Present
Progressive
Future activities Temporary
activities
Tomorrow, I am
going to school.
Tomorrow, I am
driving to work.
Tomorrow, I am
taking a day-off.
Present progressive
Tomorrow, I am working
far away.
Tomorrow, I am playing
soccer.
Tomorrow, I am cooking
pasta.
Tomorrow, we are going
to the movies.
Tomorrow, she is
travelling to Texas.
Tomorrow, she is making
dinner.
She is going to eat dinner.
Right now
activities
Future with going to
Tomorrow, I am going to
work far away.
Tomorrow, I am going to
play soccer.
Tomorrow, I am going to
cook pasta.
Tomorrow, we are going
to watch a movie.
Tomorrow, we are going
to go to the movies.
Tomorrow, she is going
to make dinner.
He is going to prepare dinner.
1. She is cooking dinner.
2. We are spending money.
3. They are dancing together.
4. My family is traveling to the USA.
SIMPLE PAST
It’s for actions in the past.
I listened. I listen
I rented. I rent
I played. I play
I stayed. I stay
I watched. I watch
I practiced. I practice
I tried. I try.
SOUNDS OF SIMPLE PAST VERBS
TD P K SH CH GH LNRGVZW
TH SS C X Y
[id] [t] [d]
I rented I watched I called my
I needed I stopped. mother.
I wanted I talked She listened to
I waited I washed music.
I decided I watched Offered
I added I laughed Damaged
The shakes I breathed Loved
tasted delicious I kissed I Used
I danced I Followed
I fixed I payed
 Laugh [laf]
LOL: lots of
laughs
Smile
I invited I practiced I played
I chatted I stayed
I needed (I TRY) I tried

Duro: tough
Suficiente: enough
Toser: coughed
I practiced
I practiced [t]
I lived in El Salvador [d]
I phoned my mother. [d]
I killed it. [d]
I cleaned my house [d]
I discovered [d]
She helped me [t]
We needed her [id]
SIMPLE PAST
Past activities
In Simple Past, we have two types of verbs:
1. Regular
2. Irregular
Regular Irregular
You add ed You change verb
Danced Sleep: slept
Cooked Do: did
Needed Give: Gave
Sing: Sang
Speak: Spoke

1. Affirmative
I slept yesterday.
You slept yesterday.
She slept yesterday.
He slept yesterday
We slept yesterday
They slept yesterday.
2. Negative; didn’t – I slept yesterday
I didn’t sleep yesterday.
Questions: Did you sleep yesterday?
Did you eat pupusas yesterday?
No, I didn’t.
Yes, I did.
Present Simple Past Simple
I don’t sleep I didn’t sleep.
You don’t sleep You didn’t sleep
She doesn’t sleep She didn’t sleep
He doesn’t sleep He didn’t sleep
It doesn’t sleep It didn’t sleep
We don’t sleep We didn’t sleep
They don’t sleep They didn’t sleep

I needed water I didn’t need water

I slept 3 hours I didn’t sleep 3 hours.
I ran in the park. I didn’t run in the park.

3. Question
Simple present Simple past
Do you sleep? Did you sleep?
Does she work? Did she work?
Did he run?
Did we speak?
Did they go to class?
Where did you go yesterday?
Who did you go to visit yesterday?
¿qué escuela fuiste tú?
Did you go to?
Did + Pronoun + Verb
Did you cook? Did you dance? Did you mop? Did you
sing? Did you run?
What school did you go to?
What hotel did you go to?
What beach did you go to?
What restaurant did you go to?
What park did you go to?
What work did you go to?
What party did you go to?
What place did you go to?
Which stadium did you go to?
Why did you play yesterday?
How is your daughter?
How was your daughter?
1: was
2, 3…: Were
1. How are you? How were you?
2. What were your favorite cartoons?
3. What was your favorite food?
4. What were your favorite restaurants?
5. What was your favorite color?
6. What were your favorite friends?
I was
You were
She was
He was
It was
They were
We were
To be
TO BE
I am - I was: Yo estuve/yo fui
You are – You were: Tú fuiste/tú estuviste
She is – She was Ella fue – Ella estuvo
He is – He was – él fue – él estuvo
It is - It was Eso fue – eso estuvo
We are – We were Nosotros fuimos - estuvimos
They are – They were Ellos fueron – ellos estuvieron
Yo fui fea – I was ugly
Yo fui haragán – I was lazy
Yo dormí: I slept
Yo corrí: I ran
Yo cociné: I cooked
Yo comí: I ate
I estaba comiendo: I was eating.
Yo estaba dormida:
Yo fui a la escuela
Ayer, yo estuve enferma.
Yo trabajé: I worked
Yo trabajé - Yo estaba trabajando
Yo estudié – Yo estaba estudiando

Ellos son/están – Ellos fueron/estuvieron

Mis niños se fueron. Verbo ser.
My kids went away.
Mis niños fueron malcriados. Verbo ir.
My kids were spoiled.
Yo fui impaciente – I was unpatient
Yo fui al hospital – I went to the hospital
Dormido:
I am asleep
I was asleep.
What the heck

I was not – wasn’t

You were not – weren’t
She was not - wasn’t
He was not - wasn’t
It was not – wasn’t
They were not - weren’t
You were not - weren’t
We were not - weren’t
Did To be: ser o estar
Did you work yesterday? Were you in the park
yesterday?
Did she work yesterday? Was she in the work
yesterday?
Did he play soccer Was he in the school?
yesterday? Was he nervous?
Did she cook pupusas Was she your teacher?
yesterday? Was she strict?
Did she work yesterday? Was she scared?
Did she work last Friday? Was she in the hospital?
Did she dance yesterday?
Did Jennifer run
yesterday?
Did Jency go to school
yesterday?
I don’t like music.
Me neither: Yo tampoco
I like music
Me too: Yo también
Lesly: I don’t like music.
Jennifer: Well, I like music.