TEMAS GRADO SEXTO

LET´S BEGIN...

SEMANA 1: TAKE INTO ACCOUNT:

TO BE

STRUCTURE:

                         I                      am

you are

he

                       she                  is

It

we

                          they                 are

FORM SUBJECT BE VERB Contraction EXAMPLE

affirmative 

( + ) 1st person                             

                                                         I'm                       I'm here.

2nd person                                   you are 

                                                        you're                You're busy.

3rd person 

                                                     he is                    he's  

                                                                                  He's a friend.

3rd person 

                                                      she is                  

                                                                                   She's a doctor.

3rd person 

                                                     it is                      it's 

                                                                                  It's cold today.

1st person pl.                           we are 

                                                                                 We're hungry.

2nd person pl.                        you are                   you're 

                                                                                  You're beautiful.

3rd person pl.                         they are                 they're 

                                                                                   They're asleep.

negative 

( - ) I am not I'm not 

I'm not thirsty.

you are not you aren't

you're not You aren't here.

You're not a cat!

he is not he isn't

he's not He isn't there.

He's not at home.

she is not she isn't

she's not She isn't a mother.

She's not an actress.

it is not it isn't

it's not It isn't warm today.

It's not too hot today.

we are not we aren't

we're not We aren't asleep.

We're not sleepy.

you are not you aren't

you're not You aren't tired.

You're not at work.

they are not they aren't

they're not They aren't here.

They're not at work.

(+) Short Answer (-) Short Answer

questions

( ? ) Am I correct? 

Yes, I am. 

No, I'm not.

Are you tired? 

Yes, you are. 

No, you aren't.

No, you're not.

Is he asleep? 

Yes, he is. 

No, he isn't.

No, he's not.

Is she here? 

Yes, she is. 

No, she isn't.

No, she's not.

Is it warm? 

Yes, it is. No, it isn't.

No, it's not.

Are we students? 

Yes, we are. 

No, we aren't.

No, we're not.

Are you thirsty? 

Yes, you are. 

No, you aren't.

No, you're not.

Are they here? 

Yes, they are. 

No, they aren't.

No, they're not.

SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m28BKjBDafU

The simple present tense in English is used to describe an action that is regular, true or normal.

We use the present tense:

1. 

• I 
• The train to Berlin 
• John 

2

• The President of The USA 
• A dog 
• We 

3. For habits.

• I 
• Carol 
• They 

4. For things that are always / generally true.

• It 
• The Queen of England 
• They 

Verb Conjugation & Spelling

In general, in the third person we add '

Subject	Verb	The Rest of the sentence
I / you / we / they	speak / learn	English at home
he / she / it	speak	English at home

The spelling for the verb in the third person differs depending on the ending of that verb:

1. For verbs that end in 

• go – goes
• catch – catches
• wash – washes
• kiss – kisses
• fix – fixes
• buzz – buzzes

2. For verbs that end in a 

• marry – marries
• study – studies
• carry – carries
• worry – worries

NOTE: For verbs that end in a vowel + Y, we just add -S.

• play – plays
• enjoy – enjoys
• say – says

Negative Sentences in the Simple Present Tense

• Affirmative: You speak French.

You will see that we add 

• Affirmative: He speaks German.

When the subject is 

Don't
Doesn't

I 

There is no difference in meaning though we normally use contractions in spoken English.

Word Order of Negative Sentences

The following is the word order to construct a basic negative sentence in English in the Present Tense using 

  

Subject	don't/doesn't	Verb*	The Rest of the sentence
I / you / we / they	don't	have / buy eat / like etc.	cereal for breakfast
he / she / it	doesn't

* Verb: The verb that goes here is the base form of the infinitive = The infinitive = The infinitive without TO before the verb. Instead of the infinitive 

Remember that the infinitive is the verb before it is conjugated (changed) and it begins with 

Examples of Negative Sentences with Don't and Doesn't:

• You 
• John 
• We 
• It 
• They 
• She 

t

SEMANA 2:

Cuándo usar

Hay una manera sencilla de recordar esto:

• Cuando la palabra comienza con una vocal (a, e, i, o, u), entonces deberás usar 
• Cuando la palabra comienza con una consonante debes usar
• A/an
• A/an

Do you have 

A:

Do you live in

B:

No, actually, I live in

Si utilizas palabras y frases tales como 

Sin embargo, con esta regla hay una 

Con palabras como 

Desafortunadamente, también hay 

Cuando la ‘u’ tiene el mismo sonido que la ‘y’ en 

Un ejemplo sería 

Mientras que sigas estos métodos, será fácil saber cuándo utilizar los artículos en 

The

Before a noun shows that what is referred to is already known to the speaker, listener, writer and/or reader (it is the definite article):

Where did we park the car?

