Activity #7

A continuación, se le presenta un material, correspondiente al Presente Simple y Presente

Progresivo o Continuo. El mismo contiene las estructuras gramaticales, descripción, ejemplos y
ejercicios con vocabulario básico y cotidiano para su mayor comprensión. Para las actividades de
evaluación, deben aplicar el vocabulario técnico adquirido en las actividades previas, relacionado al
área de la ingeniería.

Del siguiente material, se proponen las siguientes actividades:

 Leer las instrucciones y completar los ejercicios correspondientes.

 Construir 10 oraciones en Presente Simple sobre cosas que se hacen en el área de la Ingeniería
Civil, en sitios de trabajo, oficinas, entre otros.
 Construir 10 oraciones en Presente Progresivo sobre actividades que las personas estén
haciendo en un momento preciso, relacionado a su campo de la Ingeniería.
 Estas dos últimas asignaciones son ilustradas. Es decir, por cada oración en debe haber una
imagen que represente lo que quiere expresar.

EJEMPLO 1: Esto sería para las oraciones en Presente Simple

The engineer works with plans

EJEMPLO 2: Esto sería para las oraciones en Presente Progresivo

Engineer Rojas is designing a highway system.

 Para la presentación oral, se propone tomar 5 oraciones de cada tiempo verbal con sus
imágenes. Es decir, deben presentar 10 oraciones sobre lo que las personas hacen y están
haciendo.
 TALKING ABOUT ROUTINE ACTIVITIES – SIMPLE PRESENT
(Hablar sobre Actividades Habituales – Presente Simple)

Cuando queremos dar, pedir y recibir información acerca de las actividades que se realizan de forma
habitual o permanente, lo hacemos a través de estructuras correspondientes al
PRESENTE SIMPLE tanto para el verbo “To Be” como para otros verbos.

LET’S PRACTICE!
COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE VERB TO BE IN PRESENT.
MAKE QUESTIONS AND WRITE THE NEGATIVE FORM.

1 That student ___is_____ smart  __Is that student smart?________________

2 My father and I ___are____friends.
3 They ___are____very nice animals.
 __That student isn’t smart______________
 __Are my father and I friends?__________
 __My father and I aren’t friends_________
 __Are they very nice animals?__________
 __The aren’t very nice animals__________

Ahora, veremos las estructuras del Presente Simple correspondientes a otros verbos
 Para las ORACIONES POSITIVAS, se tiene la siguiente estructura:
SUJETO + VERBO EN PRESENTE + COMPLEMENTOS.

LET’S PRACTICE!
COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES WITH THE VERB IN PARENTHESIS

1 My teacher ______tell___________ (tell) us some stories.

2 Robert ____goes_______ (go) to music class once a week.
3 She ___________teaches__________ (teach) languages.
4 We__________learn__________ (learn) a lot at school.

Para formar oraciones negativas e interrogativas, tendremos a los Auxiliares: DO y DOES

Ojo: Cuando la oración este Negativa o Interrogativa, al verbo no se le añade “-S”

 Las ORACIONES NEGATIVAS tienen la siguiente estructura:

SUJETO + DON´T / DOESN´T + VERBO EN PRESENTE + COMPLEMENTOS

LET’S PRACTICE!
COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES WITH THE VERB IN PARENTHESIS

1 The students_________Don’t read_______________ (read) a lot of funny books.

2 Kathy and Luis________Don’t wear__________(wear) school uniform at school.
3 You ___________Don’t make_____________ (make) dinner every day.
4 Sandra___________Doesn’t take________ (take) sandwiches to school with her.
  Para las ORACIONES INTERROGATIVAS se tiene la siguiente estructura:
DO/DOES + SUJETO + VERBO EN PRESENTE + COMPLEMENTOS?

LET’S PRACTICE!
COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES WITH THE VERB IN PARENTHESIS

1 ___Does___Anna_____to answer_____ your questions?.(to answer)

2 ___Does___that girl____to wear______trousers at school?.(to wear)
3 _____Do_____the animals ____to hide____ under the tree?.(to hide)
4 __Does____the bell __to ring____in the evenings?. (to ring)

 Para RESPONDER A ESTAS PREGUNTAS de forma corta, podemos usar:

YES / NO, + S + AUX. - Ex: DO YOU LIKE PIZZA?  Yes, I do. / No, I don’t

LET’S PRACTICE!
ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS

1 Does your teacher come late?  _____Yes, he does./ No, he doesn’t___________

2 Do your friends go to the beach?  _____Yes, they do./ No they don’t____________
3 Do you like English?  ____Yes, I do./ No, I don’t________________________
4 Does she work here?  ____Yes, she does./ No, she doesn’t____________________

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INFORMATION QUESTIONS
Este tipo de preguntas, se usan para pedir alguna información:
WH + AUX + SUJETO + VERBO EN PRESENTE + COMPLEMENTO

WHAT = QUÉ WHERE= DÓNDE

WHEN= CUÁNDO HOW= CÓMO
HOW OFTEN= CON QUÉ FRECUENCIA HOW MUCH= CUÁNTO/A
HOW MANY= CUÁNTOS/AS WHY= POR QUÉ

LET’S PRACTICE!
REALICE WH QUESTIONS DE ACUERDO A LA INFORMACIÓN DADA
Ex: Luis washes his car.
What does Louis wash?  His car.

