Monday, 10 March 2008

GRAMMAR

PRESENT TENSE




Present Simple
Affirmative
I/You/We/They clean the walls.
He/She cleans the walls.
Negative
I/You/We/They don´t do their homework.
He/She tidies his/her room every day.
Questions
Do I/you/we/they feed the pets?
Does he/she rehearse the play?

Present Continuous
Affirmative
All the students are listening to the radio.
The dog is barking a lot.
Negative
They aren´t reading their books.
Anthony isn´t cooking his breakfast.
Questions
What are you doing now?
Is John explaining the lesson at the moment?
Present simple vs Present Continuous
PRESENT SIMPLE
He dances well.
They sing beautifully.
Do they do their task?
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
He is dancing well.
They are singing marvellously.
Are they doing their task?

PAST TENSE
Past simple
Regular Verbs

Affirmative

He travelled to Britain yesterday.
Negative
He didn´t travell to Britain yesterday.
Irregular Verbs
Affirmative
She broke her leg two days ago.
Negative
She didn´t finish the final task.
Interrogative
Did she bring the bag?
Did they put the apples on the table?

Past continuous
Affirmative
I was making tea at 8pm.
You were jumping from the bridge.
He/She/It was making some strange noises.
We/You/They were cooking breakfast.
Negative
I wasn´t making tea at 8pm.
You weren´t jumping from the bridge.
He/She/It wasn´t making some strange noises.
We/You/They weren´t cooking breakfast.
Questions
Were you watching TV yesterday?
Was she singing the song at 9:30?
What were they doing at 5:15?
Past simple/Past Continuous
I heard a strange noise while I was making tea.
My dongs were sleeping in the yard when it started to rain.
The bird was singing when that old man appeared.
While the girl in blue was playing tennis, the music stopped.

Used to + infinitive

FUTURE TENSE
Going to + infinitive
Affirmative
I am going to play football.
Negative
She isn´t going to meet us.
Questions
Are they going to travel by plane?
Present Continuous
Are you going to London tomorrow?
Yes,I am/No, I´m not.
Will
Affirmative
The rainforest will disappear.
Negative
Humans won´t protect the environment.
Questions
Will the president listen to his people?
Will vs going to + infinitive