Review units 1-6 Daniela García Cárdenas

Present simple

Actions that happen in the present. Example: I play soccer. With he, she and it verbs need… what? Which is the correct one? She/He/It played/plays/play

Answer

She/He/It played/plays/play

With I, you, we, and they you DON’T need that.

Present simple FOR QUESTIONS AND NEGATIVE

SENTENCES YOU NEED:

DOES ???????

DO ?????????

Answer DOES she, he, and it

DO I, you, we, and they

Present simple NEGATIVEExample: They don’t eat

cookies. He doesn’t like cats. QUESTIONDo they eat cookies? Does he

like cats?

Choose the correct Do/did/does we have an exam tomorrow? she like/liked/likes puppies. You didn’t/ weren´t/ don’t do the activities.

Answers

Do/did/does we have an exam tomorrow?

she like/liked/likes puppies.

You didn’t/ weren´t/ don’t do the activities.

Present progressive About actions that are happening right

now. Ex: I am writing about present progressive.

FORMULA: noun + VERB TO BE (ARE, AM OR IS) + verb- ing.

She,he and it ??? You, we, they??? I???

Answers

She,he and it IS

You, we, they ARE

I AM

Present progressive NEGATIVE: convert the am, is or are with

the NOT. Ex: is not = isn’t are not= aren’t am not. Ex: I am not reading, I am writing. He isn’t paying attention.

QUESTIONS: just change the noun and the verb to be. Ex: affirmative She is washing the dishes. IN QUESTION Is she washing the dishes?

SUBJECT PRONOUNS

OBJECT PRONOUNS

POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES

POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS

I ME MY MINE

YOU YOU YOUR YOURS

HE HIM HIS HIS

SHE HER HER HERS

IT IT ITS  

WE US OUR OURS

THEY THEM THEIR THEIRS

Possessive case The dog of my cousin. El perro de mi

prima. In possessive case : My cousin’s dog (singular). El perro de mi

prima.

The notebooks of my friends. Las libretas de mis amigos. In possessive case:

My friends’ notebooks.

Past simple About actions of the past. Regular verbs end with –ed Irregular verbs change

Ex: Walk – walked Buy- bought

Past simple Buy - __________ Run- ___________ Write- _________ Be- ______ / _______ Go- _______ Have- ________ Do- __________ Talk-___________

Answers Buy - bought Run- ran Write- wrote Be- was/ were Go- went Have- had Do- did Talk- talked

Past simple FOR QUESTIONS AND NEGATIVE YOU

NEED: DID

Ex: You didn’t do the homework Ex: Did you do the homework?

Past progressive Actions that happened in a past. Ex: I was listening to music. Now I am

writing.

FORMULA: Noun + verb to be in PAST (WAS OR WERE) + verb-ing

I, she, he, it ???? You, we, they?????

Answers

I, she, he, it was

You, we, they were

Past progressive NEGATIVE convert with not the was

and were. Ex: was not= wasn’t were not = weren’t

Ex: she wasn’t watching the tv. We weren’t reading a book.

QUESTION change the noun and was or were. Ex: Was she watching the tv?

Were we reading a book?

Present progressive and past progressive She is playing the piano. She was playing the piano.

I am watching tv. I was watching tv.

We are reading this. We were reading this.

Present progressive and past progressive NEGATIVE He isn’t running in the park. He wasn’t running in the park.

You aren’t drinking water. You weren’t drinking water.

They aren’t buying apples. They weren’t buying apples.

Present progressive and past progressive QUESTIONS Are we studying for the exam? Were we studying for the exam?

Am I riding a horse? Was I riding a horse?

USED TO Solía. Ex: I used to watch Barney (yo

solía ver Barney) The “used” is in present or past?

Ex: she used to be small. He used to play basketball. They used to drink soda.

USED TO NEGATIVE: ?

QUESTION: ?

Prepositions Pg 39

COMPARATIVE

TO COMPARE 2 THINGS With short adjectives: add –er Ex: big- bigger, warm- warmer, fast- faster,

slow-slower.

With long adjectives: add more Ex: beautiful- more beautiful, expensive-more

expensive, important- more important

***** when we use more, the adjectives stay the same

COMPARATIVE Exceptions:

Good better

Bad worse

Far farther

COMPARATIVE KEY:

WITH THE COMPARATIVE YOU MUST USE:

THAN

Ex: Cheetahs are faster than lions. A car is more expensive than a

bicycle.

As …(adjective) … as When you have as………….. as in a

sentence, the adjective stays equal.

Ex: Nike is as expensive as Puma.

You CANNOT write: Nike is as more expensive as Puma

SUPERLATIVE TO COMPARE +2 THINGS With short adjectives add: -est Ex: cheap- cheapest, busy- busiest, hot-

hottest, large-largest. With long adjectives add: most Ex: most expensive, most modern, most

interesting.

SUPERLATIVE Exceptions

Good- best

Bad- worst

Far- farthest

Superlative KEY:

WE MUST USE “THE” FOR THE SUPERLATIVE.

Ex: the giraffe is the tallest animal of all.

A castle is the most expensive of all buildings.

ZERO CONDITIONAL (present simple) If : si When: cuando

Ex: if you eat a lot, you get fat. Si tu comes mucho, te pones gordo.

Ex: when you eat a lot, you get fat.

Future Check the other presentation

Present Perfect simple FORMULA: noun+ HAVE OR HAS +

verb in past participle.

She, he, and it has

I, you, we, and they have

Present Perfect simple Ex: she has eaten all the cookies. (ella se

ha comido todas las galletas). We have seen the movie called Scream.

Choose the correct one He had/have/has play/played/playing

soccer. They have/had/has drink/ drinking/

drank water.

Answers

He had/have/has play/played/playing soccer.

They have/had/has drink/ drinking/ drank water.

Present Perfect simple NEGATIVE Put the has or have with

NOT. Ex: has not= hasn’t have not= haven’t

QUESTION change the noun and the has or have.

Ex: (affirmative) I have cleaned my room.

In question: Have I cleaned my room?

TOO AND ENOUGH Too mucho o demasiado Enough lo suficiente

Ex: This shirt is too big for me. Too is first, then the adjective. My laptop is fast enough to search. The adjective is first, then the enough.

How much, how many, a few, a little How much and a little are used for

uncountable nouns like: cheese, milk, soda, water, sand, jam, soup, homework, time,money, etc.

How many and a few are used for contable nouns like: apples, leaves, books, chairs, pens, computers, coins, songs, etc.

How much, how many, a few, a little Ex: How much money do you have? I have a little money.

How many dollars do you have? I have a few dollars and many coins.

RELATIVE PRONOUNS

Who and that PEOPLE.

Which and that THINGS, PLACES, ANIMALS.

So.. (entonces..) THAT PEOPLE AND THINGS,

PLACES,ANIMALS. (el that se puede utilizar para todo)

WHO only for people. WHICH only for things, places, animals.

RELATIVE PRONOUNS

Ex: Jonhy is a person who has many pets. Jonhy

is a person that has many pets. Jonhy is a person which has many pets.

Karla, that is a nice girl, has many friends. Karla, who is a nice girl, has many friends. Karla, which is a nice girl, has many friends.

The dog is an animal which runs fast. The dog is an animal that runs fast. The dog is an animal who runs fast.

MUST- HAVE TO Must debes Have to tienes que

Ex: You must study for exams. Negative: You must not (mustn’t) lie.

Ex: I have to finish this presentation. Negative: I don’t have to watch tv.