Thursday, May 17, 2012


He is my father and my nephew.
My father has brown eyes.
He has black hair.
He has dark eyebrow.

His hair is wavy and short.

And my nephew is little and beautiful.  = D

Exercise on Simple Present - Present Progressive





Principio del formulario

Exercise 1 


Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple present or present progressive). 

Look! He (leave) is leaving the house.
Quiet please! I (write) a test.
She usually walk (walk) to school.
But look! Today she is going (go) by bike.
Every Sunday we are going (go) to see my grandparents.
He often go (go) to the cinema.
We are playing (play) Monopoly at the moment.
The child seldom is crying (cry) .
*I am don´t doing (not / do) anything at the moment.
He watches (watch / he) The child seldom

2

Exercise 7 


Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present and Present Progressive. 

I is (be) very busy today.
At noon I am visiting (visit) my friend Tanya.
We want (want) to have lunch together.
In the afternoon I am playing (play) squash with Emily.
In the evening, I am meeting (meet) Rob.
We are going (go) to the cinema.
The film is starting (start) at 8 pm.
3

Form 


Write the verbs in Present Progressive. 

speak - I I am speaking
jump - you You are jumping
bake - she She is baking
play - they They are playing
run - we We are running


Write the verbs in Simple Present, 3rd person singular. 

be - it
have - he
eat - she eats
can - he cans
wash - she washes

4

Use 


When to use which tense? Write Simple Present or Present Continuous. 

For actions happening regularly, often or never, we use Simple present
For actions happening now, we use Present continuos.
The verbs 'be', 'have', 'like' and 'want' are normally only used inSimple present.
The signal word 'usually' indicates that we have to use Simple present.
The signal word 'now' indicates that we have to use Present continuos

Positive sentences 


Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive. 

Look! They are leaving (leave) the house.
Brian cycle (cycle) 30 km every day.
Samantha is doing (do) her homework at the moment.
My parents are shopping (shop) right now.
He usually get up (get up) early in the morning.

Negative sentences 


Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive. 

You (see / not) her every day. You don´t see her every day
The baby (sleep / not) at the moment. The baby isn´t sleeping at the moment
I (read / not) a book now. I m´not reading a book now
We (go / not) to school on Sundays. We don´t go to school on Sundays
He (watch / not) the news every day. He doesn´t watch the news every day

questions 


Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive. 

(you / go) on holiday by plane sometimes? When do go on holiday by plane sometimes?
(they / play) computer games every day? Are they playing computer game every day?
(she / eat) dinner at the moment? Is she eating dinner at the moment?
                    What (they / do) right now? What are they doing right now?

Thursday, March 29, 2012

Simple Present Be
I am
You are
He is
She is
It is 
We are
You are
They are

Contractions
I´m
You´re
He´s
She´s
It´s
We´re
You´re
They´re

Negative
I´m not
You aren´t
He isn´t
She isn´t
It isn´t
We aren´t
You aren´t
They aren´t

Interrogative 
Am I...?
Are you...?
Is he...?
Is she...?
Is it...?
Are we...?
Are you...?
Are they...?

Simple Past Be
I was
You were
He was
She was
It was
We were
You were
They were

Negative
I was not

You were not

He was not
She was not
It was not
We were not
You were not
They were not

Interrogative
Was I...?
Were you...?
Was he...?
Was she...?
Was it...?
Were we...?
Were you...?
Were they...?

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

PICTIONARY.

season.

season

saute.

saute

roast.

roast

regrigerate.

regrigerate

puree.

puree

pour.

pour

poach.

poach

peel.

peel

parboil.

parboil

mix.

mix

mince.

mince

melt.

melt

mash.

mash

marinate.

marinate

knead.

knead

grind.

grind

grease.

grease

grate.

grate

freeze.

freeze

dreep fry.

dreep fry

dice.

dice

cover.

cover

cook.

cook

coat.

coat

chop.

chop

brown.

brown

broil.

broil

bread.

bread

braise.

braise

boil.

boil

blend.

blend

barbecue.

barbecue

bake.

bake

add.

add

Wednesday, March 21, 2012



SIMPLE PRESENT  -  PRESENT CONTINUOUS.

Count nouns.

- can be singular and plural.
- we use many.
- we use are. (every thing that you can count).
Example:
- kilogram-pl- kilograms.
- how many kilograms of strawberries do we need?.
- are there any watermelons in the box?.
                   yes, there are.
Non-count nouns.

- only singular.
- we use much.
- we use is.
Examples:

- milk- singular.
- how much sugar do we have?.
- there is white cheese in the evidgal
- there is white cheese in the evidgal.
   is there any cheese in your house?.
Containers and quantities.
- can.
- box.
- bottle.
- bag.
- loaf.

Simple present.

- routine / habit / repeated action.
- if you have adverbs of frequency.
            (always, never, sometimes).
- if you have "every"
                     day
                     month
                     tuesday
- use do / does.
- use don`t / doesn`t.
Important: * like, need, want, have.
                 * 3rd person singular + s / es.
                               he / she / it.

Present continuous.
- action is now.
- at this moment.
- at the moments of speaking.
- use am / is / are.---- am not isn`t, aren´t
- use verb + ing.
- we can use it for the future.
don`t say: we cook dinner now.
don´t say: I am cooking dinner every day.

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

DICTIONARY.



                      A LEMON.


                       A LIME.



                    AN ORANGE.

                GRAPES.



          A PINEAPPLE.

                      BANANAS.



                   A PEAR.

                      APRICOTS.



                   PEACHES.

               STRAWBERRIES.


               RASPBERRIES.


          A HONEYDEW MELON.

                AN AVOCADO.



                   A PAPAYA.


                       A MANGO.

                          A KIWI.


         A WATERMELON.


                       RAISINS.


                           FIGS.


                          PRUNES.


                           DATES.

                       AN EGG.


               AN ONION.

                 A TOMATO.


                     A POTATO.

                   A PEPPER.

                          PEAS.


                       CARROTS.


                       CABBAGE.

                  BROCCOLI.


               CAULIFLOWER.


                         LEEKS.

                     CUCUMBERS.


                 BRUSSELS SPROUTS.


                       CORN.

                 LETTUCE.


           ASPARAGUS.

               AN EGGPLANT.


                   BEANS.


                   

                 CELERY.


                     GARLIC.


               A TANGERINE.

                    A GRAPEFRUIT.