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I
run
I
am
I
have
you
run
you
are
you
have
he
runs
he
is
he
has
she
runs
she
is
she
has
it
runs
it
is
it
has
we
run
we
are
we
have
you
run
you
are
you
have
they
run
they
are
they
have
NOTE: Los Frequency Adverbs se colocan justo delante del verbo principal (no del auxiliar). Si
slo hay un verbo, se colocan delante, salvo si se trata del verbo to be.
I dont usually go to the cinema; You often watch that programme; She is never nervous.
USE 1 Repeated Actions
Usa el Simple Present para expresar la
idea de que la accin es habitual: una
costumbre, un hobby, algo que ocurre cada
da, algo que ocurre (o no ocurre) a
menudo.
EXAMPLES:
EXAMPLES:
I am here now.
She is not here now.
He needs help right now.
Present Continuous
FORM Present Continuous
[AM / IS / ARE] + [VERB+ing]
EXAMPLES: I am watching TV. He is learning the language. Are you listening?
USE 1 Now
Usa el Present Continuous para expresar
la idea de duracin de algo que est
ocurriendo ahora.
EXAMPLES:
EXAMPLES:
Simple Past
FORM Simple Past
[VERB+ed]
EXAMPLES: I visited my friends. I often visited my friends.
USE 1 Completed Action in the Past
El Simple Past se usa para expresar la idea de
que una accin empez y termin en un
momento concreto del pasado, momento que
puede mencionarse (p.e., ayer) o puede no
mencionarse pero tenerse en la mente.
EXAMPLES:
Past Continuous
FORM Past Continuous
[WAS / WERE] + [VERB+ing]
EXAMPLES: I was studying when she called. I was picking up the snake when it bit me.
Estaba estudiando cuando llam; Estaba cogiendo la culebra cuando me mordi
NOTE: Las frases con un verbo en el Past Continuous (was studying; was picking), seguido o
precedido de un verbo en el Simple Past (called; bit) son comunes. En estos casos, como ves,
el verbo en Simple Past va en la frase que empieza por when (cuando). Esto tambin pasa
con while (mientras que): While I was sleeping a burglar broke into my house. Si la frase
empieza por while lo normal es que su verbo vaya en el Past Continuous. EXAMPLES: I
was studying when she called. While I was studying, she called.
USE 1 Interrupted Action in the Past
Usa el Past Continuous para indicar que
una accin que estaba durando en el
pasado qued interrumpida. La accin que
la interrumpe suele ir en el Simple Past.
EXAMPLES:
EXAMPLES:
Last night at 6 p.m., I ate dinner.
(I started eating at 6 p.m.)
EXAMPLES:
USE 4 Atmosphere
Analiza el ejemplo:
When I walked into the office, several people were typing, some were talking on the phone, the
boss was yelling, and customers were waiting to be helped. One customer was yelling at a
secretary and waving his hands. Others were complaining to each other about the bad service.