UNIT 1: ALL ABOUT ME

1. SIMPLE PRESENT AND ADVERBS.

EXPRESSIONS OF FREQUENCY.
 SIMPLE PRESENT

Verb TO BE Verb TO HAVE Verb TO DO

I am have do
You are have do
He / She is has does
It is has does
We are have do
You are have do
They are have do
 SIMPLE PRESENT
• Se utiliza para hablar de acciones habituales, genéricas; que tienen
lugar con cierta frecuencia, sin hacer referencia a si en el momento
actual se están realizando.
Yo estudio inglés; empecé hace algún tiempo y continúo,
I study English. aunque puede que en el momento presente no esté
realizando esta actividad.
El juega al tenis; practica este deporte con cierta
He plays tennis. asiduidad, pero no significa que en el momento presente
esté en la pista de tenis jugando.
Yo trabajo en un banco; ésta es mi profesión, aunque
I work in a
puede que en el momento actual yo esté de vacaciones,
bank.
descansando en mi casa.

• También se utiliza para hablar de acciones futuras que ya han sido planificadas,
especialmente al referirse a viajes.
I leave Madrid tomorrow Me voy de Madrid mañana por la
morning. mañana.
 SIMPLE PRESENT
La forma del "present simple" coincide con la del infinitivo sin la partícula
"to", salvo en la 3ª persona del singular en la que se le añade una "s”.
Infinitivo I / you / we / they He / she / it
To eat (comer) eat eats
To run (correr) run runs

La forma del "present simple" coincide con la del infinitivo sin la partícula "to", salvo
en la 3ª persona del singular en la que se le añade una "s” o “es”.
Infinitivo I / you / we / they He / she / it
To kiss (besar) I kiss He kisses
To watch (observar)I watch He watches

Si el verbo termina en "y" tras consonante, al formar la 3ª persona del singular se

sustituye esta "y" por una "i", seguida de la terminación "es".
Infinitivo I / you / we / they He / she / it
To carry (llevar) I carry He carries
To envy (envidiar) I envy He envie
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 SIMPLE PRESENT
Las oraciones negativas se forman con el auxiliar "to do", habitualmente
en sus formas contraídas: "don´t" (= do not) para las personas "I, you,
we, they", y "doesn´t" (= does not) para las personas "he, she, it".
I don't play tennis. Yo no juego al tenis
She doesn´t go to the cinema. Ella no va al cine
We don´t know the answer. Nosotros no sabemos la
respuesta
Do + not don’t
Does + not doesn’t
La forma interrogativa se forma también con el auxiliar "to do" al comienzo de la
oración ("do" con las personas "I, you, we, they"; "does" con "he, she, it").

Do you play tennis? ¿ Juegas al tenis ?

Does she go to the cinema? ¿ Va ella al cine ?
Do we know the answer? ¿ Conocemos la respuesta ?

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 SIMPLE PRESENT
pronunciation
1. I go to the cinema. Yo voy al cine
2. I don't go to the cinema. Yo no voy al cine
3. Do I go to the cinema? ¿Voy yo al cine?
4. She plays tennis. Ella juega al tenis
5. She doesn't play tennis. Ella no juega al tenis
6. Does she play tennis? ¿Juega ella al tenis?
7. They live in Paris. Ellos viven en París
8. They don't live in London. Ellos no viven en Londres
9. Do they live in Paris? ¿Viven ellos en París?
10. Do we go to New York? ¿Vamos nosotros a Nueva York?

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SIMPLE PRESENT
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SIMPLE PRESENT
Exercise
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AUX TO DO + PRON + VERB INF + COMPL ?

HE PLAYS SOCCER

DOES HE PLAY SOCCER?

 ADVERBS

An adverb describes, modifies, or provides more information about a verb in a

sentence. So, if you said "I am going to quickly run to the store," the adverb in that
sentence (quickly) would be modifying the verb "run.”

