S Y TUD

STUDY

G U I D E.
GUIDE

TENSES

S I M P L E P R E S E N T.

It´s a verb which is used to show repetition, habito r generalization. Do/Does.

 I like rock music.

 I don´t like rock music.
 Do you like rock music?

P R E S E N T P R O G R E S S I V E.
Is used for actions going on in the momento, it´s also used to express development and actions.
Am/ are/is.

 I´m reading a good book right now.

 I´m not reading a good book right now.
 Are you reading a book right now?

P R E S E N T P E R F E C T.

It´s a verb which is used to show that an action has taken place once or many times before now.
Have/ has.

 I´ve been to Peru.

 I haven’t been to Peru.
 You´ve been to Peru?
S I M P L E P A S T.

It´s a verb which is used to show that a completed action took place at a specific time in the
past. Did.

 I went out last night.

 I didin´t come out last night.
 You went out last night?

F U T U R E (BE) G O I N G T O.

It´s an action in the near future that has already been planned or prepared. Am/are/is.

 I´m going to have some coffe after class.

 I´m not going to have some coffe after class.
 Are you going to have some coffe after class?

F A M I L Y. FAMILY

Today I’m going to talk about me and my family, but I’m going to start with me.

My name is Yara Deniff Barrera, I’m 20 years old, I’m a short person with curly hair, i have brown
eyes and brown hair, I’m very synaptic and sociable, my hobbies are watch Disney movies, talk
always with my brother and play Nintendo, I don’t like the fake people, and I don’t have a job
because I’m student.

My mom’s name is Blanca, she’s 42 years old, her birthday is on November 8th, she’s a short person,
she has a long hair, her hair is black like her eyes, she’s very sociable, and she has a big big heart
with needy people, my mom works in a family business, she really likes see movies, and she doesn’t
like the snakes.
And finally I’m going to talk about my brother, his name is kenny Barrera, he’s 25 years old, his
birthday is on April 27th, he works in Burberry, his a international trade, he is very tall and skinny,
his eyes are black like his eyes, and he’s very sociable too like me and my mom I think one of his
hobbies is running, he really likes the Starbucks coffee, and he don’t like the spicy things.
 SO, SUCH VERY, TOO.

SO/SUCH

So: tan, así, entonces.

 I didn´t like the film, the plot was so boring.

Such: tal, tan, tanto.

 I didn´t enjoy the film, it was such a boring plot.

NOTE: Con adjetivo, sin sustantivo se usa ¨SO¨.

Con adjetivo y sustantivo se usa ¨SUCH¨.

Very/Too: Very con adjetivo.

Too, adjetivo u adverbio .

 We were very late.

 We were too late.

NOUNS.

C O U N T A B L E.

Son aquellos elementos que pueden ser contados de uno en uno, utilizando números.

Too many, lots, a lot, not many, a few.

Ex: Apples, schools,trees.

U N C O U N T A B L E.

Son aquellos que elementos que no podemos contar usando números, pero si con cuantificadores.

Too much, a lot, lots, a little.

Ex: Food, sugar, milk.

QUANTITY
EXPRSSIONS.

M A N Y.

 Many is used with countable nouns.

How many people?

M U C H.

 Much is used with uncountable nouns.

How much traffic?