SIMPLE PRESENT

 Uso: Para hablar de rutinas y verdades naturales.

Este cuadro solo usarlo cuando hacemos oraciones en su forma afirmativa y cuando
tenemos como sujeto a SHE, HE, IT (3ra pesona)

Verb Rule Examples

Most verbs add -s run - runs help – helps

Verbs ending in change -y to -i try - tries dry - dries

a consonant + and add –es
y
Verbs ending vowel + y add -s play – plays

Verbs ending in add -es finish - finishes

-ch, -sh, -ss, -s, -x watch - watches

Verbs ending in -o add -es go - goes do - does

EXERCISE 1. Use the verb in parentheses to fill in the blanks with the correct form.

1. (try) She never to do a good job.

2. (buy) Tom’s mother her vegetables at the farmer’s market.
3. (try) Eleanor to pay attention in class.
4. (wash) Sam __________his face every day.
5. (kiss) Susie ___________Mum every night.
6. (carry) Dad often _____________Susie’s books.
7. (cook) Nick ___________ dinner for his family every evening
8. (cry) The little boy for his mother.
9. (pay) My father always his bills on time.
10. (fly) The airplane high in the sky.
11. (play) My brother, Mike, the piano.
12. (study) Karen _______________ with her friends at the library.
13. (fly) My bird _________ beautifully.
14. (like) The dog __________ eating bones.
15. (cry) My baby sister ___________ every night.
16. (stay) The baby-sitter with the child at night.
17. (say) Catherine she is happy with her new house.
18. (worry) My mom too much.
19. (carry) Tommy his girlfriend’s books.
20. (read) May often ____________ books.
21. (do) Jenny always ___________her homework on time.
22. (love) Vincent _____________ Flora.
23. (enjoy) Millie’s sister talking on the phone.
24. (brush) He ____________ his hair every morning.
25. (take) Ron_________his dog for a walk every afternoon.
26. (buy) Mable usually___________vegetables at the market.
27. (run) The lion __________ very fast.

EXERCISE 2. Translate 5 sentences into Spanish

1. _______________________________________________________________________
2. _______________________________________________________________________
3. _______________________________________________________________________
4. _______________________________________________________________________
5. _______________________________________________________________________

STRUCTURE

AFF: S + V(she,he,it add es...) +C

She studies in this institute. We study in this institute.

He studies in this institute. They study in this institute.
It rain. You study in this institute.

WRITE TWO SENTENCES

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 INT: DO/DOES + S + V + C + ? (El verbo YA NO CAMBIA)

Do Does Do you study in this institute? Does she study in this institute?
You She Do we study in this institute? Does he study in this institute?
We He Do they study in this institute? Does it rain?
They It

WRITE TWO SENTENCES

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NEG: S + DON´T / DOESN’T + V + C

Don´t Doesn’t
You don’t study in this institute She doesn’t study in this institute
You She
We don’t study in this institute He doesn’t study in this institute
We He
They don’t study in this institute It doesn’t rain
They It
Do they study in this institute?
WRITE TWO SENTENCES

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TRANSLATE:

Brian is a doctor. He looks after sick people. He usually gets up at 6.00 o’clock. Today he is

late, it is 6.30 and he is still in bed. He usually goes to work by train but today he is driving to

work. He arrives at work at 6.30 every morning but it is 7.30 now and he is still driving.

It’s 12.00 o’clock now. He always has his lunch at 12.00 but today he isn’t having lunch at

12.00, he is looking after his sick patients. It is half past seven now, Brian is watching TV. He

usually watches TV at half past seven because his favorite programme starts at half past seven.

Brian has his dinner at 8.30 everyday and he is having dinner now.

It is 24.00 now Brian is going to bed. He always goes to bed at 24.00.

