ALBUM OF

VERBAL TENSES
Benjamin Danny Lazarte Valero
4TO A
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21/11/2021
 Texas every summer.
THE VERB: TO BE SIMPLE Nick: Hey, I’m Nick and I’m American. Welcome to the summer
PRESENT camp. I’m the General Counselor. Let me tell you that we generally
start the day with a music activity.
There is an abbreviated form (contraction) that is used when Renata: I like that because I sing and play the drums.
writing the verb “to be” and it is necessary to use an apostrophe Nick: Do you have a band?
to construct it: “I am = I’m”, “She is = She’s”, etc. Renata: Yes, I have a music band in São Paulo. I suppose that
The order of the words in English is very important: subject + children here also play instruments.
verb + object. The present simple (simple present) is the most Nick: Yeah, some of them do. Do you play any instrument, Gina?
common form of the verb "to be", it is used mostly to speak in Gina: No, I only dance.
the present. There are three different ways to write the present Nick: Perfect, so we can play music and dance with the campers.
simple of the verb to be in affirmative sentences, depending on Let’s move on to the afternoons, we usually practice some sports like
whether it is first, second or third person singular or plural. tennis, soccer and baseball.
EXAMPLE Renata: Great. In my country, we love soccer.
 I am a good student. (Yo soy un buen estudiante). Gina: In Colombia, we seldom play baseball but we like soccer too.
 We are old friends. (Nosotros somos viejos amigos). Nick: Awesome! Children usually choose soccer. Nowadays, soccer
 He is a student. (Él es un estudiante). is quite popular here in the States. And in the evenings, campers build
a campfire and tell scary stories with the Outdoor Activities Staff. Do
you like those stories?
COMPOSITION Gina: Yes, I do.
Renata: No, I don’t. I hate darkness and ghost stories.
Today I got up early and then went to have breakfast, clean up
and then get ready to go for a walk with my family and go home Nick: Don’t worry. In that case, we also have a karaoke contest.
to rest and finish doing homework that I was missing since our Renata: Sure, I will go for that.
school year ends and they are final works to present it in the Nick: Ok, I promise you will have a lot of fun this summer. 
class and get good grades
DIALOGUE THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS
Renata: Good morning everyone, I’m Renata and I’m from Brazil.
When we want to say what we are doing at the moment of
Where do you come from? speaking, we also use the verb “to be” to form the sentence,
Gina: Hello. I’m Gina and I live in Colombia. I usually come here to and we also add the verb in question with the ending –ing.
 «verb “to be” + verb -ing» ─ Really? Why? will Youl travel to Italy?

The Present Continuous is used in English to: Describe actions ─ Yes Paola, my family will travel to Rome in summer. We'll (We will)
that are happening at the same time we speak. going to visit my grandparents.

─ Thats so nice. Your family is from Italy?

EXAMPLE
─ Yes, They come America around 30 years ago.
He is having dinner right now. Talk about things that are
happening at the present time, even if it is not necessarily when ─ And where your grandparents are living?
we speak, at this very moment.
I am / I’m playing ─ They are living in Spinaceto, near Rome.
He is / He’s playing
─ Thats lovely. Will you take me some photos?
COMPOSITION
─ Of course, I'll take you a lot of pictures, also I'll send it to you by email.
I listening music when I do my homework
─ OK, Jaemin, thanks. Now run, you're going late.
I dancing after doing my homework
─ Bye, Jaemin. See you later.

and then go to rest ─ Bye.

DIALOGUE
─ Hi, Jaemin. Where are you going? THE SIMPLE PAST
When you need to talk about the past in English, the main form the
─ Hi Paola, I'm going (I am going) to school.
verb takes is the simple past. In the past simple, the verb to be is
─ On saturday? What are you studying? written in two different ways, they are "was" and "were". Both mean
"estaba" or "era", and their use depends on the subject of the sentence
─ I'm studying the Italian language. and its meaning.
 Jim: Oh that's interesting. How was the weather there?

EXAMPLE Karen: It was nice. Warm and sunny.

I was – was not - I wasn’t Jim: Great! Did you like the food?

Karen: Of course it was wonderful. The pasta was amazing and

COMPOSITION the pizza was amazing.

Jim: I'm so happy

I was at my house and it
was also raining it was Karen: yes it was delicious
about 6 in the afternoon
but it was dark so I did my Jim: Did you see all the famous monuments?
homework all this
yesterday Karen: Yes, I did. I saw the Colosseum, the Trevi Fountain and
everything in between. It is such a beautiful city!

