Review A2

Review A2

Past Tense

The past tense 

• The past tense is a verb tense used for a past activity or a past state of being. For example:

  
  

• I jumped in the lake.

• He played soccer yeastarday.

Multiple Choice

Yo compre el libro.

• I buy the book

• I buyed the book.

• I bought the book.

• I was buying the book

Multiple Choice

El necesito a su hermano.

• He needed her brother

• He nede his brother

• He needed his brother

• He was needed his brother

Countables and uncountables

• It's important to distinguish between countable and uncountable nouns in English because their usage is different in regards to both determiners and verbs.

• Uncountable nouns are for the things that we cannot count with numbers. They may be the names for abstract ideas or qualities or for physical objects that are too small or too amorphous to be counted (liquids, powders, gases, etc.). Uncountable nouns are used with a singular verb. They usually do not have a plural form.

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There is ________water in the ocean.

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there are_______cars in the house.

Present perfect:

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  The present perfect is formed from the present tense of the verb have and the past participle of a verb.

  We use the present perfect:

  for something that started in the past and continues in the present:

  They've been married for nearly fifty years.

  She has lived in Liverpool all her life.

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She______played with her friend.

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We have_______rice and ham.

Future with going to and Will.

• When to use GOING TO: The structure going to  is normally used to indicate the future but with some type of connection to the present. We use it in the following situations:

• They're going to retire to the beach.

• we are going to run in the soccer field.

Multiple Choice

Yo voy a ir a la escuela.

• I will go to the school

• I´m going to the school.

• I going to the school.

• I will be to the school

When to use WILL:

• In other cases, where there is no implicit or explicit connection to the present, use WILL:

• I promise I will behave next time.

• I'll take you to the movies if you'd like.

Multiple Choice

Yo estare con mi padrino.

• I will be with my godfather.

• I would be with my godfather.

• I am going to my godfather.

• I am with my godfather

Present Perfect Continuous Tense

• The present perfect continuous tense (also known as the present perfect progressive tense) shows that something started in the past and is continuing at the present time. The present perfect continuous is formed using the construction has/have been + the present participle (root + -ing).

• I haven’t been feeling well lately. (And I am still sick now.)

  
  

• Have you seen my wallet and keys recently? (Because I sure don’t know where they are.)

Multiple Choice

Nosotros hemos estado jugando con nuestros amigos.

• We have been playing with our friends.

• We had been playing with our friends.

• we has been playing with our friends.

• We are been playing with our friends.

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They _____been working wiht my fathers house.

Vacations