4.1 A fox lives in the garden.  __Where does the fox live?. In the garden___________________
4.2 The teacher explains the lesson  __What does the teacher explain?. The lesson__________
4.3 The students study hard  ___How do the students study?. Hard_________________
4.4 You need a new computer  ___What do you need?. A new computer______________
TALKING ABOUT WHAT PEOPLE ARE DOING - PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
(Hablar sobre lo que las Personas están haciendo – Presente Progresivo)

El Presente Progresivo o Continuo, se utiliza para describir acciones que se están desarrollando ahora
mismo y alrededor del momento en el que se habla.
Uno de los elementos fundamentales en este tiempo verbal es el Verbo “To Be” en Presente el cual
adquiere el único significado de “Estar”.

Veremos cómo están estructuradas las oraciones en este tiempo verbal.

AFFIRMATIVE
SUBJECT + AM/IS/ARE + VERB + "ING" + COMPLEMENT
Ex: I AM GOING TO NEW YORK

LET’S PRACTICE!
COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SIMPLE SENTENCES

1 The children ____is running_____ away from the dog. (to run)
2 I ___am beginning_____to understand the Present Continuous now. (to begin)
3 Carlos _______is learning________ French. (to learn)
4 You _______are saying_____ that tomorrow there are classes. (to say)
5 The cat _______is sleeping______ on the chai. (to sleep)

NEGATIVE
SUBJECT + AM/IS/ARE + NOT + VERB + "ING" + COMPLEMENT
HE ISN’T GOING TO NEW YORK

LET’S PRACTICE!
COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SIMPLE SENTENCES

1 My father ____isn’t working_____ in the garden. (to work)

2 We _____aren’t going______ to school. (to go)
3 Mary_______isn’t cooking_____ in her house. (to cook)
4 Ms. Johnson ______isn’t seeing____ a customer at 3 o'clock. (to see)
5 Peter and Susan ___aren’t playing__________ in the beach. (to play)

INTERROGATIVE
AM/IS/ARE + SUBJECT + VERB + "ING" + COMPLEMENT + ?
ARE THEY GOING TO NEW YORK?
 LET’S PRACTICE!
COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SIMPLE SENTENCES

1 _____Am I studying________ right now? (I/to study)

2 _______Is the train leaving____ from platform? (The train/to leave)
3 Listen! ____Is the telephone ringing______? (The telephone/to ring).
4 ______Is it raining____ in New York? (it/to rain)
5 ________Is Susan working________ tonight? (Susan/work)

INFORMATION QUESTIONS
Este tipo de preguntas, se usan para pedir alguna información:
WH + AUX + SUJETO + VERBO + COMPLEMENTO?
Ex: Luis / to wash / his car.
What is Louis doing?  He is washing his car.
What is Louis watching?  He is washing his car.

LET’S PRACTICE!
REALICE WH QUESTIONS Y RESPONDA DE ACUERDO A LA INFORMACIÓN DADA

1 Raul / to get / nervous

 __What is Raul doing?__________________________
 __Raul is getting nervous________________________
2 Laura / to write / a letter now
 __What is Laura doing?_________________________
 __She is writing a letter now_____________________
3 Carlos and Jose / to work / here
 __What are Carlos and Jose doing?________________
 __They are working here________________________
4 The students / to argue / with the teacher
 __What are the students doing?____________________
 __They are arguing with the teacher________________
 Simple Present Sentences

1. The engineer makes a bridge plan.

2. A technical checks a cable installation.

3. Civil engineer use the theodolite on a construction place.

4. Workers build a hotel in Caracas.

5. Engineer Salas evaluate the levels of the floor.

6. They plan to make more solar panels for the city at the office
7. He build a wall with blocks

8. The truck transport sand to the construction place

9. Engineers supervise the behavior of a structure

10. Engineer Hector goes late to the office

 Progressive Present Sentences

1. Engineer Ramírez is examining the building plan

2.They are building a wall of a house

3. Worker is carrying the cement to mix up with the sand

4. Engineer Tom is estimating the construction budget

5. They are building a bridge in London

6. Engineers José and María are discussing about a new design of a road

7. He is using the hammer drill

8. Engineer Richard is calling the architect to meet him

9. They are planning a new project to the next year

10. Engineer Sofía and a worker are going to take some soil samples