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May 31, 2011

Simple Past Tense

Exercise 1:
Change the sentences as indicated.
1.My mom forgot to freezer the meat.
(-)My mom didn't forget to freezer the meat.
(If?-No)Did my mom forget to freezer the vegetables? *No, She didn't.
(Wh?)What did my mom forget to freezer? *The meat.
2.The telephone didn't ring last night.

(+)The telephone rang last night.
(If?-Yes)Did the telephone ring now? *Yes, It did.
(Wh?)What did ring now? *The telephone.
3.Did James give you the keys at the restaurant this morning? *Yes,He did.
(+)James gave you the keys at the restaurant this morning.
(-)James didn't give you the keys at the restaurant this morning.
(Wh?)When  did James give you the keys this morning? *At the restaurant.

Exercise 2:
Put the words in the correct order.
1. flew/Danny/After school/a kite/.
Danny flew a kite after school.
2. eat/Where/the Jacksons/did/last night/?
Where did the Jacksons eat last night?
3. Jan/When/to the movies/go/did/?
When did Jan go to the movies?
4. Mrs.White/a diet/begin/this morning/didn't/.
Mrs.White didn't begin a diet this morning.
5. Danny/to class/yesterday/come/did/?
Did Danny come to class yesterday?

Exercise 3:
Correct the mistakes.
1.The child didn't broke the plate.
The child didn't break the plate.
2.His mom  gived the books to the girl.
His mom  gave the books to the girl.
3.Did he knew the professor?
Did he knew the professor?
4.When did he drived the new pick-up?
When did the drive the new pick-up?

May 30, 2011

Simple Past Tense[sentences(sergio orozco)]

*Aff. Structure:
Subjet + Verb(+ed/irregular) + Complement + .


Nere drove in the freeway to Tucson.


*Neg. Structure:
Subjet + didn't +  Verb(base part) + Complement + .

Nere didn't drive in the freeway to tucson.

*Int. Structure:

IF? -yes or  no
Did + Subjet + Verb(base part) + Complement + ?

Did Nere drive in the freeway to Tucson?
Yes, She did.

WH?.-
Wh + did + Subjet + Verb(base part) + Complement + ?

Who did drive in the freeway to tucson?
Nere.

April 6, 2011

(How many...? and How much...?) --- (Are there any...? and Is there any...? )

traffic / cars
How many cars are there?   
How much traffic is there?

coins / money
How many coins are there?   
How much money is there?
salad / vegetables
How many vegetables are there?   
How much salad is there?
____________________________________________________________
Are there any beans in the fridge? 
Are there any onions in the fridge?
Are there any apples in the fridge?
Are there any eggs in the fridge?
Are there any oranges in the fridge?
Are there any potatoes in the fridge?


 Is there any milk in the fridge?
 Is there any pizza in the fridge?
 Is there any pie in the fridge?
 Is there any juice in the fridge?
 Is there any cake in the fridge?
 Is there any meat in the fridge?
 Is there any cheese in the fridge?
 Is there any bread in the fridge?
 Is there any soda in the fridge?

Difference between MANY and MUCH(quantity)

                      plural                                                                                      singular            
                   MANY                        a Lot of                           MUCH  
                 count nouns                                                                                                                non-count nouns
             *students                                                                *water
          *minutes / hours                                                     *oil
          *cars                                                                       *beer
          *table                                                                      *rice
          *fruits                                                                     *salt
          *potatoes                                                                **beans
          *people                                                                   *soda
          *flowers                                                                  *sugar
          *houses                                                                   *paper
          *pants                                                                     *salad
          *fingers                                                                   *flour
          *dresses                                                                  *sand
          *rocks                                                                     *dust
          **peas                                                                    *traffic
          **hour                                                                    *money
          *grapes                                                                   *woman
          *plants                                                                    *child
          *leaves                                                                    
          *women                                                                                     
          *children                                                                 

Unit 10 (Vocabulary)











March 30, 2011

The Present Participle: spelling rules

TALK → TALKING                                  MAKE → MAKING
READ → READING                                  TAKE → TAKING
WATCH → WATCHING                          COME → COMING


But Remember:   SHOP → SHOPPING         GET → GETTING 

March 25, 2011

HOMEWORK..(WH? ' S)

WH + AM/IS/ARE + SUBJET + V(ing) + COMPLEMENT + ?