We had to paint the apartment before we sold it.

The

Compare

Have you been to	The speaker is not asking about any one specific ice rink but is asking whether they have been to any ice rink (
Have you been to	The speaker and listener know the ice rink which is being referred to (e.g. the one in their town/the local one).

Not specific	Specific (‘the one you and I know’)
Would you like	Would you like to try
Do you have	Have you seen

from

See also: 

Determiners (

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/a-an-and-the

Warning:

Some words that begin with a vowel letter in writing have a consonant sound:

/ə ju:ˈnaɪtɪd …/ /ə ju:niˈvɜ:sɪti/ /ə wʌn …/

a united group a university a one-year-old child

We use 

an apple an old shoe an orchestra an umbrella

Warning:

Some words that begin with a consonant letter in writing have a vowel sound:

/ən aʊə(r)

/ən empi:θri

taken from: 

How do we pronounce the?

We pronounce the in two ways depending on whether the sound which comes after the is a vowel or a consonant:

/ði:/

/ði: eksɪt

/ði: æpəl

/ðə/

/ðə ti:m

/ðə ju:niən

taken from: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/a-an-and-the

General nouns

We only use the with general plural nouns when we are referring to a specific set within a general class of people or things.

Books	I mean all books in general.
The books	I mean specific books (that you and I know).

We can make general nouns specific by using an article and adding more information after the noun.

Life is wonderful.	The life of a soldier is full of danger. She had a life of hard work.
History sometimes repeats itself.	He wrote a book on the history of boxing. The country has a history of going to war.

Inventions, musical instruments and cultural institutions

When we talk in general about inventions, musical instruments or cultural institutions (such as the cinema, the theatre, the circus, the opera, the ballet), we often use 

The computer must be the greatest invention ever.

The violin

I love a night at 

See also:

• Nouns
• 
  
• No article before determiners (

We don’t use an article with other words that specify a noun (determiner), e.g. any, some, my, her, this, that:

I love my job. Not:

Does she want this book? Not:

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/nationalities-languages-countries-and-regions

SEE ALSO: 

SEMANA 3:

Nationalities, languages, countries and regions

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/nationalities-languages-countries-and-regions

TOMADO DESDE YOUTUBE. 

FORMAL AND INFORMAL GREETINGS AND FAREWELLS

TAKE A LOOK TO THIS PRESENTATION

Giving a command to someone else

In English, whether you are giving a command to a single person or to a group of people, the form is the same. We just use the 

Here is how it works. Below is an example of a regular 

Example in indicative:

• Ned

Now, if we want to tell Ned to get on the plane, we use the command form with no subject and the verb in infinitive. This means that the verb will be the first word of the sentence.

Command form:

• Get

Notice that there is no subject before the verb and we removed the final 

This means it is 

For example:

• Ned, 
• Get

If we want to be polite, we can also use the word "please."

For example:

• Ned, please 
• Please

• Angela, 
• Help
• Walk
• Get

Negative commands

When we want to tell someone not to do something, we simply add "

For example:

Here are some more examples. Just like we saw above, these negative commands will be the same if we are talking to just one person or to a group of people.

For example:

• Don't
• Do not
• Don't
• Kids, 

Commands with "let's"

When we want to make a suggestion to a group of people and we are included in that group, we use the word "

This is like giving a command to a group of people and to ourselves at the same time. We often use it when we are making a suggestion for ourselves and one other person.

For example: 

• It is a beautiful day. 
• Let's
• Let's
• Let's
• Let's

Negative commands with "let's"

When we want to say that we should not do something, we can use "

For example:

• Let's
• Let's
• Let's
• Let's
• Let's

watch this funny video. Mr. Bean giving some orders to the British Army:

The subject in each of these sentences is "you," but it doesn't sound correct to use the subject

* You answer the phone, please.

* You drive to the post office.

* You help me.

Tell someone not to do something

* Don't do that. (The subject is "you.")

* Don't hit him.

* Don't drive a car without a seat belt.

In each sentence above, the present tense is used and the subject is "you.

The polite form of a command uses the word "please."

