ENGLISH BASIC II

Gabriela Espinosa
Duoc Uc San Joaquin

The Simple Present Tense.

I listen to music
I dont listen to music
Do I listen to music?

Examples
Do I sing well?

Yes, you do. You sing very well!

No, you dont. You sing terrible.

Do you live in Santiago?

Yes, I do. I live in La florida

No, I dont. I live in Rancagua

Do we study English?

Yes, we do. We study English at Duoc.

No, we dont. We study French

Do they like pop music?

Yes, they do. They like Justin Beiber.

No, they dont. They like rock music.

Kate works in an office.

Affirmative form
I
YOU
WE
THEY

SHE
HE
IT

You speak English

WORK

WORKS

She speaks English

3rd person singular - spelling

1. In general, is formed by adding an s to the base verb.
work
He works
2. Verbs ending in ss, x, ch, sh, o add es to the third person singular.

Dress
Fix
Watch
Wash
Go

She dresses very elegant.

He fixes cars in his garage.
She watches T.V. all day.
She washes the dishes after dinner.
It goes really fast.

3. Verbs ending in consonant + y, changes the y to ies.

Consonant + y i + es: cry cries

Negative form

HE DOESNT WORK IN A HOTEL, HE WORKS IN A HOSPITAL

Negative form
I
YOU
WE
YOU
THEY

SHE
HE
IT

DO NOT
DONT

WORK

DOES NOT
DOESNT

WORK

Negative form
She

He

doesnt cook, she buys fast food.

doesnt drive, he takes the bus.

Interrogative form
DOES HE WORK AS A DOCTOR?

YES, HE DOES.

Interrogative form

DO

DOES

I
YOU
WE
YOU
THEY
SHE
HE
IT

WORK?

WORK?

Short answers:
Do I live in Santiago?

Yes, you do. / No, you dont.

Do you live in Santiago?

Yes, I do. / No, I dont.

Do we live in Santiago?

Yes, we do. / No, we dont.

Do they live in Santiago?

Yes, they do. / No, they dont.

Does she live in Santiago?

Yes, she does. / No, she doesnt.

Does he live in Santiago?

Yes, he does. / No, he doesnt.

Does it live in Santiago?

Yes, it does. / No, it doesnt.

Daily Routines
Wake up / get up

Brush teeth
Take a shower

Study / go to classes

Have breakfast

Sleep / go to bed

Watch TV

Play sports

Adverbs of
frequency

Expressions of
frequency
Every day/week/month/year
Every other day/week
Once a week/month/year
Twice a week/month/year.
Three times a week/month/year
Once in a while
On the weekend
In the week

Adverbs of frecuency
I always have cereal and milk for breakfast
I usually take the subway to go to work
I sometimes have lunch with my colleagues
I rarely finish work after 7:00 pm
I hardly ever go out to parties
I never drink alcohol

How often do you play tennis?

I often play tennis.
sometimes
never
usually
I play tennis once a week
on the weekend
everyday
in summer

Unscramble the sentences and put the corresponding

frequency adverb in the correct position.
1.tango dances John every weekend

____________________________

2.on She vacation goes every year

____________________________

3.tea I always drink

____________________________

4. hardly ever newspaper He the reads

____________________________

5.often emails I write

____________________________

6.classical We to listen music sometimes

____________________________

7.takes usually school bus to the Susan

____________________________

8.chocolate eats Danny rarely

____________________________

9.English study I never

____________________________

Choose the correct alternative:

1) Sarah _________ eats pizza
because she hates junk food.

4) Jake has lunch with his

family __________ .

a.

Always

a.

every weekend

b.

Usually

b.

week

c.

Never

c.

very often

2) People ________ go to the

beach in summer.

5) Alexandra goes out with her

Friends __________ .

a.

weekend

a.

usually

b.

always

b.

twice a month

c.

Hardly ever

c.

Once times

3) Teletn is presented in
chile __________

6) George __________ washes

the dishes to help his wife.

a.

once a month

a.

twice a day

b.

usually

b.

everyday

c.

once a year

c.

sometimes

Role
Role Play:
Play: Study
Study Habits
Habits
Maybe I need
to
try your
Well, I always do Hmmm
my homework,
and
I
often
Well,
Iagain!?!?
am usually
late for
You
got
a
7.0
How
study habits.
ask the teacher Ifor
help.
got
a 7.0
class,
and
I
never
do
my
homework.
do
you
do
it?
I got a 4.0 again.

Role
Role Play:
Play: Study
Study Habits
Habits
Hmmm
Thats
a good
idea. I
Of or
course!
Tell
me,
what
do
Well, after 10
20 minutes
playing,
try
searching
I go
home
and
have to
dinner.
almost
never
use
internet
study.
you
do
after
school?
for exercises onlineThen,
or practice
on me,
yourplease?
English
Can
you
help
I
sometimes
watch
tv or
Thanks friend!
book.
play computer games.

 Questions with be
Question

Where
What time

verb

subject

complement

Are

they

American?

Is

this

your coat?

are

you

from?

is

it?

Questions with other verbs (play, work, live,etc)

Question

auxiliary

subject

complement

Do

you

speak English?

Where

do

you

live?

What

does

your sister

do?

What music

does

he

like?

!
T
R
E
L
A
C
I
E
O
T
1.

We____________ vegetables.

A.

eat sometimes

B.

never eats

C.

always eat

!
T
R
E
L
A
C
I
E
O
T
2.

He ______________ T.V. in the morning

A. never watches
B. usually has
C. watches always

!
T
R
E
L
A
C
I
E
O
T
3. They _________ go to work by train
A. Always
B. Drive
C. have

!
T
R
E
L
A
C
I
E
O
T

4.

I _________ to the gym on

Saturday.
A. sometimes go
B. go sometimes
C. hardly never

!
T
R
E
L
A
C
I
E
O
T
5.

You ___________ Salsa on Wednesday night.

A.

dance usually

B.

usually dance

C.

always

Permission and Possibility Can Cant

You cant smoke here

You can park here

Can Cant
Examples
Affirmative Form

I can play speak English

You can dance tango
She can smoke

Negative Form

I cant speak English

You cant dance tango
She cant smoke

Interrogative

Can I speak English?

Can you dance tango?
Can she smoke?

Oral test 1
UNIT 4

Part 1: describing somebodys daily

routine

Personal Information

Daily routines

Adverbs of frecuency

Time expressions

My sisters name is Daniela.

Shes 27 years old and she is a
lawyer. She always gets up at
6:30am on weekdays. She
sometimes has breakfast in her
office. She finishes work at
6pm, and then she goes back to
her house. She rides her bike
every other day. On the
weekend, she rarely goes out
with her boyfriend. They almost
always stay at home

Part 2: Describe the signs

Part 3: What can you do in.?

Can you____ in.?