DIALOGU
E
Jim: Hi Karen, welcome back! How was your holiday?

Karen: It was great!

Jim: Where did you go?

Karen: I went to Rome.

THE PAST TENSE OF VERB: TO BE
When we speak of the simple past, it is used to describe an A: I saw a great movie last night.
action, event or condition that occurs in the past before the B: What movie did you see?
moment of speaking or writing. The Verb To Be varies A: The Lion King.
according to the verb tense in which you want to use it. B: Wow. It is a very old movie. Have you seen the new
X-Men movie?
EXAMPLE A: No, I have not. Actually, I don't like movies about
superheroes.
I worked
I was working A: Erik, have you seen Frank lately?
I had worked B: No, I haven't. I heard you moved to Japan.
I had been working
A: Oh really? How nice.
B: I have never been to Japan.
COMPOSITION A: Me neither

A: have you ever been on television?

Yesterday I left home when B: Yes, I have.
I was about to do my homework A: When was that?
B: It was 10 years ago.
but I finished it A: Did you like it?
B: Yes, I loved it.

DIALOGUE
THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE OF A. Hello Karl
B. Hi Lisa
REGULAR AND IRREGULAR
Did you see me yesterday?
VERBS B. yes
A. ooh you were working
REGULAR VERBS B. yes I was but then I finished
If the verb ends in E as in the Verb close, to form the past tense It makes me happy
we only add a D and not ED
As we noticed it is very simple, you only need to memorize the B. haha and what were you talking about
verb in Present Tense, then you will add ED to it to form the yesterday with Juan
Past Tense, without forgetting to remember its meaning and A. aaa was for a project
practice the pronunciation. That easy.
EXAMPLE I work = Yo trabajo I worked = Yo trabajé B. oooh I see
IRREGULAR VERBS A. yes haha
Irregular verbs, on the other hand, totally differ from their B. well, I'm leaving, see you
Present Tense structure, because when you need to write or A. if you take care of yourself later
speak in the past tense, you must memorize the same in that
tense. Therefore, in Irregular Verbs you must memorize both
the Present Tense as well as the Past Tense.
EXAMPLE I speak=yo hablo I spoke=yo hable

COMPOSITION

Yesterday I talked and worked

at night while I watch the soap THE FUTURE: WILL-GOING TO
opera that my mother saw a month ago
DIALOGUE Will or going to refer to future events but are used in different
contexts. While it is used to make promises and talk about
spontaneous decisions, going to is more common to talk about
making plans or intentions.
Monica: How old are you Maria? 
Maria: I'm twenty years old but I'm going to be twenty one in
EXAMPLE August 5th. 
camilo: Wow, you will be a tall woman. 
 I think I am going to study now. (Creo que voy a estudiar Monica: Hahahahaa, Nice, that's a friday. What are you going
ahora) to do?. 
 She will become a scientist. (Ella será científica.) Maria: Katherine is going to take me to a restaurant. 
camilo: I love going to restaurants. 

COMPOSITION Monica: Nice, Can I go with you?. 

camilo: Me too want to go with you, Can I? 
Maria: Yes, you can; also, you will have to go. 
Tonight I think I'll study for
tomorrow's exam and if I have time Monica and camilo: Why will we have to go?. 
tomorrow maybe I'll cook Maria: Because you are my best friends and I want your
company. 

Monica: You're so beautiful, I love you and I will love you. Ok,
Bye everybody, I have to go. 
camilo: You're so nice, Ok, See you later, Bye, Me too have to
go. 
Maria: Ok, See us.

DIALOGUE

The present perfect is used to refer to actions that began in the past and
THE PRESENT PERFECT continue in the present. In Spanish it is equivalent in most of its uses to the
past
Perfect in spanish: I have eaten, you have eaten, he has eaten, etc they B: Pretty good. Say, you've really changed.
have painted their bedroom

EXAMPLE D: Oh, well, I've lost some weight. And my hair is

longer than before.
I have fixed that car too many times.
He has played tennis all his life
B: Well, you look great! How are you?

D: I'm doing really well. I got married about three years

ago. I have two kids now.
COMPOSITION
B: That’s amazing!

D: Yes, they have learned too much.

Today I had dinner and my
sister asked me what had B: Cool. Greetings to them!
dinner and I told her to have
rice with egg but only for today

DIALOGUE
B: Diane Grant? I haven't seen you for ages!

D: Brian!! How have you been?