Grammar - Present Tenses
Grammar - Present Tenses
Grammar - Present Tenses
PRESENT TENSES
1. Present Simple
Affirmative
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Negative
Interrogative
Do + I / you / we / they + v (inf)
Does + he / she / it + v (inf)
Examples:
Do you like coffee?
Te gusta el caf?
Does your brother know it?
Tu hermano lo sabe?
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2. Present Continuous
Affirmative
Subject + am / is / are +
verb (-ing)
Examples:
I am studying Maths right now.
Estoy estudiando Mates ahora
mismo.
He is listening to music at the
moment.
l est escuchando msica en
este momento.
o Para formar el afirmativo, primero ponemos el verbo to be
conjugado en presente (am, is o are, segn el sujeto).
Seguidamente, colocamos el verbo principal con el sufijo -ing.
Negative
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Interrogative
Am / is / are + subject + verb
(-ing)
Examples:
Are you looking at me?
Me ests mirando a m?
Why is he running so fast?
Por qu est l corriendo tan
rpido?
o Para
hacer preguntas en
presente continuo simplemente se coloca el auxiliar (en este caso,
el verbo to be conjugado en presente) delante del sujeto.
Despus del sujeto ponemos el verbo principal con -ing.
These are the most common expressions we can find with the present
continuous tense:
stas son las expresiones ms comunes que podemos encontrar con el
presente continuo:
o Now, right now, at the moment, today, this week / month / year.
Ahora, justo ahora, en este momento, hoy, esta semana / mes / ao.
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3. Present Perfect
We use the present perfect to talk about:
Affirmative
Examples:
I have washed the dishes.
He fregado los platos.
Mary has bought many presents.
Mara ha comprado muchos regalos.
o En las oraciones afirmativas, ponemos have cuando el sujeto es I,
we, you o they. Cuando el sujeto es he, she o it, usamos has.
A continuacin hemos de poner el verbo principal en participio.
Para hacer el participio es importante distinguir si el verbo es
regular o irregular. Si es regular, simplemente se le aade el
sufijo -ed. Si es irregular, tenemos que comprobar la forma
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Negative
Examples:
The students havent understood the
lesson.
Los alumnos no han entendido la
leccin.
Elisabeth hasnt read the book yet.
Elisabeth no se ha ledo el libro
todava.
Interrogative
Examples:
Have you watched the film Titanic?
Has visto la pelcula Titanic?
Have they arrived?
Han llegado?
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o
o
o
We only use the present perfect continuous to talk about actions that
started in the past and continue to the present.
Solamente usamos el presente perfecto continuo para hablar de
acciones que empezaron en el pasado y todava continan en el
presente.
o Our neighbours have been living here for ten years now (and they
still live here).
Nuestros vecinos han estado viviendo aqu desde hace diez aos
(y todava viven aqu).
This is the structure of the present perfect continuous:
sta es la estructura del presente perfecto continuo:
Affirmative
Negative
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+ v-ing
Examples:
My husband hasnt been smoking for a
long time.
Mi marido no ha estado fumando
desde hace mucho tiempo.
These dogs havent been eating these
days.
Estos perros no han estado comiendo
estos das.
Interrogative
Examples:
Have you been crying?
Has estado llorando?
Has she been working?
Ha estado ella trabajando?
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ACTIVITY
1. Gordon ________ a letter at the moment.
a. Writes
b. Is writing
c. Are writing
2. Margaret usually ________ at half past six.
a. Gets up
b. Get up
c. Is getting up
3. Michael ________ a driving lesson once a week.
a. Is having
b. Have
c. Has
4. Sally __________ with her uncle for a few days.
a. Stays
b. Stay
c. Is staying
5. Josh __________ my car! Its so annoying.
a. Always uses
b. Is always using
c. Always use
6. I _______ this song before.
a. Have heard
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_________ yet.
Havent been arriving
Havent arrived
Arent arriving
8. Have
a.
b.
c.
9. Have
a.
b.
c.
10.
a.
b.
c.
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KEY
1. A
2. A
3. C
4. C
5. B
6. A
7. B
8. C
9. C
10. A