Simple present
What is the use of the simple present?
To talk about routines, habits and facts
What do you use the simple past for?
To talk about actions that are finished.
What is the correct structure for a present perfect sentence?
Subject + have/has + verb in past participle + complement
What is an adjective?
A word that describes a noun or a pronoun. red, tall, sour, gorgeous
What do we use to make negative sentences with action verbs? (just the name)
Auxiliaries
What is the past tense of the verbs to be?
am= was, are=were, is=was
What is the past participle of the verb be?
been
What is a preposition?
A word used before a noun, pronoun, gerund to show place, time, direction in a sentence. at, on, in, from
What do we use to make a negative sentence with verb to be?
not. I am not a student
How many auxiliaries do we use in this tense? What is it?
one!did
What do we use the present perfect for?
To talk about actions that happened in the past but the exact time is not clear and we can repeat it.
What is an adverb?
A word that describes a verb. loudly, quickly, beautifully
What auxiliary is used with he/she/it to make a negative sentence? (with action verbs)
does not = doesn´t She doesn´t need anything from the store.
What happens to the main verb after you use the auxiliary?
It stays in base form
What is wrong with the next question: Have she finished the exam?
The auxiliary: Has = he/she/it
What is a noun?
A word that names a person, place, animal, thing, idea. dog, Mary, school.
What happens to the action verbs when the subject is he/she/it?
It changes, we can add "s", "ies", "es" She plays tennis. He watches a lot of T.V. She studies every day.
How many types of past verbs do we have? Name them
Two, irregular and regular verbs
What is the past participle of drink
drunk
What is a pronoun?
Words that replace the name of a noun. he, she, him, that