 1 verb S + complement + time expression

(He – She - It)
……ches
……shes
…….xes
…….ses
…….oes
The kitty misses its family.
She does her homework.
He fixes his car.

have has She has a cute child.

study studies He studies in the morning.

 PRESENT SIMPLE: NEGATIVE FORM

Subject + do not (don’t) + 1 verb + complement + time exp.

(I – We – you – they)

I do not / don’t read magazines on Saturdays.

They do not / don’t watch TV on Sundays.
You do not / don’t have a cute baby.
We do not / don’t study at Continental.

Subject + does not ( doesn’t) 1 verb + complement + time exp.

(He – She - It)

She does not / doesn’t play the piano on Fridays.

She does not / doesn’t write a letter.
He does not / doesn’t make a sandwich.
The dog does not / doesn’t bark every night.
PRESENT SIMPLE: NEGATIVE FORM
 PRESENT SIMPLE

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 PRESENT SIMPLE: POSSITIVE SHORT ANSWERS

• Yes, I do.
• Yes, we do.
• Yes, they do.
• Yes, you do.
• Yes, he does.
• Yes, she does.
• Yes, it does.

PRESENT SIMPLE: NEGATIVE SHORT ANSWERS

• No, I do not. = • No, I don’t.

• No, we do not. = • No, we don’t.
• No, they do not. = • No, they don’t.
• No, you do not. = • No, you don’t.
• No, he does not. = • No, he doesn’t.
• No, she does not. = • No, she doesn’t.
• No, it does not. = • No, it doesn’t.
 ADVERBS OF FRENQUENCY

Subject + adverb of frequency + verb + complement.

I often play the piano.

He never calls his friends.

Subject + am / is / are + adverb of frequency + complement.

We are sometimes nervous.

She is rarely late for work.
 ADVERBS OF FRENQUENCY

Subject + don’t / doesn’t adverb of frequency + verb + complement.

I don’t often play the piano.

He doesn’t always call his friends.

Subject + am / is / are not + adverb of frequency + complement.

We are not sometimes nervous.

She is not rarely late for work.
Exercises:
 PRESENT CONTINUOUS: AFFIRMATIVE FORM

Subject + am / is / are + verb - ing

I am speaking Spanish.
They are reading some books.
You are going to the party.
We are jumping the rope.
He is cooking sea food.
She is studying with her left hand.
It is mewing for hours.
EXAMPLES:
EXCEPTIONS

STOP STOPPING

1 consonant
Stress vowel
1 consonant

The car is stopping because

of the traffic light.
LIE LYING

He is lying on the sofa.

DANC DANCING
E
They are dancing together.
 exercises

Make –ing forms of each verb given:

1. Begin 9. make
2. Rub 10. come
3. Listen 11. say
4. Lie 12. wear
5. Swim 13. come
6. Try 14. play
7. Happen 15. use
8. Get 16. admit
Exercises

Make –ing forms of each verb given:

1. Beginning 9. making
2. Rubbing 10. coming
3. Listening 11. saying
4. Lying 12. wearing
5. Swimming 13. coming
6. Trying 14. playing
7. Happening 15. using
8. Geting 16. admitting
 PRESENT CONTINUOUS: NEGATIVE FORM

Subject + am / is / are not + verb - ing

I am not speaking Spanish.

They are not reading some books.
You are not going to the party.
We are not jumping the rope.
He is not cooking sea food.
She is not studying with her left hand.
It is not mewing for hours.
 PRESENT CONTINUOUS:
INTERROGATIVE FORM

am / is / are + Subject + verb – ing ?

Am I speaking Spanish?
Are they reading some books?
Are you going to the party?
Are we jumping the rope?
Is he cooking sea food?
Is she studying with her left hand?
Is it mewing for hours?
PRESENT CONTINUOUS: AFFIRMATIVE PRESENT CONTINUOUS: NEGATIVE SHORT
SHORT ANSWER ANSWER

• Yes, I am. • No, I am not.

• Yes, they are. • No, they aren’t.
• Yes, you are. • No, you aren’t.
• Yes, we are. • No, we aren’t.
• Yes, he is. • No, he isn’t.
• Yes, she is. • No, she isn’t.
• Yes, it is. • No, it isn’t.
 exercises

Choose the correct alternative:

1. She ____ a letter now. A) writes B) writing C) is writing D) to write

2. Look! Your brother ______. A) is cooking B) cooks C) cooking D) to cook
3. Hey! You______ on my foot. A) stand B) are standing C) to stand D) standing
4. Watch out! You ____ the water. A) are pouring B) pouring C) to pour D) pours
5. Listen! The cat_____ again. A) is mew B) mew C) is mewing D) mewing
6. ___her children studying? A) Do B) Are C) Is D) Does
7. Silence! The baby ______. A) sleeping B) is sleeping C) to sleep D) are sleeping
8. ____ you _____ TV now? A) Are – watch B) Are – to watch C) Do - watch D) Are - watching
 SIMPLE PRESENT

Subject (I – We – you – they) + 1 verb + complement

Subject (He – She - It) + 1 verb S + complement +

Subject (I – We – you – they) + don’t + 1 verb + complement

Subject (He – She - It) + doesn’t + 1 verb + complement
-
Do + Subject (I – We – you – they) + 1 verb + complement?
Does + Subject (He – She - It) + 1 verb + complement?
?
 Present Continuous

I + am + v_ing + complement
We – you – they + are + v_ing + complement +
He – She - It + is + v_ing + complement

I + am not + v_ing + complement

We – you – they + are not + v_ing + complement -
He – She - It + is not + v_ing + complement

Am I + v_ing + complement?
Are + you –we - they + v_ing + complement? ?
Is + he – she - it+ v_ing + complement?
PRESENT CONTINUOUS VS SIMPLE PRESENT
PRESENT CONTINUOUS VS SIMPLE PRESENT
 Present Simple vs Present Continuous

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 SIMPLE PAST

+
AFFIRMATIVE

WAS-WERE REGULAR IRREGULAR

1.I wore a white blouse.

1. I was born in Peru. 1. I called you last week. 2. You wrote a nice letter.
2.You were at the bank. 2. You washed your clothes. 3. He became president.
3. He was a poet. 3. He worked really hard. 4. She left her house.
4. She was my teacher. 4. She cleaned the kitchen. 5. That song made me cry.
5. It was cold. 5. Peru exported silver. 6. We got up late.
6. We were abroad. 6. We studied poetry. 7. They came early.
7. They were in prison. 7. They moved to Russia.
 SIMPLE PAST

- NEGATIVE

WAS-WERE REGULAR IRREGULAR

1.I didn’t wear a white

1. I didn’t call you last week. blouse.
1. I wasn’t born in Peru. 2. You didn’t wash your 2. You didn’t write a nice
2.You weren’t at the clothes. letter.
bank. 3. He didn’t work really hard. 3. He didn’t become
3. He wasn’t a poet. 4. She didn’t clean the president.
4. She wasn’t my teacher. kitchen. 4. She didn’t leave her
5. It wasn’t cold. 5. Peru didn’t export silver. house.
6. We weren’t abroad. 6. We didn’t study poetry. 5. That song didn’t make me
7. They weren’t in prison. 7. They didin’t move to cry.
Russia. 6. We didn’t get up late.
7. They didn’t come early.
 SIMPLE PAST
?
INTERROGATIVE

WAS-WERE REGULAR IRREGULAR

1. Was I born in Peru? 1. Did I call you last week? 1. Did I wear a white blouse?
2. Were you at the bank? 2. Did you wash your clothes? 2. Did you write a nice letter?
3. Was he a poet? 3. Did he work hard? 3. Did he become president?
4. Was she my teacher? 4. Did she clean the kitchen? 4. Did she leave her house?
5. Was it cold? 5. Did Peru export silver? 5. Did that song make me cry?
6. Were we abroad? 6. Did we study poetry? 6. Did We get up late?
7. Were they in prison? 7. Did they move to Russia? 7. Did They come early?
 SIMPLE PAST

+
AFFIRMATIVE ANSWER

WAS-WERE REGULAR IRREGULAR

1. Yes, I was. / 1. Yes, I did./ Yes, you did. (in a 1. Yes, I did./ Yes, you did. (in a
Yes, you were. (in a conversation) conversation) conversation)
2.Yes, I was. 2. Yes, you did. 2. Yes, you did.
3. Yes, he was. 3. Yes, he did. 3. Yes, he did.
4. Yes, she was. 4. Yes, she did. 4. Yes, she did.
5. Yes, it was. 5. Yes, it did. 5. Yes, it did.
6. Yes, we were. 6. Yes, we did. 6. Yes, we did.
7. Yes, they were. 7. Yes, they did. 7. Yes, they did.
 SIMPLE PAST

- NEGATIVE ANSWER

WAS-WERE REGULAR IRREGULAR

1. No, I wasn’t. /
1. No, I didn’t./ No, you didn’t. 1. No, I didn’t./ No, you didn’t. (in
No, you weren’t. (in a (in a conversation) a conversation)
conversation)
2. No, you didn’t. 2. No, you didn’t.
2.No, I wasn’t.
3. No, he didn’t. 3. No, he didn’t.
3. No, he wasn’t.
4. No, she didn’t. 4. No, she didn’t.
4. No, she wasn’t.
5. No, it didn’t. 5. No, it didn’t.
5. No, it wasn’t.
6. No, we didn’t. 6. No, we didn’t.
6. No, we weren’t.
7. No, they didn’t. 7. No, they didn’t.
7. No, they weren’t.
 REGULAR VERBS

Voiceless sound Voiced sound Pronounced ED

p – k – s – ch – sh – f l–v–n–m–r–b–v
T or D
– x – h - pronounce – g – w – y – z – and
pronounce as
ED as “T” vowel sounds
‘ID’
(diphthongs)

Ed as “T”
Ed as “D” Ed as “ID”
Asked
Agreed Arrested
brushed
Adviced Collected
cooked
Answered Contacted
danced
allowed Decided

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Simple past exercises

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https://agendaweb.org/verbs/tobe-past-simple/index.html

https://wordwall.net/es/resource/9677319/present-simple-or-past-simple

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