martes, 14 de noviembre de 2023

Present Simple and Present Continuous

- HabitsPresent simple: I drink water. She drinks coffee. We drink every morning.

- NowPresent Continuous: I am drinking water. She is drinking coffee. We are drinking.

I usually get home at ten oclock. (Adverb +Verb)

I am sometimes late. ( BE + Adverb)

She hardly ever plays chess. (Adverb +Verb)

He is often hungry at night. ( BE + Adverb)

We never smoke. (Adverb +Verb)

I am always happy. ( BE + Adverb)

We are learning verbs and adverbs.

We are doing exercises.

I sometimes make mistakes. 

The teacher always corrects me.

We are paying attention now.

Examples: 

We start our classes at half past eight.

My cat is probably sleeping at the moment.

Babies usually cry when they are hungry.

It´s not raining.

I normally walk to school.

They clean our class everyday.

My phone isn´t ringing.

What do you do in the evenings? I usually watch TV.

Where are you going this afternoon? I´m going to the gym.

We don´t eat pizza because we don´t like it. 

We aren´t eating pizza because it isn´t our favourite food.

He isn´t drinking coffee because it isn´t breakfast time.

I don´t go to the supermarket everyday. I never go to the supermarket.

At night my friend doesn´t call me, so I´m not talking with him.

My phone doesn´t work well because it isn´t new / it is old.

 She never goes to the beach because she prefers the mountains.

Charlotte usually helps in the kitchen, she is helping now.

Does Susie like this song? Yes, she likes this song.

The kids are playing in the garden.

My father is preparing breakfast now, he prepares breakfast everyday.

They don´t do their homework regularly.

I water the plants everyday / He waters the plants everyday.

Do you usually drink tea? Yes, I do / No, I don´t.

DAILY ROUTINES:

I wake up at 7 o´clock in the morning.

I relax for a while.

I check my mobile phone.

I get up.

I stretch and go to the toilet.

I have a shower 

I get dressed.

I have breakfast.

I make my bed and do the dishes.

I pack my things and I leave home.

Sometimes I lock the door.

I walk to the station and take the underground.


Comparatives and superlatives:

Adjective

Comparative

Superlative

Slow

Slower than

The slowest

Good

Better than

The best

Bad

Worse than

The worst

Lazy

Lazier than

The laziest

Enthusiastic

More enthusiastic than

The most enthusiastic

Big

Bigger than

The biggest

Heavy

Heavier than

The heaviest


Equal: as good as, as tall as, as important as...

Examples:

1. I am taller / shorter than my sister. I am (not) the tallest in my family. I am (not) as tall as my brother.

2. My mum´s hair is longer than mine. I´ve got the longest hair in my family. Dani´s hair is as long as Dylan´s.

3. My eyes are bigger than my cat´s. My sister hasn´t got the biggest eyes in my family. My eyes are as big as my brother´s.

4. I am friendly. Carlos is friendlier/more friendly than me. Honey is the friendliest person in class. Iván is as friendly as Carlos.