Adverbs can be confused with adjectives, which also modify things. However,
adjectives modify nouns and pronouns. If you said "I have a nice dog," then "dog" is
the noun which is being modified by the adjective "nice".

On the other hand, if you said, "My dog quickly ate his dinner," the adverb "quickly"
would modify the verb "ate."

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ADJECTIVE ADVERB
An adjective is a word or set of An adverb is a word or set of words that modifies verbs,
words that modifies (i.e., describes) adjectives, or other adverbs. Adverbs
a noun or pronoun. Adjectives may answer how, when, where, why, or to what extent—how
come before the word they modify. often or how much (e.g., daily, completely).

Examples:That is a cute puppy.She Examples:He speaks slowly (tells how)He

likes a high school senior. speaks very slowly (the adverb very tells how slowly)She
Adjectives may also follow the word arrived today (tells when)She will arrive in an hour (this
they modify: adverb phrase tells when)Let's go outside (tells where)
Examples:That puppy looks cute. We looked in the basement (this adverb phrase
The technology is state-of-the-art. tells where)Bernie left to avoid trouble (this adverb
phrase tells why)Jorge works out strenuously (tells to
what extent)Jorge works out whenever possible (this
adverb phrase tells to what extent)

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ADJECTIVE ADVERB

GOOD WELL

Note: when referring to health Well can be used as an adjective.

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 ADVERBS
Muchos adverbios en inglés se forman añadiendo la terminación "-ly" al
adjetivo:

Intelligent (adjetivo) Inteligente

Intelligently (adverbio) Inteligentemente
Bad (adjetivo) Malo
Badly (adverbio) Malamente

En la formación de estos adverbios, si el adjetivo finaliza en "-y", ésta se cambia

por "-i" y se añade la terminación "-ly":

Happy Happily
Merry Merrily
Funny Funnily
 ADVERBS
Los adverbios se colocan normalmente en la oración en el siguiente orden (aunque
hay otras posibilidades):

- adverbios de modo: se sitúan detrás del verbo o detrás del complemento si lo

hubiera.
He answered the questions perfectly.
We worked intensively.

- adverbios de lugar: se sitúan detrás del verbo o detrás del complemento si lo

hubiera.
He went upstairs.
I placed the table outside.

- adverbios de tiempo: se sitúan al principio o al final de la oración.

Tomorrow he will finish the work.
He arrived very soon.
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- adverbios de frecuencia: se sitúan delante del verbo, o entre el auxiliar y el verbo

principal en las formas compuestas. Con el verbo "to be" se sitúan detrás del
mismo.
He is always in the office.
We have frequently been in Paris.
She usually comes to this bar.

- adverbios de grado: se colocan delante del verbo.

We hardly play tennis.
 VOCABULARY
Jugar To play Pelear To fight
Correr To run Ayudar To help
Saltar To jump Coincidir To agree
Reír To laugh Opinar To give an opinion
Llorar To cry Discrepar To disagree
Sonreír To smile Criticar To criticise
Gritar To shout Celebrar To celebrate
Abrazar To hug Agradecer To thank
Preguntar To ask Alegrarse To be grateful
To
Contestar Entristecerse To be sad
answer
To say
Saludar Despedirse To say goodbye
hello
Discutir To argue
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 ADVERBS
pronunciation
1 He plays quietly. Él juega silenciosamente
2 We go to the cinema frequently. Nosotros vamos al cine muy a menudo
3 She speaks English slowly. Ella habla inglés despacio
4 Your dog barks loudly. Tu perro ladra ruidosamente
5 The doctor works intensively. El doctor trabaja intensamente
6 Lately I don't feel well. Últimamente no me encuentro bien
7 He works every day. Él trabaja todos los días
8 We did the exercise incorrectly. Nosotros hicimos el ejercicio mal
9 She walked slowly. Ella anduvo lentamente
The boy starts his classes early in El niño comienza sus clases por la mañana
10
the morning. temprano

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FREQUENCY

What are adverbs of frequency?

