Irregular and Regular verbs (list)

Here are some verbs that you may find useful.................

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

The present perfect continuous indicate us that somethig started in the past and and continues in the present. (El presente perfecto contuo nos indica que algo empezo en el pasado y continua en el presente).

Affirmative sentences

SUBJECT + HAVE / HAS + BEEN + ING FORM + COMPLEMENT

Noa has been playing soccer all the day. (Noa ha estado jugando futbol todo el dia)

They have been watching tv all night.

She has been dancing since yesterday. (Ella ha estado bailando deste ayer)

Negative sentences

SUBJECT + HAVE / HAS + NOT + BEEN+ ING FORM + COMPLEMENT

He has not been listening to music today. ( el no ha estado escuchando musica hoy)

We have not been sleeping in class.

I have not been doing my homework.

REMEMBER

have not      haven't

has not        hasn't

Yes / No questions

HAVE / HAS + SUBJECT + BEEN + ING FORM + COMPLEMENT

Have you been doing your homework? ( Has estado haciendo tu tarea?)

- Yes, I have

- No, I haven't. 

Has she been playing video games all the afternoon?

- Yes, she has.

- No, she hasn't. 

Information questions

we need question words.

QUESTION WORD + HAVE / HAS + SUBJECT + BEEN + ING FORM +COMPLEMENT

What has she been doing lately? ( que ha estado haciendo ella ultimamente?)

- She has been working hard.

Who has been singing all night?  (quien ha estado cantando toda la noche?)

- Mathew has been singing all night.

What have they been looking for? (que han estado buscando ellos?)

- They have been looking for a new car.

REMEMBER 

an "ING FORM" is a verb+ING. The Ing indicates action.(La forma ING, solo es el verbo + ing al final, el ING nos indica acción)

work    working (trabajando)

play      playing  (jugando)

dance   dancing (bailando)

MORE EXERCISES...............

 http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=3550

in this exercise you have to choose between the simple past, the present perfect or the present perfect continuous. ( aqui tienes que elegir entre el simple present, el present perfect o el present continuous)

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=3623 

THE PRESENT PERFECT

The present perfect tense give us information about something that happened in the past and is still related with the present.  ( El presente perfecto nos da informacion acerca de algun evento que ocurrido en el pasado y aun esta relacionado al presente) se podria decir que es el famoso “he” “hemos”

Ex: We have gone to my grandmother house. ( Hemos ido a la casa de mi abuela)

in the present perfect we need to use other for of the verb, the past participle. (En el presente perfecto necesitamos usar otra de las formas de los verbos en este caso usamos el pasado participio)

As you know we have:

Affirmative sentences.

SUBJECT + HAVE / HAS + PAST PARTICIPLE + COMPLEMENT 

We have gone to our grandmother's house. (nosotros hemos ido a la casa de nuestra abuela)

She has eaten chicken for lunch. (Ella ha comido pollo en el almuerzo)
I have lived in Sucre all my life. ( Yo he vivido en Sucre toda mi vida)

Negative sentences

SUBJECT + HAVE / HAS + NOT + PAST PARTICIPLE + COMPLEMENT

They have not gone to their grandmother's house. (ellos no han ido a la casa de su abuela)

He has not eaten fish for dinner.

You haven't lived in Sucre all your life.

NOTICE

have not                 haven't

has not                   hasn't

Depending on what subject are we using we only change part with have. ( dependiendo del sujeto q usamos solo conjugamos la parte q lleva have.) Cuando usamos he -she -it cambia por HAS.

Yes / No questions

HAVE / HAS + SUBJECT + PAST PARTICIPLE + COMPLEMENT

Have you gone to your grandmother's house? ( Has ido a la casa de tu abuela?)

- Yes, I have.

- No, I haven't.

Has she written a letter to her father?

- Yes she has.

-No, she hasn't.

Information questions

We need question words.

QUESTION WORD + HAVE / HAS + SUBJECT + PAST PARTICIPLE + (COMPLEMENT)

How have you been? (como has estado?)

- I have been great.

What have she done?

- She has done her homework.

