jueves, 14 de mayo de 2015

PAST SIMPLE

Past Simple (Pasado simple)

Hay muchas maneras de hablar del pasado en inglés, pero el pasado simple es la forma más común. El pasado simple en inglés es equivalente al pretérito imperfecto y pretérito indefinido del español. Usamos el pasado simple para acciones completas en el pasado. El período de tiempo de estas acciones no es importante como en el español. En el pasado simple hay verbos regulares y verbos irregulares.

Grammatical Rules (Reglas gramaticales)

Form (Forma)

Para formar el pasado simple con verbos regulares, añadimos la terminación "-ed" al verbo. La forma es la misma para todas las personas (I, you, he, she, it, we, they).
Excepciones:
  1. Para verbos que terminan en una "e", sólo añadimos "-d.
  2. Si el verbo termina en una vocal corta y una consonante (excepto "y" o "w"), doblamos la consonante final.
  3. Con verbos que terminan en una consonante y una "y", se cambia la "y" por una "i".
Nota: Hay muchos verbos irregulares en inglés. Desafortunadamente, no hay una norma establecida para formarlos. A continuación tienes los tres verbos irregulares más comunes y los que actúan como verbos auxiliares.
VerbPast Simple
bewas (I, he, she, it) / were (you, we, they)
dodid
havehad

Structure (Estructura)

1. Affirmative Sentences (Frases afirmativas)
Sujeto + verbo principal...
  • Ejemplos:
  • She was a doctor. (Ella era doctora.)
  • The keys were in the drawer. (Las llaves estaban en el cajón.)
  • wanted to dance. (Quería bailar.)
  • He learned English. (Aprendió inglés.)
  • They believed him. (Le creímos.)
2. Negative Sentences (Frases negativas)
  • To be:
Sujeto + "to be" + "not"...
  • Ejemplos:
  • She wasn't a doctor. (Ella no era doctora.)
  • The keys weren't in the drawer. (Las llaves no estaban en el cajón.)
Nota: El verbo "to have got", que en el presente simple sigue las mismas reglas que el verbo "to be", no puede ser utilizado en el pasado. Para indicar la posesión en el pasado, usamos el verbo "to have".
  • Todos los demás verbos:
Sujeto + verbo auxiliar ("to do") + "not" + verbo principal...
  • Ejemplos:
  • didn't want to dance. (No quería bailar.)
  • He didn't learn English. (No aprendió inglés)
  • They didn't believe him. (No le creímos.)
Nota: En frases negativas, el verbo auxiliar va en pasado ("did") y el verbo principal se queda en el infinitivo.
3. Interrogative Sentences (Frases interrogativas)
  • To be:
"To be" + sujeto...?
  • Ejemplos:
  • Was she a doctor? (¿Ella era doctora?)
  •  Were the keys in the drawer? (¿Estaban las llaves en el cajón?)
  • Todos los verbos demás:
Verbo auxiliar ("to do") + sujeto + verbo principal...?
  • Ejemplos:
  • Did you want to dance? (¿Querías bailar?)
  • Did he learn English? (¿Aprendió inglés?)
  • Did they believe him? (¿Le creíste?)
Nota: Al igual que en las frases negativas, el verbo auxiliar va en pasado ("did") y el verbo principal se queda en el infinitivo.

Uses (Usos)

  1. El pasado simple se utiliza para hablar de una acción concreta que comenzó y acabó en el pasado. En este caso equivale al pretérito indefinido español. Generalmente, lo usamos conadverbios de tiempo como "last year", "yesterday", "last night"...
    • Ejemplos:
    • Tom stayed at home last night(Tom se quedó en casa anoche.)
    • Kate worked last Saturday(Kate trabajó el sábado pasado.)
    • didn't go to the party yesterday(No fui a la fiesta ayer.)
    • Did they walk to school this morning(¿Han andado a la escuela esta mañana?)

REVIW II

Present Simple Other Verbs Mixed Exercise 1
Make the present simple. Choose positive, negative or question.
1) (he / drive to work every day) .
2) (I / not / think you're right) .
3) (we / have enough time)? .
4) (I / eat cereal in the morning) .
5) (they / write e-mails every day)? .
6) (you / watch a lot of TV) .
7) (he / not / read the newspaper) .
8) (she / dance often)?



9) (where / I / come on Mondays)? .
10) (what / you / do at the weekend)? .
11) (you / not / drink much tea) .
12) (how / he / travel to work)? .
13) (they / not / like vegetables) .
14) (she / catch a cold every winter) .
15) (I / go out often)? .
16) (you / speak English)? .
17) (we / take the bus often) .
18) (she / not / walk to school) .
19) (what / you / buy in the supermarket) .
20) (how / he / carry such a heavy bag)? .
Working
Choose the answers that describe the pictures.
Example:She is not working.

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Present Continuous: Questions

Change each sentence into a question in the present continuous tense. The question type is in brackets. For example: "She is eating cheese. [WHAT]" becomes "What is she eating?"

