Transcript PRESENT SIMPLE

PRESENT SIMPLE
• It is used to talk about daily routine, actions
that are done frequently.
• Adverbs of frequency used with the present
simple are:
• Always=siempre, usually= normalmente,
often= a menudo, sometimes= a veces,
never= nunca (se colocan delante del verbo
normal y detrás del verbo “BE”)
ADVERBIAL PHRASES
• Some adverbial phrases used with the simple
present are:
• Once a (day/week/month/year)= 1 vez al...
• Twice a (day...)= 2 veces al...,
• Three times a...= 3 veces al...
• Every day/ week/ month/ year
• Every morning/ afternoon/evening/night
• Every Tuesday, summer,... (se colocan al final de
la frase)
THE VERB HAVE
• It is often used to talk about actions:
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I have
You have
He/ she has
We/you /they have
• Yes, I do
• Yes, he does
I don’t have
you don’t have
he/she doesn’t have
we/you/they don’t have
No, you don’t
No, she doesn’t
Do I have?
Do you have?
Doeshe/she have?
Do we/..have?
HAVE- Expressions
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Have breakfast, lunch, coffee, tea, supper, dinner.
Have a wash, a bath, a shower...
Have a rest, a sleep, a lie-down, a dream...
Have a good time, a bad day, a nice evening
Have a good trip, journey, flight
Have a swim, a walk, a dance...
Have a baby
Have an accident, an operation...
THE HOUSE- MY HOME
ROOMS IN A HOUSE:
• The kitchen
• The living room
• The dining room
• The bathroom
• The bedroom
• The toilet
• The study
• The garden
• The garage
TYPES OF HOUSES
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A detached house
A semi-detached house
Terrraced houses
A bungalow
A cottage
A flat
An appartment
A penthouse
A mansion
A castle, a palace
THE GENITIVE CASE
• The Saxon genitive (‘s/’), indicates
possession and is added to the noun which
refers to the possessor, ‘s for the singular
and ‘ for the plural:
• El libro del niño> The boy’s book
• El libro de los niños> The boys’ book
• The possessor has to be a person or an
animal, but it is also used with time
expressions: a month’s time
Continuation
• ‘s> is used for singular possessors.
• ‘> is used for plural possessors ending in –s,
because with irregular plurals ‘s is used:
• El libro de los niños: The boys’ book or The children’s book
• ‘s> is also used with names ending in –s: El libro de
James: James’s book
• When a thing is possessed by two: El coche de Peter
y Mary: Peter and Mary’s car
• When things are possessed by more than one : Estos son
los libros de Henry y estos los de Jane: These are Henry’s
books and those are Jane’s.
MODAL VERBS
• MUST+ INFINITIVE, expresses obligation
or necessity and is the same for all persons:
• I must study
Must I study?
• You must study
Must you study?
• He/she must study
Must he study?
• We/you/they must study Must they study?
• For the negative we use NOT: Mustn’t
(indicates prohibition)
Modal verb: CAN
• It is used followed by the infinitive. It is
used to give permission, or ask for it:
• Can I invite a friend?
• Yes, you can
• It is the same for all persons: I can sing, you
can sing, he can sing, we can sing...
• For the negative we use NOT: can’t
• You can’t go to the cinema tonight.
THE IMPERATIVE
• It is formed with the infinitive for the 2nd
person: It is used to give orders.
• Come and sit down.
• Hoover the floor, please.
• The negative form uses DON’T
• Don’t open the window, please.
• Don’t break this vase.