GRAMMAR 16: Irregular verbs

When you write in English you need to know there are some verbs whose form is different in the past.

The regular verbs form the past with "-ed". For example: listen - listened

But irregular verbs change its form and you need to learn them!

GRAMMAR 15: Future simple

Simple Future has 2 differents forms in English: "Will" and "Be going to".

USES:

WILL--> -To express a voluntary action: I will send you the information whrn I get it

-To express a promise: I promise I will not tell him about the surprise party.

Form:
Affirmative S+will+V
Negative S + will not (won't)+V
Interrogative Will+S+V?


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BE GOING TO-->To express a plan:He is going to spend his vacation in Hawaii

Form:
Affirmative S+ verb TO BE + going to + verb
Negative S+Verb to BE +not+going to+verb
Interrogative Verb TO BE+ S+ going to+ verb?

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* "Will" or "Be going to" can express a Prediction!

Eg: The year 2222 will be a very interesting year.
The year 2222 is going to be a very interesting year.

Now! Verb tense exercise:

1. A: I've got a terrible headache.
B: Do you? Wait here and I__________________(get) you some aspirin.

2. A: Where are you going? Are you going shopping?
B: Yes, I_______________________(wash) the car.

3.A: I can't figure out how to use this camera.
B: It's easy. I_________________(show) you.

GRAMMAR 14: Past Simple

Use the Simple Past to express the idea that an action started and finished at a specific time in the past.
The verb in the Past Simple form can be REGULAR or IRREGULAR.
- Regular verbs:

Example:
- Affirmative form: Maria played with her friends-> La Maria jugava amb les seves amigues.
- Negative form: They didn't play football-> Ells no jugaven a futbol.
- Question form: Did you play the guitar?-> Toques la guitarra?

In Past Simple verbs ending:
- In "-e" add "-d" (For example like->liked).
- Consonant and "-y" change "-y -> -i" and "-ed" (For example study-> studied).
- Vowel and consonant, double the consonant and add "-ed" (For example stop-> stopped).
- "-y" and "-w" at the end of a word are not consonant sounds. So verbs ending in "-y" or "-w" do not double the consonant (For example play-> played).

- Irregular verbs:
The past forms of the irregular forms don't end in "-ed". They have different forms and we need to learn then gradually.
Example: begin->began; get->got; come->came; have->had; go->went...

Exercise:
Put correct the verb in Past Simple.
1. I................(live) in Canada for two years.
2. Laura..................(sttudy) Japanese in school.
3. They...................(not stay) at the party the entire time.
4. We...................(talk) on the phone for three hours.
5. ............ you...............(play) a musical instrument when you were a kid?
6. He.....................(not like) patatoes before.
7. I.................(come) home early yesterday.
8. We................(go) to the movies last weekend.

GRAMMAR 13: Present Simple

Use the Present Simple to express the idea that an action is repeated or usual.

Example:
- Affirmative form: We work very good ->Treballem molt bé
- Negative form: We do not very good -> No treballem molt bé
- Question form: Do we work very good? -> Treballem molt bé?

In present simple, affirmative forms, the 3ª person of singular has "-s" when:
- The verb finish with consonant (For example warm -> warms).
- When the verb finish with "-s", "-ch", "-sh", "-x", "-o" it has "-es" (For example watch -> watches)
- When the verb finish with "-y" it has "ies" (For example fly ->flies)

Exercise:
Complete the sentences with the Present Simple:
1. I (travel)............to London every week.
2. You (be).............a good student.
3. My father (clean).............the house.
4. The car (not be)...............in the garage.
5. We (not live)................in Paris.
6. They (be)..............my best friends.
7. ...........she (play)..............with his brother?
8. Mike (not do)..............the homework.