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What verbal tense do we use to talk about actions that happened at a definite time in the past. (We say when)?
Past simple
What is the auxiliary verb of the past simple?
Did/ Didn't
Create the next question using the three different verbal tenses.
? They/build/a big house.
Past simple: Did they build a big house?
Present perfect: Have they built a big house?
Present perfect progressive: Have they been building a big house?
Which translation best fits the following sentence?
She has been eating pineaple lately.
a) Ella ha comido piña ultimamente.
b) Ella ha estado comiendo piña ultimamente.
c) Ella comió piña ultimamente.
b)
Create a sentence according to the signal word below.
"Lately"
They have been doing exercise lately.
What verbal tense do we use to actions that happened in the past, but we don’t say when exactly?
Present perfect simple
What is the auxiliary verb of the present perfect simple?
Have or Has
Create the next negative sentence using the three different verbal tenses.
- He/not/pay/the bill
Past simple: He didn't pay the bill.
Present perfect: He has not paid the bill.
Present perfect progressive: He has not been paying the bill.
Which translation best fits the following sentence?
Ellos no habían estado haciendo su tarea recientemente.
a) They have not done their homework recently.
b) They didn't do their homework recently.
c) They hadn't been doing homework recently.
c)
Create a sentence according to the signal word below.
"just"
I have just sent an email to the principal.
What verbal tense do we use to talk about actions that started and were completed in the past?
Past simple
Mention 3 signal words of past simple.
Yesterday
2 minutes/years/days.... ago
in 1997
last... friday/day/year ...etc
Create the next affirmative sentence using the three different verbal tenses.
+ Annie/eat/ice cream
Past simple: Annie ate ice cream.
Present perfect: Annie has eaten ice cream.
Present perfect progressive: Annie has been eating ice cream.
Which translation best fits the following sentence?
Have you gone to the hospital yet?
a) ¿Ya has ido al hospital?
b) ¿Ya fuiste al hospital?
c) ¿Ya has estado yendo al hospital?
a)
Create a sentence according to the signal word below.
"last week"
I didn't go to the school last week.
What verbal tense do we use to talk about actions that started in the past and are still happening in the present (emphasis on the action "result")?
Present perfect simple
Mention 3 signal words of present perfect simple.
already/ever/since/yet/for/just/never/so far/till now/ up to now
Translate the following sentence from English to Spanish.
They went to school yesterday morning.
Ellos fueron a la escuela ayer en la mañana.
Which translation best fits the following sentence?
Nosotros no fuimos al viaje.
a) We didn't go to the trip.
b) We haven't gone to the trip.
c) We haven't been going to the trip.
a)
Create a sentence according to the signal word below.
"yet"
They have not sung Christmas carols yet.
What verbal tense do we use to talk about actions that started in the past and are still happening in the present (emphasis on the duration)?
Present Perfect progressive
Mention 3 signal words of present perfect progressive.
•since
•For
•lately
•recently
Translate the following sentence from Spanish to English.
¿Alguna vez has estado enamorado?
No, yo nunca he estado enamorado.
Have you ever been in love?
No, I have never been in love.
Which translation best fits the following sentence?
¿Han trabajado Peter y Mary en el proyecto final por 1 hora?
a) Did Mary and Peter work on the final project for 1 hour?
b)Have Peter and Mary worked on the final project for 1 hour ?
c) Have Mary and Peter been working on the final project for 1 hour?
b)
Create a sentence according to the signal word below.
"in 2008"
The Olympic games took place in China in 2008.