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1. …………………………………………………. Content 2. ………………………………………............…Present Time 3. ……………………………………………………..Grammar Notes 4. ………………………………………………………Grammar Notes 5. ………………………………………………………Grammar Notes 6. ……………………………………………………….Past Time 7. ……………………………………………………...Grammar Notes 8. ……………………………………………………….Grammar Notes 9. ……………………………………………………….Grammar Notes 10. ……………………………………………………….Future Time 11. ………………………………………………………..Grammar Notes 12. ………………………………………………………..Grammar Notes 13. …………………………………………………………Pictionary 14. …………………………………………………….Proofread documents 15. …………………………………………………….Proofread documents 16. …………………………………………………….Proofread documents 17. …………………………………………………….Proofread documents 18. …………………………………………………….Proofread documents 19. …………………………………………………….Proofread documents 20. ……………………………………………………FINAL EXAM

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Present Time: In General or Now

PRESENT

TIME

Present Time: From a Time in the Past until Now

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Simple Present Present Progressive

Base Form Be + Base Form + (-ing)

Use the simple present to show actions,

events, or states that are true in general or

happen habitually.

We also use the simple present to narrate

events in sequence.

Use the present progressive to show actions

or events in progress at the moment (not

finished).

BE CAREFUL! We generally don’t use the

progressive with non-action verbs.

Examples: Examples:

I watch tennis every Sunday.

My dad never forgets to make my

brake fast..

Every morning, before going to school, I

take a bath

I’m looking for my sister’s birthday gift.

I’m searching for university scholarships

in Australia for engineering.

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Present Perfect Present Perfect Progressive

Have + Past Participle Have/Has been + Base Form + (-ing)

The present perfect and the present perfect progressive connect the past with the present.

Use them to show actions and states that began in the past and continue until now.

They are often used with for + a length of time and since + a starting point.

Use the present perfect, not the present

perfect progressive, to describe completed

actions with a connection to the present.

Use the present perfect progressive, not the

present perfect, to describe uncompleted

actions.

Examples: Examples:

I have had dogs for 15 years.

My mom has had her car since I was

little.

My brother has written one books on

science and machines.

My cousin’s been writing a novel since

2013.

My aunt has been teaching at Colegio

Don Bosco for five years now.

I have been waiting my driver's license

for one year.

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Action Verbs

They are also called active and describe actions.

Simple Form Progressive Form

Use simple verb forms (without –ing) to

describe all of an action –the action in

general.

Use progressive verb forms (with –ing) to

describe part of an action –in progress at a

specific time.

Examples: Examples:

I do homework every day of the

week.

We usually text people on our cell

phones.

My dad telecommutes two days a

week.

I am doing math homework right now.

Right now my sister is texting with her

best friend.

Today my dad is working in his office

of zone 10.

Non-Action Verbs

Non-action verbs (also called stative) describe states and conditions that can’t be seen such as

appearance (seem), emotions (love), mental states (know), perceptions (hear), possession

(own), and wants (need).

Most Non-Action Verbs Some Non-Action Verbs

Simple Form

and not in the progressive

Simple Form

(Stative Use)

Progressive Form

(Active Use)

Examples: Examples: Examples:

You seem stressed.

My mom and I hear that all the time

from my dad.

I really need a new laptop.

Your new cell phone

looks similar to

mine.

My mom has really

good feelings.

Most people think a

cell phone is

essential for life.

My cell phone

crashes, so I am

looking for a

new one.

I am having a

bad day.

She is thinking

about her

boyfriend.

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Action Verbs

+ Adverb

Examples:

My mom works constantly.

I do carefully my homework.

She is going badly in math class.

Most Non-Action Verbs

(look, sound, feel, smell and taste)

+ Adjectives

Examples:

My mom sound really excited.

Today my grandma looks very pretty.

The cake my mom did yesterday tasted

delicious.

Some Non-Action Verbs

+ Adjective (Stative Use) + Adverb (Active Use)

Examples: Examples:

He thinks carefully.

Your blouse looks very similar to mine.

I feel really bad.

He thinks very fast.

I am looking frantically for a new

computer.

I felt my friend’s bruise very gently.

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PAST TIME

Past Time: General or Specific (Definite)

Past Time: Not Specific (Indefinite)

Past Time: Habitual or Repeated

Past Time: Before a Time in the Past

Past Time: After a Time in the Past But Before Now (“Future in the Past”)

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Simple Past Present Progressive

Base Form Was/Were + Base Form + (-ing)

Use the simple past to express an action,

event or state occurring at a general or

specific time in the past.

Use the past progressive to express an

action that was in progress (not finished) at

a time in the past.

Examples: Examples:

I wanted a car for my 18.

Last Sunday I run 15 kilometers.

Yesterday I woke up one hour late.

My mom was studying engineering

when she decided to get married.

I was talking with my best friend

when my mom came to the house.

My dad was calling my sister for tenth

time when she entered to my house.

Present Perfect

Has/Have + Past Participle

It is used to express an action, event or state occurring at an indefinite time in the

past.

BE CAREFUL! Don’t use the present perfect with a past time expression.

NOTE: The simple past is the definite past. The present perfect is the indefinite past,

and it also connects the past and the present.

Examples:

I have made a lot of projects since day one

How many people have considered to have fun in a water park?

We have known each other for eleven years.

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Used To Would

Used to + Base Form Would + Base Form

Use used to + base form to show a

habitual action, event, or state that was

true in the past but is no longer true.

BE CAREFUL: Only used to can show past

location, state of being, or possession.

You can use would + base form to express

actions or events that occurred regularly

during a period in the past.

Examples: Examples:

I used to play volleyball every day.

My mom used to cook cakes every

Sunday.

I used to live in a department now I

have a house.

