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PRESENTE SIMPLE

We use the present simple to talk about things we do often or every day
We often use it with frequency adverbs such as often, usually always and never.
Positive I/You/We/They play volleyball.
He/She/It goes running.

Negative I/You/We/They don't paint pictures.


He/She/It doesn't write.

Questions Do I/You/We/They sit near the window?


Does He/She/It live near here?

Short answers Yes, I/You/We/They do.


No, I/You/We/They don`t.
Yes, He/She/It does.
No, He/She/It doesn`t.

PRESENT CONTINUOUS
We use the present continuous to talk about things we´re doing now or at the moment.
We often use it with words such as now, at the moment and today.
Positive I´m(am) waking up.
You/We/They´re(are) getting dressed.
He/She/It´s(is) eating breakfast.

Negative I´m(am) not brushing my hair.


You/We/They aren't (are not) going.
He/She/It isn´t (is not) helping.

Questions Am I eating lunch?


Are You/We/They making breakfast?
Is He/She/It drinking hot chocolate?

Yes, I am.
No, I'm not.
Short answers Yes, You/We/They are.
No, You/We/They aren't.
Yes, He/She/It is.
No, He/She/It isn´t.

Spelling:-ing form
- most verbs add -ing ex: go-going
- verbs ending in -e: remove -e and add -ing ex: wake-waking
- verbs ending in -ie: change the -ie to -y and add -ing ex: lie-lying
- one-syllable verbs ending in a consonant + a vowel +
a consonant (except w, y or x): double the consonant and -ing ex: shop-shopping
- two-syllable verbs ending in a stressed vowel + a consonant:
double the consonant and add -ing ex: beging-beginning
- in British English, we double the final “l” in travel
(travel- travelling; American English: travel-traveling)
PAST SIMPLE
Past Simple of Be
Was/Were are the past forms of be. We use was/were to describe people and things in the
past. We also use was/wasn't or were/weren't to say where people or things were or weren't
in the past.
Positive I/He/She/It was at home yesterday.
You/We/They were at school at ten o'clock.

Negative I/He/She/It wasn't (was not) five years old in 2010.


You/We/They weren't in the park yesterday.

Questions Where was I/He/She/It at six o´clock?


Who were You/We/They with yesterday?
Was I/He/She/It late?
Were You/We/They happy?

Yes, I/He/She/It was.


Short answers No, I/He/She/It wasn't (was not).
Yes, You/We/They were.
No, You/We/They weren't (were not).

Past Simple: Regular verbs


We use the past simple to talk about things that happened in the past.
Spelling: regular verbs
- most verbs: ass -ed ex: play-played
- verbs that end in -e: add -d ex: change-changed
- verbs that end in a consonant + a vowel + a consonant
(except w, x or y): double the consonant and add -ed ex: stop-stopped
- two-syllable verbs ending in a stressed vowel + a
consonant: double the final consonant and add -ed ex: prefer-preferred
- In british English, we double the final “l” ex: travel-travelled

Past Simple: Negative and Questions


We use the past simple negative to talk about things that didn't happen in the past.
We use past simple questions to ask about things that happened in the past.
We use short answers to answer simple Yes/No questions.

Negative I/You/She/It/We/They didn´t (did not) finish.

Questions Where did I/You/He/She/It/We/They cook?


Did I/You/He/She/It/We/They work in a shop?

Short answers Yes, I/You/He/She/It/We/They did.


No, I/You/He/She/It/We/They didn´t.
Past Simple: Irregular verbs
With regular verbs, the past simple verb ends in -ed.
With irregular verbs, the past simple doesn't end in -ed.
Positive I/You/He/She/It/We/They swam in the sea every day.

Negative I/You/He/She/It/We/They didn't go to Italy on holiday.

Questions What did I/You/He/She/It/We/They eat?


Did I/You/He/She/It/We/They have a good time?

Short answers Yes, I/You/He/She/It/We/They did.


No, I/You/He/She/It/We/They didn´t.

PAST CONTINUOUS
We use the past continuous to talk about activities happening at a moment in the past.
Positive I/He/She/It was eating dinner.
You/We/They were playing football.

Negative I/He/She/It wasn´t (was not) sleeping.


You/We/They weren't (were not) helping.

What was I/he/she/it doing at 8 am?


Questions What were you/we/they watching on TV?
Was I/he/she/it playing computer games?
Were you/we/they listening to music?

Yes, I/he/she/it was.


Short answers No, I/he/she/it wasn´t.
Yes, you/we/they were.
Yes, you/we/they weren't.

PAST CONTINUOUS AND PAST SIMPLE


Past simple Past continuous

We use the past continuous to describe


activities happening at a particular moment
in the past.
We use the past simple when one complete Sometimes these activities happen at the
action follows another. same time.
Ex: I woke up and I went downstairs. We don't use the past continuous to talk
about the beginning or the end of an
activity.
Ex: John was looking at the elephants and
his sister was buying an ice cream.

We often use the past simple and past continuous together to say that one action
interrupts another.
Ex: A elephant was eating some fruit when the boy fell.
When and while
We use when and while to connect two activities. When we use the past simple and past
continuous together, we often use:
- When before the past simple.
Ex: The boy was looking at the elephants when he fell. Or When the boy fell, he was
looking at the elephants.
- While the past continuous.
Ex: The boy fell while he was looking at the elephants. Or While the boy was looking at
the elephants, he fell.

Used to + infinitive / Past simple


Past habits or actions, that no longer happen.
Ex: I didn't use to have a smartphone when I was younger.

Used to + infinitive / would


Repeat actions or routines in the past.
Ex: When we were teenagers, we would talk online every day after school.

Past simple
Action in the past at a definitive time.
Ex: Ashley wrote an email to her cyber friend yesterday.

Be used to + noun / pronoun / - ing form


Be accustomed to (doing) something - habit
Ex: These days, most people are used to having internet access 24 hours a day.

Get used to + noun / pronoun / - ing form


Gradually became accustomed to (doing) something - process
Ex: David didn't like the new app at first, but he got used to it after a while.

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