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1. Name:Rodríguez Alvizo Karla
Group: 1IV04
Date: March 1St, 2015
Final-Self-Study Guide
1. Present Simple
To Be All Other Verbs
Description Means set o Estar
Auxiliary verb in english, the simple prsent, also
know as the present simple, is not perfective
tense of this (and appearance)
Function Its function is to express feelings, action,
indicate profession, age Emotions
States ofmind
Feelings
Special
features
In the third person singular you must adds
usually depending on the rules of termination
wich each person when the prayer in positive.
When the senence is negative debe adding
usually not the verb to be.
When asked how changes of lace at first and
then verb to be the subject
Other singular verbs differ because
the tercer positive persn must
follow a rule usually adding an
what does negtive do you use to
deny and to ask or order does do
is changed and then the subject
Examples He is very tall
She was eating
Itis horrible
Are you crazy?
They are kind of wird
We played ball
We don’t played ball
Do weplayed ball?
You Study english
You don’tsing pretty
Exercices
1. It
is
coldtoday.
2. I
am
at home now.
3. They
are
Korean.
I sometimes_______ (go) to work by car.
ago
Ben _______ (work) in a hospital.
works
_______ you _______ (like) fish?

2. 4. There
is
a penon the desk.
5. My name
is
Nikita.
6. We
are
fromUkraine.
7. That
is
right.
8. I
am
OK,thanks.
9. Clara andSteve
are
married.
She
is
an Englishteacher.
Do like
She _______ (not/teach) English.
does not teach
Matthew never _______ (watch)
television.
watches
_______ she _______ (play) football?
Does play
They always _______ (eat) dinner at 7
o'clock.
eat
We _______ (not/live) in a big house.
do not live
Valerie _______ (study) English at
university.
studies
_______ he _______ (want) to eat?
Does want
2. Have got
Description Verb phrase stake thev erb one step further by comprising the verb, plus
the complement, object, orad verb. Verb phrases, such as "She was
walking quickly to the mall"
Function A verb phrase is the portion of a sentence that contains both the verb and
either a director indirect object (the verb’s dependents).
Special
features
A verb phrase can also be a phrase that functions as an adverb or adjective
and contains a verb and its complements, objects, or modifiers.
Examples •She was walking quickly to the mall.
•He should wait before going swimming.

3. •Tho segirls are not trying very hard.
•Ted might eat the cake.
•You must goright now.
•You can’t eat that!
•My mother is fixing us some dinner.
•Words were spoken.
•The secards may be worth hundreds of dollars!
•The teacher is writing a report.
•You have woken up everyone in then eigh borhood.
Exercices Place the verbs that are needed to form the verb phrase
They are waiting for the rain to stop.
Why is she staying at home?
Jack is not taking any breaks.
Shanon will meet us there.
Will you help us?
He can speak more than ten languages.
Should I cally ou?
Theyhave re placed all the locks.
My brother has been working there forover five years.
They have not seen it.
Was it baked?
His heart was broken.
3. Can (Ability)
1. The verb 'Can' belongs to modal verbs and is located before the main verb in
the infinitive
2. Means 'power'. It is used for ability, permission.
I can - I can
3. Affirmativeform
 I can play the trumpet.
 We can take a taxi to the airport.
 Mary can be very stub born sometimes.
 You can si there if you like.
 It can take long erth an we thought.
 No body can under stand that.
 Your decision can chan geour lives.
Negativeform

4.  I can not swim.
 That can not be true.
 You can't tell me what to do.
1. Interrogativeform
 Can Peter speak German?
 Can you help me with my homework?
 Can wes tart tomorrow?
 Can they stay withus?
4. I can go to the market in the afternoon.
We can visit Christian next week
It can be rainy tomorrow.
She can't come to the party tonight.
Can you arrive early today?
5. 1. Where I see a good rock concert?
2. Can Lisa speak French?
No, she .
3. What you do?
4. Can Lucy drive?
Yes, she .
5. Where I buy a new camera?
6. you read in Portuguese?
Yes, I can.
7. Can I invite my friends?
Yes, they come.
8. you help me, please?
9. you play the piano?

5. 10. I find my keys. Where are they?
5. Possesive Adjectives
my (mái) - mi, mis
your (iór) - tu, tus / su, sus (de usted)
his (jis) - su, sus (de él)
her (jer) - su, sus (de ella)
its (its) - su, sus (de algo)
our (áuar) - nuestro/a/os/as
your (iór) - su, sus (de ustedes/vosotros)
their (dér) - su, sus (de ellos/as)
 The kids are yours, mine, and ours.
 Whose book is on the desk?
 The house is theirs and its paint is flaking.
 The money was really theirs for the taking.
 We shall finally have what is rightfully ours.
 Their mother gets along well with yours.
 I never did find out whose phone number that was.
 What's mine is yours, my friend.
 Never underestimate ones value to their family.
 The dog is mine.
 The cat is yours.
 The ring is hers.
 The bag is theirs.