When I was a child, I spend every

weekend with my cousins.

I would sleep until 11:00 or even

noon every Friday .

When I was single, I would spend all

day at the mall with friends.

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Past Perfect Past Perfect Progressive

Had + Past Participle Had been + Base Form + (-ing)

Use the past perfect to show an action,

event or state of being that happened

before a certain time in the past.

Use the past perfect with the simple past to

show which of two past actions, events, or

states happened first.

The past perfect is usually used when we

talk about the first event second.

The past perfect is NOT often used in

sentences with before or after. The simple

past is generally used to describe both

events.

Use the past perfect progressive to express

an action that was in progress before

another past event.

Examples: Examples:

When I graduated from school, I had

received a university scholarship.

By the time my sister graduated from

university I should have her surprise.

By the time my parents start traveling

around the world I will be working.

I had been studying since I was four

years.

My mom had been preparing all from

my graduation.

My dad had been exercising a lot to go

to the race when he broke his left leg.

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Was/Were going to + Base Form Would + Base Form

Use was/were going to and would + base form to describe an action, event, or state that

was planned or expected in the past (before now).

Examples:

I knew that I was going to graduate as a bilingual accountant by July 15.

I just didn’t know where I was going to work.

I was going to study Administracion de empresas at Universidad Rafael Landvar.

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FUTURE

TENSE

Future Time: A Time in the Future

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Simple Future Future Progressive

Will / Be going to + Base Form Will be / Be going to + Base Form + (-ing)

They are used to say what you think will

happen in the future.

BE CAREFUL: Use will, not be going to, to

express a future action decided on at the

moment of speaking.

NOTE: We most often use be going to to

talk about a future situation that is

planned or already developing.

Use will be or be going to be + base form +

(-ing) to describe an action that will be in

progress (will continue to happen) at a

certain time in the future.

USAGE NOTE: We often use the future

progressive informally to talk about a

future intention.

Examples: Examples:

I think the trip to other country will

be really interesting.

I forgot about my enterview so I will

go tomorrow.

We’re going to go to Universal

Studios.

We’ll be visiting you this October 15.

I am going to be babysitting this

summer vacation.

Next week my mom will be working

until afternoon.

Simple Present Present Progressive

Base Form Be + Base Form + (-ing)

You can use the simple present to talk

about a future action, state, or event that

is part of a schedule or timetable.

You can use the present progressive to talk

about a future action or event that has

already been arranged.

Examples: Examples:

The plane departures from

Guatemala to Petén on Friday 13.

We leave at 5 am.

The planes arrives to Petén on Friday

13 at 9 A.M.

We’re talking about the exam.

I’m cooking for the teacher on March

12.

My mom’s making my aunt’s wedding

cake on April 15.

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Two Actions in the Future

Use will or be going to in the independent clause and the simple present in the

depend clause.

BE CAREFUL! The verb in the dependent clause has the form of the simple

present, but its meaning is future.

Examples:

I will meet mi host family when I arrived in Australia.

When we finished studying we are going to buy an ice-cream.

Before my dad fly back to Guatemala, he will buy some souvenirs for the

family.

Future Perfect Future Perfect Progressive

Will have + Past Participle Will have been + Base Form + (-ing)

Use the future perfect to show an

action, state, or event that will

happen before a certain time in the

future.

NOTE: We often use the future perfect

with by and by the time.

You can also use the future perfect in

the progressive.

By the time you come back from

Canada I will be in the U.S.A.

By the end of the gym training

you will be an expert.

I will have finished the

homework before the aliens

come from me.

By the end of the movie, I´ll be

sleeping.

You will have been talking about

your trip to other country.

I will have been driving for ten

hours when we got the gasoline

station.

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PICTIONARY WORD DEFINITION SENTENCE PICTURE

Altercation An angry or heated

discussion or quarrel;

argument.

To days ago a had an

altercation with a girl of the

school because she throw

me food

Corpse A dead body, especially of a

human being; cadaver. Cemeteries are full of corpses.

Grave-digger One that digs graves,

especially as a means of

livelihood.

My uncle Dave is a grave-digger.

Wrath Extreme anger; ire; rage;

fury.

I will not tell you nothing

because I am feeling wrath.

Gruel A thin cooked cereal made

by boiling meal, especially

oatmeal, in water or milk.

I don’t think I would eat gruel

never in my life.

Beadle

A parish officer having

various subordinate duties,

as keeping order during

services, waiting on the

rector, etc.

Mr. Bumble was the beadle for

the workhouse where Oliver

was born.

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WORD DEFINITION SENTENCE PICTURE

Benefactor Someone that provides

thing for a place. He is the benefator of the hospital.

Handkerchief Something that you use for

blowing your nose..

Scuse me sir can you borrowed me

your handkerchief?

Magistrate Person in charge of saying

if someone is gulty or not.

The magistrate is friend of the

acused.

Mob A group of people or a crowd. The mob is coming these mean

trouble.

Parish The church The parish is really beautiful.

Undertaker The person that buries

people

I don’t know how the

undertaker can buried somone.

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PROOFREAD

DOCUMENTS

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Not expected just happened I was with the obsession to having another dog of the same race from the other one so they could play together and have puppies in the future, and I imagined everything the color of the dog, I had t-shirts for him and all the things they need, so my sister went to buy it and when she came the dog was so cute it was brown with black eyes and the clothes fit him perfectly. We took him to the veterinarian to check if everything was ok and when she came out with my dog she told us your German shepherd is healthy, I asked her why she told us it was a German Pastor and not a Chow Chow, she show us and I was shocked how to think of going to explain to my parents that we bought a different dog. At the end we sold the little dog and we bought one from the same race my parents were mad but we fixed it and at the end we learned that we should verify first before buying something.

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FINAL

TEST

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