Past Tenses

Past Simple

We use it to talk about:

·         events or actions in the past which have completely finished:

-          I spent a fortnight in Cornwall with my family.

·         things that happened repeatedly in the past:

-          We went to London every weekend last year.

Past continuous

We use it to talk about:

·         action in progress at a specific moment in the past:

-          You were sitting on the bus.

·         action that takes place over a period of time in the past:

-          While I was working my sister was watching TV.

Past Perfect Simple

We use it to talk about:

·         action taking place before a certain time in the past:

-          Before I came here, I had spoken to Jack.

Used To

·         Affirmative: I/He/She/It/You/We/They + used to + infinitive.

-          She used to love eating sweets.

·         Negative: I/He/She/It/You/We/They + didn’t use to + infinitive.

-          I didn’t use to like coffe.

·         Questions: Did + I/He/She/It/You/We/They + use to + infinitive ?

-          Did you use to live here?

Be or get used to

·         We form be used to wich be + used to + -ing.

-          I’m used to getting up early

·         We form be used to wich get + used to + -ing.

-          He got used to walking everywhere

·         We can use be and get in different tenses, but used to never changes.

-          He will get used to being famous

PRESENT TENSES

Present Simple

We use the present simple to talk about:

·         Facts and states:

-          I ‘m a very good sportier.

·         Habits and repeated actions:

-          I sometimes play games.

Present Continuous

We use the present continuous to talk about:

·         Actions happening now:

-          I’m studying technology.

·         Temporary situations:

-          At the moment, I’m playing football.

Present perfect simple

We use the present perfect simple:

·         To talk about states, actions or events that started in the past and continue in the present:

-          How long have you been here?

·         To talk about something which happened in the past and has an effect in the present:

-          She’s passed her exams so she’s going to university.

·         To talk about past experiences, without saying exactly when they took place:

-          I’ve made a lot of new friends.

The first english class

Hello, my name is Adrian, and in my first day of class the teacher taught us to create a blog, and we have watched a video in which there was a girl saying 101 things we could do at summer.


And now tell the things that we agree: Eat ice cream, Talk to friends, Smiled, Do a favor, Trade a cards, Watch the ocean, Phoned a friend, Play a sport, Hike, Swimming, Play basketball, Kissed a parent, Listened to music, Watched a fun video, Enjoyed a hobby.