ENGLISH GRAMMAR 1
Prof. Sara Sánchez García
1. Present Tenses
PRESENT SIMPLE
Structure:
You play/ She plays
You don’t play/ She doesn’t play
Do you play?/ Does she play?
My father ___________(work) in a bank.
My parents ___________(live) in Madrid.
1. Present Tenses
Regla de la ‘s’
1. Como norma general se añade –s (3as personas)
2. Si el verbo acaba en consonante+y como en Study, Cry, Try se
elimina la ‘y’ y se añade –ies: He studies.
3. Todos los verbos acabados en: ss,sh,x,ch,o añaden –es: He
watches.
Usos
- Rutinas y hábitos: I get up at 8:00 then I have a shower and have breakfast.
- Horarios/timetables or schedules: The train leaves at 19:30 pm.
- Leyes universales o conocimiento general: The earth goes around the
sun; The river Amazon flows into the Atlantic Ocean.
1. Present Tenses
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
Structure: I am playing/ You are playing/ She is playing
I am not playing/ You aren’t playing/ She isn’t
playing
Am I playing?/Are you playing?/Is she playing?
My grandparents ___________(go) to the store now.
Peter ___________(study) in his room right now.
1. Present Tenses
Cómo añadir –ing
1. Como norma general se añade –ing.
2. Los verbos que acaban en –e como Make, Take, Save, pierden la
‘e’ y añaden –ing: Make-> Making; Take-> Taking; Save→Saving.
3. Los verbos monsílabos que acaben en
consonante+vocal+consonante como Get, Stop y Swim doblan la
última consonante:
Get->Getting; Stop->Stopping; Swim→Swimming.
(Excepto verbos que acaben en w,k,x: Fix, Flow…)
4. Los verbos acabados en –y simplemente añaden –ing sin eliminar
la ‘y’. Play->Playing; Study->Studying; Try->Trying.
1. Present Tenses
Usos
- Acciones y diálogos que están teniendo lugar en el momento en el
que se habla: I am watching television right now; Look! Those kids are
fighting!
- Acciones que se salen de la rutina. Situaciones temporales.
Para planes próximos en el futuro: I am having dinner with my
family tonight.
!!! Uso con ‘always’ para malos hábitos o quejas repetidas: She is
always leaving the lights on; You’re always forgeting your keys!
*Lista verbos estáticos = NO pueden ir en -ing form
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