Affirmative: SUBJECT + AM / IS / ARE + VERB -ING + COMPLEMENT
Negative: SUBJECT + AM NOT / ISN'T + AREN'T + VERB -ING + COMPLEMENT
Interrogative: AM / IS / ARE + SUBJECT + VERB -ING + COMPLEMENT?
USES Use the Present Continuous with to express the idea that something is happening now.
You are learning English now.
In English, "now" can mean: this second, today, this month, this
year, this century, and so on. Sometimes, we use this tense
to say that we are in the process of doing a longer action which is in
progress.
I am not reading any books right now.
The Present Continuous with words such as "always" or "constantly"
expresses the idea that something irritating or shocking often happens. Remember to put the words "always" or "constantly"
She is always coming to class late.
I DO NOT OWN THESE VIDEOS NEITHER ANY OF THEIR RIGHTSActividad: González Navarro
Watch the following video to practice the narrative of events in simple past
This video doesn't belong to me neither any of its rights
A story can be divided in three main chronological moments: beginning, middle and end
EXERCISE
After watching the video narrate the story by dividing it in three main moments, be brief and use your own words
Use the simple past tense for your narrative
You can use the following diagram if you want:
The present simple is used in the following situations:
*To talk about habits and routines
*To talk about preferences
*To talk about facts and general truths
*To talk about future timetables and schedules
How is it formed?
AFFIRMATIVE
SUBJECT + VERB + COMPLEMENT
If the subject is HE or SHE, it is a third person so the verb is conjugated with an S, ES, or IES
e.g. BLOWS / CATCHES / TRIES NEGATIVE
SUBJECT + DON'T / DOESN'T + VERB IN BASE FORM + COMPLEMENT DON'T is used for the subjects I, WE, YOU, THEY DOESN'T is used for the subjects HE, SHE, IT
INTERROGATIVE
DO / DOES + SUBJECT + VERB IN BASE FORM + COMPLEMENT?
DO is used for the subjects I, WE, YOU, THEY DOES is used for the subjects HE, SHE, IT
Exercise:
Exercise taken from: http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/simple_present_mix2.htm
Read the following text and create a chart comparing the education system in Mexico with the United Kingdom's
EDUCATION SYSTEMS
MEXICO
UK
UK Education System
The education system in the UK is divided into four main parts, primary education, secondary education, further
education and higher education. Children in the UK have to legally attend primary and secondary education which runs
from about 5 years old until the student is 16 years old.
The education system in the UK is also split into "key stages" which breaks down as follows:
Key Stage 1: 5 to 7 years old
Key Stage 2: 7 to 11 years old
Key Stage 3: 11 to 14 years old
Key Stage 4: 14 to 16 years old
Generally key stages 1 and 2 will be undertaken at primary school and at 11 years old a student will move onto
secondary school and finish key stages 3 and 4.
Students are assessed at the end of each stage. The most important assessment occurs at age 16 when students pursue
their GCSE's or General Certificate of Secondary Education. Once students complete their GCSE's they have the choice
to go onto further education and then potential higher education, or finish school and go into the working world.
Our overview of the education system in the UK is divided into five main sections:
Primary education begins in the UK at age 5 and continues until age 11, comprising key stages one and two under the
UK educational system. Please visit the
British Council page for more
information on primary education.
From age 11 to 16, students will enter secondary school for key stages three and four and to start their move
towards taking the GCSE's - learn more about secondary education in the UK and what it will involve. Primary and
secondary education is mandatory in the UK; after age 16, education is optional.
Once a student finishes secondary education they have the option to extend into further education to take their
A-Levels, GNVQ's, BTEC's or other such qualifications. UK students planning to go to college or university must
complete further education.
Probably the most important subject area on this site, this explains more about the higher education system in the
UK and how it works for international students. Most international students will enter directly into the UK higher
education system, after completing their home country’s equivalent to the UK’s “further education.”
Each level of education in the UK has varying requirements which must be satisfied in order to gain entry at that
level - learn more about the education entry requirements for the UK.
Text taken from: http://www.internationalstudent.com/study_uk/education_system/ Actividad: González Navarro
