Presentation related to the use of the present simple and the present progressive.

1. YOUTH CULTURE
Lesson 1

2. What are popular activities forYoung people in Mexico?
How doYoung people today make new Friends?

3. WHAT´S UP?
Lesson 1A

4. Do you talk with your Friends on the phone a lot?
Which media do you usually use to communicate
with your Friends?

5. VOCABULARY
 Hold On
 You can´t be serious!
 What are you up to?
 How´s it going?
 Nice one!
Wait
 I don´t agree with you
What are you doing at the moment?
 How are you?
 Great!

6. PRESENT SIMPLE
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7. WHENTO USE IT?
We use the present simple tense for:
•Permanent states
•Habits or actions that happend regularly
•For general truths
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8. EXAMPLES
• Ben lives in London ( permanent states)
• We always have breakfast at eight (happens regularly)
• The Earth goes round the sun. (general truth)
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9. AFFIRMATIVE
subject verb
I work
He/She/It works
We/You/They work
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10. NEGATIVE
subject aux. verb verb
I don´t work
He/She/It doesn´t work.
We/You/They don´t work
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11. INTERROGATIVE
Aux. verb subject verb ?
Do I work ?
Does He/She/It work ?
Do
We/You/Th
ey
work ?
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12. BE CAREFUL!
If the verb ends in –o // -sh // -ch, then you have to
add –es at the end of the verb.
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13.  Play  Plays
 Dance  Dances
 Watch Watches
 Go  Goes
 Wash Washes
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14. PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
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15. WHENTO USE IT?
We use the present progressive tense for:
•Temporary states
•Action happening at the moment of speaking
•For future arrengements
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16. EXAMPLES
• I´m taking driving lesson this month ( temporary states)
• Lucy is sleeping now (actions at the moment)
• For future arrengements (We´re flying to Acapulco tonight)
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17. AFFIRMATIVE
subject V. Be conj verb
I am working
He/She/It is working
We/You/They are working
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18. NEGATIVE
subject
aux.
verb
NOT Verb -ing
I am not working
He/She/It is not working
We/You/They are not working
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19. INTERROGATIVE
Aux. verb subject verb ?
Am I working ?
Is He/She/It working ?
Are
We/You/Th
ey
working ?
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20. Be careful when conjugating the
verbs in present progressive!
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21. PRESENT SIMPLE VS. PRESENT
PROGRESSIVE
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22. PRESENT SIMPLE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
MAIN USE
Permanent states
Habits or regular actions
General truths
MAIN USE
Temporary states
Actions happening at the moment
Future arrengements
TIME EXPRESSIONS:
• Usually, always, often, every day, in the morning, on
Monday, once, twice, etc.
TIME EXPRESSIONS:
• Now, at the moment, today, these days, this week,
tonight, tomorrow, next week, etc.
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23. THE FOLLOWINGVERBS ARE NORMALLY
NOT USED IN PROGRESSIVETENSES
VERBS OF EMOTION
Like, dislike, love, hate, want, need, prefer
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• VERBS OF SENSES
• Feel, hear, smell, seem, appear

24. THE FOLLOWINGVERBS ARE NORMALLY NOT
USED IN PROGRESSIVETENSES
•OTHERVERBS
• Be, have, own, belong, cost
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• VERBS OF PERCEPTION AND OPINION
• Know, mean, think, understand, remember, forget, imagine, hope,
believe

25. My brother´s name is Peter. He is 18 years old and right now he
______________________ (study) Medicine at the International Med School.
Every day, he __________________ (wake up) at 5:00, then he
__________________ (take) a shower and then he __________________ (eat) his
breakfast.
At 6:30, he usually ________________ (ride) his bike and go to school, however,
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26. KEEP IN TOUCH
Lesson 1B

27. How do you keep in touch with your Friends?
Do you use social networks?Which ones?

28. VOCABULARY
Regularly
Instantly
Online
Display
Usually
Immediately
On the Internet
Show

29. EXPRESSIONS
KEEP INTOUCH
GIVE ME A CALL
RETURNED MY CALL
LOSTTOUCH
DROPYOU A LINE
HAVEAWORDWITH
RECEIVE A REPLY

30. PAST SIMPLE
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31. WHENTO USE IT?
We use the past simple tense for:
• Actions that started and were completed at a specific time in the past
• Habitual or repeated actions in the past
• Completed actions that happened one after the other in the past
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32. EXAMPLES
• We bought a house five years ago (started//completed in the
past)
• I always went to bed Early when I was 5 (habits in past)
• I made a sándwich, turned on theTV and watched the match
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33.  +VPS + COMPLEMENT
I went shopping yesterday.