 SIMPLE PAST

 Uso: Para hablar de acciones que sucedieron en el pasado

Este cuadro solo usarlo cuando hacemos oraciones en su forma afirmativa y con todos los
SUJETOS

Verb Rule Examples

most verbs add -ed talk – talked watch - watched

verbs ending in -e or -ee add -d like – liked agree - agreed
change -y to –i
verbs ending in consonant + y study –studied try - tried
and add -ed
verbs ending in vowel + y add -ed enjoy – enjoyed play played
verbs ending in one vowel double the final plan – planned stop - stopped
+ consonant consonant* and
add -ed
verbs ending in two vowels add -ed rain – rained
+ consonant

EXERCISE 1. Use the verb in parentheses to fill in the blanks with the correct form.

Infinitive Past simple Infinitive Past simple

want wanted enjoy
live marry
carry rain
dance listen
look rob
stop talk
hope plan
ask wash
 WORDS IN PAST TIME

En (a) yesterday es usado con morning, afternoon and evening

En (b) last es usado con night, con periodos largos de tiempo (week, month, years, con estaciones
(summer, spring, …)
En (c) ago para periodos especificos de tiempo ( two minutes, five years, two weeks…)

YESTERDAY LAST AGO

Bob was here ... (b) Bob was here ……. (c) Bob was here…
yesterday Last night Five minutes ago
yerterday morning. Last week Two hours ago
yesterday afternoon. Last month Three days ago
yesterday evening. Last year One (a) week ago
One (a)year ago
Last spring Six months ago
Last summer
Last fall
Last winter

Last Monday
Last Tuesday
Last Wednesday
Last Thursday
etc

STRUCTURE

AFF: S + Vpast +C

She worked in this institute. We worked in this institute.

He worked in this institute. They worked in this institute.
It rained You worked in this institute.

WRITE TWO SENTENCES

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INT: Did + S + V + C + ? (El verbo YA NO CAMBIA)

Did Did she study in this institute?

Did you study in this institute?
You Did he study in this institute?
Did we study in this institute?
We
Did they study in this institute? Did it rain?
They
She
He
It

WRITE TWO SENTENCES

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NEG: S + Didn’t + V + C (El verbo YA NO CAMBIA)

Don´t
You didn’t study in this institute She didn’t study in this institute
You
We didn’t study in this institute He didn’t study in this institute
We
They didn’t study in this institute It didn’t rain
They
She
Do they study in this institute?
He
It

WRITE TWO SENTENCES

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 SIMPLE PAST

EXERCISES:

Ex. 1. Study the Past Tense form of the following regular verbs which are most
frequently used.

