domingo, 29 de julio de 2012

English II. "Present Progressive"








Alejandra Lucero Montoya Garza.      
2do.Tetra
Course: English ||
List: F-2967
Teacher: Héctor Hugo Vázquez Téllez.


              “Present progressive”
                     “Past tense”
                                                                                                San Nicolás de los Garza N.L

PRESENT PROGRESIVE


This tense are used when we want to say something that happened at the right moment when we are talking, for example:
I am speaking English.
He is studying for the lesson
She is buying a hat.
It is raining.
We are sleeping.
You are dancing in the street.
They are walking in the park.

The structure form the present progressive or continuos are the next:
Auxiliary from the verb to be (am, is, are) + verb + “-ing”
For example with the verb play, in affirmative form, negative form and for doing questions

Present continuos
Affirmative
Negative
Questions
I am playing
I am not playing
Am I playing?
You are playing
You are not playing
Are you playing?
He, she, it is playing
He, she, it is not playing
Is he, she, it playing?
We are playing
We are not playing
Are we playing?
You are playing
You are not playing
Are you playing?
They are playing
They are not playing
Are they playing?

We can use this tense for say something that not necessary happened by the right moment, for example He is working in the bank (that mean he work in the bank but not at the right moment)



Expressing a sentence in Past Simple means that the action is unrelated to the present. It is also possible to indicate the time when the action is to indicate the time more accurately.
 In order to form a sentence in past tense we must know the two types: regular verbs and irregular verbs. In the first case are the Simple Past ED adding the ending to the infinitive, while the irregulars are so called not to follow a particular pattern and in this case must be studied individually. Normally we use adverbs of time to support the sentence as: Yesterday, Last week, Last year, Last night, Last month, etc.
If the verb ends in consonant + y and becomes the i to form the past; If the verb ends in e is added only d.
Use the Simple Past to express the idea that an action started and finished at a specific time in the past. Sometimes, the speaker may not actually mention the specific time, but they do have one specific time in mind.
The Simple Past can be used with a duration which starts and stops in the past. A duration is a longer action often indicated by expressions such as: for two years, for five minutes, all day, all year, etc.
In these sentences there is no information on the present
it can also express an action in the past taking place once, never, several times. It can also be used for actions taking place one after another or in the middle of another action.


Uses of Simple Past
action in the past taking place once, never or several times
Example: He visited his parents every weekend.

actions in the past taking place one after the other
Example: He came in, took off his coat and sat down.

action in the past taking place in the middle of another action
Example: When I was having breakfast, the phone suddenly rang.

if sentences type II (If I talked, …)
Example: If I had a lot of money, I would share it with you.
 The sentence structure is similar to the present, using the main verb in its past form.                                                              
Pronounce the ending "-ed" differently depending on the letter that goes to the end of the infinitive. In general the "e" is silent.
Note: There are many irregular verbs in English. Unfortunately, there are no set rules to make them. Then you have the three most common irregular verbs that act as auxiliary verbs.
Note: As in negative sentences, the auxiliary verb is in the past ("did") and the main verb remains in the infinitive.



Past tense examples:

In a conversation:
  • -       Hi did you go to the party yesterday?
  • -       yes I did
  • -       That’s great and did you go with mike?
  • -       Yes I did, and then we went to dinner


Sentences:

I went to the cinema
I worked very long hours
She washed her car
He played the guitar

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