Notice that the regular verbs doesn't have past participle, we use the the only form that they have in the past.( Observa que los verbos regulares no tienen pasado participio, entonces usamos la unica forma que estos verbos tienen en el pasado)

OK ...............time to practice click on the links below and complete the exercises...
http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=2998 
http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=5234 

THE SIMPLE PAST

OK......... the simple past refers to something that started and finished in the past.( el pasado simple nos hace refeerencia a eventos q empezaron y acabaron en el pasado)
- Whith regular verbs we add an "ed" at the end of the verb. Ex: "work"   in the past  "worked" ( Con los verbos regulares solo agregamos una "ed" al verbo)

- With the irregular verbs we change the verb( con los verbos irregulares el verbo cambia en el pasado)

have    in the past     had
go       in the past     went
do       in the past     did

Verb "BE"  in the past  was/were
was singular
were plural
 

When we use the third persons of the singular we DO NOT conjugate the verb we use the past form only. 
(Cuando usamos las tres terceras personas del singular, el verbo nunca se conjuga, no existen las conjugaciones en el pasado, solo se usa la forma del verbo en pasado)

Affirmative sentences
To make afirmative sentences we need the simple past form of the verb. (Para las oraciones afirmativas necesitamos la forma en pasado del verbo).

SUBJECT + SIMPLE PAST + COMPLEMENT

 I worked at the CBA last year. 
(Yo trabaje en el CBA el año pasado) El evento empezo y termino en el pasado.

She had a cute cat when she was a baby.
They went to the park yesterday.
He did his homework last week. 

Negative sentences

To make negative sentences we need the auxiliar "did" and the base form of the verb. ( En las oraciones negativas necesitamos el auxiliar did y la forma base del verbo).
Siempre que usemos auxiliares, el verbo no cambia.

SUBJECT + AUXILIAR + NOT + BASE FORM + COMPLEMENT

We DID NOT go to the party last night.
She DIDN'T have a cute cat.
You DIDN'T do your homework yesterday. 


Yes / No questions 

We need the auxiliar DID. 

AUXILIAR + SUBJECT + BASE FORM + COMPLEMENT 

 
DID you go to the party last night? ( fuiste a la fiesta de anoche?)
- Yes, I did.
- No, I didn't. 

DID they work at the university last year? 
- Yes, they DID.
- No, they DID NOT.  

Information Questions

We need question words.

QUESTION WORD + AUXILIAR + SUBJECT + BASE FORM + COMPLEMENT

What did you eat yesterday?
- I ate fish yesterday.  

Where did she go last weekend?
- She went to the square last weekend.

Realize that we use the base form of the verb in the question but we use the simple past form of the verb in the answer. ( Noten q usamos la forma base del verbo en las preguntas, pero usamos la forma del verbo en pasado para la respuesta)

REMEMBER IF WE USE AUXILIARS THE VERB DOES NOT CHANGE. ( SI USAMOS AUXILIARES, EL VERBO NO CAMBIA)

REMEMBER THE AUXILAR DID IS ONLY FOR THE SIMPLE PAST ( EL AUXILIAAR DID ES SOLO PARA EL SIMPLE PAST).


MORE PRACTICE...........................
http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=3081 

Simple present (OTHER VERBS)

REMEMBER

I              The verd doesn't change. ( el verbo no cambia)
you          The verd doesn't change.
he           The verb changes.  ( el verbo cambia)
she          The verb changes.
it             The verb changes.
we           The verd doesn't change.
you          The verd doesn't change.
they         The verd doesn't change.

Ex. Irregular verbs

I              have                                                       
you          have
he            has
she           has
it             has
we          have
you         have
they        have

Ex. Regular verbs

I                                                                                    I work at the CBA:
you                                                                               You walk home:
he            add "s"  ( se le agrega una "s" al verbo)           He plays soccer in the morning.

she          add "s"                                                           She dances everyday.
it             add "s"                                                           It runs to the street.
we                                                                                We watch tv at night.   
you                                                                               You listen to music in the afternoon.
they                                                                              They talk to their teacher.     
  
Affirmative sentences

SUBJECT + VERB + COMPLEMENT

They have a beautiful house.

He listens to music in his bedroom.

We fly in the park.

She has a very small dog. 

Negative Sentences

We need auxiliars.

Do    (I - you - we - they)
Does ( he -she -it )

SUBJECT + AUXILIAR + NOT+ VERB + COMPLEMENT

They DO NOT have a beautiful house.

