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io l o f t r Jessie Mejia 6th Bilingual
Use the simple present to show actions, events, or states that are true in general or happen habitually.
We also use the simple present to narrate events
Example:
P R E S E N T
Every twelve months the earth rotates the sun. The train leaves every morning at 8 a.m. We use the cellphone stay in touch with our family
The present perfect and the present perfect progressive connect the past with the present. Use them to show actions and states that began in the past and continue until now.
Use the present progressive to show actions or events in progress at the moment (not finished).
BE CAREFUL!! We generally don’t use the progressive with non-action verbs. Example: I am walking to the picnic We need food for tomorrow Elelena is looking for a new house.
Action verbs (also called active) describe actions. Use simple verb forms (without –ing) to describe all of an action- the action in general.
They are often used with for + a length of time and since + a starting point. Use progressive verbs forms (with –ing) to describe part of an action, in progress at a specific time. Use the present perfect, not the present perfect progressive, to describe completed actions with a connection to the present Examples:
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James has been working at that company for 3 years. I have spoken for the last hour. We have had the house for 24 years.
Non-action verbs (also called stative) describe states such as appearance (seem), emotions (love), mental states (know), perceptions (hear), possession (own), and wants (need).
We most often use non-action verbs in the simple form and not in the progressive.
Some non-action verbs can be used to describe either states or actions. When they are used to describe actions, they usually have different meanings.
Example: She seems stressed. I need my suitcase. We have a new Internet Plan.
Example: Lily cleans the house. She writes and article for the newspaper. Right now, I am eating my cheesecake.
We normallly use adverbs with action verbs.
We normally use the berbs look, sound, feel, smell, and taste to show states in which case they are used with adjectives, not adverbs.
BE CAREFUL! The sense verbs are sometimes used to show actions, in which case they are used with adverbs.
Example: He always listen carefully James sound really worry. Ashton don’t hear well in the conference
Use the past progressive to express an action that was in progress (not finished) at a time in the past.
Use the simple past to express an action, event, or state occuring at a general or specific time in the past.
Example:
P A S T T I M Ec
Example:
You were not listening to me when I told you to turn the oven off.
Did you have dinner last night?
While John was sleeping last night, someone stole his car.
She washed her car.
Sammy was waiting for us when we got off the plane.
He didn't wash his car.
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Use the present perfect to express an action, event, or state occurring at an indefinite time in the past.
se used to + base form to show a habitual action, event, or state that was true in the past but is no longer true.
BE CAREFUL! Don’t use the present perfect with a past-time expression.
You can also use would + base form to express actions or events that occurred regularly during a period in the past.
NOTE: The simple past is the definite past. The presentperfect is the indefinite past.
BE CAREFUL! Used to and would are similar in meaning when they express past actions. However, only used to can show past location, state of being, or possession.
Remember that the present perfect also connect the past and the present.
Example: Example:
Sam and Mary used to go to Mexico in the summer.
have seen that movie twenty times.
I used to start work at 9 o'clock.
I think I have met him once before.
Christine used to eat meat, but now she is a vegetarian.
There have been many earthquakes in California. Use the past perfect to show an action, event, or state of being that happened before a certain time in the past. Use the past perfect with the simple past to show which of two past actions, events, or states happened first. The past perfect is usually used when we talk about the first event second. The past perfect is not often used in sentences with before or after. The simple past is generally used to describe both event.
Example: I had never seen such a beautiful beach before I went to Kauai. I did not have any money because I had lost my wallet. Tony knew Istanbul so well because he had visited the city several times.
Use was/were going to/would + base form to describe an action, event, or state that was planned or expected in the past.
P A S T & F U T U R E
Use the past perfect progressive to express an action that was in pregress before another past event.
Example: How long had you been waiting to get on the bus? Mike wanted to sit down because he had been standing all day at work.
Sentences with wa/were going to� would are sometimes called future in the past.
Example:
Allison knew that she was goint to fail the exam of Monday. She knew where the birthday party would be.
James had been teaching at the university for more than a year before he left for Asia
Use will be or be going to be + base form + -ing to describe an action that will be in progress at a certain time in the future.. Use will or be going to to say what you think will happen in the future. BE CACREFUL! Use will, not by going to, to express a future action decided on at the moment of speaking. Example:
USAGE NOTE: We often use the future progressive informally to talk about a future intention.
You are going to meet Jane tonight. Are you going to meet Jane tonight?
Example:
You are not going to meet Jane tonight.
I will translate the email, so Mr. Smith can read it. Will you help me move this heavy table?
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Will you make dinner?
You can use the simple present to talk about a future action, state or event that is a part of a schedule or timetable.
You can use the present progressive to talk about a future action or event that has already been arranged. Example:
Example:
The bus does not arrive at 11 AM, it arrives at 11 PM.
Lucia leave on Saturday at 9:00 p.m.
When do we board the plane?
The car will be here at 7:00 p.m.
The party starts at 8 o'clock
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Pictionary
Benefactor: Someone that gives money for a good cause.
Magistrate: As a judge.
Mob: A large group of people
Guel: Outmeal
Paris: The person who is in charge of the chur
Handkerchief: Aluxury accesory of cloth.
Beadble: The police of a small town.
Orphan: someone who desen`t have parents
Workhouse: The place where the orphans lives or the poor people
Apprentice: Someone who is learning
Solitary confinement: Separate someone from the rest.
Undertaker: The person who work on the cementery