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Present Simple (Affirmative form)

Forma completa• I am• You are• He is• She is• It is• We are• You are• They are

Forma contraida• I’m• You’re• He’s• She’s• It’s• We’re• You’re• They’re

Present Simple (negative form)(sujeto+verbo+not)

Forma Completa• I am not• You are not• He is not • She is not• It is not• We are not• You are not• They are not

Forma Contraida• I’m not• You aren’t• He isn’t• She isn’t• It isn’t• We aren’t• You aren’t • They aren’t

Present Simple (interrogative)(verbo + sujeto)

Question• Am I…?• Are you…?• Is he…?• Is she…?• Is it…?• Are we…?• Are you…?• Are they…?

Answer Positive/ Negative• Yes, I am / No, I’m not• Yes, you are / No, you aren’t• Yes, he is / No, he isn’t• Yes, she is / No, she isn’t• Yes, It is / No, It isn’t• Yes, we are / No, we aren’t• Yes, you are / No, you aren’t• Yes, they are / No, they

aren’t

Present SimpleExamples

• Are you a student? Yes, I am.

• Is she your friend? Yes, she is.

• Are they your classmates? No, they aren’t.

Past Simple (affirmative) Regular verbs

• Peter and I lived in the same flat.

• She worked as a teacher.

• The children played in the park.

• They carried heavy boxes.

• live lived

• works worked

• play played

• carry carried

Past Simple (negative)Regular Verbs

• We lived in the same flat We didn’t live in the same flat.

• She worked as a teacher She didn’t work as a teacher.

• Recuerda: en las oraciones negativas solo se pone el verbo auxiliar en pasado. (sujeto + verb. aux. en pasado + infinitivo del verbo)

Past Simple (questions)Regular Verbs

• Did you like pizza? Yes I did / No I didn’t.

• Did she live in London? Yes, she did / No she didn’t.

• Did they play football? Yes, they did / No, They didn’t.

Past Simple (affirmative)Irregular verbs

• Ir to go/went/gone

• Beber To drink / drank /drunk

• They went to the disco every Saturday.

• She drank coke.

Past Simple (negative)Irregular Verbs

• They didn’t go to the disco every Saturday.

• She didn’t drink coke.

Nota: En las oraciones negativas solo se pone en pasado el verbo auxiliar.

Past Simple (questions)Irregular verbs

• Did you drink coke? Yes, I did/No, I didn’t

• Did they go to the disco every Saturday? Yes, they did/No, they didn’t

Nota: Solo se pone en pasado el verbo auxiliar

(do did)

Past Contiuous• Form: Was/were + gerund• Examples:You were studying when she called.Were you studying when she called?You weren’t studying when she called.

Past continuousUSE 1

past present future

• We use the Past Continuous to indicate that a longer action in the past was interrupted. The interruption is usually a shorter action in the Simple Past.

• Remember:this can be a real interruption or just an interruption in time.

Past ContinuousExamples

• I was listening to mi iPod, so I didn’t hear the fire alarm.

• You weren’t listening me when I told you.

• What were you doing when the earthquake started?

Past ContinuousUSE 2

Past present future

• When you use the Past Continuous with two actions in the same sentence, it expresses the idea that both actions were happening at the same time. The actions are parallel.

Past ContinuousExamples

• I was playing football while he was running.

• Hellen wasn’t singing, and I wasn’t singing either.

• What were you doing while you were waiting?

First Conditional• Estructura: If + present, future condición oración principal

Future, if + present oración principal condición

• Estas oraciones se utilizan para predecir el resultado que tendrá una acción en el futuro.

First ConditionalExamples

• If you sing, I will listen you.

• If you study, you will pass the exam.

• They will stay at home, if it rains

Going to• We use Going to for plans and intentions. Examples

• I’m going to study very hard the next year. • I´m going to the cinema tomorrow.

Will/won’t• We use will for predictions.

Examples • I will get a good job.

• We won’t be poor.

Comparativo de igualdad• Estructura: as + adjective + as (+) not so/noy as + adjective + as• Examples: My doll is as big as yours. Her house isn’t so nice as Peter’s.

Comparativo de inferioridad• Estructura: less + adjective + than

• Examples: The blue car is less big than the red one. This skirt is less short than the other one.

Comparativo de superioridad• Estructura: A los adjetivos de una sílaba o de dos sílabas

acabados en -y, -er y –ow se añade –er. narrow – narrower short – shorter clever – cleverer A los adjetivos de mas de una silaba se les añade

el advebio more delante del adjetivo. beautiful – more beautiful

Comparativo de superioridad Examples

• You are taller than me.

• The elephant is bigger than the dog.

• They are more modern than us.

Superlative• Estructura: A los adjetivos de una sola sílaba y de dos acabados en

–y, -er y –ow añadimos –est. the + adjective + -est short – the shortest fast – the fastest heavy – the heaviest

Con los de más de dos sílabas añadimos: the most + adjective beautiful – the most beautiful

Superlative Examples

• He is the tallest.

• It is the most difficult.

• I am the most modern