
Thursday, August 28, 2008



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the present perfect simple its formed by the present simple of the verb to have + the past participle of the principal verb. Remember: the past participle of the regular verbs its like the past.
Afirmative:
I/you 've watched tv (have)
He/she/it 's watched tv (has)
we/you/they 've watched tv (have)
Negative:
I/you haven't wathed tv (have not)
He/she/it hasn't watched tv (has not)
we/you/they haven't watched tv (have not)
Interrogative:
Have I watched tv?
Has you/he/she/it watched tv?
Have we/you/they watched tv?
Short answer:
Yes, I have/No, " haven't
Yes, you have/No, " haven't
Yes, he/she/it has/No, " hasn't
Yes, we/you/they have/No, " haven't
Use:
To talk about actions in the past that are important in the present:
Actions ocurred in the past without explanation of the moment.
ex:
I have met your mother in the supermarket
The adverb just express recently actions:
ex:
We have just come back from London
With the prepositions for and since
ex:
She has been abroad sonce 1999
I haven't eat pizza for two weeks
With expresions of time taht indicate a incomplete period: today, this morning, this week, this month, this year...
ex:
I haven't done much today
Present perfect continuous
Its formed with the present perfect of the verb to be + the principal verb finished in -ing
Afirmative:
I/you have been jumping
He/she/it has been jumping
We/you/they have been jumping
Negative:
I/ you haven't been jumping
He/she/it hasn't been jumping
We/you/they haven't been jumping
Interrogative:
Have I/you been jumping?
Has he/she/it been jumping?
Have we/you/they been jumping?
Use:
We use the present perfect continuous to:
To talk about an activity started in the past and continues in the present. Normally it uses the prepositions: for and since.
ex:
We have beenn cooking since 9 o'clock
To talk about a started action recently finished.
ex:
You have been sleeping all morning.
To talk about past actions recently finished with evident results.
ex:
Have you been hunting frogs?
The future simple its formed with will + the infinitive.
Afirmative:
I'll go ('ll=contraction of will)
you'll go
he/she/it'll go
we/you/they'll go
Negative:
I won't go (won't = will not)
you won't go
he/she/it won't go
we/you/they won't go
Interrogative:
Will I go?
Will you go?
Will he/she/it go?
Will we/you/they go?
Short answer:
Yes, I will
Yes, you will
Yes, he/she/it will
Yes, we/you/they will
Use:
To express future predictions
ex:
Tomorow it will be raining all the day
To make promises
ex:
I will study very hard during the year.
To make an offer
ex:
-I can't move the sofa, its very heavy...
-Don't worry, I will move it dor you
To make a decision
ex:
Today I will have dinner pizza
Future with going to
Its formed with the present coninuous of the verb to go + the infinitive of the principal verb.
Afirmative:
I am going to go out
you are going to go out
he/se/it is going to go out
we/you/they are going to go out
Negative:
I am not going to go out
You aren't going to go out
he/she/it isn't going to go out
we/you/they aren't going to go out
Interrogative:
Am I going to go out?
Are you going to go out?
Is he/she/it going to go out?
Are we/you/they going to go out?
Short answer:
Yes, I am
Yes, you are
Yes, he/she/it is
Yes, we/you/they are
Use:
It is used to:
Express intentions
ex:
I am going to do homewrok every evening.
Future planes:
ex:
I am going to paint my bedroom
To make predictions with true facts of the present.
ex:
This clouds are very dark, it is going to rain.
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Past simple
We have to distinguish regular verbs between irregular verbs.
The past simple of the regular verbs it's formed adding -ed to the infinitive
ex:
I played
You played
He/she/it played
We/you/they played
The negative and interrogative form its formed adding did.
ex:
I didn't play (didn't=did+not)
you didn't play
he/she/it didn't play
we/you/they didn't play
Did I play?
Did you play?
Did he/she/it play?
Did we/you/they play?
Use:
-We use the past simple to talk about past actions that occurred in a determinated moment.
ex:
We went to bed early last night.
-To narrate past facts
ex:
Yesterday I woke up at 7 o'clock, I had a shower, and quickly i went to school. I was later.
Past continuous:
The past continuous its formed with the past simple of the verb to be + the principal verb ending in -ing.
ex:
I was jumping
you were jumping
he/she/it was jumping
We/you/they were jumping
The negative:
I wasn't jumping (wasn't=was+not)
You weren't jumping (weren't=were+not)
he/she/it wasn't jumping
we/you/they weren't jumping
Interrogative:
Was I jumping?
Were you jumping?
Was he/she/it jumping?
Were we/you/they jumping?
Use:
We use the past continuous to:
-To describe an activity happened in a specific while of the past
ex:
This morning I was cooking for a special lunch.
-To describe an interrupted activity by a short action.
ex:
I was watching the tv when the phone rang
-To describe two simultaneous actions.
ex:
He was having a shower while I was dressing up.
Sunday, August 24, 2008
We use the present simple to express actions that hapens in the present, a rutine, a habit, a fact, a true.
ex:
I drink coffee.
He goes swimming on fridays.
She always does her homework before meet friends.
The third person of the singular goes with an extra S at the end of the verb.
ex:
He comes
She likes
It runs
If the verb ends in O or CH, we have to put ES.
ex:
He catches
She goes
It does
Conjugation:
I go
You go
He goes
She goes
It goes
we go
You go
They go
Interrogative:
Do I go?
Do You go?
Does he go?
Does she go?
Does it goes?
Do we go?
Do you go?
Do they go?
Answer:
Yes, I do
" ", you do
" ", he does
" ", she does
" ", it does
" ", we do
" ", you do
" ", they do
Negative:
I don't go
You don't go
He doesn't go
She doesn't go
It doesn't go
We don't go
You don't go
They don't go
Present continous:
Form:
The present contionous it's formed by the present simple of the verb to be + the principla verb finished with -ing
Afirmative:
I am
You are
He is
She is eating piza
It is
We are
You are
They are
Negative:
I'm not
You aren't
He isn't
She isn't eating pizza
It isn't
We aren't
You aren't
They aren't
Interrogative:
Am I
Are You
I he/she/it eating pizza?
Are we/you/they