SIMPLE

PRESENT
VS
PRESENT
CONTINOUS

USE
Repeated Actions
I take a shower every other day
The sun comes up from the east in the morning

Facts or generalizations

Cats like milk

Birds do not like milk
Do pigs like milk?
Windows are made of glass
Windows are not made of wood

Scheduled Events in the near future

The party starts at 8 oclock

Frequency adverbs

I always come to
school by car

I dont come here

very often

Affirmative Structure
I, you, we, they
Pronoun or name + verb + complement
We eat dinner at 6:00
She, He, it
Pronoun or name + verb + s or es +
complement
Natalia eats dinner at 6:00

Negative Structure
I, you, we, they
Pronoun or name + do + not + verb + complement
We do not eat dinner at 6:00

She, He, it
Pronoun or name + do + es + not + verb +
complement
Natalia does not eat dinner at 6:00

INTERROGATIVE
STRUCTURE

I, you, we, they

Do + Pronoun or name + verb + complement +?

Do we eat dinner at 6:00?

She, He, it
Do + es + pronoun or name + verb +
complement +?
Does Natalia eat dinner at 6:00?

Present
Continous

USE
Expresses the idea that something is happenign
now at this very moment.
Also in the process of doing a longer action

Affirmative
I = am
She, he and it = is
They, you and we = are

Pronoun or name + to be verb (am, is, are) + main verb ending on

ing + complement
You are learning English now.

Negative
Pronoun or name + to be verb (am, is, are) + not + main verb
ending on ing + complement
You are not learning English now.
Interrogative
To be verb (am, is, are) + Pronoun or name + main verb ending
on ing + complement +?
Are you learing English now?

She doesnt___to dance

Are they ___to buy that car?

She _____ teachEnglish.

Nell ______________
television at the moment.

I sometimes ____ to work by car.

IsValerie _____
English?

want

trying

eat

a) doesn't watch
b) isn't watching
c) are not watching

a) Go went studying

She doesnt _____ to dance

Are they ______ to buy that
car?
She ___ teachEnglish.
Nell ___ television at the
moment.

I sometimes ___ to work by car.

IsValerieEnglish?

a) want/trying
b) wont /triying
c) want/ try

doesn't
isn't watching
are not watching

Go went studying

MODALS VERBS
USED FOR EXPRESSING POSSIBILITY

AND

MAKING DEDUCTIONS

EXPRESSING
POSSIBILITY

MAKING
DEDUCTIONS

MAY/MIGHT
COULD

MUST
MUST HAVE
CANT / COULDNT

EXPRESSING POSSIBILITY
MAY/MIGHT + BASE FORM

e.g i may/might be free next Sunday, but im not sure y

MAY/MIGHT + HAVE + PAST PARTICIPLE
e.g Sandy is late; he may/might have missed the bus.
COULD + HAVE + PAST PARTICIPLE
e.g. They could have gone on vacation

MAKING DEDUCTIONS
MUST + BASE FORM

CANT + BASE FORM

MUST + HAVE + PAST PARTICIPLE

CANT / COULDNT + HAVE + PAST PARTICIPLE

DYNAMIC

READ THE SENTENCES BELOW AND CIRCLE THE CORRECT WORD

5 pts.
1.- They ___ practice more if they want to win the champions
a) May

b) might

c) should

d) would

c)would

d) must

5 pts.
2.- You ___ no drink and drive
b) May

b) might

5 pts.
3.- It ___ be dangerous to drive if you are tired
c) Can

b) will

c) should

d)would

5 pts
She ___________ be at work, she always works at this time.
a) must
b) could
c) can
d) may