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The document provides a review of the present simple tense, present continuous tense, and simple past tense in English. It discusses when to use each tense, gives examples, and provides exercises to practice forming sentences in each tense. The present simple is used to express habits and routines. The present continuous expresses ongoing actions. The simple past expresses completed actions in the past.

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Present Simple and Continuous 1 ESO

The document provides a review of the present simple tense, present continuous tense, and simple past tense in English. It discusses when to use each tense, gives examples, and provides exercises to practice forming sentences in each tense. The present simple is used to express habits and routines. The present continuous expresses ongoing actions. The simple past expresses completed actions in the past.

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TEORÍA

REVISION TENSES: PRESENT SIMPLE, PRESENT CONTINUOUS

 Se usa el presente simple (simple present) para expresar rutinas, hábitos y costumbres.

We have dinner at 8:30 every day. Cenamos a las 8:30 cada día.
She goes dancing on Fridays. Ella va a bailar los viernes.

Afirmativa Negativa Interrogative

I / You write I / You don’t write Do I / you write e-mails?

He / She / It writes He / She / It doesn’t write Does he / she / it write e-mails?

We / You / They write We / You / They don’t write Do we / you / they write e-mails?

 El present continuous se forma con el verbo be + verbo en –ing.

 Usamos el present continuous para expresar lo que está ocurriendo mientras hablamos. En estos
casos, suele ir acompañado de estas expresiones: now, right now, at the moment.

I’m listening to music right now. Estoy escuchando música ahora mismo.

Afirmativa Negativa Interrogativa

I ‘m learning I ‘m not learning Am I learning?

You ‘re learning You aren’t learning Are you learning?

He / she / it ‘s learning He / she / it isn’t learning Is he / she / it learning?

We / you / they ‘re learning We / you / they aren’t learning Are we / you they learning?

REVISION TENSES: SIMPLE PAST

 El pasado simple (simple past) se usa para expresar acciones y situaciones del pasado.

We had lunch at 2:30 yesterday. Comimos a las 7:30 ayer.


She worked in an office last year. Ella trabajó en una oficina el año pasado.

 El pasado simple de los verbos regulares acaba en –ed.

arrive → arrived play → played

 Los verbos irregulares tienen cada uno su forma de pasado que hay que aprender junto con el verbo
y su significado. Puedes consultarlas en las páginas 159-160 de tu libro. También en un diccionario
si no tienes el libro.

do → did run → ran read → read

 En negativa usamos didn’t seguido del verbo en infinitivo. En preguntas usamos did seguido del
sujeto y del verbo en infinitivo.

Afirmativa Negativa Interrogativa

I / You travelled I / You didn’t travel Did I / you travel?

He / She / It travelled He / She / It didn’t travel Did he / she / it travel?

We / You / They travelled We / You / They didn’t travel Did we / you / they travel?
EJERCICIOS
1. Write the verbs in the 3rd person singular of the present simple.

Verb 3rd person singular verb 3rd person singular

Walk Play

Stay Do

Cry Go

Make Study

Love Finish

Stop Speak

Come Watch

2. Complete the sentences with the present simple form of the verbs in brackets.

a. I ______________________orange juice for breakfast. (have)


b. My dad _________________________ a movie every day. (not watch)
c. I _________________________ adventure books. (not buy)
d. All my friends __________________________adventure films. (love)
e. She ________________________ swimming at the weekend. (not go)
f. My sister ___________________________law at university. (study)
g. Your mum _________________________as a doctor. ( work)

3. Write questions using the simple present. Then write short answers.

a. You / like / crime films?


_______________________________________? Yes, _____________
b. Your brother / drink / tea ?
_______________________________________? No, ____________
c. Your friends / like / sports?
_______________________________________? No, ____________
d. Your uncle / go / to university?
_______________________________________? Yes, ___________
e. You / buy / DVDs?
_______________________________________? No, ___________
4. Complete the sentences with the present continuous affirmative or negative of the verbs in
brackets.

a. He ______________________________ on the river with his dad. (swim)


b. Joe ______________________________ with his friends. (fish)
c. My classmates ___________________________ in a camping site tonight. (not sleep)
d. We __________________________a good time. (have)
e. She _________________________ lunch now. (not cook)
f. They __________________________ a lot of sport. (do)

5. Order the words to make questions. Then, write short answers.

a. Any bread / she / buying / Is ?

_____________________________________? No,_______________
b. they / playing / are / table tennis?

_____________________________________? Yes,_______________

c. you / to pop music / listening / are ?

_____________________________________? No,_______________
d. the tennis match / you / are / losing ?

_____________________________________? Yes,_______________
e. in the swimming pool / your mum / swimming / is ?

_____________________________________? No,_______________

6. Circle the correct option.

a. We play / are playing basketball on Wednesdays and Fridays.

b. They win / are winning the football match at the moment.

c. She always has / is having juice for breakfast.

d. The baby sleeps / is sleeping now.

7. Complete the sentences with the past simple affirmative of the verbs in brackets.

a. We ___________________________a good book at the library. (read)


b. He _________________________ to school yesterday. (walk)
c. She _________________________a present for her dad’s birthday. (buy)
d. You __________________________at school late yesterday. (arrive)
e. They ___________________________fish and vegetables for dinner. (have)
f. My brother __________________________as a mechanic last year. (work)
g. My teacher ___________________________to Paris with some students. (go)
h. He _____________________________to learn Italian last week. (start)

8. Write the sentences in exercise 7 in the negative.

a.

b.

c.

d.

e.

f.

g.

h.

9. Make questions in the simple past.

a. you / cook / lunch / yesteday?


________________________________________________
b. When / your dad / start / work / yesterday?
________________________________________________
c. They / go / to the mountains / last summer?
________________________________________________
d. you / go / to the cinema last weekend?
__________________________________________________

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