Friday, March 22th 2013

Homework: pages 35, 36, 37

The present continos tense !s" the present simp#e tense

$resent %ontinos $resent &imp#e
Structure: Subject + verb to be conjugated
+ verb with ing form + complement
Uses:
1. Activities at moment of speaking.
Example: !m watching "# at this
moment.
$. Activities currently in progress.
Example: She!s ta%ing an English
course this semester. "hese are
activities &ou are not doing at the
moment of spea%ing but &ou are
doing them in an specific period of
time.
'. Plans for the future. Example:
(e!re eating pi))a this wee%end.
"o tal% about plans in the future* we
have to ta%e into account the time
expressions that refer to the future.
Examples: +ext wee%* next month*
next semester* next &ear* this
wee%end.
,ffirmative and negative statements:
+ She is pla&ing the guitar to the festival
- She is not pla&ing the guitar to the
festival
. s she pla&ing the guitar to the festival.
/es* she is +o* she is not
Structure: Subject + verb conjugated +
complement
Uses:
1. Daily activities/the routine. Example:
She drin%s caffee ever& da&.
$. General truth. Example: 0resident
Santos lives in +arino!s 1ouse.
'. Customs. ,merican alwa&s sa&
21ave a nice da&3 when the& meet
somebod&.
4. Plans for the future. Example: She
sings next 5rida&. "o tal% about
plans in the future* we have to ta%e
into account the time expressions
that refer to the future. Examples:
+ext wee%* next month* next
semester* next &ear* this wee%end.
,ffirmative and negative statements:
+ She pla&s the guitar in the festival
- She does not pla& the guitar in the
festival
. 6oes she pla& the guitar in the festival.
/es* she does +o* she does not

7omplete the following paragraph according to the use of the present continuous tense
or simple present tense:
My name '''' (to )e* $eter+
# '''' (to #i!e* in the s)r)s o, -oston with my ,ami#y"
Most peop#e ''''''' (to )e#ie!e*
we '''' (to )e* rich )ecase
we '''' (to #i!e* in a )ig hose"
-t or ,ami#y ''''' (to seem* to )e #ike any other one" Ha!e a #ook:
Maggy, my wi,e, ''''' (to #ike* cooking"
&he ''''''' (to en.oy* )eing in the kitchen with her ,riends"
/t the moment she ''''''''' (to make* a cake and yo can0t ta#k to her"
1hat rea##y ''''''' (to worry* her is or daghter
who ''''''' (to pre,er* to chat in ,ront o, her compter instead o, cooking with her"
2ike many teenagers, 3enny ''''''' (to think*
it ''''' (to )e* easier to get ad!ice ,rom someone
yo ''''''''''''' (not 4 to go to* see #ater"
5t0s 5 pm" $a#, my son, ''''''''''''''' (to p#ay* )asket)a## in the garden
and 5 ''''''''''' (to watch* T6,
5 '''''''''''''' (to wait* ,or this de#icios cake
that Maggy ''''''''''' (to cook* " 5 to#d yo, a ,ami#y as yors" 0
%omparati!es
(e use comparatives to show the difference between places* people* things8objects.
&hort /d.ecti!es 2ong /d.ecti!es
Short adjectives are those who have one
or two s&llables.
Examples:
"all - small - short
1app& Sad
Structure:
9ong adjectives are those who have two or
more s&llables.
Examples:
6ifficult expensive
nteresting - beautiful
Structure:
Sub. + verb conj. + short adj. + er + than +
sub.
Example:
,nna is smaller than me
,na es m:s pe;ue<a ;ue &o
Rules:
- =ig bigger. t happens when the short
adjective has this form:
%onsonant 4 !owe# 4 consonant
So we double the final consonant and add
er bigger
- 1app& happier. (e change the final &
b& i and add er - happier
Sub. + verb conj. + more + long adj. + than
+ sub.
Example:
7ali is more expensive than =ogota
7ali es m:s costoso ;ue =ogot:
Irregular adectives
>ood better
She is a better person since she has a new job
=ad worse
t is worse to live in ,tlanta than in ?iami.