INFINITIVE PAST TENSE SPANISH

To answer /á:nser/ answered /á:nserd/ contestar, responder
To arrive /arráiv/ arrived /arráivd/ llega
To ask /a:sk/ asked /a:skt/ preguntar, pedir
To carry /kærri/ carried /kærrid/ transportar, llevar
To clean /kli:n/ cleaned /kli:nd/ limpiar
To close /klóuz/ closed /klóuzd/ cerrar
To dry /drái/ dried /dráid/ secar
To enjoy /endllói/ enjoyed /endllóid/ disfrutar, gustar
To finish /fínish/ finished /fínisht/ terminar
To hate /heit/ hated /héitid/ odiar, no gustar
To help /hélp/ helped /helpt/ ayudar
To hope /hóup/ hoped /hóupt/ esperar, desear
To invite /inváit/ invited /inváitid/ invitar
To listen /lísn/ listened /lísnd/ escuchar
To locate /loukéit/ located /loukéitid/ ubicar, localizar
To look /luk/ looked /lukt/ mirar
To love /láv/ loved /lávd/ amar, gustar
To need /ni:d/ needed /ní:did/ necesitar
To prefer /priféar/ preferred /priféard/ preferir
To rain /rein/ rained /réind/ llover
To receive /risí:v/ received /risí:vd/ recibir
To remember /rimémber/ remembered /rimémberd/ recordar
To repair /ripéar/ repaired /ripéard/ reparar, arreglar
To repeat /ripí:t/ repeated /ripí:tid/ repetir
To request /rikwést/ requested /rikwéstid/ solicitar, pedir
To smoke /smóuk/ smoked /smóukt/ fumar
To start /sta:rt/ started /stá:rtid/ comenzar, partir
To stay /stéi/ stayed /stéid/ quedarse, permanecer
To study /stádi/ studied /stádid/ estudiar
To suggest /sadllést/ suggested /sadlléstid/ sugerir
To talk /to:k/ talked /tó:kt/ conversar
To try /trái/ tried /tráid/ tratar, esforzarse
To use /iú:z/ used /iú:zd/ usar, utilizar
To visit /vízit/ visited /vízitid/ visitar
To wait /weit/ waited /wéitid/ esperar, atender
To walk /wo:k/ walked /wó:kt/ caminar
To want /wont/ wanted /wóntid/ querer
To wash /wosh/ washed /wósht/ lavar
To watch /wotch/ watched /wótcht/ observar, mirar
To wish /wish/ wished /wísht/ desear
To work /we:rk/ worked /wé:rkt/ trabajar, funcionar
Ex. 2. Study the Past Tense form of the following Irregular verbs
which are most frequently used :
INFINITIVE PAST TENSE SPANISH
To begin /bigín/ began /bigæn/ empezar, comenzar
To bring /bri/ brought /bro:t/ traer
To build /bild/ built /bilt/ construir
To buy /bái/ bought /bo:t/ comprar
To come /kam/ came /kéim/ venir
To cut /kat/ cut /kat/ cortar
To do /du:/ did /did/ hacer
To drink /drik/ drank /dræk/ beber
To drive /dráiv/ drove /dróuv/ manejar, conducir
To eat /i:t/ ate /eit/ comer
To fall /fo:l/ fell /fel/ caer
To feel /fi:l/ felt /felt/ sentir(se)
To find /fáind/ found /fáund/ hallar, encontrar
To forget /forgét/ forgot /forgót/ olvidar
To get /get/ got /got/ conseguir, obtener, (get to = llegar a un lugar)
To give /giv/ gave /géiv/ dar
To go /góu/ went /wént/ ir
To have /hæv/ had /hæd/ tener, comer,servirse
To hear /híar/ heard /he:rd/ oir
To keep /ki:p/ kept /kept/ guardar, mantener
To know /nóu/ knew /niú:/ saber, conocer
To learn /le:rn/ learnt /le:rnt/ learned /le:rnd/ aprender,saber, enterarse
To leave /li:v/ left /léft/ partir, salir, dejar
To lend /lend/ lent /lent/ prestar
To lose /lu:z/ lost /lost/ perder, extraviar
To make /meik/ made /méid/ hacer, fabricar
To meet /mi:t/ met /met/ reunirse,conocer
To pay /péi/ paid /péid/ pagar
To put /put/ put /put/ poner, colocar
To read /ri:d/ read /red/ leer
To run /ran/ ran /ræn/ correr, administrar
To say /séi/ said /sed/ decir
To see /si:/ saw /so:/ ver
To sell /sel/ sold /sóuld/ vender
To send /send/ sent /sént/ enviar
To shut /shat/ shut /shat/ cerrar
To sing /si/ sang /sæ/ cantar
To sit /sit/ sat /sæt/ sentarse
To sleep /sli:p/ slept /slépt/ dormir
To speak /spi:k/ spoke /spóuk/ hablar
To spend /spénd/ spent /spént/ gastar,pasar tiempo
To stand up /stænd áp/ stood up /stu:d áp/ pararse
To swim /swim/ swam /swæm/ nadar
To take /téik/ took /tuk/ |tomar, llevar
To teach /ti:tch/ taught /to:t/ enseñar
To tell /tel/ told /tóuld/ contar, narrar, decir
To think /ik/ thought /o:t/ pensar, creer
To shine /sháin/ shone /shon/ brillar
To understand /anderstænd/ understood /anderstúd/ entender, comprender
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To wear /wéar/ wore /wo:r/ vestir, desgastar

