| Simple Present | Present Continuous |
|---|---|
Base form
I speak(3rd person singular: infinitive + 's') you speak he / she / it speaks we speak they speak |
form of 'be' and verb + ing
I am speakingyou are speaking he / she / it is speaking we are speaking they are speaking |
Exceptions
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Exceptions when adding 's'
:
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Exceptions when adding
'ing' :
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| Simple Present | Present Progressive |
|---|---|
in general (often, never)
Colin plays football every
Tuesday.
present actions happening
one after another
First Colin plays football, then he watches TV. |
right now
Look! Colin is playing football
now.
also for several actions
happening at the same time
Colin is playing football and Anne is watching. |
Signal words
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on
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sobre
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in
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dentro de
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above
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encima de
|
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under
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debajo de
|
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in front of
opposite
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enfrente de
delante de
|
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behind
|
detrás de
|
 |
beside
near next to |
al lado de
cerca de junto a |
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between
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entre (dos cosas)
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among
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entre (varias cosas)
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Positive |
Negative |
Question |
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I / you / we / they |
I have spoken. |
I have not spoken. |
Have I spoken? |
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he / she / it |
He has spoken. |
He has not spoken. |
Has he spoken? |
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Exceptions in spelling when adding ed |
Example |
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after a final e only add d |
love – loved |
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final consonant after a short, stressed vowel or l as final consonant after a vowel is doubled |
admit – admitted travel – travelled |
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final y after a consonant becomes i |
hurry – hurried |
