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FUTURE  MEANING & FORM When we  know about the future , we normally use the  present tense . 1. We use the  present simple  for something  scheduled : (Utilizamos Presente simple para algo programado,pautado, horarios, etc) We  have  a lesson next Monday. The train  arrives  at 6.30 in the morning. The holidays  start  next week. It 's  my birthday tomorrow. 2. We can use the  present continuous  for  plans or arrangements : (Utilizamos Presente Continuo para planes y acuerdos) I 'm playing  football tomorrow. They  are coming  to see us tomorrow. We 're having  a party at Christmas. 3. We use  will :           when we express beliefs about the future:    It  will be  a nice day tomorrow. I think Brazil  will win  the World Cup. I'm sure you  will enjoy  the film.           to mean  want to  or  be willing to : . George says he  will help  us.           to  make offers and promises  : (Hacer ofertas o prometer algo) I 'll  see yo

MEANING, USE & FORM 1. MEANING AND USE  * The past continuous shows us that the action was already in progress at a certain time in the past. What were you doing at 8 p.m. last night? I was studying. This means that I started studying before 8 p.m. and I continued after 8 p.m. * The past continuous can also show that activity was in progress for some time, not just for a moment. We were cleaning the house all morning. 2. FORM   We make the past continuous with  was  or  were  and the - ing  form of the verb. AFFIRMATIVE  STRUCTURE :  PRONOUN + WAS (HE - SHE - IT)   +  VERB -ING                                                   WERE (YOU - WE - THEY)  + VER -ING  She couldn't come to the party. She was working. Three years ago, we were living in my home town. NEGATIVE  STRUCTURE:        PRONOUN + WAS NOT (WASN´T) + VERB -ING                                PRONOUN + WERE NOT (WEREN´T) + VERB -ING  I tried to give him some advice, b

PAST SIMPLE TENSE – MEANING, USE & FORM 1.    MEANING AND USE          to talk about the  past. (Para hablar de acciones en pasado finalizadas) He  worked  at McDonald's. ·       2.    FORM - Forma With most verbs, the past tense is formed by adding  –ed, -ied , -d    (La mayorìa de los verbos en pasado se forman agregando -ed , -ied o -d al final del verbo, estos se demoninan VERBOS REGULARES) Call - call ed Like - like d Watch - watch ed  Study - stud ied                                               But there are a lot of irregular past tense forms in English. Here are the most common irregular verbs in English, with their past tense forms (Hay muchos verbos los cuales no tienen el tipo de cambio mencionado anteriormente, ya que son IRREGULARES y su forma cambia completamente. Existe una lista en donde los podemos encontrar. A continuación tenemos los verbos irregulares mas comunes) Base form Past tense be beg

PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE TENSE – MEANING, USE & FORMS 1.        MEANING AND USE   ·            Unfinished Actions - Acciones que no se han finalizado. We use this tense when we want to talk about unfinished actions or states or habits that started in the past and continue to the present. Usually, we use it to say 'how long' and we need 'since' or 'for'. We often use stative verbs. ( Usamos este tiempo verbal cuando nos referimos a acciones que han comenzado en un pasado pero aún continúan en el presente. Palabras como "How long" , since o for aparecen en este tiempo) I've known Karen since 1994. She's lived in London for three years. I've worked here for six months. SINCE AND FOR - Desde y por A . We use ' since'  with a fixed time in the past (2004, April 23rd, last year) . The fixed time can be another action, which is in the past simple (since I was at school since I arrived). Utilizamos since (des