Estructure Flashcards
The present continuous tense
Presente del verbo TO BE (AM/S/ARE) + un GERUNDIO de un verbo principal.
NOW o AT THIS TIME, AT THE MOMENT, AT PRESENT, TEMPORARILY, FOR THE TIME BEING.
They’re living in New York at present
The present continuous tense
Mary’s working in Room 10 now
The present continuous tense
Herbert’s having lunch at the moment
The present continuous tense
For the time being, I’m living with my brother John.
The present continuous tense
They are not living in New York at present.
The present continuous tense
They ́re not living in New York at present.
The present continuous tense
Mary is not working in Room 10 now.
The present continuous tense
The simple present tense
SUJETO (I, You, The students, You and I, etc.) + INFINITIVO de un verbo principal.
Acciones realizadas every day, every morning, every weekend, always, generally, usually, often, sometimes, rarely, seldom, hardly ever, never, once, many times, a week…
I speak Spanish every day
The simple present tense
I often see Mary at the club
The simple present tense
They always come here on Saturday
The simple present tense
We don’t go to the beach every summer
The simple present tense
Do you speak Spanish every day?
The simple present tense
The present perfect tense
Presente verbo HAVE + un PARTICIPIO PASADO verbo ppl.
- Describir una acción que acaba de suceder “JUST”
“The train has just arrived”
- Una acción que ha ocurrido antes (BEFORE) o últimamente (LATELY), sin especificar cuándo exactamente ella ocurrió.
“I am sure that I’ ve seen that film before”
“She’s been here lately”
- Para indicar que la acción expresada por el verbo ha sido realizada varias veces a la fecha de hoy.
“I ́ve seen that documentary twice”
“We ́ve been in New York several times”
- Para referirse a una acción que comenzó en el pasado y ha continuado hasta el día de hoy, hasta este momento.
Tom has worked here since 1992
The present perfect tense
We have lived here for several years
The present perfect tense
Have you ever drunk tequila?
The present perfect tense
Have they ever visited you in the winter?
The present perfect tense
I have been there before.
The present perfect tense
Mary has written another novel.
The present perfect tense
Peter is bought a new car.
The present perfect tense