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GENERAL REVIEW

FINAL EXAM

IMPORTANT INFORMATION
EXAM DATE Sunday the 13th of March, 2016
HOUR 08:00 10:00
PAYMENT before 13th of March, 2016

GRADING SYSTEM
MT EXAM 45 points
FINAL EXAM 45 points
QUIZZES 8 points (2pts each)
INTEGRATIVE TASK 2 points

GRADES

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Present Simple

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When to use it?

We use the present simple tense for:


Permanent states
Habits or actions that happend regularly
For general truths
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examples
Ben lives in London ( permanent states)
We always have breakfast at eight (happens regularly)
The Earth goes round the sun. (general truth)
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AFFIRMATIVE
subject

verb

work

He/She/It

works

We/You/They

work

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negative
subject

aux. verb

verb

dont

work

He/She/It

doesnt

work.

We/You/The
y

dont

work

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interrogative
Aux.
verb

subject

verb

Do

work

Does

He/She/It

work

Do

We/You/T
hey

work

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Be careful!
If the verb ends in o // -sh // -ch, then you
have to add es at the end of the verb.

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Play Plays
Dance Dances
Watch Watches
Go Goes
Wash Washes
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Present Progressive

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When to use it?

We use the present progressive tense for:


Temporary states
Action happening at the moment of speaking
For future arrengements
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examples

Im taking driving lesson this month ( temporary states)


Lucy is sleeping now (actions at the moment)
For future arrengements (Were flying to Acapulco tonight)
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AFFIRMATIVE
subject

V. Be conj

verb

am

working

He/She/It

is

working

We/You/The
y

are

working

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negative
subject

aux.
verb

NOT

Verb
-ing

am

not

working

He/She/It

is

not

working

We/You/They

are

not

working

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interrogative
Aux.
verb

subject

verb

Am

working

Is

He/She/It working

Are

We/You/T
working
hey

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Be careful when conjugating


the verbs in present
progressive!
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Present Simple vs.


Present Progressive

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PRESENT SIMPLE

PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

MAIN USE

MAIN USE

Permanent states

Temporary states

Habits or regular actions

Actions happening at the moment

General truths

Future arrengements

TIME EXPRESSIONS:
Usually, always, often, every day, in
the morning, on Monday, once,
twice, etc.

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TIME EXPRESSIONS:
Now, at the moment, today, these
days, this week, tonight, tomorrow,
next week, etc.

The following verbs are normally not used


in progressive tenses
VERBS OF SENSES
Feel, hear, smell, seem, appear

VERBS OF EMOTION
Like, dislike, love, hate, want, need, prefer
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The following verbs are normally not used


in progressive tenses
VERBS OF PERCEPTION AND OPINION
Know, mean, think, understand, remember, forget,
imagine, hope, believe
OTHER VERBS
Be, have, own, belong, cost
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Past simple

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When to use it?


We use the past simple tense for:

Actions that started and were completed at a specific


time in the past

Habitual or repeated actions in the past


Completed actions that happened one after the other
in the past
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examples
We bought a house five years ago (started//completed in the past)
I always went to bed Early when I was 5 (habits in past)
I made a sndwich, turned on the TV and watched the match

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I went shopping yesterday.

+ VPS + COMPLEMENT

2 Different Options

Verbs
Regular
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Irregular

Regular verbs
For regular verbs, we only add
ed at the end of the verb.
Play Played
Talk Talked
Stay Stayed
Jump Jumped
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Exceptions
1.

Verbs ending in e, only add a d at the end

2.

Verbs ending in a consonant + -y, add ied

3.

Verbs with one syllable ending in CVC form, double the last consonant.

4.

Verbs with 2 or more syllables ending in the CVC form and with the last stressed
syllable

5.

Verbs ending in one vowel + -L, double the L before the ed


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Verbs ending in e, only add a d at the end

Dance Danced
Agree Agreed
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Verbs ending in a consonant + -y,


add ied

Try- Tried
Carry - Carried

Be Careful!

Play Played
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Verbs with one syllable ending in CVC FORM, double


the last consonant.

Stop Stopped
C

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Be Careful!
IF THE VERB ENDS IN X OR W, DONT DOUBLE THE LAST
CONSONANT

FIX FIXED
MIX MIXED
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Verbs with more than one syllable, you only


double the consonant if it has the CVC and it is
stressed

Prefer Preferred

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Be Careful!

Answer Answered

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Verbs ending in one vowel + -L, double


the L before the ed

Travel Travelled
Cancel Cancelled
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Be Careful!

