Unit one notes

In this unit we are working with three tenses (tiempos verbales) which are:

Past simple
Past Continuous
Present perfect




Past simple
In the affirmative we only use word. (simple, remember?)
We have to see if the verb is regular or irregular:

But in the negative and the interrogative, we use DID

USE of the PAST SIMPLE

We use the past simple for short actions (with a long action in past continuous)

We also use the past simple to give details about something we did in the past (giving details to a questions with Have you ever.....)



Past continuous

It always has two words: (was/ were and ING)

In the negative and the interrogative we don't write DID.

Use of the Past Continuous

To describe a long action.


Do you remember this image?

We have a short action (in past simple)
"When the accident happened ....
And some long actions (in past continuous)
.... we were having a party".








Present perfect
It has two words:
have /has (here they mean "Haber") and a past participle

To write the past participle we have to pay attention to regular and irregular verbs:

Use of the present perfect

- To say we have the experience of doing something

-  To ask about details we use the past simple

Important words used with the Present perfect

Yet always goes at the end of a sentence.

In the negative: it means "todavía"


In the interrogative: it means "YA"

Already goes before the past particicle
I have already played
Already means "YA"
We are going to use it in the affirmative

(but it is sometimes used in the interrogative to show surprise)

Unit 1

To help you with the homework:


Present perfect:

Welcome unit Exam revission

Some of you had a good result, congratulations!
But some have to practise more.
Here are the exercises you haveto repeat:

1 Make the ing form for these verbs (5 points)

1.     Run_   running

2.     Show   ______________

3.     Have   ______________

4.     Swim   _____________

5.     Lie       _____________

6.     Study   ______________

7.     Speak ______________

8.     Chat    ______________

9.     Sing     ______________

10.  Tie      ______________

2. Make the third person singular of the present simple. (5 points)

1.     To run                         He runs

2.     To watch         She _____________

3.     To copy          He ______________

4.     To go              She ______________

5.     To snow          It ______________

6.     To play           Laura ______________

7.     To have           Ismael ______________

8.     To speak         Adrián ______________

9.     To study          Nerea ______________

10.  To fly              The bird ___________

3. Circle the correct option (a,b, or c): (10 points)

1. We use the present simple for actions…

A) that are happening now        B) that are habits          C) special actions that don’t need an auxiliary verb

2. We use the present continuous for actions…

A) that are happening now        B) that are habits          C) special actions that don’t need an auxiliary verb

4. Put the verbs into the correct tense (present simple OR present continuous): (20 points)

The train always ________________(1: leave) on time.

"What's the matter? Why ________________(2: cry/you)?"

That's strange. They never________________(3: not to watch) TV.

- He_______       usually  _________(4: not to speak) very good English.

Please be quiet! I________________(5: do) my homework.

Where________________(6: live/they)?

Listen! John ________________ music! (7: play)

I often  ________________(8: go) to the swimming pool.

Harold Black's a famous pianist. He________________(9: give) two or three concerts every week.

He ________________(10: travel) a lot and this week he's in New York.

He________________(11: stay) at an expensive hotel. He's at his hotel now.

He________________(12: have) his breakfast in the dining−room.

He________________(13: drink) a cup of coffee and he________________(14: read) a newspaper.

Harold is always very busy. He________________(15: play) the piano regularly.

He________________(16: practise) for four hours every day.

He________________(17: go) to bed late and he always ________________(18: get up) early. But he sometimes________________(19: get) dressed too quickly, and this morning he________________(20: wear) one blue sock and one red one!

To practise for the exam

Remeber, the exam will be next Monday.

To practise comparatives and superlatives1

To practise comparative and superlatives 2 

To practice Present Simple  and Continuous
1. Snakes andladders  PS PC Easy PS pC affirmative,third person

2. Fling the teacher PC

 15 question in PC just choose the right action for the given sentence

3. Rally game

choose the  PC sentence according to picture shown

4.write the ing form

Comparative and superlative adjectives

• the comparative and superlative forms for one syllable adjectives

 3 students: Dani, Ismael, Paula

Ismael is tall, but Paula is taller than Ismael. Dani is shorter than Ismael.
Paula is the tallest of the three.  
 

• the comparative and superlative forms for one syllable adjectives ending in “e”

strange






 wide

nice






This ________ sofa is nice. But the _______ one is nicer than the _____ one. It's also wider than the _______ one.

The _______ sofa is nicer than the _________ one, but the________ one is the nicest of the three.

•  the comparative and superlative forms for one syllable adjectives ending in consonant-vowel-consonant 

   3 Hot months:
   3 wet months:
The weather in _______ can be hot, but the weather in ______ is hotter than in ______. _____ is a wet month, but _______ is wetter than _______.
 _______ is the wettest month of the year. _______ is the hottest.
 

•  the comparative and superlative forms for two syllable adjectives ending in “y” 

  I am happy when I visit a friend, but I'm happier when it’s her birthday.
 
I am happy when I’m on vacation, but I’m the happiest when travel to a new place.

• the comparative and superlative forms for two or more syllable adjectives

 3 beautiful cities:
 ________ is a beautiful city, but _______ is more beautiful than ________.
 _______ is a very beautiful city, but in my opinion _______ is the most beautiful city in the world.

 
Making Comparative and superlative adjectives