To write /ráit/ wrote /róut/ escribir

Ex. 3. Change the following sentences into the Simple Past Tense.
Remember that you have to use the word
LAST instead of EVERY in the expressions of time

1. Peter comes here every week. Peter came here last week.
2. I buy the newspaper every Sunday.

3. They go to Europe every year.

4. Mary visits her parents every month.

5. I write to Mary every week-end.

Ex. 4 Ask questions using question words like What, Where, When, How,
How often, How much, etc. In each case, the underlined part must be the
answer of the question asked.

1. He went to the zoo yesterday. ?

2. The children got up at 6:30 ?
3. He went to the doctor because he was ill. ?
4. Peter saw the film last week. ?
5. They came here by taxi. ?

Ex. 5. Answer the following questions with complete sentences:

1. Where did you go last Saturday evening?

2. When did you begin to study English?
3. How long did it take you to get here today?
4. What did the teacher tell you to do?
5. What did you eat for dinner last night?.

Docente de Idioma Extranjero INGLÉS Mg. Yenny Geyddy Gutierrez Machaca

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SIMPLE FUTURE

Use: Esta construcción generalmente se usa para expresar el Futuro Simple, y

sugiere la idea de decisión, promesa o determinación. En la conversación diaria
WILL forma la contracción ´LL. Lea, escuche y aprenda:

 They will visit us next week-end. /déi wil vízit as nékst wí:kénd/ Ellos nos visitarán
el proximo fin de semana

 Mary´ll come to work tomorrow. /méril kám tu wé:rk tumórou/ Mary vendrá a
trabajar mañana

 I´ll be at home all day next Sunday. /áil bí: at hóun ó:l dei nekst sándi/ Estaré en
casa todo el día el próx. Dgo.

STRUCTURE

AFF: S + will + V +C

She will buy a new car We will buy a new car .

He will buy a new car They will buy a new car .
It will rain You will buy a new car .

WRITE TWO SENTENCES

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INT: Will + S + V + C + ?

Will
Will you study in this institute? Will she study in this institute?
You
Will we study in this institute? Will he study in this institute?
We
Will they study in this institute? Will it rain?
They
She
He
It

WRITE TWO SENTENCES

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Docente de Idioma Extranjero INGLÉS Mg. Yenny Geyddy Gutierrez Machaca
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NEG: S + won’t + V + C

Won’t
You won’t study in this institute She won’t study in this institute
You
We won’t study in this institute He won’t study in this institute
We
They won’t study in this institute It won’t rain
They
She
Do they study in this institute?
He
It

WRITE TWO SENTENCES

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EXERCISES 01:

Ex. 1. Use the verbs given in parentheses in the future simple tense, using WILL

1. The soldiers to the top of that hill tomorrow. (march)

2. I you a post card from Washington DC. (send)
3. My little brother a hard test next Monday. (have)
4. Mr Jackson his old car. (sell)
5. The instructor the overhead projector. (use)
6. The gardener a deep hole in the ground to plant the tree. (dig)
7. NASA a space ship to Mars next week. (launch)
8. Professor Lee a conference in Paris next month. (attend)
9. I busy all day tomorrow. (be)
10. We a new house soon. (buy)
11. Mr Jackson a limousine to take his guests to the airport. (hire)
12. The Smiths to a new house in the Spring. (move)

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Ex.2 Change the following sentences into a) negative, and

b) interrogative.

1. Mary will go out this evening.

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2. You will send them a fax.

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3. The train will arrive soon.

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4. John will accept the offer.

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5. They´ll get married in May

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Docente de Idioma Extranjero INGLÉS Mg. Yenny Geyddy Gutierrez Machaca