an explanation of the phrasal verbs, tenses and homophones

1. UNIT 2: NEVER LOST FOR WORDS !
INTRODUCTION
PHRASAL VERBS
GRAMMAR TENSES REVIEW
SOUNDS AND SPELLING
BY:
MARTIN GONZALES
ROSA ROJAS
IVAN BONILLA
YELEINA ERAZO
MARISOL ARRIETA

2. PHRASAL VERBS
Phrasal verbs are usually two-
word phrases consisting of verb
+ adverb or verb + preposition.
Think of them as you would any
other English vocabulary

3. PHRASAL VERBS
EXAMPLES:
BLOW UP: Explode.
The racing car blew up after it
crashed into the fence.
CHEER UP: Make happier
I brought you some flowers to
cheer you up.

4. GRAMMAR TENSES
SIMPLE PRESENT:
 action in the present taking place once, never or
several times
 facts
 actions taking place one after another
 action set by a timetable or schedule
A: He speaks.
N: He does not speak.
Q: Does he speak?

5. GRAMMAR TENSES
PRESENT PROGRESSIVE:
action taking place in the moment of
speaking
action taking place only for a limited
period of time
action arranged for the future
A: He is speaking.
N: He is not speaking.
Q: Is he speaking?

6. GRAMMAR TENSES
SIMPLE PAST:
action in the past taking placeonce,
never or several times
actions taking place one after another
action taking place in the middle of
another action
A: He spoke.
N: He did not speak.
Q: Did he speak?

7. GRAMMAR TENSES
PAST PR0GRESSIVE
action going on at a certain time in the
past
actions taking place at the same time
action in the past that is interrupted by
another action.
A: He was speaking.
N: He was not speaking.
Q: Was he speaking?

8. GRAMMAR TENSES:
PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE:
putting emphasis on the result
action that is still going on
action that stopped recently
finished action that has an influence on the
present
A: He has spoken.
N: He has not spoken.
Q: Has he spoken?

9. GRAMMAR TENSES:
PAST PERFECT SIMPLE
action taking place before a
certain time in the past
sometimes interchangeable with
past perfect progressive
putting emphasis only on
the fact(not the duration)
A: He had spoken.
N: He had not spoken.
Q: Had he spoken?

10. GRAMMAR TENSES:
FUTURE SIMPLE:
action in the future that cannot be
influenced
spontaneous decision
assumption with regard to the future
A: He will speak.
N: He will not speak.
Q: Will he speak?

11. GRAMMAR TENSES:
ACTIVE VOICE:
The active voice is the "normal" voice.
This is the voice that we use most of the
time. You are probably already familiar
with the active voice. In the active voice,
the object receives the action of the verb:
Cats eat mice

12. GRAMMAR TENSES:
THE PASSIVE VOICE:
The passive voice is less usual. In the
passive voice, the subject receives
the action of the verb:
Mice are eaten by cats.

13. SOUNDS AND SPELLING
HOMOPHONES
They are words that have exactly
the same sound (pronunciation) but
different meanings and (usually)
spelling.
Hour Bare (naked)
Our Bear (the animal)
 Bear (to tolerate)

14. OSCAR WILDE
An Irish-born English poet,
novelist,and playwright.

15. THANKS A LOT!!!