Saturday, 12 December 2009

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Friday, 11 December 2009

Young Talents

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PAST SIMPLE-Working with the past simple

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Wednesday, 2 December 2009

REVIEW:PRESENT CONTINUOUS-PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

Here there are some extra exercises to review the present continuous.
You can do all the exercises from the elementary column . Clic here to start
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Monday, 30 November 2009

PAST SIMPLE: Irregular verbs

Improve your English grammar
How can I study Irregular verbs?
Here there are some exercises

PAST SIMPLE - To be (was-were)

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PAST SIMPLE

Use the past simple to talk about activities or routines which take place at a specified time in the past. Notice that all subjects take the same conjugation of the verb.
Regular verbs end in '-ed'.

visit - visited
enjoy - enjoyed

Irregular verbs have various forms and each verb needs to be learned.

see - saw
think - thought

The past simple is used to express a finished past action which occurs at a specific moment in the past.

Examples

She visited Iran last month.
They didn't go to Tom's party last weekend.
Where did you go on vacation last summer?

The following time signifiers often indicate a specific point in time.

last
ago
in ... (plus a year or month)
yesterday
when ... (plus a phrase)

Examples

They had lunch at home last week.
He left the company many years ago.
Susan bought a new car in May.
He telephoned his friend in Rome yesterday.
I played golf when I was a teenager.

Positive Form

Subject + past form of verb + object(s) + time

Examples

They flew to Chicago last month.
Peter completed his course three weeks ago.

Negative Form

Subject + did + not + base form of verb + object(s) + (time)

Examples

They didn't expect to see you at Christmas.
She didn't understand the question.

Question Form

(Wh?) + did + subject + base form of verb + (object(s))+ (time)?

Examples

Where did you study French?
When did you arrive last week?

PAST SIMPLE-Regular verbs exercises

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Friday, 20 November 2009

What do you know about animals?

Enjoy learning about amazing animals
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Revise: Present simple or Present Continuous?

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Wednesday, 11 November 2009

Present Simple or Present Continuous

When do we use Present Simple or Present Continuous ?

Listen carefully

Present Continuous-exercices

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Saturday, 7 November 2009

Are you a square eyes?

What do you think about TV?
are you a TV addict? Answer TV addiction quiz and know about it!

TV programmes

How can you practice English ?
Choose a TV programme and enjoy your free time
Wha's on TV?

What are they doing?

Look at the picture in pairs and describe :what are they doing?.
Use questions:
  • What is he/she doing?
  • What are they doing?
  • Is he/she ...ing?
  • Are they ...ing?

Dictionary

Thesaurus

Present Continuous

FORM

[am/is/are + present participle]

Examples:

  • You are watching TV.
  • Are you watching TV?
  • You are not watching TV.
Complete List of Present Continuous Forms

USE 1 Now

past________present__________future

Use the Present Continuous with Normal Verbs to express the idea that something is happening now, at this very moment. It can also be used to show that something is not happening now.

Examples:

  • You are learning English now.
  • You are not swimming now.
  • Are you sleeping?
  • I am sitting.
  • I am not standing.
  • Is he sitting or standing?
  • They are reading their books.
  • They are not watching television.
  • What are you doing?
  • Why aren't you doing your homework?

USE 2 Longer Actions in Progress Now

past_____________present________________future

In English, "now" can mean: this second, today, this month, this year, this century, and so on. Sometimes, we use the Present Continuous to say that we are in the process of doing a longer action which is in progress; however, we might not be doing it at this exact second.

Examples: (All of these sentences can be said while eating dinner in a restaurant.)

  • I am studying to become a doctor.
  • I am not studying to become a dentist.
  • I am reading the book Tom Sawyer.
  • I am not reading any books right now.
  • Are you working on any special projects at work?

REMEMBER Non-Continuous Verbs/ Mixed Verbs

It is important to remember that Non continuous verbs (Abstract Verbs:to be, to want, to cost, to seem, to need, to care, to contain, to owe, to exist...Possession Verbs:to possess, to own, to belong...Emotion Verbs:to like, to love, to hate, to dislike, to fear, to envy, to mind...)

Examples:

  • He is needing help now. Not Correct
  • He needs help now. Correct

cannot be used in any continuous tenses. Also, certain non-continuous meanings for Mixed Verbs cannot be used in continuous tenses. Instead of using Present Continuous with these verbs, you must use Simple Present.

Examples:

  • She is loving this chocolate ice cream. Not Correct
  • She loves this chocolate ice cream. Correct

USE 3 For Future use

Sometimes, speakers use the Present Continuous to indicate that something will or will not happen in the near future.

Examples:

  • I am meeting some friends after work.
  • I am not going to the party tonight.
  • Is he visiting his parents next weekend?
  • Isn't he coming with us tonight?