Basic Level English CourseSeptember 11th, 2010

The Simple Present Tense (Part II)

To apply some grammar structures and use them with the Simple Present tense

Aplicar algunas estructuras gramaticales y usarlas con el tiempo Presente Simple

Base Form Verb = Simple Form of the Verb Examples:

work, study, play, get up, write… Infinitive = To + Base Form Examples:

To work, to study, to play, to get up, to write… Let us = Let’s = Vamos a…(…hacer una

acitividad junto a una o a varias personas) Examples:

Let’s work, let’s study, let’s play, let’s get up, let’s write…

I like to study on weekends Jennifer likes to study on weekdays I love to play the guitar Lauren loves to play the piano Brett and Kalfani want to visit Peru Kelley wants to visit Gabon The teacher hates to come to class late The students hate to come to class early

Note 2:like = gustarwant = quererlove = amarhate = odiar

Note 1:The simple presentverb changesaccording to the subject/El verbo en el presentesimple cambia de acuerdo alsujeto.

…every day…every morning

…on Saturday…on Saturdays…on weekdays…on weekends

…in the morning…in the afternoon

…at night…at nine o’ clock

Monday to Sunday1:00 AM to 11:30 AMOne SaturdayEvery SaturdayMonday to FridaySaturday & SundayPreposition: inPreposition: inPreposition: atPreposition: at

Usually placed at the end of a sentenceUsualmente colocadas al final de la oración

For days of the

week use“on”

For sectionsof the day

use “in,” exceptfor “night” andexact times; in

which caseyou use “at”

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eight o’ clockeight sharpeight on the dot

eight o’ fivefive (minutes) past eight

a quarter after eighteight fifteenfifteen past eight

eight thirty-fivetwenty-five after eighttwenty-five past eight

eight thirtythirty minutes after eighthalf-past eight

eight thirty-fivetwenty-five to ninetwenty-five of nine

eight forty-fivea quarter to ninea quarter of nine

eight fifty-fivefive (minutes) to ninefive of nine

There is: for singular count nounsThere is + a/an + singular noun There’s a TV in the classroom (Affirmative Sentence) There is no blackboard in the classroom (Negative Sentence) Is there a TV in the classroom? (Yes/No Question) Yes, there is one/No, there’s no TV in class (Answers)

There are: for plural nounsThere are + SOME + plural noun There are some chairs in the classroom (Affirmative Sentence)The aren’t + ANY + plural noun There aren’t any chairs in the house (Negative Sentence)Are there + ANY + plural noun…? Are there any chairs in the classroom? (Yes/No Question) Yes, there are some/No, there aren’t any (chairs in the classroom) (Answers)HOW MANY + plural noun + ARE THERE…? How many chairs are there in the classroom? (WH – Question) There are 10 chairs in the classroom (Answer…usually a specific number)

Note:There is = There’sCount = contablesSome = algunos/asAny = ninguno/a (enNegativo) y algunos/as(en preguntas)How many…? = Cuantos…?

There are thirteen rooms in the house. The house

has three bathrooms.

There is a store with three bathtubs, thirteen

math books, thirty bathing suits, and other things

on sale this Thursday.

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A: Marie doesn’t like to dance, right? B: She does love to dance. She just

doesn’t have the time.

A: You don’t like to play soccer, right? B: I do love to play soccer. I don’t have

time

(You) VERB + Complement Open the door, please. Close your books. Touch your eyes. Come to class early, please.

(You) DON’T + VERB + Complement Don’t come to class late, please. Don’t open your books. Don’t copy the exam…!!!

I never run in the mornings.Denice rarely sleeps in the afternoon.Angela sometimes cooks on weekends.Becky usually dances on weekends.Alex often studies at night.Nugkui almost always gets up early.Eduardo always plays soccer on Sundays.

Do you ever come to class late?Yes, I do./No, I don’t.

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never always

usuallyrarely

sometimes Often

almost always

Note:(1) Usual Structural order:Subject + (AF) + Conjugated Verb(2) Ever = alguna vez (usually used inQuestions)Do/Does + Subject + ever + base form…?

…once a week.…once a month.

…twice a day.…twice a year.

…three times a day.…four times a month

Grammar Notes: once = una vez twice = dos veces three times = tres

veces …

Usually placed at the end of a sentenceUsualmente colocadas al final de la oración

Conversation/ Conversación

Fred: Hey, Let’s do something funthis morning.Dennis: What do you want to do?Fred: Do you want to play soccer?Dennis: I do like to play soccer, but…I’m not sure…Fred: What’s up…? Why not…?Dennis: I sometimes want to play soccer,and there aren’t any friends available.Fred: You always find friends for a soccergame, man...!Dennis: Call some friends, and I play with you guys.Fred: Sounds like a plan.Dennis: Okay. Let’s meet at 10:30 AM.

Vocabulary:fun = divertidowhat’s up = que pasa?friends = amigosavailable = disponiblesfind (Verbo) = encontrarcall (verbo) = llamarguys = gente, amigos/assounds like a plan = suena como un buen planbut (conjunción) = peroand (conjunción) = y

Conversation Conversación

You: Hey, Let’s do something fun...Your Friend: What do you…?You: Do you want to…?Your Friend: I do want to…, but…