Presentación Cataratas

First class

EMPEZAR

By Alejandra Meixueiro

Introduce yourself

Some guiding questions 1. What's your full name?2. Where do you study?3. What's your favorite subject? 4. What do you like to do during your free time?5. How many friends do you have?6. How old are you?7. Do you have any pets?8. What's your favorite artist?9. What's your favorite movie or serie currently?

Tenses

Always remember to add the "s" for the pronouns he, she and it.

Structuresubject + verb in present + object

Present simple

Use1. Regular habits and routines.I do sport on Wednesday and Sunday.2. Things that are always or generally true.A lot of people study English.3. General and scientific facts.The Earth goes round the Sun.

Structuresubject + "to be" (am, is, are) + verb with ing + object

Use1. Actions that are happening now or near the moment of speaking.I can't talk right now. I'm having a meeting with the head teacher.2. Temporary actions and situations. I'm staying with my uncle and aunt this week.3. Changing situations. I'm getting good at this computer game. 4. Actions that happen very often and annoy the speaker.My little brother is always shouting.

present continuous

present simple vs. present continuous

Structuresubject + verb in past simple + object

Use1. Describe finished actions or situations in the past.I flew to Russia two years ago.2. To say that one thing happened after another.When the bus arrived, we got on it.

Past simple

Structuresubject + verb "to be" in past + verb with "ing" + object

Use1. Talk about activities in proguess at a moment in the past.At seven o'clock yesterday I was sleeping.2. Talk about an activity in proguess when another, shorter activity happened or interrupted it. We know the activity was in progress, but not if it was finished.It was talking to my friend when the accident happened. 3. We often use while and as with the past continous.While/As I was riding my bike, I saw Leo.

Past continuous