lunes, 20 de abril de 2015

Revision of verbal tenses.

   Tenses Chart


                          Present Simple

Str                              Structure and Usage

PA     PAST                PRESENT             FUTURE

                    Tom takes a bus to work every day.


The present simple is used to express daily routines and habits. Adverbs of frequency such as 'usually', 'sometimes', 'rarely', etc. are often used with the present simple.This tense is often used with the following time expressions:
always,usually,sometimes,everyday, on Sundays, Tuesdays, etc.
Basic Construction
Positive
Subject + Present Tense + object(s) + time Expression
Tom             takes               a bus to work       every day.
Negative
Subject + do / does + not (don't / doesn't) + verb + object(s) + time Expression
They don't often go to Chicago.
Question
(Question Word) + do / does + subject + verb + object(s) + time Expression
How often                     do          you        play         golf?
Test your understanding with this short quiz.



Verbal tenses practice

CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER.
Q: We ______ for our English test at the moment.
 study
 are study
 are studying


Q: _____ TV now?
 Does he watch
 Is he watching
 Watching he



Q: My friends ______ this week.
 travel
 are traveling
 is traveling



Q: They _____ anything important at the moment.
 are doing
 aren't doing
 don't doing



Q: _____ you with your homework?
 Is she helping
 Do she helping
 Helps she



Q: What _____ home so early?
 does he doing
 are he doing
 is he doing



Q: Mary _____ me. I'm doing it on my own.
 is helping
 isn't helping
 helps



Q: My friends ______ baseball at the club.
 plays
 are playing
 is playing


PAST TENSE


Q: Where ______ on vacation last summer?
 went you
 did you went
 did you go



Q: They ______ until 5 o'clock in the afternoon.
 not arrived
 didn't arrive
 doesn't arrive



Q: We _____ a bus to Chicago last week.
 taked
 did took
 took



Q: _____ to the party last weekend?
 Did you go
 Went you
 Where went



Q: They _____ a swimming pool into their backyard last summer.
 did put
 put
 putted



Q: Where _____ this afternoon?
 did go
 did he go
 did he went



Q: She _____ home early from the party yesterday.
 camed
 came
 didn't came



Q: How much ___________for the car?

 does you pay
 did you pay
 paid you



Q: They _____ the play very much.
 didn't enjoys
 didn't enjoyed
 didn't enjoy



Q: When ____ that crazy idea?
 did you get
 did you got
 got you




Práctica de tiempos verbales básicos.

Choose the correct answer.
Q: How often _____ to the dentist?
 do you go
 does you go
 go you
Q: She ______ get up early on Saturdays.
 not 
 doesn't
 don't


Q: My father _____ at a bank.
 works
 work
 do work


Q: Where _____ live?
 do your uncle
 does your uncle
 your uncle


Q: They _____ play golf.
 not
 doesn't
 don't


Q: She _____ fluent French and German.
 don't speak
 speak
 speaks


Q: ______ into the countryside?
 Do you often drive
 Often does you drive
 Do you often drives


Q: I _____ drinking tea.
 don't like
 doesn't like
 not like


Q: Where _____?
 does they live
 do they live
 live they


Q: The teacher _____ hard every day!
 work
 works
 do work

Tiempos verbales

            Tenses Chart                       

 Present Simple                               

  Structure and Usage


               PAST                PRESENT         FUTURE

                    Tom takes a bus to work every day.

The present simple is used to express daily routines and habits. Adverbs of frequency such as 'usually', 'sometimes', 'rarely', etc. are often used with the present simple.This tense is often used with the following time expressions: always,usually, sometimes, everyday, on Sundays, Tuesdays, etc.
Basic Construction
Positive
Subject + Present Tense + object(s) + time Expression
Tom             takes               a bus to work       every day.
Negative
Subject + do / does + not (don't / doesn't) + verb + object(s) + time Expression
They don't  go to Chicago  very often.
Question
(Question Word) + do / does + subject + verb + object(s) + time Expression
When                     do                  you        play         golf?
Test your understanding with this short quiz.


Present Continuous for Action at the Moment

Structure and Usage
                                  PAST                      PRESENT               FUTURE
                                                                    NOW!
                                                       Frank is watching TV now.

One use of the present continuous tense is for action that is occurring at the moment of speaking.  Remember that only action verbs can take the continuous form. 
This tense is often used with the following time expressions: at the moment, now, today, this morning / afternoon / evening

Basic Construction
Positive
         subject  + be + verb + ing + object(s) + time Expression

            She            's watching            TV           at the moment.
 
Negative

        Subject + be + not (isn't, aren't) + verb + ing + object(s) + time Expression

           They             aren't                        having               fun               this morning.

Question
      (Question Word) + be + subject + verb + ing + object(s) + time Expression

                  What           are       you            doing                         at this moment?

Past Simple

Structure and Usage

                PAST                               PRESENT           FUTURE I bought a present for Tim yesterday.                                         
The past simple is used to express something that happened a past point in time.
Remember
to always use a past time expression, or a clear contextual clue when using the past simple. If you do not indicate when something happened, use the present perfect for unspecified past.
This tense is often used with the following time expressions:
... ago, 
in + year / month, yesterday, last Monday/ week, when....
Basic Construction
Positive

Subject + Past Tense + object(s) + time Expression
         I              went        to the doctor's      yesterday.

Negative

Subject +did +not (didn't) + verb + object(s) + t     ime Expression
They              didn't                join           us for dinner     last week.

Question

(Question Word)+did+subject + verb+object(s)+time Expression
              Why      did      you        buy     that pullover    yesterday?

Future with Going to for Future Plans


PAST              PRESENT                   FUTURE PLAN
                                                 Jane is going to visit  Jim next weekend.

The future with 'going to' is used to express future plans or scheduled events. It is often used instead of the present continuous for future scheduled work events. Either form can be used for this purpose. 
This tense is often used with the following time expressions:
... next week / month, tomorrow, on Monday, Tuesday, etc.

Basic Construction

Positive

Subject + be + going to + verb + object(s) + time Expression

Tom            is going         to fly           to Los Angeles next  Tuesday.

Negative

    Subject   +  be not(isn't,aren't)+goingto+verb+object(s)+time Expression
          They aren't going to attend the conference next month.

Question

(Question Word) + be + subject + going to + verb + object(s) + time Expression
Who                    are       you          going to    meet      tomorrow?