* 

* Pass the potatoes, 

0 important verbs in English
1	Go
2	Get
3	Put
4	Use
5	Take
6	Give
7	See
8	Look
9	Know
10	Make
11	Come
12	Need
13	Want
14	Say
15	Tell
16	Keep
17	Cut
18	Play
19	Run
20	Be
21	Seem
22	Let
23	Send
24	Do
25	Have
26	Last
27	Set
28	Work
29	Hold
30	Feel

semana 4:

THIS - THAT- THESE- THOSE

THIS →      1                                                                THAT

                               

THESE →   2 or  more                                                  THOSE   

This A thing or a person is close This = singular	That A thing or a person is far That = singular
These Things or people are close These = plural	Those Things or people are far Those = plural

Close = x...y

This

These

Far = x..............................y

That

Those

Take 

middle of

The video below might help:

"That" is often contracted with the singular form of the verb "be"

That is a window. = That's a window.

That is my friend, Tom. = That's my friend, Tom.

"That's" usually sounds much better than to say, "That is."

"That" can't be contracted in the plural form: 

This, these

A continuación, se explica de manera gráfica, el uso de this, that, these and those.

That en español es ese   

These  en es pañol es estos   

Those   en español es esos   

Vocabulary 

Review, this web page.  It is the British Council web page. It is very useful for you!

https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/short-stories

Lista de objetos del salón de clase:

List of Classroom Objects

• Desk
• Chair
• Book
• Notebook
• Pencil case
• Backpack
• Scissors
• Compass
• Pins
• Clip
• Pencil
• Coloured pencil (U.K) – Colored pencils (U.S)
• Pencil sharpener
• Stapler
• Calculator
• Ballpoint
• Highlighter
• Rubber(U.K) – eraser (U.S)
• Scotch tape
• Paint
• Palette
• Paint brush
• Protractor
• Set square
• Ruler
• Glue
• Beaker
• Flask
• Test tube
• Funnel
• Binder
• Computer
• Paper
• File holder
• Map
• Magnifying glass
• Clock
• Blackboard
• Globe

REVIEW VIDEO

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Este es el listado de la escritura de los números en inglés, debes escribirlos en tu cuaderno y aprenderlos.  E
(la escritura está en azul y la pronunciación en rojo, para que la practiques.

1 one /uon/	2 two /tuu/	3 three /zrii/	4 four /foor/	5 five /fáiv/	6 six /	7 seven /seven/	8 eight /éit/	9 nine /	10 ten /ten/
11 eleven /iléven	12 twelve /tuelv/	13 thirteen /	14 fourteen /for	15 fifteen /fif	16 sixteen /six	17 seventeen /seven	18 eighteen /eitiin	19 nineteen /náintiin/	20 twenty /tueni/
21 twenty- one	22 twenty- two	23 twenty- three	24 twenty- four	25 twenty- five	26 twenty- six	27 twenty- seven	28 twenty- eight	29 twenty- nine	30 thirty /
31 thirty- one	32 thirty- two	33 thirty- three	34 thirty- four	35 thirty- five	36 thirty- six	37 thirty- seven	38 thirty- eight	39 thirty- nine	40 forty /forti/
41 forty- one	42 forty- two	43 forty- three	44 forty- four	45 forty- five	46 forty- six	47 forty- seven	48 forty- eight	49 forty- nine	50 fifty /fífti/
51 fifty- one	52 fifty- two	53 fifty- three	54 fifty- four	55 fifty- five	56 fifty- six	57 fifty- seven	58 fifty- eight	59 fifty- nine	60 sixty /sixti/
61 sixty- one	62 sixty- two	63 sixty- three	64 sixty- four	65 sixty- five	66 sixty- six	67 sixty- seven	68 sixty- eight	69 sixty- nine	70 seventy /
71 seventy- one	72 seventy- two	73 seventy- three	74 seventy- four	75 seventy- five	76 seventy- six	77 seventy- seven	78 seventy- eight	79 seventy- nine	80 eighty /e
81 eighty- one	82 eighty- two	83 eighty- three	84 eighty- four	85 eighty- five	86 eighty- six	87 eighty- seven	88 eighty- eight	89 eighty- nine	90 ninety /náinti/
91 ninety- one	92 ninety- two	93 ninety- three	94 ninety- four	95 ninety- five	96 ninety- six	97 ninety- seven	98 ninety- eight	99 ninety- nine	100 one hundred

   

Este vídeo, tomado de youtube, muestra la pronunciación de los números en inglés. 

Ten presente, que las cantidades exactas tiene una pronunciación      más corta.

Watch this video:     

Los números del 20 en adelante, son muy faciles, pues solamente, es agregar a la cantidad exacta los numero del uno al 9.

