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Nairobi, Kenya

par sara crisafulli

Was the big bang the beginning of our universe?

par celina rodriguez

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PAST PERFECT SIMPLE

par Nela b

future simple

promises

voluntary actions

tonight, next week, in X days...

questions: will+subject+verb will you call me tonight?

negative: subject+won't+verb I won't call you tonight

afirmative: sujeto+will+verb I'll call you tonight

be going to

predictions

plans and intentions

future events with a solid link with the present

tomorrow, next week, in X days...

questions: to be+subject+going+infinitive is she going to die?

negative: subject+to be+not+going+infinitive He's not going to come

afirmative: subject+to be+going+infinitive He's going to jog

past continuous

actions in an especific period of time

actions being developed in the past when other interrupts

when

while

questions: to be+subject+verb -ing Were you eating? was he talking?

negative: subject+to be+not+verb -ing I wasn't talking They weren't eating

afirmative: subject+to be+verb -ing I was talking They were eating

past simple

repetitive actions in the past

serie of events in the past

actions that happened in the past

questions: to be/to do+subject+verb in infinitive Did I ask her to stop? Does she walk through bullets and haze?

negative: subject+to do/to be+not+verb in infinitive I didn't ask her to stop She doesn't walk through bullets and haze

afirmative: subject+verb -ed/inf. form I asked her to stop she walked through bullets and haze

in 2010, 1973..

yesterday, last night...

present perfect

for, since

just, ever, never, already, yet

questions: to have+subject+p. participe Have you walked? Has he eaten?

negative: subject+to have+ not+p.participe I haven't walked He hasn't eaten

afirmative: subject+to have+p. participe I've walked He has eaten

actions in an inespecific period of time

repetitive action in a period of time

action that happens in the past and continues in present

present continuous

near future

talk about something that happens nowadays

talk about something that´s happening now

questions: to be+subject+verb in -ing are you talking? is he eating?

negative: subject+to be+not+verb in -ing I am not talking

afirmative: subject+to be+verb in -ing I am talking

lately, currently

now, at the moment

programmed events

scientific facts

general statements and actions

habits, facts, thoughts and feelings

present simple

form

questions: do/does+subject+verb Do you eat? Does he walk?

negative: subject+don't/doesn't+verb I don't talk He doesn't eat

afirmative: subject+verb I talk He eats

uses

keywords

on Mondays, Tuesdays

sheldom, whenever

often, always, every day...

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