Simple present vs present continuous
When do we use simple present?
Say a fact/something true.
When do we use present continuous?
We describe something happening in the present (right now) or when you describe what is happening in a photo.
When do we use simple past?
When we talk about an action finished in the past.
When do we use present perfect?
We describe an action started in the past and it may continue or an experiece (felling).
Tell what is the grammatical structure of simple present.
+Subject+verb to be in present+complement+.
-Subject+verb to be in present+not+complement+.
?(Wh) Verb to be in present+subject+complement+?
+Subject+verb in present ("s,es,ies at the end" when he she or it as a subject)+complement+.
-Subject+do/does+not+verb in base form+complement+.
?(Wh) Aux Do/does+subject+verb in base form+complement+?
Tell what is the grammatical structure of present continuous.
+Subject+aux verb to be in simple present(am/is/are)+verb with ing+complement+.
-Subject+aux verb to be in simple present(am/is/are)+not+verb with ing+complement+.
?(Wh) Aux verb to be in simple present(am/is/are)+subject+verb with ing+complement+?
Tell what is the grammatical structure of simple past.
+Subject+verb to be in past+complement+.
-Subject+verb to be in past+not+complement+.
?(Wh) Verb to be in past+subject+complement+?
+Subject+verb in past (regular = ed/irregular you need memory)+complement+.
-Subject+did+not+verb in base form+complement+.
?(Wh) Aux Did+subject+verb in base form+complement+?
Tell what is the grammatical structure of present perfect.
+Subject+aux verb (have/has)+verb in past participle+complement+.
-Subject+aux verb (have/has)+not+verb in past participle+complement+.
?(Wh) Aux verb (have/has)+subject+verb in past participle+complement+?
Tell the correct verbal tense.
I ... (read) a lot of books about other countries and I ... (want) to travel.
I read a lot of books about other countries and I want to travel.
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I love CUCEI, especially in this photo because I ... (have) fun with my friends and I ... (enjoy) it.
I love CUCEI, especially in this photo because I am having fun with my friends and I enjoy it.
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I ... (fail) my English exam. It is my teachers fault.
I failed my English exam. It is my teachers fault.
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His parents are home, they ... (never be) this happy in their whole life.
His parents are home, they have never been this happy in their whole life.
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I always ... (go) to the gym, but today I ... (not fell) OK, so I will not go.
I always go to the gym, but today I am not felling OK, so I will not go.
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-Please, STFU! I ... (try) to concentrate right now, I ... (read) the answers for my exam.
-Please, STFU! I am trying to concentrate right now, I am reading the answers for my exam.
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My brother ... (take) the car keys, my dad is furious.
My brother took the car keys, my dad is furious.
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-Dude, she said "no". Lately, I ... (not be) so lucky and it is all because of that damm curse.
-Dude, she said "no". Lately, I haven't been so lucky and it is all because of that damm curse.
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-Hey Pedro, your mother ... (seem) to be from Europe.
-What? Bro, she isn't from Europe. She ... (come) from Mexico. She ... (seem) more from Brazil than from Europe.
-Hey Pedro, your mother seems to be from Europe.
-What? Bro, she isn't from Europe. She comes from Mexico. She seems more from Brazil than from Europe.
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This ... (not work) for now, we ... (need) to break up :(
This is not working for now, we need to break up :(
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I ... (find) out that he was cheating on me with my best friend.
I found out that he was cheating on me with my best friend.
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-So, tell me. What ... (be) your happiest moment in your life?
-I am really curious.
-Well, it is complicated. More than a "me" moment, I think, I can see it is more as a "we" moment. We ... (be) very lucky.
-So, tell me. What has been your happiest moment in your life?
-I am really curious.
-Well, it is complicated. More than a "me" moment, I think, I can see it is more as a "we" moment. We have been very lucky.