Type the question in the blank and click on "Check".
  1. walkShe's going to work. [WHERE]


  2. baconHe's cooking bacon for supper. [WHAT]


  3. bikeHe's riding a bike. [WHAT]


  4. balloonShe is having a party. [YES/NO]


  5. rainIt's raining hard. [YES/NO]


  6. people at a bus stopWe are waiting because the bus is late. [WHY]


  7. shipWe are travelling by ship. [HOW]


  8. flowersYou're giving her flowers because it's her birthday. [WHY]



PRESENT SIMPLE OR PROGRESSIVE 2
1. It's seven o'clock and they  to school now. (go)

2. Mrs Cooper  in the restaurant every Sunday. (eat)

3. Our cat never  on the kitchen table. (jump)

4. Look! The men  blue uniforms. (wear)

5. Curt always  his guitar in the afternoon. (play)

6. The taxi  for them at the moment. (wait)

7. He always  his grandmother in the coat. (help)

8. They never  very much. (eat)

9. Listen! Bill  his electric guitar. (play)

10. He  his car every Sunday. (wash)

11. The bell  at seven o'clock every morning. (ring)

12. They always  their aunt a tree for Christmas. (bring)

13. She  a red pullover and black jeans today. (wear)

14. The boys  snowballs at the girls now. (throw)

15. Mr Black  into the classroom at the moment. (walk)

PRESENT SIMPLE OR PROGRESSIVE 3

1. Listen! The baby . (cry)

2. Sue sometimes  an egg for breakfast. (have)

3. We always  to school but today we  the bus. (walk / take)

4. What are you doing? I  the dishes. (clean)

5. I never  beer. (drink)

6. Who  in the garden now? (play)

7. Look! I  a picture. (paint)

8. English children  French in their school. (learn)

9. Can you help me? No, sorry, I  for the test. (learn)

10. Joe often  to school with me. (go)

11. It's nine o'clock and we  lunch now. (eat)

12. My sister never  table - tennis. (play)

13. I always  breakfast at 7 o'clock. (eat)

14. Susan  TV now. (watch)

15. We  a book at this moment. (read)


Fill in the blanks with the was or were
1 Fenerbahçe  the champion last year.
2 Where is murat? He  here just now.
3 Mom and Dad  on vacation last week.
4 The weather  rainy this morning.
5 There  a lot of people at the meeting yesterday.
6 There  a small park here many years ago.
7 He  sick yesterday.
8 Don’t blame him. It  my mistake
9 Where  Melek yesterday?
10 We  very hungry
Q1 - There ____ many people at the show.

Q2 - ____ you tired?

Q3 - They ____ late.

Q4 - I ____ very annoyed.

Q5 - She ____ there.

Q6 - Everybody ____ pleased.

Q7 - There ____ no trouble at the party.

Q8 - ____ there any difficulty in finding it?

Q9 - Who ____ at the meeting?

Q10 - It ____ no bother.

Q11 - How much ____ they?

Q12 - How many ____ there?


Q13 - We _____ too late.


Q14 - It ____ ours.

Q15 - It ____ impossible.


Q16 - It ____ the boys who took it.

Complete the sentences:(TO BE IN PAST)
  • Today, I  happy.
  • Yesterday, they  at home.
  • Now, we  playing football.
  • Last week, she  on holidays.
  • Today, you  the best student.
  • Last year, you  the tallest child in the school.
  • Now, he  at the library.
  • Yesterday, I  at the swimming-pool.
  • Today, it  raining.
  • Last sunday, it  sunny.
  • Now, they  cleaning the windows.
  • Yesterday, we  at the cinema.

COMPLETE THE ADJECTIVES USING THE COMPARATIVE FORM

1. It´s too noisy here. Can we go to a  (quiet) place?
2. The hotel was  (big) than that in which we stayed last year.
3. Your work is  (good) than mine.
4. The accident could have been  (bad) than it was.
6. I´d like to have a  (fast) car. The one I have now is really old.
7. Last week it was really hot. Today is  (cold) than then.


COMPLETE WITH COMPARATIVE FORM

1. We have an  (old) brother who lives in Miami.
3. I like warm weather. If the weather is  (cold), I feel ill.
4. This dress is  (NICE) than that.
5. He is  (rich) than Arthur.
6. This road is  (far) than the motorway.
7. Was the TV programme  (bad) than the film?


COMPLETE THE SENTENCES USING THE SUPERLATIVE FORM OF THE ADJECTIVES

1. It´s a very nice house. It´s  house in the street.
2. This is a cheap restaurant. It´s  I´ve ever been.
3. It was a very valuable painting. I´m sure it was painting in the gallery.
4. She´s a very good tennis player. Her trainer says she is .
6. We should buy him a NICE present. Last year we gave him  gift of all in his birthday.


4. WRITE THE COMPARATIVE OR SUPERLATIVE FORM OF THE ADJECTIVES IN THESE SENTENCES

1. She was a very CLEVER student. She was (CLEVER) girl in her class.
2. It´s a very old castle. Experts argued it is  (old) in Britain.

4. This new job is  (GREAT) for me than the last I had.
5. Living in the countryside is  (GOOD) than leaving in town.
6. These instructions were  (HARD) ones I have ever read.