Ejemplos:

23:

este número está formado por:

 

36

22:

35:

Número	en Inglés	Pronunciación
100	one hundred	uan hándred
200	two hundred	tú hándred
300	three hundred	zrii hándred
400	four hundred	foar hándred
500	five hundred	faiv hándred
600	six hundred	six hándred
700	seven hundred	seven hándred
800	eight hundred	éit hándred
900	nine hundred	náin hándred

NOW, LISTEN AND PRACTICE THE PRONUNCIATION OF THE NUMBERS

🔊

MATHS SYMBOLS

This symbols helps to write the operations that we use in our daily life.Let´s see:

semana 8: 18 de mayo al 22 de mayo

CARDINAL NUMBERS

An 

Cardinal numbers are whole numbers

What are ordinal numbers?

Ordinal numbers tell us an item's position in a list

We use ordinal numbers to order and position items and numbers 

Cardinal and ordinal numbers can get tricky. It’s a common mistake for some students to say “the number four question,” instead of “the fourth question.” A lot  students tend to rely on their knowledge of cardinal numbers only, but ordinal numbers are just as important to know. 

Cardinal numbers tell ‘how many’ of something, they show quantity. Ordinal numbers tell the order of how things are set, they show the position or the rank of something.

Ordinal numbers all use a suffix. The suffixes are: -nd, -rd, -st, or -th. 

Examples: ‘second’ (2nd), ‘third’ (3rd), ‘first’ (1st), and ‘tenth’ (10th). We use ordinal numbers for dates and the order of something (think ordinal = order).

You can see more in this web page:

http://www.ompersonal.com.ar/omexpress/numerosymedidas/numeroscardinalesyordinales.htm

Dates are another example of ordinal numbers as they tell us when something happened. 

You can review more information here:

http://www.ompersonal.com.ar/omexpress/numerosymedidas/numeroscardinalesyordinales.htm

9 TIPS PARA TENER EN CUENTA:

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9.  taken from:

Queridos estudiantes:

Los horarios de clase para ustedes, según lo que acordamos con cada uno quedaron programados de la siguiente manera:

Lunes:         2:00 p.m.            Curso 601

Martes

Jueves:       2:00 p.m.             Curso 603

AVISO IMPORTANTE

QUERIDOS ESTUDIANTES, EN VISTA QUE  ULTIMAMENTE LA APLICACION JITSI MEET, HA FALLADO, y VARIOS PAPITOS Y ESTUDIANTES ME HAN DICHO QUE SON EXPULSADOS DE LAS REUNIONES, QUIERO INVITARLOS A PARTICIPAR DE NUSTROS ENCUENTROS DESDE LA APLICACION MEET. DE GOOGLE, LA CUAL NO REQUIERE INSTALACION Y SOLAMENTE ABRIENDO DRIVE, SE PUEDEN CONECTAR DESDE CELULAR O COMPUTADOR.

LOS PASOS PARA INGRESAR A LA REUNION SON LOS SIGUIENTES:

1. ABRE SU CUENTA DE GMAIL

2. INGRESA A DRIVE

3. INGRESA A MEET 

4. INGRESA EL CODIGO: 

5. SOLICITA SER ADMITIDO Y ESPERA SER ADMITIDO

6. INGRESA A LA REUNION CON MICROFONO APAGADO

7. DEBE PONER UNA IMAGEN SUYA EN SU PERFIL.

NOTA: H


SEMANA DEL  26 AL 29 DE MAYO
VOCABULARY

PROFESSIONS & OCCUPATIONS

Accountant - a person that works with the money and accounts of a company.

Actor /Actress - a person that acts in a play or a movie

Architect - a person that designs building and houses.

Astronomer - a person who studies the stars and the universe

Author - They write books or novels.

Baker - They make bread and cakes and normally work in a bakery.

Bricklayer - a person that helps to build houses using bricks.

Bus driver - a person that drives buses.

Butcher - a person that works with meat. They cut the meat and sell it in their shop.

Carpenter - a person that makes things from wood including houses and furniture.

Chef/Cook - a person that prepared food for others, often in a restaurant or café.

Cleaner - a person that cleans/tidies an area or place (such as in an office)

Dentist - a person that can fix problems you have with your teeth.

Designer - a person who has the job of designing things.

Doctor - a person you go to see when you are ill or have some type of health problem.

Dustman/Refuse collector - a person that collects trash/rubbish from bins in the street.

Electrician - a person that works with electric circuits.

Engineer - a person who develops solutions to technical problems. They sometimes design, build, or maintain engines, machines, structures or public works.

Factory worker - a person that works in a factory.

Farmer - a person that works on a farm, usually with animals.

Fireman/Fire fighter - a person that puts out fires.

Fisherman - a person that catches fish

Florist - a person that works with flowers.

Gardener - a person that keeps gardens clean and tidy. They take care of the plants in the garden.

Hairdresser - they cut your hair or give it a new style.

Journalist - a person that makes new reports in writing or through television.

Judge - a qualified person that decides cases in a law court.

Lawyer - a person that defends people in court and gives legal advice.

Lecturer - a person that gives lectures, usually in a university.

Librarian - a person that works in a library.

Lifeguard - a person that saves lives where people swim (at a beach or swimming pool).

Mechanic - a person that repairs machines, especially car motors.

Model - a (usually attractive) person that works in fashion, modeling clothes and accessories.

Newsreader - a person that reads the news, normally on television.

Nurse - a person trained to help a doctor look after the sick or injured.

Optician - a person that checks your eyes and try and correct any problems with your sight.

Painter - a person that paints pictures or the interior and exterior of buildings.

Pharmacist - a qualified person that works with and dispenses medicine.

Photographer - a person that takes photos.

Pilot - a person who flies a plane.

Plumber - a person that repairs your water systems or pipes.

Politician - a person who works in politics.

Policeman/Policewoman - a member of the police force. They (try and) prevent crime.

Postman - a person that delivers mail to your house.

Real estate agent - a person that makes money from selling land for development.

Receptionist - a person that is at the reception (entrance) of a company.

Scientist - a person that works in the science industry. They do many experiments.

Secretary - a person employed in an office who types letters, keeps records etc.

Shop assistant - a person that works in a shop or store selling products.

Soldier - a person who works for the army.

Tailor - a person that makes clothes for others, many times producing exclusive items of clothing.

Taxi driver - a person who drives a taxi.

Teacher - a person that passes knowledge to students, usually at school.

Translator - a person that translates from one language to another.

Traffic warden - a person that patrols areas to check that people do not park in the wrong place.

Travel agent - a person that organises and sells holidays and flights for others.

Veterinary doctor (Vet) - a qualified person that looks after sick animals.

Waiter/Waitress - a person that works in a food outlet, looking after customers and serving food.

Window cleaner - a person that cleans windows, normally the windows of big buildings.

SEMANA DEL 01 AL 05 DE JUNIO

REVISA ESTE LINK, ALLI PODRAS ENCONTRAR MÁS PROFESIONES Y OCUPACIONES:

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semana del 08 de junio al 12 de junio 

CAN

can, could, be able to

Can

• talk about possibility and ability
• make requests
• ask for or give permission

Use of 

Other uses for can

• possibility  
• ability

We use 

• She 
• John 
• I 
• Can

Normally, we use 

1. Can
2. Sorry. I'm busy today. But I 

Structure of 

The basic structure for 

subject

+

auxiliary verb can

+

main verb

	subject	auxiliary verb	main verb
+	I	can	run	fast.
-	He	cannot	run	fast.
		can't
?	Can	you	run	fast?

• Can

• Can

• Can

• Can

can

1. Can

1. You 

he main verb is always the bare infinitive (infinitive without to).

Notice that: Can is invariable. There is only one form: can 

                                                The main verb is always the bare infinitive

can for requests and orders

We often use can in a question to ask somebody to do something. This is not a real question - we do not really want to know if the person is able to do something, we want them to do it! The use of can in this way is informal (mainly between friends and family):

We sometimes use can to ask or give permission for something:

(Note that we also use could, may, might for permission. The use of can for permission is informal).

WELCOME BACK TO SCHOOL

Esta semana nos encontramos recibiendo los documentos de nivelación de los estudiantes que no entregaron completo sus trabajos.

Las clases serán programadas para que no haya cruces de horarios y ustedes tengan facilidad y espacio de tiempo para realizar sus trabajo.

semana del 27 al 31 de julio

Definición

Los verbos y gerundios continuos terminan en "-ing" y tienen reglas de ortografía especiales.

Ejemplo

Laura is	speaking	now
	speak + ing

Explicación

Las reglas de ortografía son:

• agregue "-ing" al verbo.
• cuando un verbo termina en "e", suelte la "e" y agregue "-ing". Por ejemplo: "tomar + ing = tomar".
• cuando un verbo de una sílaba termina en vocal + consonante, dobla la consonante final y agrega "-ing". Por ejemplo: "hit + ing = hitting".
• Cuando un verbo termina en vocal + consonante con énfasis en la sílaba final, dobla la consonante y agrega "-ing". Por ejemplo: "begin + ing = begin".
• No duplique la consonante de las palabras con más de una sílaba si el énfasis no está en la sílaba final. Por ejemplo: "recordar" tiene tres sílabas - re: mém: ber - y el énfasis está en la segunda sílaba. Por lo tanto, no agregue otra consonante: "recordar".

Secciones relacionadas

Ejemplos

Reglas para añadir – ING al verbo: 

• Infinitivo + ING 

to watch > watching  

to drink > drinking 

• Infinitivo que acaba en – E, se suprime esa – E final al añadir –ING: 

to have > having 

to write > writing 

to come > coming 

• Infinitivo de una sílaba que acaba en vocal + consonante 

duplica la consonante final al añadir – ING: 

to sit > sitting 

to run > running 

to put > putting 

• Infinitivo de dos sílabas cuya última sílaba acaba en vocal + consonante duplica la consonante final si esa última sílaba es la que lleva el acento 

(Br. Engl.)

to pre’fer > preferring (el apostrofe señala donde recae el acento) 

to for’get > forgetting 

Comparar con to ‘differ > differing o con to ‘profit > profiting.

work + ing	Stefan is working in his office.	add "-ing"
study + ing	Joan is studying English in Victoria.	add "-ing"
ski + ing	Jitka goes skiing on the weekend.	add "-ing"
smile + ing	The new baby is smiling.	"e" dropped from the end of the verb, add "-ing"
bake + ing	Jacob is baking a cake today.	"e" dropped from the end of the verb, add "-ing"
get + ing	I am getting tired.	add a consonant to a one-syllable verb, add "-ing"
stop + ing	The rain is stopping now.	add a consonant to a one-syllable verb, add "-ing"
begin + ing	It is beginning to rain.	add a consonant to a two-syllable verb, add "-ing"
travel + ing	I like travelling to foreign countries.	add a consonant to a two-syllable verb, add "-ing"
develop + ing	The photographer is developing his photographs.	Add "-ing" to a word with three or more syllables that does not have stress on the final syllable. Do not add a consonant.

ORACIONES AFIRMATIVAS:

Subject To Be +Verb – ING + complement

I (I’m) am playing tennis

He / She / It is  / is writing a letter

You / we / They are / cooking fish

Oraciones que muestran reglas de ortografía "-ing

ORACIONES NEGATIVES

Subject To Be + not + Verb – ING 

I (I’m) am not playing 

He / She / It is not / isn’t writing 

You / we / They are not / aren’t cooking 

The baby isn’t crying now. 

They are not waiting for her. 

He’s not talking to her on the phone. 

QUESTIONS En las preguntas se produce la inversión del auxiliar to be. 

To be Subject Verb – ING 

Am I playing? 

Is he / she / it writing? 

Are you / we / they cooking? 

Yes, I am / No, I’m not 

Yes, he is / No, he isn’t 

Yes you are / No, you aren’t 

 What are you doing? 

Are you watching the TV? 

Is he using the dictionary?

IN THIS VIDEO YOU CAN MAKE A REVIEW OF THE RULES:

SEMANA DEL 10 AL 14 DE AGOSTO

The PRESENT PROGRESSIVE TENSE indicates continuing action, something going on now. This tense is formed with the helping "to be" verb, in the present tense, plus the present participle of the verb (with an -ing ending): "I am buying all my family's Christmas gifts early this year. She is working through the holiday break. Dierdre is being a really good girl in these days before Christmas".

The present progressive can suggest that an action is going to happen in the future, especially with verbs that convey the idea of a plan or of movement from one place or condition to another: "The team is arriving in two hours. He's moving to Portland this summer." Because the present progressive can suggest either the present or the future, it is usually modified by adverbs of time.

Generally, progressive forms occur only with what are called dynamic verbs and not with stative verbs. If you wish to review that concept now,

Singular	Plural
I am walking	we are walking
you are walking	you are walking
he/she/it is walking	they are walking

Singular	Plural
I am sleeping	we are sleeping
you are sleeping	you are sleeping
he/she/it is sleeping	they are sleeping

Singular	Plural
I am being	we are being
you are being	you are being
he/she/it is being	they are being

Examples:

• The summer is passing too quickly.
• Raoul is acting like his father.
• Some football players are not being good role models for youngsters.
• Is he being good to you?

The progressive forms of a verb indicate that something is happening or was happening or will be happening. When used with the past, the progressive form shows the limited duration of an event: "While I was doing my homework, my brother came into my room." The past progressive also suggests that an action in the past was not entirely finished. (Compare "I did my homework." to "I was doing my homework.") This is even more evident in the passive progressive construction: "He was being strangled in the alley" suggests an action that was not finished, perhaps because the act was interrupted by a good citizen, whereas the simple past "He was strangled in the alley" suggests an action that was finished, unfortunately.

Progressive and Stative and Dinamic Verbs

A neat categorization of the uses of the progressive can be found on the page describing the "To Be" Verb.

The progressive forms occur only with dynamic verbs, that is, with verbs that show qualities capable of change as opposed to stative verbs, which show qualities not capable of change.* For instance, we do not say, "He is being tall" or "He is resembling his mother" or "I am wanting spaghetti for dinner" or "It is belonging to me." (We would say, instead: "He is tall," "He resembles his mother," "I want spaghetti," and "It belongs to me.") The best way to understand the difference between stative and dynamic verbs is to look at a table that lists them and breaks them into categories and then to build some sentences with them, trying out the progressive forms to see if they work or not.

These categories and lists are derived from Randolph Quirk and Sidney Greenbaum's A University Grammar of English (used with the publisher's permission). The examples are our own. The lists are not meant to be complete.

DYNAMIC VERBS
Activity Verbs I am begging you. I was learning French. They will be playing upstairs.. Virtually identical in meaning to simple tense forms: I beg you. I learned French. They will play upstairs.
abandon ask beg call drink	eat help learn listen look at	play rain read say slice	throw whisper work write
Process Verbs The corn is growing rapidly. Traffic is slowing down. Virtually identical in meaning to simple present tense forms: The corn grows rapidly. Traffic slows down.
change deteriorate	grow mature	slow down	widen
Verbs of Bodily Sensation "I feel bad" and "I am feeling bad" are virtually identical in meaning.
ache	feel	hurt	itch
Transitional Events Verbs Progressive forms indicate the beginning of an event, as opposed to the simple present tense. "She was falling out of bed [when I caught her]" as opposed to "She falls out of bed every night."
arrive die	fall land	leave	lose
Momentary Verbs Progressive forms indicate little duration and suggest repetition. She is hitting her brother. He is jumping around the house.
hit jump	kick knock	nod	tap

STATIVE VERBS
Verbs of Inert Perception and Cognition* I detest rudabaga, but not I am detesting rudabaga. I prefer cinnamon toast, but not I am preferring cinnamon toast.
abhor adore astonish believe desire detest dislike doubt feel forgive	guess hate hear imagine impress intend know like love mean	mind perceive please prefer presuppose realize recall recognize regard remember	satisfy see smell suppose taste think understand want wish
Relational Verbs I am sick, but not I am being sick. I own ten acres of land, but not I am owning ten acres. My brother owes me ten dollars" but not My brother is owing me ten dollars.
be* belong to concern consist of contain cost	depend on deserve equal fit have include	involve lack matter need owe own	possess require require resemble seem sound

*Kolln suggests that we think of the difference between stative and dynamic in terms of "willed" and "nonwilled" qualities. Consider the difference between a so-called dynamic adjective (or subject complement) and a stative adjective (or subject complement): "I am silly" OR "I am being silly" versus "I am tall." I have chosen to be silly; I have no choice about being tall. Thus "tall" is said to be a stative (or an "inert") quality, and we cannot say "I am being tall"; "silly," on the other hand, is dynamic so we can use progressive verb forms in conjunction with that quality.

The same applies to verbs. Two plus two equals four. Equals is inert, stative, and cannot take the progressive; there is no choice, no volition in the matter. (We would not say, "Two plus two is equalling four.") In the same way, nouns and pronouns can be said to exhibit willed and unwilled characteristics. Thus, "She is being a good worker" (because she chooses to be so), but we would say "She is (not is being) an Olympic athlete" (because once she becomes an athlete she no longer "wills it").  

taken from:   http://guidetogrammar.org/grammar/progressive.htm#stative

SEMANA DEL 13 AL 16 DE OCTUBRE

ADJECTVES

Adjectives and adverbs are two of the four main word classes in English, along with nouns and verbs.

Adjectives describe the qualities of people and things. Words like poor, blue and interesting are adjectives. Adverbs indicate the time, place, manner, degree or frequency of an event or action. Adverbs have many different functions and can have different positions in a clause.

