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GRAMMAR
TOPIC
EXPLANATION/STRUCTURE/EXAMPLES
PRESENT
EXPLANATION
SIMPLE
The present simple is a tense of the present that is used to talk about
facts or general truths that constitute habits, schedules or programs,
customs and routines of daily life.
STRUCTURE
Subject + present verb + complements
EXAMPLES
You work very hard
She likes to sit in the sun
He always walks to school.
EXPLANATION
When we are talking about an action that is happening in exactly in a
moment, we use the present progressive.
PRESENT
PROGRESSIVE
STRUCTURE
PRONOUN + VERB TO BE + GERUND VERB -ING +
COMPLEMENT
EXAMPLES
I am waiting for you, for a long time.
He is talking with my friend.
EXPLANATION
THERE IS/ARE
There is, there are and their variations serve to talk about the
existence (or not) of things or people. They are used daily to explain
something or something exists somewhere
STRUCTURE
THERE + VERBO TO BE
EXAMPLES
There is / There's one table in the room. (hay una mesa en la
habiltacion)
There are / there are Astrology books at the library. (hay libros de
astrologia en la biblioteca)
FREQUENCY
EXPLANATION
ADVERBS
Always, usually, sometimes & never.
Before speaking of the indicated grammar let's see the meaning of
the following adverbs of frequency:
Always - Siempre
Usually - Frecuentemente / Usualmente
Sometimes - Algunas veces / en ocasiones
Never - Nunca
We use these adverbs of frequency to say "how often" we do this or
that activity. What is relevant about these adverbs is that they do not
change depending on the type of person we are talking about.
3 rules for making sentences with frequency adverbs
1.1.- Adverbs of frequency usually go before the verb:
frequency adverb + verb
Example:
- I always eat cereal for breakfast (Yo siempre como cereal para
desayunar)
- She usually exercises on mondays (Ella usualmente ejercita en los
lunes)
- They sometimes play here (Ellos en ocasiones juegan aquí) - We
never buy oranges (Nosotros nunca compramos naranjas)
1.2 - With the verb "to be", adverbs of frequency usually go after this
verb.
"to be" auxiliar + frequency adverb
EXAMPLE:
- She is always happy (Ella está siempre feliz)
- I am usually late for this class (Yo usualmente llego tarde en esta
clase)
- It is sometimes boring (Esto es algunas veces aburrido)
- You are never on time (Tu/Ustedes nunca estas/están a tiempo)
EXAMPLE:
-Usually I'm late (Frecuentemente llego tarde)
- Sometimes I watch TV (En ocasiones veo televisión)
- The internet is slow sometimes (El internet esta lento algunas
veces)
- They go to eat pizza usually (Ellos van a comer pizza usualmente)
As you can see in the grammatical rules, for the words "sometimes"
and "usually" can be put in different places of the sentence Taking
two examples seen before, look at the three different ways in which
the sentences can be structured:Usually I'm late
I'm usually late
I'm late usually
Sometimes I watch TV
I sometimes watch TV
I watch TV sometimes
This condition is only for "sometimes" and "usually". It can not be
done with the other adverbs of frequency "always" or "never".
In case you want to ask questions we use the words "How often" to
know how often someone performs some activity, for example see
the following question and the various answers that are indicated:
-How often do you play video games?
- I always play video games.
- I play video games usually.
- I sometimes play video games.
- I never play video games.
Other examples, in this case there is no reply with a “frequency
adverb”:
- How often does Veronica go to the supermarket? She goes to the
supermarket every day
- How often do Richard and Lydia play tennis? They play tennis three
times a week
- How often does Matt exercise? He exercises once a week.
Note: The words "once" and "twice" indicate "once" and "twice"
respectively, after 3 the number plus the word "times" is used and
then the complement.
EXAMPLE:
- Once a week (Una vez a la semana)
- Twice a year (Dos veces al año)
- Three times a month (Tres veces al mes)
- Five times a year (Cinco veces al año)
CONNECTORS
EXPLANATION
IN WRITING
The connectors are words or groups of words that are responsible for
joining the sentences and make sense.
In English there are many types of connectors, depending on the
type of connector we use, we will give a specific meaning to our text.
EXAMPLES
Consequence connectors-
Addition or copulative connectors
Contrast connectors
Causal connectors
Sequence connectors
order connectors
PRACTICE:
EXERCISE 1. From the picture of the refrigerator. Write 5 complete positive
sentences, three negative sentences and two interrogative sentences using THERE
+ BE
EXERCISE 3: (Describe ten actions of the people in the picture. Use present
progressive in both positive and negative)
EXERCISE 4: Answer five questions about you and five about one member from
your family. Use Adverbs of frequency
PHASE THREE
Beloved mother, I miss you so much and I hope to see you soon, through this letter
we have contacted something like these two months of my marriage with Nelson,
we have understood each other very well, I have supported myself in the
adaptation in this city since everything for my new, I feel very happy and I am very
calm
MOTHER I HOPE YOU COME TO VISIT US, WE LOVE YOU, WITH MUCH
LOVE, YOUR DAUGHTER