Nick and Greg are playing soccer at the Stadium to do exercise.


1.What are Nick and Greg playing at the Stadium?
R. Soccer


2.Where are Nick and Greg playing soccer?
R. At the Stadium


3.What are Nick and Greg doing?
R. To do exercise


4.Who are playing soccer at the Stadium?
R. Nick and Greg


5.What are Nick and Greg doing at the Stadium?
R. Playing soccer

March 24, 2011

HOMEWORK.

Subjet + am/ is / are + not + verb + complement + .


1. HE IS WASHING THE CAR ON THE STREET.
*He isn’t washing the car on the street.


2. HE IS PAINTING HIS HOUSE.
*He isn’t painting his house.


3. SHE IS MOWING THE LOW AT 12:00 PM.
* She isn’t mowing the low at 12:00 pm.


4. HE IS CLEANING THE WINDOW OF THE STORE.
 *He isn’t cleaning the window of the store.


5. HE IS SWEEPING ON THE STREET. 
*He isn’t sweeping on the street.


6. THEY ARE TAKING OUT THE GARBAGE.
*They aren’t taking out the garbage.


7. SHE IS DRIVING ON MAPLE STREET.
*She isn’t driving on Maple Street.


8. THEY ARE CLEANING THE STREET.
*They aren’t cleaning the street.


9. SHE IS SPEAKING WITH HER NEIGHBOR.
*She isn’t speaking with her neighbor.


10. SHE IS POINTING THE BUS STATION.
*She isn’t pointing the bus station.


11. HE IS WALKING WITH HIS DOG.
*He isn’t walking with his dog.


12. THEY ARE SPEAKING IN THE YARD.
*They aren’t speaking in the yard.


13. THEY ARE SWEEPING ON THE STREET.
*They aren´t sweeping on the street.


14. HE IS GOING IN THE BICYCLE.
*He isn´t going in the bicycle.


15. THE BIRD IS DRINKING WATER.
*The bird isn’t drinking water.


16. HE IS SPEAKING WITH HIS NEIGHBOR.
*He isn´t speaking with his neighbor.


17. THEY ARE LIVING IN THE STREET. 
*They aren’t living in the street.


18. THE DOG IS WALKING NEAR THE STORE.
*The dog isn´t walking near the store.


19. THE CAR IS PARKING IN THE STREET.
*The car isn´t parking in the street.


20. HE IS WORKING IN THE DELICATESSE.
*He isn´t working in the Delicatesse.


         
        
    

March 19, 2011

Homework(formulas )

The Present Continuous  Tense.


Interrogative Structure (if/yes? , if/no?,  Wh?'s):

(+) Am/ Is /Are + subjet + verb (ing) + ?
   R: Yes, (I, you, he/she/it , we ,they) + am/is/are .  


(-) Am/ Is /Are + not + subjet + verb (ing) + ?
   R: No, (I, you, he/she/it , we ,they) + am/is/are + not.

(Wh?'s)
Wh + am/is/are + subjet + verb(ing) + ?

Investigate





     





March 14, 2011

15 affirmative sentences

1. Perla brushes her teeth in the morning.
2. Missael listens to music in the afternoon after his English class.
3. The cat is plays in the backyard.
4. My friend goes shopping with her ​​mom.
5. Paola cleans her bedroom in the Sunday morning.
6. Mr.Hernandez plays guitar on Friday.
7. Mrs.Bustamante paints her house.
8. Miss Perla sees her students play.
9. I sleep much in the weekends.
10. Maria writes a letter to her grandmother.
11. Pepe the farmer is in the barn milks a cow.
12. The children play "Al mundo" in the hour of recess.
13. Mauricio goes to run in the park.
14. Mr. Rodriguez starts his Spanish class at 9:00 am.
15. Armando always sings in the theater from Monday to Friday afternoon.

VIDEO (project unit 8)