SIMPLE PRESENT
What do we add to most verbs in the third person (he, she, it, a name, a person, an animal, a thing)?
We add -s, -es, or -ies.
When we talk about an action that happened at a specific time in the past.
What is the formula for the present progressive?
What is the formula to write a past progressive sentence?
verb to be in the past + action verb -ing
What is the past participle of the verb catch?
caught
What auxiliary verbs do we use when we ask a question with an action verb?
Do, Does
-d, -ied-, or -ed
When do we use the present progressive?
What is the formula for the negative form of the past progressive?
pronunciation eval
am, is, are
When do we add -ied? Give an example.
When the verb ends in a consonant and -y. For example: study - studied
When it is used to talk about the future, what do we need in order to have a future sentence?
We need a time expression.
For example: She is leaving in two weeks.
What do we do when we want to write a question in the past progressive?
We put the verb to be in the past at the beginning of the sentence, then the subject, and finally the action verb.
Change this sentence in the past progressive:
I studied a lot for the test.
Answer varies:
I was studying a lot for the test when my best friend called me.
What do we add to verbs ending in -o?
-es
Mention 5 irregular verbs in the base form and the simple past.
answer varies.
How do we ask a question in the present progressive?
We put the verb to be at the beginning, then the subject, and finally the action verb.
Are you studying for the test?
Give an example of a sentence with an action that was in progress and another interrumpted it.
Answer varies.
Change the following sentence in the simple past:
Don´t you see that I´m busy?
Didn´t you see that I was busy?
When do we use the simple present?
-To talk about facts, daily routines, repeated actions in the present, and to talk about the future.
Mention the 3 rules to pronounce the regular verbs in the simple past and explain them.
/d/ - verbs ending in a voiced sound (love - loved)
/t/ - verbs ending in a voiceless sound (like - liked)
/ed/ - verbs ending in a -d or a -t - add another sylablle. (extend - extended)
What is the structure for the negative sentences?
verb to be + not + action verb in -ing form
How do we use the past progressive?
a story background and an action that took place in the past for a period of time.
Find the mistakes in the sentence:
My mom tolds my sister and I to clean the house, but my sister goes to playing soccer, so I was cleaned the house alone.
My mom told my sister and I to clean the house, but my sister went to play soccer, so I cleaned the house alone.