He DOES NOT listen to music in his bedroom.
We DON'T fly in the park.
She DOESN'T have a very small dog.

REMEMBER WHEN WE USE AUXILIARS THE VERB DOES NOT CHANGE


Yes/ No questions

AUXILIAR + SUBJECT + VERB + COMPLEMENT

DO they have a beautiful house?

- Yes, they do.

- No, they don't.

DOES he listen to music in his bedroom?

- Yes, he does.

- No, he doesn't.

REMEMBER WHEN WE USE AUXILIARS THE VERB DOES NOT CHANGE

Information questions

QUESTION WORD + AUXILIAR + SUBJECT

What DO they have?
- They have a beautiful house.

Where DOES he listen to music?
- He LISTENS to music in his bedroom.

REMEMBER WHEN WE USE AUXILIARS THE VERB DOES NOT CHANGE

 Fly      Flies         ( si antes de "y" hay una consonante, se borra "y" se aumenta "ies" cuando se tenga q cambiar el verbo)
 Play    Plays        ( si antes de "y" hay una vocal solo se aumeta "s")
Work   Works

 He FLIES
She PLAYS
We play
They fly


MORE EXERCISES..........................

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=1052

The Simple Present (verb BE)

Ok.......This IS something that you know ( esto es algo q ya  saben)

Simple present whit the verb BE

We have:
-Affirmative sentences
-Negative sentences
-Yes/No questions 
- I nformation question

Affirmative sentenses

SUBJECT + VERB (BE) + COMPLEMENT

I am a teacher.

She is a manager.

We are very good students.

REMEMBER

I = am

You = are

He = is

She = is

It = is

We = are

You = are

They = are

Negative sentences

SUBJECT + VERB (BE) + NOT + COMPLEMENT

You are not so old.                                        You aren't so old.

He is not very tall.                                          He isn't very tall.

They are not my neighbors.                            They aren't my neighbors.

REMEMBER

is not     = isn't

are not   = aren't

Yes/ No questions

VERB (BE) + SUBJECT + COMPLEMENT

Are they your neigbors?

- Yes, they are.

- No, they are not.

Is he at the CBA?

- Yes, he is.

- No, he isn't.

Information questions

We need question words.

What

Where 

When 

Which

Who

How old

QUESTION WORD + VERB (BE) +SUBJECT 

Where are you?

- I am at the CBA.

What is her name?

- Her name is Mary.

How old is he?

- He is 14 years old.

Who are they?

- They are my parents.

MORE EXERCISES............................................

CLICK HERE.......http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=2861#a

GERUNDS AFTER VERBS.............

first of all......................
How to make a gerund?
We add (ING)
For example:

• play       =  playing
• dance    = dancing (notice that we're changing the final (E) in the word dancE for the ING. ending).
• get        = getting ( notice that we're writing a double T before the ING.)
• lie          = lying (notice that the ending ( IE ) changes to ( Y ) and then we add the ING.)

Now that we now how to make a gerund........ lets see how to use them.

• We use gerunds after the following verbs.
• Like 
• Love
• Hate
• (Don't) mind
• Prefer

For example:

• I love talking in class.
• They hate listening to Justin Biever.
• He prefers staying at home on the weekends.

• She doesn't mind sharing her ice cream with her pet.

Now how do we make questions?????????????

Yes / No questions

Do / Does + subject + base form + gerund + complement

Ex.

1. Do you like watching soccer?
2. Does she mind sharing her ice cream?

To answer..........................Short answers
         
     1.  Do you like watching soccer?
       - Yes, I do or No, I don't.
     2.  Does she mind sharing her ice cream?
       - No, she doesn't or Yes, she does.

Information questions

We add a question word................

• What
• Why
• Where
• etc....

Ex.

  1. Where do you like watch soccer?
    - I like watching soccer at home on my couch.

REMEMBER!!!! There are not short answers in this kind of questions.

Collocations with food

                                                                                                                                        

A gallon of...................

• Milk
• Juice 
• OR Any other liquid

For liquids also use:

• A quart
• A pint

 
                                                                                                              

 A head of..............                                                                     

• Lettuce                    

A bag of......................

• Ice
• Lemons

A loaf of.......................

• Bread

 A dozen..................................( Groups of twelve)

• Eggs
• Oranges
• (Count Nouns)