INU 1101 - Present Simple & Test 3 Preparation

What does Milhouse do?

• He are student

• He is a student

• He is an student

• His a student

Answer explanation

Recordemos que podemos reemplazar a Milhouse por un pronombre 'he'.

What do you do?

• I'm a teacher

• I is a teacher

• I'm an teacher

• I're a teacher

Answer explanation

Recuerde que siempre acompañamos el 'I' con 'AM'. ¿Cómo sería la contracción o abreviación?

What do you have for breakfast on weekends?

• I have cereal and milk for breakfast

• I am cereal and milk for breakfast

• I don't cereal and milk for breakfast

Answer explanation

En Inglés, la frase 'I have' seguida de un alimento, significa 'comer o beber'.

Example:

I have a sandwich: me como un sandwich.

What time is it?

• It's six past ten

• It's ten to six

• It's ten after six

• It's nine to seven

Answer explanation

Recordamos que pasando la mitad del reloj, vamos a aproximar a la hora siguiente.

What time is it?

• It's twenty five past one

• It's seven past one

• It's twenty five to two

• It's one after seven

Answer explanation

Si el minutero pasa del 6 (o la mitad del reloj), aproximaremos a la hora siguiente.

Se utiliza la frase 'to' (para) con el fin de aproximar a la hora siguiente.

What do you do in a typical day?

• I always work at the Nuclear Plant

• I'm work at the Nuclear Plant

• I doesn't work at the Nuclear Plant

Answer explanation

Recuerde que el uso del I'm se reserva para presentación personal (a modo general).

Cuando hablamos de hábitos y rutinas, no incluimos verbo to be (am-is-are).

What does 'Hans Moleman' do in a typical day?

• Hans is always walk down the street

• Hans don't never walk down the street

• Hans usually walks down the street

Answer explanation

En una de las opciones existe una doble negación.

Las dobles negaciones no se utilizan en Inglés (en contextos académicos).

What does 'Seymour Skinner' do in a typical day?

• Seymour always work in his office

• Seymour is always works in his office

• Seymour always works in his office

Answer explanation

Recordemos la regla de la tercera persona afirmativa.

¿El verbo queda igual o se agrega terminación -s?

What does 'Barney Gumble' do in a typical day?

• Barney always working sober

• Barney hardy-ever works sober

• Barney not working sober

Answer explanation

Recuerde la estructura:

Sujeto + Adverbio de Frecuencia + Verbo (conjugado en tercera persona).

What does 'Milhouse' do in a typical day?

• Milhouse always play alone

• Milhouse usually plays alone

• Milhouse not play alone

• Milhouse often not playing alone