To talk about habits, routines and general truths
What's the use of present simple?
To talk about something in progress in the present:
a) Something actually in progress
b) Something happening now, but not at this moment
c) Changing a situation
Present continuous
1. To say something mandatory which modal verbs we use
2. To say something that is allowed which modal verb we use
3. To say something that is not mandatory but allowed which modal verb we use
4. To say something that is not allowed which modal verbs we use
1. must / have to
2. can
3. don't have to
4. can't / must not
Ariana Grande is smaller than Iggy Azalea.
What's the grammar point in here?
Comparative adjectives
adjective + than to compare 2 things
How many outside activities can you find in this picture?
Go biking
Sitting under an umbrella
Strolling
Sunbathing
Going for walk
Playing with a dog
Painting
Running
Feeding the animals
Playing the guitar
Gossiping
Skateboarding
Walking
Playing voleyball
Do yoga
Having a picnic
Do (I/ you/ we/ they)
Does (he/she/it)
Which are the auxiliars of simple present?
What are the auxliars for Present Continous?
I (am)
He/she/it (is)
We/you/they (are)
1. Modals verbs that don't work like normal verbs
2. Modals that act like normal verbs
1. Must / must not - Can / can not
2. Have to
Sharks are the biggest fish in the world.
What's the grammar point in here?
Superlative adjectives
To compare one thing with all the other in a group.
We often place "the" + superlative adjective.
Translate into English in no more than 50 sec
Tener mareos
Tener los pies hinchados
Tener la visión borrosa
Tener la nariz tapada
Tener escurrimiento nasal
To have dizzeness
To have swollen feet
To have a blurry vision
To have a stuffy nose
To have a runny nose
Which rule is apply for the following verbs (third person):
1. work
2. kiss
3. fly
4. play
Rules for third person
1. Most verbs take -s in the third person singular
2. Verbs ending in -ss, -sh, -sch, -x and take -es
3. Verbs ending in a consonant + y drop the y and add -ies
4. Verbs ending in a vowel +y take -s
We use this tense to talk about facts and routines
Simple Present
The four types of word formation for nouns and provide an example
1. Prefixes: monolingual
2. Compounding: cold-hearted?
3. Conversion: text (n) text me (v)
4. Suffixes: art- artist
The four rules to form the superlative adjectives
1. one syllable add -est
2. ending -y, we change -y into -iest
3. two or more syllables, most before the adjective
4.Irregular superlatives
a) Create a derivation of the following words and write full-sentences with the following words:
art, to erase, governor, advice, careful
ARTIST / ERASER/ GOVERNMENT/ ADVICEMENT/ CAREFULLY
100 for good derivation (multiple options)
100 for a good sentence
Which are the adverbs of frequency?
Always
Usually
Often
Sometimes
Not otfen
Rarely
Never
We use this tense for describing an action now or around the time of speaking
Present continuous
What's the use of -ING form? Besides the present and past tenses.
Clue (four uses)
1. As the subject of a sentence
2. After some verbs patterns (Simple present+ ING form)
3. After some prepositions
4. After state verbs: like, dislike, love, etc...
The four rules to form the comparative adjective
1. one syllable add -er
2. ending -y, we change -y into -ier
3. two or more syllables, we put "more + adjective"
4. irregular adjectives
These expressions are used to emphazise the routine. Usually, they are placed at the beginning or at the end of a sentence.
Ex. I got out with friends twice a week.
Expressions of frequency
To make a negative comparison, we use... (provide one example for each modifier)
less / the least
English is less difficult than Chinese
The least colorful bird is the volture.
Create senteces using as...as // a lot of// much // a bit // a little
And these words:
train, subway,airplane, jet, ship, car, bike, skates.
100 for a good sentence (multiple options)