34. 2 DIFFERENT OPTIONS
Verbs
Regular Irregular
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35. REGULAR VERBS
For regular verbs, we only add
“ed” at the end of the verb.
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Play  Played
Talk  Talked
Stay  Stayed
Jump  Jumped

36. EXCEPTIONS
1. Verbs ending in –e, only add a –d at the end
2. Verbs ending in a consonant + -y, add –ied
3. Verbs with one syllable ending in CVC form, double the last consonant.
4. Verbs with 2 or more syllables ending in the CVC form and with the last
stressed syllable
5. Verbs ending in one vowel + -L, double the –L before the –ed
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37. VERBS ENDING IN –E, ONLY ADD A –D AT THE END
Dance  Danced
Agree  Agreed
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38. VERBS ENDING IN A CONSONANT + -Y, ADD
–IED
Try- Tried
Carry - Carried

39. BE CAREFUL!
Play  Played
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40. VERBS WITH ONE SYLLABLE ENDING IN CVC FORM, DOUBLE THE
LAST CONSONANT.
Stop  Stopped
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C V C

41. BE CAREFUL!
IF THE VERB ENDS IN X OR W, DON´T DOUBLE THE LAST
CONSONANT
FIX  FIXED
MIX  MIXED
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42. VERBS WITH MORE THAN ONE SYLLABLE, YOU ONLY
DOUBLE THE CONSONANT IF IT HAS THE CVC AND IT IS
STRESSED
Prefer  Preferred
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43. BE CAREFUL!
Answer Answered
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44. VERBS ENDING IN ONE VOWEL + -L,
DOUBLE THE –L BEFORE THE –ED
Travel  Travelled
Cancel  Cancelled
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45. BE CAREFUL!
Sail Sailed
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46. IRREGULAR VERBS
There is no specific rule for the Irregular verbs.

47. IRREGULAR VERBS
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Irregular verbs are different from each
other, so, you need to learn one by one
the cases. 

48. SOME EXAMPLES
HAVE  HAD
GET  GOT
BUY  BOUGHT
MAKE  MADE
COME  CAME
EAT  ATE
LEAVE  LEFT
DO  DID
GO  WENT
SEE  SAW
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49. TIME EXPRESSIONS
 Yesterday
 Last Night
 Last Day
 Last Summer
 Two days ago
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50. AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES
I
You
He
She
It
We
They
Verb in
past
Comp.

51. EXAMPLES
•I played soccer last week.
•Sarah danced salsa yesterday.
•Peter and Paco ate broccoli last morning.
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52. NEGATIVE SENTENCES
I
You
He
She
It
We
They
Didn´t Comp.Verb in
simple
form

53. SPEAKING ACTIVITY
Talk about the things you did yesterday // last weekend
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EXAMPLE
• Last weekend, I went with some friends to a
party, it was incredible. We drank some beer and
also we ate some tacos.

54. USED TO

55. We use “used to” to talk about something that
happened regularly in the past but no longer does
“We used to go skateboarding every afternoon when we´re young”

57. SPEAKING ACTIVITY
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Which means of communication did you parents //
grandparents used to use?
Which means of communication do your parents //
grandparents use now?

58. THAT´S ME
Lesson 1C

59. VOCABULARY
• Big fan of someone
• Interested in something
• Fond of someone
• Be into something.

60. VOCABULARY
• Can´t stand
• Find boring
• Hate

61. PREPOSITIONS OF TIME

63. AT

64. IN // ON

66. GOOD ROLE MODELS
Lesson 1D

67. WORDS EASILY CONFUSED
WIN BEAT

68. WORDS EASILY CONFUSED
TRAIN PERFORM

69. WORDS EASILY CONFUSED
POPULAR FAMOUS

70. WORDS EASILY CONFUSED
UNDERSTAND REALISE

71. QUANTIFIERS

72. SOME + UNCOUNTABLE / PLURAL COUNTABLE
We use some + uncountable // plural countable
nouns in affirmative sentences and offers
There is some orange juice in the fridge
Would you like some chips?

73. ANY+ UNCOUNTABLE / PLURAL COUNTABLE
We use any + uncountable // plural countable
nouns in questions and negative sentences
Is there any orange juice in the fridge?
There aren´t any chips in the table.

74. NO (=NOT ANY) + UNCOUNTABLE / PLURAL COUNTABLE
We use no+ uncountable // plural countable nouns in
affirmative sentences yo give a negative meaning
There is no cheese in the fridge (=There isn´t any cheese in the fridge)

75. MANY
We use many with plural countable nouns,
usually in questions and negative sentences
There aren´t many books in the bookcase

76. MUCH
We use much with uncountable nouns, in
questions and negative sentences
We don´t have much money

77. LOT OF // LOTS OF
We use lot of // lots of with uncountable plural
countable nouns, usually in affirmative sentences
There is a lot of coffee in my cup
There are lots of apples in the fridge.

78. A LITTLE
We use a Little with uncountable nouns in
affirmative sentences
There is a Little cheese on the table

79. A FEW
We use a few with plural countable nouns in
affirmative sentences
There are a few magazines on the table

80. LITTLE
We use little with uncountable nouns when
there´s not enough of something
We´ve got very little time

81. FEW
We use few with plural countable nouns when
there are nout enough of them
There are very few tomatoes left