ENGLISH GRAMMAR AND EXERCISES / GRAMÁTICA Y EJERCICIOS DE INGLÉS

Hi my dear friends, as the Course at schools, high schools and  universities  is starting right now, today we're going to revise two tenses : the Present simple and the Present continuous, when we have to use them and the difference between them.  We will do some exercises too. Here we go!

Hola mis queridos amigos, como el curso en los colegios, institutos y universidades está empezando justo ahora, hoy vamos a repasar dos tiempos verbales:  El Presente simple y el Presente continuo, cuándo tenemos que utilizarlos y la diferencia entre ellos.  También haremos algunos ejercicios. ¡Allá vamos!

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TENSES   /   TIEMPOS VERBALES

PRESENT SIMPLE  (I do: Yo hago) and PRESENT CONTINUOUS  (I'm doing: yo estoy haciendo)

**WE USE THE PRESENT SIMPLE TO DESCRIBE THINGS THAT ARE ALWAYS TRUE AND THINGS THAT WE USUALLY DO.

Examples:   It takes me five minutes to get to school : tardo cinco minutos en llegar al colegio   /   Liza plays the piano three days a week : Liza toca el piano tres veces a la semana    /   I go to school every day : voy al colegio todos los días.

**WHEN WE USE THE PRESENT SIMPLE, WE DON'T HAVE TO FORGET THE "S" WHEN THE SUBJECT IS "HE, SHE, IT".   She speaks  English and French.  Mary talks to Peter.  The dogs likes bones.

**TO FORM A NEGATIVE SENTENCE we will do:    Subject  +  don't  +  verb >
I don't like Mondays.
Or  subject +  doesn't  +  verb (third person singular)  >   Peter doesn't come to see me.

**TO ASK QUESTIONS:   Do + subject + verb     /    Does + subject + verb (third person singular)
Do you like films?
Does he study Maths?

EXERCISE   1

Complete with the verb in Present Simple.
-Philip is an excellent linguist.  He _________(speak)  six languages fluently.
-Farmers _______(work) long hours nowadays.
-Frank ________(collect)  stamps in his spare time.
-They _______(close) all the windows every night.


PRESENT CONTINUOUS

**WE USE THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TO EXPRESS AN ACTION THAT IS HAPPENING AT THE SAME VERY MOMENT OF SPEAKING.

**AFFIRMATIVE:     subject  + am, is, are +  verb finishing by -ing.

**NEGATIVE:   subject  +  am not, isn't, aren't   +  verb finishing by -ing.

**QUESTIONS:    am, is, are   +   subject  +  verb finishing by -ing.

Examples:  I am watching TV at the moment : estoy viendo la tele en este momento  /   Lucy is speaking to Paul right now : Lucy está hablando con Paul justo ahora /  Are you having lunch Mary?: ¿Estás comiendo con Mary?

EXERCISE  2

Complete with the verb in Present Continuous,

-Paul ____________(work)  in the evenings at present.
-The airline  currentñy  ____________(offer)  half-price tickets to Japan.
-I think Sarah __________(lose)  weight at the moment.
-The baby _________(not, cry)  now, I think he __________(eat) his meal.
-______________(he, travel)   to Londond now? No, Pete ____________(go) to Hastings.



SOLUTIONS.

EXERCISE 1
-speaks
-work
-collects
-close

EXERCISE  2
-is working
-is offering
-is losing
-isn't crying  /  is eating
-Is he travelling   /  is going

AND NOW SOME SENTENCES.   /  WRITE IN ENGLISH  /

-Ella se está recuperando de la operación y en este momento está pasando la mayoría del tiempo en la cama.
-Te prometo que haré todo lo que pueda para ayudarte a encontrar un piso.
-Los trabajadores están negociando un aumento de sueldo.
-Me disculpo por el retraso en responder a tu carta.

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SOLUTIONS
-She is recovering from the operation and at this moment she is spending most of her time in bed.
-I promise I'll do everything I can to help you find a flat.
-The workers are negotiating for a pay rise.
-I apologise for the delay in replying to you letter.



NEXT TIME MORE EXERCISES!!!

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