Universidad Favaloro

Facultad de Ciencias Médicas

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PRESENT TENSES

Prof. Gustavo Costa

Present Simple
 Affirmative
SUBJECT + VERB(infinitive)+REST

Examples:
- I play football
- We love English
- They live in the USA
- You like hamburgers
IF SUBJECT : HE, SHE, IT
VERB + S/ES + REST
(+ES when the verb finishes in:
SS,SH,CH,O,X)

Examples :
-She likes English
-It rains a lot in Africa
-Maria goes to the cinema
- Tom watches a lot of TV
I
Interrogative
Q.-W + (AUXILIAR) + SUBJECT + VERB (Inf.) + REST ?
DO
DOES

OPEN QUESTIONS:
- Where do you live?
-How do you go to school?
-Why does he study English?
-What does she do?

WH WORD YES /NO QUESTION:

-Do you like English ? Yes, I do - Does she like English ? Yes she does
-Do you live near here ? No, I don´t - Does he read book? No, He doesn´t
-Do we go out ? Yes , We do - Does it rain? Yes, it does
 Negative
SUBJECT + (AUXILIAR) + VERB(inf.) + REST
DON´T
DOESN´T

EXAMPLES:
-We don´t study Mathematics -He doesn´t do his homework
-They don´t like pop music - She doesn´t learn Chinese
-I don´t go out at nigth - It doesn´t go to the airport
 Adverbs of Frequency
Always 100% Sometimes 50%
Usually 85% Hardly ever 20%
Often 70% Never 0%

They go before the verb

Examples:
- I always get up early
- He usually goes to school by bus
- We sometimes eat in a restaurant
- They never have lunch
USES:
 Habits
 Routines
 Things that are always true or true in general
 States
 Permanent actions or situations
WRITE SENTENCES FROM THESE WORDS.
PUT THE VERB IN THE RIGHT FORM (arrive or
arrives, etc)

1) (always/early/Sue/arrive) Sue always arrives early

2) ( basketball/ I / play / often) I
…………………………………………………………………………………..
3) ( work / Margaret / hard / usually )
…………………………………………………………………………….
4) ( Jenny / always / nice clothes / wear )
………………………………………………………………………..
5) ( dinner / we / have / always / at 7.30 )
………………………………………………………………........
6) ( televisión / Tim / watch / never )
……………………………………………………………………………..
7) ( like / chocolate / children / usually )
………………………………………………………………………..
8) ( Julia / parties / enjoy / always )
………………………………………………………………………………..
WRITE SENTENCES ABOUT YOURSELF.
USE always/ never / often/ sometimes/ usually

1. ( watch televisión ) I never watch televisión. / I usually watch televisión in the

evening.
2. ( red in bed ) I
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. ( get up before 7 o´clock )
………………………………………………………………………………………….
4. ( go to work / school by bus )
……………………………………………………………………………………..
5. ( drink coffe )
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
PUT THE VERB IN THE CORRECT FORM,
POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE.

1. Margaret speaks four languages – English, French, German and Spain.

(speak)
2. I don´t like my job. It´s very boring. ( like )
3. Where´s Martin? I´m sorry. I …………………………… (know)
4. Sue is a very quiet person. She ………………………………very much. ( talk )
5. Jim ………………………….a lot of tea. It´s his favourite drink. ( drink )
6. It´s not true! I ……………………..it ! ( believe )
7. Thet´s a very beautiful picture. I ………………………….it very much. ( like )
8. Mark is a vegetarian. He ……………………………..meat. ( eat )
COMPLETE THER QUESTIONS.
USE THIS VERBS:

Do do enjoy go like start teach work

1. What do you do ? I work in a bookshop.

2. ……………………………………..it? It´s OK.
3. What time ……………………….in the morning? At 9 o´clock.
4. ………………………………………on Saturdays? Sometimes.
5. How ……………………………………..to work? Usually by bus.
6. And your husband. What ………………………….......? He´s a teacher.
7. What …………………………………………………….? Science.
8. ……………………………………………..his job? Yes, he loves it.
Present Continuous
 Affirmative
SUBJECT + AM + VERB(-ing) + REST
IS
ARE

Examples:
- I am working
- She is wearing a hat
- They are playing football
COMPLETE THE SENTENCES.
Use one of these verbs.

build cook go have stand stay swim work

1. Please be quiet. I am working.

2. Where is John? He´s in the kitchen. He………………………………
……………………………………………………………….
3. You …………….on my foot. Oh, I´m sorry.
4. Look! Somebody ……………………………………….in the river.
5. We´re here on holiday. We…………………………..at the Central
Hotel.
6. Where´s Ann? She ………………………………………….a shower.
7. They………………………… a new theatre in the city centre at the
moment.
8. I …………………………………..now. Goodbye.
I
Interrogative
WH-WORD + AM + SUBJECT + VERB (-ING) + REST ?
IS
ARE

OPEN QUESTIONS:
- Where are you going?
-How is she feeling?
-Why are you studying English?
-What am I doing here?