Possessive’s
1. They referto who owns and not what possessed
2. They referto who owns and not what possessed
3.Generally preceding substantive
4. Hansel and Gretel’sadventure
Sonny and Cher’sfame
Salt and pepper’sflavors
Man and wife’svows
Jupiterand Saturn’s atmospheres
Birds and bees’habits
Additivesand spices’costs

6. 6. Adverbs of frecuency
1. Adverbs of frequency ('adverbs of frequency') indicate the frequency with which the
periodicity something or someone makes things happen.
2. Are used to indicate how often the action inidicada by the verb is performed.
2. These adverbs can go before the main verb.
or after a form of to be (am, are, is) - (was, were).
The adverbs often, usually, sometimes and occasionally can go at the
beginning of a sentence.
4.
always siempre
usually usualmente
often frecuentemente
frequently frecuentemente
sometimes a veces
seldom rara vez
never nunca
everyday todos los días
every + day
every Thursday
todos los + día
todos los jueves
on + day + "s"
on Thursdays
los + día
los jueves
once a month una vez por mes
twice a month dos veces por mes
three times a month tres veces por mes
once a week una vez por semana
twice a week dos veces por semana
three times a week tres veces por semana
5. places the frequency adverb is needed
I always go to school by bus.
I usually get up at 7.
I often / frequently watch TV in the evening.
I sometimes have lunch in a restaurant.
I seldom have breakfast.
I never arrive late.
Everyday I have homework.
Every Monday I have gym.
On Mondays I have gym.
Once a month I have a test.
Twice a month I have a test.
Three times a month I have a test.
I play tennis once a week.
I play tennis twice a week.
I play tennis three times a week.

7. Prepositions
Prepositions – Time
English samples Example
 on  days of the week  on Monday
 in  months / seasons
 time of day
 year
 after a certain period of time (when?)
 in August / in winter
 in the morning
 in 2006
 in an hour
 at  for night
 for weekend
 a certain point of time (when?)
 at night
 at the weekend
 at half past nine
 since  from a certain point of time (past till now) since 1980
 for  over a certain period of time (past till now) for 2 years
 ago  a certain time in the past  2 years ago
 before  earlier than a certain point of time  before 2004
 to  telling the time  ten to six (5:50)
 past  telling the time  ten past six (6:10)
 to / till /
until
 marking the beginning and end of a period
of time
 from Monday to/till Friday
 till / until in the sense of how long something is
going to last
 He is on holiday until Friday.
 by  in the sense of at the latest
 up to a certain time
 I will be back by 6 o’clock.
 By 11 o'clock, I had read five pages.
Prepositions – Place (Position and Direction)
English samples Example
 in  room, building, street, town, country
 book, paper etc.
 in the kitchen, in London
 in the book

8. English samples Example
 car, taxi
 picture, world
 in the car, in a taxi
 in the picture, in the world
 at  meaning next to, by an object
 for table
 for events
 place where you are to do something
typical (watch a film, study,work)
 at the door, at the station
 at the table
 at a concert, at the party
 at the cinema, at school,at work
 on  attached
 for a place with a river
 being on a surface
 for a certain side (left, right)
 for a floor in a house
 for public transport
 for television,radio
 the picture on the wall
 London lies on the Thames.
 on the table
 on the left
 on the first floor
 on the bus, on a plane
 on TV, on the radio
 by, next to,
beside
 left or right of somebody or something  Jane is standing by / next to / beside the
car.
 under  on the ground, lower than (or covered by)
something else
 the bag is under the table
 below  lower than something else but above
ground
 the fish are below the surface
 over  covered by something else
 meaning more than
 getting to the otherside (also across)
 overcoming an obstacle
 put a jacket over your shirt
 over 16 years of age
 walk over the bridge
 climb over the wall
 above  higher than something else, but not
directly over it
 a path above the lake
 across  getting to the otherside (also over)
 getting to the otherside
 walk across the bridge
 swim across the lake
 through  something with limits on top, bottomand
the sides
 drive through the tunnel
 to  movement to person or building  go to the cinema

9. English samples Example
 movement to a place or country
 for bed
 go to London / Ireland
 go to bed
 into  enter a room / a building  go into the kitchen / the house
 towards  movement in the direction of something
(but not directly to it)
 go 5 steps towards the house
 onto  movement to the top of something  jump onto the table
 from  in the sense of where from  a flower from the garden
Other important Prepositions
English samples Example
 from  who gave it  a present from Jane
 of  who/what does it belong to
 what does it show
 a page of the book
 the picture of a palace
 by  who made it  a book by Mark Twain
 on  walking or riding on horseback
 entering a public transport vehicle
 on foot, on horseback
 get on the bus
 in  entering a car / Taxi  get in the car
 off  leaving a public transport vehicle  get off the train
 out of  leaving a car / Taxi  get out of the taxi
 by  rise or fall of something
 travelling (other than walking or
horseriding)
 prices have risen by 10 percent
 by car, by bus
 at  for age  she learned Russian at 45
 about  for topics,meaning what about  we were talking about you