Future simple or ''Will Tense''

The future simple tense is an action that is not start yet but you are making a plan or something that you may do in future. This tense is often called the "will tense" because we make the Future Simple with the modal auxiliary will.

Future actions

The structure of the Future Simple tense is:

1. For affirmative sentences in future simple tense, we just insert WILL between the subject and main verb.

Subject + WILL+ verb+ complement

Connie will travel to Spain next month

Daniella will be a teacher

They will go to daniel's house


2. For negative sentences in the Future Simple tense, we insert not between the auxiliary verb and main verb.

Subject + NOT + WILL + Verb+ Complement

• She will not ask you twice
• They will not go with us
• You will not travel with them

3. For question sentences, we exchange the subject and auxiliary verb.

Will+subject+ verb+ complement

• Will you come with us tonight? 
• Will they cook for us?
• Will I eat beef at dinner?

How do we use the Future Simple Tense?
#1= No Plan ->

 Use it when there is no plan or decision to do something before we speak. We make the decision spontaneously at the time of speaking.

ex.

• Wait. I'll get a paper
• We will see how help you
• Maybe we will stay at home

In those cases, the decition was made at the moment of speak


> The Future Simple tense is used with the verb to think before it:

• I think I'll go to see you tomorrow
• I think I will make a new book 
• I don't think I'll spend my night playing video games

Prediction

We often use the Future Simple tense to make a prediction about the future. Again, there is no firm plan. We are saying what we think will happen. 

ex.

• It will rain 
• they won't go to see them until 2020 
• Who do you think will get the highest grade?

Be

When the main verb is be, we can use the Future Simple tense even if we have a firm plan or decision before speaking.

ex.

• I'll be in my job at 9
• I'm going studying I won't be very long.
• Will you be at home tomorrow evening?

Regular and irregular verbs

Firstable, you must know that in English we found two types of verbs.

Regular verbs: Those verbs does not change when is used in past purposes, you just must put after the verb -ED

EX:

Walk -> Walked

Work -> Worked

Enjoy -> Enjoyed.


Irregular verbs : Those verbs changes when you it is used in past purposes :

Ex.

Buy -> Bought
Catch –> Caught
Sell -> sold

Past Progressive or continuous

      The past continuous tense describe actions or facts that happened in time before present, it beginning start in the past and it is not end yet. In another way, it is an incomplete action.

Uses

#1 -> Usually, it is used to describe the context of an story write in past.

Ex:

• The sun was shining when… 
• Birds were singing in a tree while… 
• She was looking at him 

#2 -> Past continuous is used also to describe an incomplete action that it was interrupted for other.

EX.

• I was having a nice dream when my phone rang
• They were playing soccer when Diego fell and broke his leg
• You were sitting on the floor when the dog ran to you

#3 -> to express a change of opinion

She was going to spend her day at the beach, but she’s decided to stay at home-.

#4 In a Question -> It is used when you ask in a very polite way.

Key word: WONDER.

• I was wondering if you like dinner with me tonight. 
• They were wondering if Mathias sol his old car. 
• I was wondering if you like to go to a pub after work.

Past Simple

Past Simple tense is an action that started in the past and ending in the past.

Ex.

• I cleaned my bed on Sunday 
• Carlos and Daniel watched television yesterday 
• We enjoyed the hiking yesterday night

Structure of Past Simple

Subject + Verb+ ED+Complement

   María     danced  every Thursday

Simple present also is used to refers WHEN something happened, in those cases, it is associated with some adverbials of frequency 

1.Frequency: often, sometimes, always, never

• I sometimes walked home at lunchtime.
• She often bought her lunch at school. 
• They always left their sister back 

2. Determinate time: last week, when I was a child, yesterday, six weeks ago

• Daniela saw a good film last week.
• Yesterday, I arrived in Viña del mar .
• I went to the cinema last night

 3. Indeterminate time: the other day, ages ago, a long time ago 

• People lived in caves a long time ago. 
• She played the piano when she was a child. 
• The other day we went to Matias’ house

I hope this lesson had been enough clear for you.

 See you soon. C.

Present progressive or present continuous

What is present progressive? 

Present progressive is a verbal tense that beginning in the present and still happen In the future. You can use the present progressive with normal verbs to express a idea about something that is happening NOW
STRUCTURE OF A SENTENCE 

SUBJECT+ VERB+ING +COMPLEMENT 

   Daniela  is  playing  basketball 

NOW

• You are learning English now

It can also be used to show that something is not happening now.

• You are not swimming now

Longer Actions in Progress Now

Sometimes, the present progressive is used to say that we are doing a longer action which is in progress and maybe we are not doing it at this exact second

• I am studying to become a teacher
• