lunes, 12 de noviembre de 2012

Verb tenses activities


EJERCICIOS DE REFUERZO DE INGLÉS (Primera evaluación)
1. Put the correct forms of the verbs into the gaps. Use the Simple Present in the statements.
Example: We _____ her name. (to shout)
Answer: We shout her name.
1) I ………………….a good mark. (to get)
2) Rita ………………….an exercise. (to do)
3) We ………………….the table. (to lay)

2. Complete the sentences like in the example. Use the long form of the auxiliary.
Example: Jane ___________ a book. (not/to read)
Answer: Jane does not read a book.
1) We …………..handball at school. (not/to play)
2) Laura ………………her room. (not/to clean)
3) Mark ………………..his homework. (not/to do)

3. Put in the correct verb forms and the nouns into the gaps. Use Simple Present.
Example: _____________ their friends?
(they/to phone)
Answer: Do they phone their friends?
1) ……………………..to school? (you/to walk)
2) ……………..a banana in the morning? (Ronda/to eat)
3) ………………………..parrots? (your father/to like)

4. Put in the verbs in brackets into the gaps. Use the Simple Present. Watch the punctuation and form sentences or questions.
Example: ____ she ____ books? (to read)
Answer: Does she read books?
1) They ……………………hockey at school. (to play)
2) She ………………………..e-mails. (not/to write)
3) ……………..you …………..English? (to speak)



5) Leroy ………….very fast. (can/not/to read)
5. Put in the verb in brackets into the gap and form negative sentences. Use long form of the auxiliary.
Example: Maria __________ magazines. (not/to read)
Answer: Maria is not reading magazines.
1) The children …………….questions. (not/to ask)
2) Nick ………………to the gym. (not/to go)
3) I …………….the door. (not/to open)
6. Put in the verb in brackets into the gaps and form affirmative sentences. Use the long form of the auxiliary.
Example: Jane __________ home from work.
(to come)
Answer: Jane is coming home from work.
1) He ………………in the lake. (to swim)
2) Andrew and Colin ………………muffins. (to make)
3) Simon …………………a letter. (to write)
7. Put in the correct verb forms and the nouns into the gaps. Use Present Progressive.
Example: ___________ the newspaper?
(he/eading)
Answer: Is he eading the newspaper?
1) ………………………….in the lake? (Lisa/to swim)
2) …………………………your brother? (you/to help)
3) ………………………..a museum? (he/to visit)
8. Use the verbs in brackets in the Simple Present or in the Present Progressive. Watch the types of sentences (affirmative statements, negations or questions).
Example: __ Chris _______ for his brother now? (to wait)
Answer: Is Chris waiting for his brother now?
1) Look! This lady …………………a hamburger. (not/to eat)
2) Our cat seldom …………………..on the sofa. (to lie)
3) ………..they …………text messages at the moment? (to send)
4) I ………………supermarkets, but my father doesn't. (to like)
5) What ……….the man …………in our garden? (to do)
6) We ……………………the bus to school. (not/to take)
7) Where ………….you ………..from? (to come)
8) …………your girlfriend always ……………green T-shirts? (to wear)
9) I ………………..a cup of tea now. (to have)
10) ………..the boy …………..in the pool right now? (to swim)
9. Put the correct forms of the verbs into the gaps. Use the Simple Past in the statements.
Example: She ______ her mother in the kitchen. (to help)
Answer: She helped her mother in the kitchen.
1) They ……………..something to drink. (to order)
2) Last summer I ……………..to Stuttgart. (to go)
3) She …………….her homework in the afternoon. (to do)

10. Negate the first sentence in each task. Write the negative verb forms (sometimes with a preposition) from the first sentences into the gaps. You can use long or short (contracted) forms of the auxiliaries.
Example: Frank turned on the radio. – Frank ______________ the radio.
Answer: Frank turned on the radio. – Frank did not turn on the radio. Or Frank didn’t turn on the radio.
1) Peter woke up at seven. – Peter …………………………….at seven.
2) The children ran home. – The children …………………………..home.
3) I forgot to take the book with me. – I ………………………to take the book with me.

11. Put in the correct verb forms and the nouns into the gaps. Use Simple Past.
Example: ____________ their friends?
(they/to meet)
Answer: Did they meet their friends?
1) ………………………….after the cat? (the dog/to run)
2) …………………….photos when you were on holiday? (you/to take)
12. Put in the verbs in brackets into the gaps. Watch the punctuation and form sentences or questions.
Example: The children ______ their sandwiches. (to forget)
Answer: The children forgot their sandwiches on Monday.
1) When ……………………you in London? (to be)
2) We ……………………in a flat when we were in Paris. (not/to live)
3) What ……….you …………yesterday? (to lose)
13. Put in the verbs in brackets into the gaps and form affirmative sentences.
Example: Eddie __________ a comic. (to read)
Answer: Eddie was reading a comic.
1) I ……………………to my friend. (to talk)
2) He ……………………….the beds. (to make)
3) The boys ……………………the parrots. (to feed)

14. Put in the verbs in brackets into the gap and form negative sentences. You can use long or short (contracted) forms of the auxiliary.
Example: Maggie _____________ volleyball. (not/to play)
Answer: Maggie was not playing volleyball. or Maggie wasn't playing volleyball.
1) Julia ……………………tea. (not/to drink)
2) They ………………….the Internet. (not/to surf)
3) My brother ……………………….yesterday. (not/to sail)

15. Put in the correct verb forms and the nouns into the gaps. Use the Past Progressive. Mind verb and noun/pronoun in brackets.
Example: ______________ a book? (she/to read)
Answer: Was she reading a book?
1) ……………………………the museum? (she/to visit)
2) ……………………………with a pencil? (you/to write)
3) ………………………………….comics? (the boys/to read)

16. Put in the verbs in brackets in the Simple Past or the Past Progressive into the gaps.
Example: I ________ my keys while I ________ to school. (to lose) (to walk)
Answer: I lost my keys while I was walking to school.
1) While I…………….., the school bus………………. (to text) (to arrive)
2) Cindy …………………her leg while she……………... (to break) (to snowboard)
3) He ……………..to the radio while he ……………..breakfast. (to listen) (to prepare)
4) My father …………….at 70 km/h when a policeman …………..him. (to drive) (to stop)
5) The girl ……………that the boy ……………………her. (to notice) (to watch)
6) My dad …………..the ladder while he ………………the carport. (to fall off) (to paint)
7) While we…………….., we …………..crossword puzzles. (to wait) (to do)
8) Nick ………………sick while he ……………..in Texas. (to become) (to travel)
9) What ……………….when you ……………about 9/11? (to do) (to hear)
10) She said that she ………………happy, so I ……………….to her. (not/to feel) (to talk)

17. Put in the verbs in brackets into the gaps. Use Present Perfect.
Example: I _____________ my father's car.
(to wash)
Answer: I have washed my father's car.
1) Karen ……………………….me an e-mail. (to send)
2) Dave and Pat …………………the museum. (to visit)
3) I ………………………at the pet shop. (to be)
18. Put in the verbs in brackets into the gaps and form negative sentences in the Present Perfect.
Example: He ______________ to music. (not/to listen)
Answer: He has not listened to music. or He hasn't listened to music. or He's not listened to music.
1) Our class ………………………….the test yet. (not/to write)
2) Tim and Joe ………………………..a box. (not/to carry)
3) It ………………………………..to snow. (not/to start)
19. Put in the correct verb forms into the gaps. Use the Present Perfect.
Example: ___ she _____ the car?
(to clean)
Answer: Has she cleaned the car?
1) ………….you ……………….the kitchen door? (to paint)
2) ……………your brother ……………the shopping? (to do)
3) ………..Julian ever …………….a spider? (to touch)
20. Put in the verbs in brackets into the gaps. Use the Present Perfect. Watch the punctuation and form sentences or questions.
Example: ____ you ______ the car yet? (to clean)
Answer: Have you cleaned the car yet?
1) Emma …………………….this film on TV. (not/to see)
2) How often …………….she ……………..the office? (to phone)
3) ………………..the Millers …………………yet? (to arrive)
Simple Past or Present Perfect – Exercise 21. Choose the correct words or phrases.
1) Peter …………………………football yesterday. (To play)
2) They ……………………….the car. It looks new again. (To clean)
3) Last year we………………….. to Italy. (To go)
4) John and Peggy……………… the book. Now they can watch the film.
(To just read)
5) I …………………..my friend two days ago. (To meet)
6) We……………………….. another country before. (To never visit)
7) She ……………………a new car in 2005. (To buy)
8) I'm sorry, but I…………………. my homework. (To forget)
9) ……………………….the game of chess?(To win)
10) The girls ……………………..their lunch yet. (To eat)
22. Put in the verbs in brackets into the gaps and form sentences in the Past Perfect. Use contracted forms only when there are personal pronouns.
Example: Before Steven did his homework he _____________ at the library. (to study)
Answer: Before Steven did his homework he had studied at the library.
1) She ………………………in Sweden before she went to Norway. (to live)
2) After we ………………………..the cornflakes, Henry came in. (to eat)
3) Before Ken ran to Kerry's house, he …………………him. (to phone)

23. Put in the verbs in brackets into the gaps. Mind the negations.
Example: Richard realized that he ______________ his passport with him. (not/to take)
Answer: Richard realized that he had not taken his passport with him.
1) The driver …………………….at the traffic lights, so the police car chased him. (not/to stop)
2) The budgie flew away because Jim ……………………the window. (not/to close)
3) When we came home, Frank ………………………the ceiling yet. (not/to paint)
24. Put in the words in brackets into the gaps. Use the verbs in the Past Perfect.
Example: _____________________ the summary by the time it was due? (Gerry/to hand in)
Answer: Had Gerry handed in the summary by the time it was due?
1) ……………………..the instructions before they switched on the mobile phone? (they/to read)
2) ………………………….the new words before she texted her friend? (the girl/to learn)
3) …………………………..the office before they drove away? (they/to ring)
25. Put the words in brackets into the gaps. Use the verbs in the Past Perfect.
Example: Alex couldn't go for a walk because he ______________ his leg. (to break)
Answer: Alex couldn't go for a walk because he had broken his leg.
1) When I arrived at the restaurant, Victoria …………………….a glass of water. (already/to order)
2) He noticed that Peter ……………………….the old chair. (not/to paint)
10) …………………………………………………..his hamster before he left his house? (Jack/to feed)
26. Put the verbs in brackets into the gaps in the correct tense Past Perfect or Simple Past.
Example: Pat _________ (to live) in London before he _________ (to move) to Rome.
Answer: Pat had lived in London before he moved to Rome.
1) After Fred …………...(to spend) his holiday in Italy he ……………(to want) to learn Italian.
2) Jill ………………..(to phone) Dad at work before she ……………(to leave) for her trip.
3) Susan ………………..(to turn on) the radio after she …………….(to wash) the dishes.
4) When she …………..(to arrive) the match ……………already …………..(to start).
5) After the man …………….(to come) home he …………………(to feed) the cat.
6) Before he …………..(to sing) a song he ……………………….(to play) the guitar.
7) She ………………..(to watch) a video after the children …………………….(to go) to bed.
8) After Eric ……………..(to make) breakfast he ……………….(to phone) his friend.
9) I ……………..(to be) very tired because I ……………………….(to study) too much.
10) They ……………..(to ride) their bikes before they …………………..(to meet) their friends.

miércoles, 7 de noviembre de 2012

Le passé composé

LE PASSÉ COMPOSÉ


Le passé composé

Formation :    Auxiliaire (être / avoir) + participe passé
Travailler -> j'ai travaillé
Sortir -> je suis sorti(e)

Formation du participe passé :
Verbes en -er -> é
Chanter -> J'ai chanté
Danser -> tu as dansé
Autres verbes :
Infinitif
Participe passé
avoireu
(s')asseoirassis
attendreattendu
battrebattu
boirebu
conclureconclu
conduireconduit
connaîtreconnu
construireconstruit
courircouru
croirecru
descendredescendu
détruiredétruit
devoirdû
diredit
disparaîtredisparu
dormirdormi
écrireécrit
entendreentendu
êtreété
fairefait
lirelu
mentirmenti
mettremis
mourirmort
offriroffert
ouvrirouvert
partirparti
peindrepeint
plaireplu
pleuvoirplu
pouvoirpu
prendrepris
produireproduit
recevoirreçu
rendrerendu
répondrerépondu
rireri
savoirsu
servirservi
sortirsorti
suivresuivi
tenirtenu
traduiretraduit
vaincrevaincu
valoirvalu
vendrevendu
venirvenu
vivrevécu
voirvu
vouloirvoulu


Etre ou avoir ?
avoir + participe passé
TRAVAILLER
j'ai travaillé
tu as travaillé
il a travaillé
nous avons travaillé
vous avez travaillé
ils ont travaillé


J'ai lavé la voiture.
Ils ont bien mangé

être + participe passé
SORTIR
je suis sorti(e)
tu es sorti(e)
il (elle) est sorti(e)
nous sommes sorti(e)s
vous êtes sorti(e)s
ils (elles) sont sorti(e)s
SE LAVER
je me suis lavé(e)
tu t'es lavé(e)
il (elle) s'est lavé(e)
nous nous sommes lavé(e)s
vous vous êtes lavé(e)s
ils (elles) se sont lavé(e)s


Avec les verbes pronominaux (réfléchis) :
se lever, se coiffer, se laver, se raser, se maquiller, se reposer, s'amuser, se…
Avec les verbes :
aller, venir, arriver, partir, entrer, rentrer, sortir, monter, descendre, tomber, passer, rester, naître, mourir ...
Quelques verbes se conjuguent avec être ou avoir :
passer, monter, descendre, entrer, sortir, retourner…

Sans COD (lieu, temps, etc.)
Avec COD
Je suis sorti dans la rueJ’ai sorti le chien
Elles sont rentrées très tardElles ont rentré les chaises
Il est descendu à la caveIl a descendu le fauteuil
Nous sommes montés au grenierNous avons monté des provisions
Tu es passé chez moiTu as passé un bon Week end
Vous êtes retournés en villeVous avez retourné le matelas




Explicación en español:
http://lefildufle.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/passe-compose-explicacion.pdf


Actividades:

http://doloresalvarez.blogia.com/2008/021801-le-passe-compose.php

http://lewebpedagogique.com/frances/files/2008/02/passecompose1.htm

http://lewebpedagogique.com/frances/files/2008/02/passecompose2.htm

http://lewebpedagogique.com/frances/files/2008/04/passecompose3.htm

http://lewebpedagogique.com/frances/files/2008/02/participepasse1.htm

http://lewebpedagogique.com/frances/files/2008/02/passecompose4.htm

http://lewebpedagogique.com/frances/files/2008/02/participepasse2.htm

http://glencoe.com/sec/worldlanguages/french/int_tutor/bonvoyagelevel2/chapter9.html

http://leonardofrances.en.eresmas.com/Exercices/etreavoir1.htm

http://www.lepointdufle.net/ressources_fle/accords_participe_passe.htm

http://www.didieraccord.com/Accord2/dossier3/

http://www.didieraccord.com/Accord2/dossier3/

Le jeu de l'oie: http://www.bonjourdefrance.com/n11/jeux/oiebdf2.html

miércoles, 31 de octubre de 2012

Present perfect simple and continuous

Present perfect simple  

Form: It is formed with the present tense of the auxiliary verb have and the past participle (3rd column in the irregular verbs).

Examples: 

Affirmative: subject+ have/has+ -ed/3rd column+complement
 I have decided to leave tomorrow (regular)
 She has decided to leave tomorrow

Negative: subject+ haven't/hasn't+ -ed/3rd column+complement
He hasn't decided to leave tomorrow
We haven't decided to leave tomorrow

Questions: (Question pronoun)+ have/has/haven't/hasn't+subject+ -ed/3rd column+complement ?

What has she written the email to Lucy?
Have you written the email to Lucy?
Hasn't she written the email to Lucy?
What haven't you written to Lucy?

Uses:

General: the present perfect describes past events which are connected to the present.

1) Experience in our life up to now (hasta ahora):
Ex: Have you visited any other countries?
Yes, I have been to  Italy and France.

(There is no time expression because we are talking about a whole life experience, not individual events. if we wanted to say when the events happened we would use the past simple.)

2) An event in the past that has a result in the present.

Ex: Helen has broken her pencil
I have hurt my foot.

(There is no time expression because when it happened is not important. Our attention is on the present (Where is the pencil?/ I can't play football). If we wanted to say when the actions happened we would use the past simple.)

3) A situation that started in the past and continues until the present.

Ex: I have lived here for ten years.
I have often seen Jim with his dog in the park.

(Here there is a time expression, describing how long or how often something has happened.)

4) Completion: we often use the present perfect when we describe how many things are completed so far.

Ex: I have read a hundred pages of this book.

(An exact time is not mentioned).



TIME EXPRESSIONS

1) Ever/never: we use ever and never when we ask or talk about our experiences in life.

Ex: Have you ever eaten Japanese food? No, I have never eaten it.

2) Yet/so far and already: we use yet in questions and negative sentences. It has a similar meaning to so far (or up to now), which is used in questions and positive sentences.

Ex: Have you finished this book yet? No, I am on page 56.
How many pages have you read? I have read 56 pages so far.

- We use already in positive sentences to describe an action which happened before.
Ex: When are you going to finish your letter? I have already written it.

3) Just: we use just when we describe a very recent event.
Ex: Cathy has just phoned from the airport.

4) Frequency adverbs (always, often...): frequency adverbs that are used with the present simple can also be used with the present perfect.

Ex: He has always loved you. (a state)
We have often visited Spain (a repeated event)

5) For and since: "for" describes the length of a time period.
Ex: Tom has worked here for three months.

"Since" describes the point when the time period started.
Ex: Tom has worked here since July 10th.

Present perfect continuous

Form: It is formed with the present perfect of be and the -ing form of the verb.

Examples:
Affirmative: subject+ have/has+ been+ verb -ing+complement
Ex: I've been waiting here all morning.
She has been reading a book all the day.

Negative: subject+ haven't/hasn't+ been+ verb -ing+complement
Ex: I haven't been sleeping well recently.
She hasn't been doing the homework today

Questions: (Question pronoun)+ have/has/haven't/hasn't+subject+ -ed/3rd column+complement ?
Ex: What have you been doing lately?
Have you been doing your homework lately?
What has he been studying today?
Has he been studying in the library today?

Use: 

1) The present perfect continuous, like the present perfect, describes past events which are connected to the present. But in the continuous form, there is a meaning of an action or situation in progress.

Ex: What have you been doing lately?
I've been working a lot.
Ho long have you been living here?

2) The present perfect continuous can emphasize the length of the time of the action.

Ex: I have been waiting here all the morning.
He has been feeling ill for weeks.

3) The present perfect continuous can emphasize that the action is temporary.

Ex: I have been staying in a hotel for the past month.

4) The present perfect continuous can be used for repeated actions.

Ex: I have been phoning her for days, but she is never at home.

5) The action meay be finished or conitnuiun, we only know by the situation.

Ex: Carlos has been studying English for two years and now he's stopped! What a shame.
Carlos has been studying English for two years. He is going to do an exam next year.

Typical expressions: all day, all morning, for days, for ages, lately, recently, since, for...



Present perfect simple or continuous?

1) Often there is a very little difference between the two tenses:

Ex: I have worked here for two years
       I have been working here for two years.

I have lived here for two years.
I have been living here for two years.

2) We often use the present perfect if our attention is on the finished result, but the present perfect continuous if our attention is on the action.

Ex: I have written that email to Jackie. i was meaning to do it for ages.
I have been writing that email to Jackie and it's taken an hour! I am exhausted!

3) If we give details of how many or how much we do not use a continuous form.

Ex: I have written four emails.
I have done a lot of cooking and cleaning this afternoon.

4) Present simple or present perfect?

We use the present simple to describe habits or states in the present, but we use the present perfect to describe the time until the present.

Ex: I live in Prague (a permanent state-I always live there)
I have lived in Prague for two years (I arrived two years ago and still live there).

5) past simple or present perfect?

The past simple describes an event in a completed time period. The present perfect is used for a time period that includes the present.

Ex: I lived in Prague in the nineties. (Now I live somewhere else)
I have lived in Prague since the nineties (I still live there)


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