MAKE THE SENTENCE
Make a sentence with the adverb 'always' WITHOUT using the Present Simple.
I'm always losing my keys. What a mess!
I've always loved this place.
A: I'm looking for Dave. _________________ (you / see) him?
B: He's ill. I _______________ (call) him 5 minutes ago.
A: I'm looking for Dave. Have you seen him?
B: He's ill. I called him 5 minutes ago.
There days thousands of teenagers are becoming addicted to video games.
To talk about something that is changing or developing.
No tiene sentido estudiar de memoria.
It makes no sense to study by heart.
Studying by heart makes no sense.
We can use Present Simple to to refer to an event that took place in the past.
TRUE! It's known as the historical present.
Make a positive sentence with a verb which has both (regular & irregular) forms in the Past Simple.
Some example are:
Burn - burnt /burned
Learn - learnt / learned
Spoil - spoilt / spoiled
Smell - smelt - smelled
I think I ... (not / want) any dessert. We ... (already/ eat) too much.
I THINK I DON'T WANT ANY DESSERT. WE HAVE ALREADY EATEN TOO MUCH.
I'm very tired because I've been working all day.
Actions which have recently stopped or just stopped.
El año pasado tuvimos un montón de tareas. Esta profesora no parece muy exigente.
Last year we had plenty of assignments. This teacher doesn't look very demanding.
Which present tense can make reference to the future?
A. Present Simple
B. Present Continuous
C. Both: simple & continuous
C. Both!
Make a sentence using the adverb 'while'.
WHILE + PAST CONTINUOUS
Yesterday my friend and I ... (not / pay) attention while our teacher ... (explain) because we ... ( talk). Suddenly, the teacher ... (stop) his explanation and ... (make) us leave the classroom.
Yesterday my friend and I weren't paying attention while the teacher was explaining because we were talking. Suddenly, the teacher stopped his explanation and made us leave the classroom.
Finally I met him yesterday. We went to a café and chatted up.
Sequence of past finished actions (oner after another).
Mi hermana ha estado haciendo pellas durante toda la semana y mi madre la ha castigado.
My sister has been skipping lessons for the whole week and my mother has punished her.
Which is the main difference between Present Perfect Simple and Continuous regarding their usage?
There are some slight differences between them, but the most remarkable one is the emphasis. While Present Perfect Simple is focused on the result or the consequence of the action, the Present Perfect Continuous highlights the length of the action itself.
Make a question in the Present Perfect SIMPLE and the adverb EVER
HAVE / HAS + SUBJECT + EVER + PAST PARTICIPLE?
Jane isn't here yet. I ... (wait) for her since noon, but she ... (not come) yet.
Jane isn't here yet. I have been waiting since noon, but she hasn't come yet.
You look different today!
I've changed my hairstyle!
Present Perfect Simple to talk about the consequence or the result of a recent action.
Dejó los estudios porque quería empezar a trabajar.
She / He dropped out of school because she wanted to start working.
Is the following sentence right?
"I didn't have breakfast this morning."
A. No, it isn't. Present Perfect is the only right choice.
B. Yes, it's very common in American English.
C. Only in British English.
The correct answers is B.
Make a negative sentence in the Present Perfect CONTINUOUS and the adverb SINCE
SUBJECT + HAVE / HAS + BEEN + V (ING) SINCE....
A: .... (you / ever / see) a terrible accident?
B: Unfortunately, I have.
A: ... (What / happen)?
B: A train ... (derail) as it ... (reach) the station.
A: Have you ever seen a terrible accident?
B: Unfortunately, I have.
A: What happened?
B: A train derailed as it was reaching the station.
I'm living with my granny because my house is being remodelled.
Temporary situations in the Present.
Los manifestantes estaban bloqueando la calle principal y me quedé atascado.
Demonstrators were blocking the main road and I got stuck.
We use 'been' to mean that the person we’re talking about visited the place and came back.
We use 'gone' to mean that the person went to the place and is at the place now.