What are adjectives?

Adjectives tell us something about a person or a thing.

2. What do adjectives modify?

Adjectives can modify nouns or pronouns/names.

person	thing
Mandy is a careful girl.	This is a nice car.
Mandy is careful.	The car is nice.
She is careful.	It is nice.

3. Where do adjectives go?

An adjective can be put before the noun. Then it is an attribute.

person	thing
Mandy is a careful girl.	This is a nice car.

An adjective can be put after the verb to be (is). This is called predicative position.

person	thing
The girl is careful.	This car is nice.

Adjectives can go after the following verbs:

• appear
• become
• feel
• get
• go
• keep
• turn

When we speak about what something looks like, smells, sounds and tastes – we use the adjective. Mind the difference between adjective and adverb.

• I feel great.
• She looks good.
• It seems impossible.
• The steak smells fantastic.

4. Can adjectives be used without nouns?

Yes, adjectives can be used without nouns. Mind the definite article the:

• the rich = rich people

Here is an example from the fairy tale Cinderella:

• “The good must be put in the dish, the bad you may eat if you wish.”

Here is another example with nationalities in the plural:

• The Scottish live in the North of the United Kingdom.

5. Can two or more adjectives be used together?

Yes, if you use more adjectives you can put them in front of the noun:

• a fat old cat

or you can put them after the verb (e.g. to be). In this case and is placed between the last two adjectives.

• It was cold, wet and windy.

6. Adjectives, ending in -ing and -ed

There are adjectives ending in -ing and -ed. These are participle constructions, used like adjectives. Here are some examples:

A) Here the adjective is put before the noun:

• Yesterday I read an amusing story in a magazine.
• Doris has a boring job.
• We watched the group of excited people.

B) Here the adjective is put after the verb:

• I was not at all amused by the discussion.
• Children get bored very quickly.
• The end of the film was really exciting 

Tomado de: https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/grammar/adjectives.htSEMANA 

SEMANA DEL 26 AL 30 DE OCTUBRE

PREPSITIONC OF PLACE

Prepositions of Place! A preposition can provide us with information on the relationship between two words within a sentence, one such relationship is the placement of an object. For example, ‘the dog was in front of the window.’ This shows where the dog is and allows us to understand what is being talked about more clearly.

In this section, we are going to show you a detailed list of prepositions of place which will add to your vocabulary as well as giving yo the ability to create more detailed sentences and sound more fluent.

Prepositions of place

Preposition of place	Explanation	Example
in	inside	I watch TV in the living-room I live in New York Look at the picture in the PREPOSITIONS OF PLACEbook She looks at herself in the mirror. She is in the car. Look at the girl in the picture This is the best team in the world
at	used to show an exact position or particular place table events place where you are to do something typical (watch a film, study, work)	I met her at the entrance, at the bus stop She sat at the table at a concert, at the party at the movies, at university, at work
on	attached next to or along the side of (river) used to show that something is in a position above something else and touching it. left, right a floor in a house used for showing some methods of traveling television, radio	Look at the picture on the wall Cambridge is on the River Cam. The book is on the desk A smile on his face The shop is on the left My apartment is on the first floor I love traveling on trains /on the bus / on a plane My favorite program on TV, on the radio
by, next to, beside, near	not far away in distance	The girl who is by / next to / beside the house.
between	in or into the space which separates two places, people or objects	The town lies halfway between Rome and Florence.
behind	at the back (of)	I hung my coat behind the door.
in front of	further forward than someone or something else	She started talking to the man in front of her
under	lower than (or covered by) something else	the cat is under the chair.
below	lower than something else.	the plane is just below the the cloud.
over	above or higher than something else, sometimes so that one thing covers the other. more than. across from one side to the other. overcoming an obstacle	She held the umbrella over both of us. Most of the carpets are over $100. I walked over the bridge She jumped over the gate
above	higher than something else, but not directly over it	a path above the lake
across	from one side to the other of something with clear limits / getting to the other side	She walked across the field/road. He sailed across the Atlantic
through	from one end or side of something to the other	They walked slowly through the woods.
to	in the direction of bed	We went to Prague last year. I go to bed at ten.
into	towards the inside or middle of something and about to be contained, surrounded or enclosed by it	Shall we go into the garden?
towards	in the direction of, or closer to someone or something	She stood up and walked towards him.
onto	used to show movement into or on a particular place	I slipped as I stepped onto the platform.
from	used to show the place where someone or something starts:	What time does the flight from Amsterdam arrive?

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