Felicidades

Presente Simple

How do we use the Simple Present Tense? ¿Cómo empleamos el Presente Simple?

We use the simple present tense when: (Se emplea este tiempo cuando)

• the action is general (la acción es general)
• the action happens all the time, or habitually (la acción sucede todo el tiempo, o en forma habitual)
•  the action is not only happening now (la acción no está sucediendo únicamente ahora)
• the statement is always true (la afirmación es siempre cierta)

John drives a taxi.
Past	present	future
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It is John's job to drive a taxi. He does it every day. Past, present and future.

Note that with the verb to be, we can also use the simple present tense for situations that are not general. We can use the simple present tense to talk about now. Look at these examples of the verb to be in the present simple tense—some of them are general, some of them are now: (Hay que tener en cuenta que en el caso del verbo to be se puede emplear este tiempo para situaciones que no son generales, i.e. para referirnos al ahora. En los siguientes ejemplos, encontrará ejemplos de ambos casos.)

Am I right? Tara is not at home. You are happy.
past	present	future
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The situation is now.

 

I am not fat. Why are you so beautiful? Ram is tall.
Past	present	future
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The situation is general. Past, present and future.

1.    Simple Presente Tense for Repeated Actions   (acciones reiteradas)

Use the Simple Present to express the idea that an action is repeated or usual. The action can be a habit, a hobby, a daily event, a scheduled event (timetables), a scientific fact or something that often happens. (Se emplea este tiempo para expresar que una acción se repite o es usual. Puede ser un hábito, un hobby, un evento cotidiano, un evento programado (horarios), un hecho científico o una acción que se realiza a menudo.)

Examples:

·        We play basket at school.

·        She does not play tennis.

·        The train leaves every morning at 8 am.

·        The train does not leave at 9am.

·        Every twelve months, the Earth circles the sun.

·        The sun does not circle the Earth.

2. Simple Present Tense for Facts or Generalizations     (hechos o generalizaciones)

The Simple Present can also indicate the speaker believes that a fact was true before, is true now, and will be true in the future. It is not important if the speaker is correct about the fact. It is also used to make generalizations about people or things. (Este tiempo también puede indicar que el hablante cree que un hecho era cierto, es cierto y lo será en el futuro. No es importante si está en lo cierto sobre ese hecho. También se emplea para realizar generalizaciones acerca de personas o cosas.)

Examples:

·        Children like computers.

·        Birds do not like milk.

·        California is in America.

·        California is not in the United Kingdom.

Examples with Question Words

• Where does he live?
• Why do they move to Spain?
• Which languages do you speak?
• Who comes for dinner?
• How long does it take him to cross the river?
• Which book does he prefer?
• When does he learn English?

Felices fiestas

Traducción de failure

Emergency or urgency?

Sufijos -EMIA y -PENIA

Lesson 4 - Cuadernillo 2018

LESSON 4 DOS AND DON’TS

Your First Interview!

If it is your first job interview, you may be nervous. In fact if you are not nervous, maybe your attitude is wrong!  The only way to do this is by creating a good impression on the person who interviews you. Here is how:

DO

DON´T

Find as much as you can about the job. Think about how your qualifications and experience relate to the job. Choose your interview clothing with care. Appearance counts. Make sure you know where the interview office is and how to get there. It is better to be on time or a few minutes before. Make a real effort to answer any questions and be clear and concise. Show enthusiasm. Concentrate on what the interviewer says. Sell yourself, but do not exaggerate.

Walk into the interview chewing gum or smoking. Forget to bring with you any school certificates. Have an alcoholic drink before to give you courage. Forget to shake hands with the interviewer. Stress poor aspects of yourself and always show your best side.

§  Which are the best pieces of advice in the article? Choose 6 and translate them.

Instruction	Translation

§  What is NOT advisable according to the article in any job interview?

§  Find an example of a noun-noun structure.

§  Give an example of a comparative adjective.

§  Provide an example of a superlative adjective.

§  Now read this article. These headings are missing from the text. Put them in the correct place.

·        The Generic Ring

·        The I-Talk-Anywhere

·        The Distracted Driver

·        The Shouter

·        The Useless Call Maker

·        The Corporate Big Shot

CELL PHONE PERSONALITY TYPES

In her travels, "Telephone Doctor" Nancy Friedman has noticed a variety of "cell phone personalities," Which of these types have you seen around?

1)    ____________________________________

Talking three times louder than necessary is characteristic of this offensive cell phone user. He seems to think everyone has a hearing impairment. Doesn't he know the phone already amplifies his voice?

2)    ____________________________________

This pompous fellow makes all his business calls in public places while standing in the middle of a crowded room. He conducts big business deals right there in front of us, but we're not impressed.

3)    _________________________________________________

This exasperating person makes trivial phone calls, one after another, after another. On airplanes, you overhear them saying ridiculous things like, ' Hi, I miss you already,' or 'Hi, I we just landed. OK, see you in a minute.’

4)    _________________________________________________

These people make and take calls anytime and anywhere.  They chat in restaurants, at movie theaters, and even at funerals. If their cell phone rings, they look at you and say insincerely, 'Oh, sorry about that’.

5)    _________________________________________________

Drive or use the phone - don't do both at the same time. This can be dangerous. It’s really scary to see a delivery truck in the rear view mirror with a distracted driver on a phone behind the wheel.

6)    _________________________________________________

These are the people who do not bother to personalise their ring tone. One phone rings and ten people check to see if it’s theirs. Wait!!! I think that’s my phone!

§  This is an example of a conditional sentence. What type is it? Why does the author use this conditional sentence? Translate it.

If their cell phone rings, they look at you and say insincerely, 'Oh, sorry about that’.

Temas gramaticales (IDEM CUADERNILLO ANTERIOR)

·       Imperativo

·       Grados de los adjetivos

·        Condicional tipo cero