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WELCOME TO CLASS!1 Estefanía Checa Mendoza

PRESENT SIMPLE – TO BE

I’m/am notYou’re/aren’tHe’s/She’s/It’s/isn’tWe’re/aren’tYou’re/aren’tThey’re/aren’t

from

England. Portugal. Japan. Spain. France. Germany.

PRESENT SIMPLE

IYouWe They

He/She

play/don’t play football

rides/doesn’t ride a bike

every weekend

I’m/not He’s/isn’t She’s/isn’t We’re/aren’t They’re/aren’t

wearing listening playing

trainers. the radio. sports.

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

I He She

am is is

taller older shorter

than my nephew. his sister-in-law. her brother.

COMPARATIVE FORM

Am/Is/Are + subject+…? Am/Is/Are + subject+ v-ing…?

Do/Does + subject + infinitive verb…? Subject + verb+ adj-er/more adjective+ than…

FAIR PLAY WITHOUT CHEATING!2

I She We They

went sent saw read

on a bike ride. a test message. a forest fire. a newspaper.

Did

youheshethey

gosendseeread

on a bike ride?a text message?The magazine?a newspaper?

Yes,

No,

Ihe shewethey

did.

didn’t

I She We

phoned discovered saved helped

the emergency services. a fire. the children.

I He She We They

was

were

scared. very proud.

PAST SIMPLE - REGULARS

TO BE – PAST SIMPLE

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PAST SIMPLE - IRREGULARS

Subject+ didn’t+ verb.

I wasn’t bored.She wasn’t scared.

They were very proud

Was he scared?Were you very proud?

THE WORLD SURPRISES US!3

COMPARATIVE FORM SUPERLATIVES

I He She

am is is

taller older shorter

than my friend. his sister. her brother.

The mountain The valley It

is higher deeper bigger

than the volcano. the lake. the forest.

I He She

am is is

the oldest the youngest

girl boy

in the family.

It is the biggest

the deepest

plain

lake in the country


Subject+ verb+ adj-er/ more adjective+ than

Subject+ verb+ the+ adj-est/ the most+ adjective

DELICIOUS FOOD!4 PAST SIMPLE - REGULARS PAST SIMPLE QUESTIONS

TO BE – PAST SIMPLE

I He She

We They

was

were

scared. very proud.

Did

youheshethey

eat soup

yesterday?last night?last week?this morning?

Yes,

Iheshewethey

did.drink a milkshakego to the sports

centrelisten to music

No, didn’t.watch TVread a magazine

IHeSheWeThey

atedidn’t eat

fish last night.

drankdidn’t drink

50 cups of chocolate a day.

haddidn’t have

a very good meal last night.

madedidn’t make

a chocolate paste.


I wasn’t bored.She wasn’t scared.

They were very proud

Was he scared?Were you very proud?

LET’S GO ONSALES!5

PRESENT CONTINUOUS ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY

I

He She

always usually sometimes never often

wear

wears

a skirt.

trousers.

a tracksuit.

I’m/am not He’s/ isn’t She’s/isn’t We’re/aren’t They’re/aren’t

wearing watching playing

trousers. TV. sports.

Am Is Are

I

HeShe

WeThey

wearing

watching

playing

a skirt?

a film?

Football?


Present Simple

TAKE CARE OF THE ENVIRONMENT6IMPERATIVES FUTURE WITH ‘GOING TO’

Pick up

Walk

your litter.

on the paths.Don’t

play

throw

climb

music loudly.

litter in the lake.

trees.

What

is

are

heshe

youwethey

going to do

tonight?

tomorrow?

I’m / I’m notHe’s / He isn’tShe’s / She isn’tWe’re / We aren’tThey’re/They aren’t

going to live in a tree.

go camping.


ASTONISHING PLACES!7QUESTIONS WITH ‘TO BE’ THERE IS / THERE ARE

(Singular/Plural)

How old is

are

the London Eye?

the Pyramids?

It They

is are

4 years old. 4,500 years old.

I We He / She

take (don’t take) finds(doesn’t find)

a letterto the museum.behind the painting.

PRESENT SIMPLE

There is

isn’t a

museum. letter behind the painting.

There are

aren’t

some

any

paintings. people.

Is

Are there

a

any

market?

paintings?

Yes,

No,

thereis/are.

isn’t/aren’t.


Do/Does+ subject+ infinitive verb?

MY FAVOURITE JOB!8INDEFINITE ARTICLES (a / an) WANT TO – Present Simple

I’m He’s She’s

a

an

secretary. scientist.

engineer. artist.

I

He She

want don’t want

wants doesn’t want

to

be a cook buy a new CD. go on holiday.

Do you want to be a cook? buy a new CD? go on holiday?

Yes,

No, I

do.

don’t.


A + CONSONANT WORDAN+ VOCAL WORD

(Exceptions: a university)

I LOVE MY FREE TIME!9PRESENT CONTINUOUS QUESTIONS LIKE + ING

Areyou

they

dancing to music? playing sports? going shopping?

Yes/No

Yes/No

I we they

am/am not.

are/aren’t.

Is he

she

wearing a tracksuit? reading a book? having a picnic?

Yes,

No,

he she

is.

isn’t.

I

He She

like don’t like

likes doesn’t like

watching films. playing sports.

Do

Does

you

he

she

liketelling jokes?going shopping?

Yes,

No,

Iheshe

Iheshe

do.

does.

don’t.

doesn’t.


READING STORIES…10QUESTIONS WITH ‘TO BE’ THERE IS / THERE ARE

How old is

are

the ship?

the maps?

It They

is are

4 years old. 4,500 years old.

I We They

He / She

take find

takes finds

a letter to the ship.

behind the map.

PRESENT SIMPLE

There is

isn’t a

map behind the ship. ship in the island.

There are

aren’t

some

any

sailors. bottles of water.

Is

Are there

a

any

pirate?

seas?

Yes,

No,

thereis/are.

isn’t/aren’t.


ARE YOU AN ALIEN?11QUESTIONS WITH ‘TO BE’ THERE IS / THERE ARE

How old is

are

the spaceship?

the rockets?

It They

is are

40 years old. 25 years old.

I We They

He / She

go

goes

around

through

the sun.

the clouds.

PRESENT SIMPLE

There is

isn’t a

satellite. planet.

There are

aren’t

some

any

rockets. astronauts.

Is

Are there

a

any

UFO?

stars?

Yes,

No,

thereis/are.

isn’t/aren’t.


CLOSE TO THEHIGH SCHOOL!15

IMPERATIVES FUTURE WITH ‘GOING TO’

Take

Do

your books.

your homework.

Don’t

argue

shout

talk

with your friends.

in class.

in class.

What

is

are

heshe

youwethey

going to study

tonight?

tomorrow?

I’m / I’m notHe’s / He isn’tShe’s / She isn’tWe’re / We aren’tThey’re/They aren’t

going to study Physics.

study Literature.


KNOWING PLACES!12 Estefanía Checa Mendoza

PAST SIMPLE IRREGULAR QUESTION TAGS

I

He

She

am

is

Is

late for the excursion.visiting the square.

Aren’t

Is

I?

he/she?

We

You

They

aren’t traveling around the world. Are

we?

you?

they?

I She We They

went sent saw read

on a bike ride. a test message. a forest fire. a newspaper.

Subject+ didn’t+ verb.

Did

youheshethey

gosendseeread

on a bike ride?a text message?The magazine?a newspaper?

Yes,

No,

Ihe shewethey

did.

didn’t

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