WH WORD YES /NO QUESTION:

-Are you enjoying the class? Yes, I am No, I am not
-Is she listening to music? Yes, she is No, she isn´t
-Are they going out ? Yes , they are No, they aren´t
LOOK AT THE PICTURES AND WRITE THE QUESTIONS
LOOK AT THE PICTURES AND COMPLETE
THE QUESTIONS.
Use some of these verbs
cry eat go laugh look at read
WRITE QUESTIONS FROM THESE WORDS.
Use IS or ARE and put the words in order.

1. (working/Paul/today?) Is Paul working today?

2. (What/ doing/ the children?) What are the children doing?
3. (you/listening / to me?)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. (Where/going/your friends?)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. (your parents/televisión/whatching?)
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
6. (What/ cooking / Ann?)
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
7. (Why/you/ looking at / me?)
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
8. ( coming / the bus?)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
 Negative
SUBJECT + AM NOT + VERB(-ing) + REST
ISN´T
AREN´T

EXAMPLES:
-We aren´t studying Mathematics
-He isn´t doing his homework
-She isn´t watching TV
-I am not going out tonigth
Adverbs
NOW – AT THE MOMENT – NOWADAYS –
TODAY – ACTUALLY -

Examples:

I am working on a new proyect now.

My sister is in her school at the moment.

She is playing football today.

Present continuous Vs Present Simple
PRESENT PERFECT
 INTERROGATIVE
(AUXILIAR)
VERB

WH-WORD HAVE SUBJECT REST ?

Examples: (past
WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN ? participle)
WHAT HAVE THEY DONE RECENTLY?
HAS
WHY HAS HE TALKED TO YOU LIKE THAT ?
WHAT HAS SHE READ FOR CLASS ?
WH-WORD = YES / NO QUESTIONS

HAVE YOU DONE YOUR ENGLISH HOMEWORK ?

YES, I HAVE
HAVE THEY PRACTICED FOR THE DRIVING TEST?
NO, THEY HAVEN´T

HAS SHE FLOWN ON A PLANE? YES, SHE HAS

HAS HE BEEN TO BRAZIL? NO, HE HASN´T
 NEGATIVE
(AUXILIAR)
VERB
SUBJECT HAVEN´T REST
(past
participle)
Examples:
HASN´T
We haven´t studied for the test He hasn´t done his homework
They haven´t done their homework She hasn´t gone to school for days
I haven´t gone out recently It hasn´t rained since last month
 ADVERBS
FOR: indicates HOW LONG something has happened
It is used with an amount of time
Example: FOR three days / a week / a long time
a month / a year, etc.

I HAVE STUDIED ENGLISH FOR FIVE YEARS

SINCE: indicates WHEN something started

It is used with a reference in time
Example: SINCE 2015 / last year / I last went to school, etc.

I HAVE STUDIED ENGLISH SINCE 2015

JUST: A SHORT TIME AGO

A: Are Diane and Paul here? B: Yes, they have just arrived
A: Are you hungry? B: No, I´ve just had dinner
ALREADY: BEFORE EXPECTED
A: What time are Diane and Paul coming? B: They have already arrived
It´s only nine o´clock and Ann has already gone to bed. (Before I expected)

YET: In Negative Sentences = STILL

A: Are Diane and Paul here? B: No, they haven´t arrived yet.
Margaret has bought a new dress but she hasn´t worn it yet .

In Questions = ALREADY
A: Have Diane and Paul arrived yet? B:No, not yet. We´re still waiting for them.
A: This is my new dress. B: Oh, it´s nice. Have you worn it yet?
 LOOK AT THE PICTURE: What has happened?
Go to bed - clean his shoes – stop raining – close the door –
Fall down . Have a bath

1) He has cleaned his shoes

2)………he has closed the door

………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………….
3) …………..they have gone to
bed ...................................................................
4) ...........it had stoped
raining ......................................................................
………………………
5)…………he has haved a a bath
…………………………………………………………………………
…………………
6) …………………………………...............
…………it had falled
down…………………………………………
COMPLETE THE SENTENCES
with the verb from the list
 Mary is 65 years old.
She has had an interesting life.
What has she done????

1) She has had many different Jobs.

2) She has writed ten books……………………………………………………………………………
3) She has traveled all over the
world………………………………………………………………………………
4) She has …………………………………………………………………………
5) …………………………………………………………………………………
WRITE FOR or SINCE
1. Something that happened in the past in an indefinite time
I´ve met a lot of famous people (before now, indefinite time)
She has won many awards (in her life)
She´s written twenty book (up to now)

2. To indicate experience
They´ve lived all over the world // I´ve travelled a lot in Africa

EVER and NEVER are common with this use

Have you ever been in a car crash?
My mother has never flown in a plane

3. It expresses an action or state which began in the past and continues in the present.
I´ve known Alex for six years
How long have you worked as a teacher? Peter has been a teacher for ten years

4. A past action with a result in the present

I´ve lost my wallet (I haven´t got it now)
The taxi has arrived (It´s outside the door now)
Has the delivery arrived?
We have studied a lot !!!!