Adverbs that change or qualify the meaning of a sentence by telling us how often
or how frequently something happens are defined as adverbs of frequency.

Adverbs of frequency always describe how often something occurs, either in

definite or indefinite terms. An adverb that describes definite frequency is one
such as weekly, daily, or yearly. An adverb describing indefinite frequency
doesn’t specify an exact time frame; examples are sometimes, often, and rarely.
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a) daily, weekly, yearly
b) often, sometimes, rarely

You probably see a difference between a) and b) above. With words like daily we know
exactly how often. The words in a) describe definite frequency. On the other hand,
words like often give us an idea about frequency but they don't tell us exactly. The
words in b) describe indefinite frequency.
We separate them into two groups because they normally go in different positions in
the sentence.

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Definite frequency
Examples:
hourly, daily, weekly, monthly, yearly
every second, once a minute, twice a year
once, twice, once or twice, three times

Adverbs of definite frequency, like all adverbs of definite time, typically go in

END position.

Look at these examples:

Most companies pay taxes yearly.
The manager checks the toilets every hour.
The directors meet weekly to review progress.

Sometimes, usually for reasons of emphasis or style, some adverbs of definite

frequency may go at the FRONT.

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Indefinite frequency

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Indefinite frequency

Adverbs of indefinite frequency mainly go in MID position in the sentence. They

go before the main verb (except the main verb "to be"):
We usually go shopping on Saturday.
I have often done that.
She is always late.

Occasionally, sometimes, often, frequently and usually can also go at the

beginning or end of a sentence:
Sometimes they come and stay with us.
I play tennis occasionally.

Rarely and seldom can also go at the end of a sentence (often with "very"):
We see them rarely.
John eats meat very seldom.

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Adverbs of Frequency Rules

These simple rules for adverbs of frequency will help you to use them correctly:
• Always use adverbs of frequency to discuss how often something happens.
• Adverbs of frequency are often used to indicate routine or repeated activities, so
they are often used with the present simple tense.
• If a sentence has only one verb, place the adverb of frequency in the middle of the
sentence so that it is positioned after the subject but before the verb. For example:
Tom never flies. He always takes the bus.
• When a sentence contains more than one verb, place the adverb of frequency
before the main verb. For example: They have often visited Europe.
• When using an adverb of frequency in the negative or in forming a question, place
it before the main verb. For example: Do you usually get up so late?

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• The incubator turns each egg hourly.

• We take a vacation at least once annually.
• I usually shop for groceries on Saturday mornings.
• He is often late for work.
• We seldom see John.
• My dentist told me I should floss twice daily.

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EXPRESSIONS OF FREQUENCY
 ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY

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Verb Location Example

Verb to be after the verb He is always late.
Jenny never drinks coffee
Main verb before the verb in the morning.
between the auxiliar and He is usually playing the
Auxiliar and main verb main verb guitar.
Indefinite
frequency
Occasionally, sometimes, often, frequently and usua
lly can also go at the beginning or end of a sentence Usually she works til late.

Rarely and seldom can also go at the end of a

sentence (often with "very") He arrives late rarely.
The directors meet
weekly to review
At the end progress.
Everyday, the statistics
Definite frequency For reason of empathis at the front change.

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 ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY
vocabulary
Always Siempre Now Ahora
Annually Usualmente Occasionally Ocasionalmente
Constantly Constantemente Often A menudo
Daily Diariamente Quarterly Trimestralmente
Eventually Eventualmente Rarely Casi nunca
Ever Alguna vez Regularly Regularmente
Frequently Frecuentemente Sometimes Algunas veces
Generally Generalmente Soon Pronto
Hourly Cada hora Then Luego
Infrequently Con poca frecuencia Today Hoy
Later Después Tonight Esta noche
Monthly Cada mes Weekly Semanal
Never Nunca Yearly Anual
Next Siguiente Yesterday Ayer
Nightly Cada noche Yet Aún
Normally Normalmente
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