Sail Sailed

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Irregular Verbs
Irregular verbs are different from
each other, so, you need to learn
one by one the cases.

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Some examples
HAVE HAD
GET GOT
BUY BOUGHT
MAKE MADE
COME CAME
EAT ATE
LEAVE LEFT
DO DID
GO WENT
SAW
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Time expressions
Yesterday
Last Night
Last Day
Last Summer
Two days ago
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affirmative sentences
I
You
He
She
It
We
They

Verb in
past

Comp.

examples

I played soccer last week.


Sarah danced salsa yesterday.
Peter

and Paco ate broccoli last

morning.

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negative sentences
I
You
He
She
It
We
They

Didn
t

Verb
in
simple
form

Comp.

Used to

We use used to to talk about something that


happened regularly in the past but no longer does

We used to go skateboarding every afternoon when were


young

At // In // On

AT

In // on

quantifiers

Some + uncountable / plural countable

We use some + uncountable // plural


countable nouns in affirmative
sentences and offers
There is some orange juice in the fridge
Would you like some chips?

any+ uncountable / plural countable

We use any + uncountable // plural


countable nouns in questions and
negative sentences
Is there any orange juice in the fridge?
There arent any chips in the table.

No (=not any) + uncountable / plural countable

We use no+ uncountable // plural countable


nouns in affirmative sentences yo give a
negative meaning
There is no cheese in the fridge (= There isnt any cheese
in the fridge)

many

We use many with plural countable


nouns, usually in questions and
negative sentences
There arent many books in the bookcase

much

We use much with uncountable


nouns, in questions and negative
sentences
We dont have much money

LOT OF // LOTS OF
We use lot of // lots of with uncountable
plural countable nouns, usually in
affirmative sentences
There is a lot of coffee in my cup
There are lots of apples in the fridge.

A Little

We use a Little with uncountable


nouns in affirmative sentences
There is a Little cheese on the table

A few

We use a few with plural countable


nouns in affirmative sentences
There are a few magazines on the table

Little

We use little with uncountable nouns


when theres not enough of
something
Weve got very little time

few

We use few with plural countable


nouns when there are nout enough of
them
There are very few tomatoes left

What happened?
Lesson 2a

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adjectives

Adjectives ending in ed indicate or describe emotions


Adjectives ending in ing describe characteristics of
someone or something

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adjectives

We were tired from the journey.


It was nice but it was a bit tiring
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Past Progressive

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When to use it?


1. For actions that were happening at a specific point of time in the past
2. To describe background scenes to a story
3. For actions that were happening at the same time in the past. In this
case, we usually use while
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When to use it?


1. I was watching TV at 7 oclock yesterday evening.
2. Jill was walking in the forest and it was raining.
3. While I was watching TV, my father was cooking
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How to form it?

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affirmative

+ was//were + verb. ING + comp.

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negative
+ was//were +NOT + v.
-ing+ comp.

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interrogative
Was//Were + + V- -ing +
comp.

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examples
I was playing yesterday at school
Tom wasnt sleeping t in the classroom.
They were studying for the exam yeaterday morning.
Was Many drawing last Monday at class?
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Past Simple vs. Past


Progressive

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I was painting my room all day yesterday.


I painted it blue.
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We use the Past Progressive and the Past Simple in the


same sentence when one action interrupted another in
the past. We use the Past Progressive for the longer
action and the Past Simple for the shorter action. In
this case we usually use while, when, as
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I was sleeping when the telephone rang.


As/While I was driving, I saw a cat in the street.

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important
We use as soon as with the Past
Simple

"As soon as they left, we started cleaning up the house


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example
While I was travelling on the underground, I
saw a strange sign.

One action was in progress when the other happened


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example
I was looking at the merchant while he was
cutting the fruit in half

The two actions were happening at the same time


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example
As soon as I finished eating the piece, the
merchant offered me more

The two actions happened one after another


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Present Perfect
Simple

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When to use it?


For

an action which happened in the past, but we dont

mention when exactly

To talk about a state which started in the past and continues


up in the present

For

an action which happened in the past and finished, but

the results are obvious in the present


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examples
I have travelled to the USA twice
I have lived in Athens since 1990.
Im tired. I have just finished studying
Look! Mike has broken his leg
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formation

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affirmative

+ have/has + VPP + comp.

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negative

+ have/has + not + VPP + comp.

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Interrogative

Have / Has + + VPP + comp. + ?

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time expressions

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Broaden your mind


Lesson 2E

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