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Present Simple
Structure
 (+) Subject + Verb + [-s](only for 3rd person)
+ Complements.
 (-) Subject + Don’t/Doesn’t + Verb +
Complements + ?
 (?) Do/Doesn’t + Subject + Verb + Compl
 Short anwsers:
○ Yes, I/You/We/They Do He/She/It Does.
○ No, I/You/ We/They Don’t He/She/it Doesn’t

Times expressions
 Every day
 At the weekend
 Once a week
 On Sundays
We’ll use this
times expressions
at the end of each
phrase.
Examples: I go to
the gym every day.
She can go to the
swimming pool
once a week.
Uses:
• Common Actions
• Acts
• Permanents Actions
• First conditional

Adverbs of frecuency
 Always
 Usually
 Often
 Sometimes
 Rarely
 Never
We’ll put it between the subject and
the verb and behind the verb to be.
Examples: We
always go to the
cinema on Saturday.
I’m sometimes at the
square of the town.

Present Continuous
Structure
 (+) Subject + am/is/are +Verb + Ing +
Compl.
 (-) Subject + Am not/Aren’t/Isn’t + Verb +
Ing + Compl.
 (?) Am/Is/Are + Subject + Verb + Ing +
Complements + ?
 Short answers:
○ Yes, I Am He/She/It is You/We/They Are
○ No, I am not He/She/It isn’t You/We/They
Aren’t

Time expressions
 Now
 Right Now
 At the moment
We’ll put this time
expressions at the
end of each
phrase
Examples: She’s doing a pizza right now.
We aren’t go to do that at the moment
Tip! We don’t usually use the present
continuous with stative verbs.
Uses:
• Something that happend at the moment
• Future

Spelling of Verb + ING
For many verbs we make the ING form
by simply adding -ING to end of the verb.
eat - eating
speak - speaking
Verbs ending with -e
(exception of verbs ending in -ee and -ie)
hope - hoping
write - writing
Verbs ending with -ee
agree - agreeing
see - seeing

Verbs ending with -ie
Change the -ie to -y and add -ING
tie - tying
Verbs ending with one vowel and one
consonant (with the exception of
w, x, and y)
For one syllable verbs
double the consonant and add -ING
sit - sitting
For two syllable verbs
answer - answering
offer - offering
If the 2nd syllable is stressed , double
the consonant and add ING
admit - admitting
begin - begining

Past simple
 (+) Subject + Verb + -ED/ Second
Column + Complements
 (-) Subject + Didn’t + Verb +
Complements
 (?) Did + Subject + Verb + Complemets
+ ?
 Short answers:
○ Yes, I/You/He/She/We/They did.
○ No, I/You/He/She/We/They didn’t.
Strucure

Time expresions
 Last week
 Month ago
 Year ago
 A week ago
 Yesterday
We’ll put the
times
expressions at
the end of
each phrase.
Examples: I came back to house
yesterday.
They didn’t go to the party.
Uses:
• Finished actions

Irregulars Verbs List
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Past continuous
 (+) Subject + Was/Were + Verb(ing) +
Complements
 (-) Subject + Wasn’t/Weren’t + Verb(ing)
+ Complements
 (?) Was/Were + Subject + Verb(ing) +
Complements + ?
 Short answers:
○ Yes, I/He/She/It Was You/We/They Were
○ No, I/He/She/It Wasn’t You/We/They Weren’t
Structure

Time Expresions
 At nine o’clock
 Ten minutes ago
 Last night
We’ll put the
times
expressions at
the end of
each phrase.
Examples: I was sleeping when my mum
woke me up.
She was making dinner at nine o’clock.
Uses:
• long action that in the past was interrupted

Past simple/Past continuous
Examples: Juan was passing the factory
when he saw something.
They smelled something bad while they
were walking near school.
Tip! We often use when with the Past
simple. We often use while with the Past
Continuous.

Present Perfect
 (+) Subject + Have/Has + Verb(ED/ third
column) + Complements
 (-)Subject + Haven’t/Hasn’t + Verb(-ED/
third column) + Complements
 (?)Have/Has + Subject + -Ed/ third
column + Complements + ?
 Short answers:
○ Yes, I/You/We/They Have He/She/It Has
○ No, I/You/We/They Haven’t He/She/It Hasn’t
Structure

Time expressions
 Ever
 Just
 Already
 Never
 Yet
 For
 Since
We’ll put the times
expressions between
Have/Has and the verb.
Except: Yet, For and
Since
Examples: I have never gone to
Australia.
She hasn’t gone to Australia yet.
He hasn’t seen his best firend
since Chritsmats.
Uses:
• Action that began in the past and continues to the
present

 Since: We use this when is a specified
date. Example: I’ve lived in London
since october.
 For: It’s used for a long and inconcrete
Example: I’ve studied french for five
years.

Will
 (+) Subject + Will + Verb +
Complements
 (-) Subject + Won’t + Verb +
Complements
 (?) Will + Subject + Verb +
Complements + ?
 Short answers:
○ Yes, I/You/He/She/We/They will
○ No, I/You/He/She/We/They won’t
Structure

Time Expressions
 Tomorrow
 One day
 In the future
 Later
 Soon
 Next week
Uses:
• Promises
• Predictions(ilogical)
• Instant decisions
• Offers
Examples: He promises he will
call when he arrives.
It will be a great party.

Be going to
 (+) Subject + Am/Is/Are + Going to +
Verb + Complements
 (-)Subject + Am not/Isn’t/Aren’t Going to
+ Verb + Complements
 (?) Am/Is/Are + Subject + Going to +
Verb + Complements
 Short answer:
○ Yes, I Am You/We/They Are He/She/It Is
○ No, I Am not You/We/They Aren’t He/She/It
Isn’t
Structure

Times expressions
(Same of will’s time expresions)
Uses:
 Predictions(logical)
 Plans
Examples: We're going to have a party
tonight.
Richard is going to take an English class.

Presente continuous
This can be used like a future tense.
Use:
 Something that is decided
 Near Future

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