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TOPICS: Profiles.

Manejar el presente simple, progresivo, perfecto yel pasado simple en la elaboración de biografíasy presentaciones orales.

AUTOR: ANGÉLICA TORRES MERCADO

MODULE V

FUNCTIONS:

Todos Los Derechos Reservados

Centro de Ambientes Virtuales

Universidad Autónoma del Caribe CopyRi

Curso 2011


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ÍNDICE

INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................... 3

1. PRESENT SIMPLE .............................................................................................................. 4

1.1. Positive form ...................................................................................................................... 4

1.2.

Negative form .................................................................................................................... 4

1.3. Interrogative form.............................................................................................................. 4

1.4. Time expressions of simple present .............................................................................. 5

2. PRESENT PROGRESSIVE OR CONTINUOS ................................................................ 6

2.1. Positive ............................................................................................................................... 6

2.2. Negative ............................................................................................................................. 6

3. PAST SIMPLE ....................................................................................................................... 7

3.1. Time Expressions on simple past .................................................................................. 7

4. PAST PROGRESSIVE OR CONTINUOS ........................................................................ 8

4.1. Time Expressions in present perfect ............................................................................. 9

BIBLIOGRAPHY ......................................................................................................................... 10


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INTRODUCTION

Esta unidad les brindara la oportunidad a los estudiantes de hablar de sus rutinas

diarias, de elaborar biografías y perfiles, que en un futuro será su carta de

presentación en cualquier entrevista laboral.

También lograran manejar estructuras básicas e intermedias y pasar de nivel A1

al nivel B1 según el marco común europeo.


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UNIDAD 1

1. PRESENT SIMPLE

1.1. Positive form

Example: I always play football

1.2. Negative form

Example: She doesn’t speak English perfectly

1.3. Interrogative form

Example: Do you practice English every single day?

WHEN YOU EXPRESSHABITUAL ACTIONS

PERMANENT SITUATIONS

Present

Simple

Rossana is alwaysbusy with school and activitiessuch as gymnastics practiceand hanging out with herfriends.

Times changes everyyear.

Interrogative Is Rossana alwaysbusy with school activities? Does she work atschool?

Floors are not cleanedby office workers.

Negative Rossana isn’t alwaysbusy with school activities. She doesn’t work atschool activities.


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1.4. Time expressions of simple present

FREQUENCY ADVERBS

Always

Usually

Often

Sometimes

Rarely/seldom

Never

Ever

Frequency adverbs come immediately before the verb when the verb is an ordinary

verb, but come after the verb when the verb is to be.

Example: Maria doesn’t of ten study in the evenings

They are rarely at home in the mornings.


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2. PRESENT PROGRESSIVE OR CONTINUOS

2.1. Positive

Example: I am working on that project now.

2.2. Negative

Example: I am not working on that project now.

ACTIVITIES YOU DO ATTHE MOMENT

TEMPORAL SITUATIONS

PresentProgressive

I m looking for a jobright now.

I am living in England forthis summer.

Interrogative Are you looking for a job right now?

Negative No, I am not lookingfor a job right now.


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3. PAST SIMPLE

TO DESCRIBE ACOMPLETED ACTION IN

THE PAST

TO DESCRIBE COMPLETEDACTION IN THE PAST

Past

Simple

No one thought he wasa serious candidate.

I walked up to the till,paid and then left the shop.

Interrogative Did you work? Did she sleep?

Negative They didn’t work It didn’t sleep

3.1. Time Expressions on simple past

The most important time expressions in simple past are:

Last, ago, yesterday.

These expressions are generally placed at the beginning or end of a sentence.

Example: I went to the church yesterday.

Yesterday I went to the church.


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4. PAST PROGRESSIVE OR CONTINUOS

Example: I Was listening to music in my bedroom

TO SAY WHAT HAPPENING

AT A CERTAIN POINT IN

THE PAST

Past

progressive

I was playing with theball.

I was watching TV when my

mother got home.

Interrogative Were you playing withthe ball?

Negative No, I was playing with the ball.

TO TALK ABOUT AN

ACTION WHICHHAPPENED IN THE PAST,BUT THE EXACT TIME IS

NOT MENTIONED

TO DESCRIBE AN ACTION

WHICH STARTED IN THEPAST AND CONTINUES UPTO THE PRESENT.

Present

Perfect

I’ve already done that. Mary has had her dogsince September.

Interrogative Have you spokenEnglish before?

Has she had her dog for 5months?

Negative They haven’t worked. It hasn’t slept for 3 days.


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4.1. Time Expressions in present perfect

If you handle time expressions in present perfect you can identify perfectly the

moment of the action.

The most important time expressions for present perfect are:

FOR: to indicate the duration of the action.

Example: I have been here for 12 years.

SINCE: to indicate the specific moment when the action began.

Example: I have been here since 1999.

YET: When you haven’t finished the action.

Example: I haven’t gone to that fancy restaurant yet.

ALREADY: When you have finished the action.

Example: I have already gone to that fancy restaurant.


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