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.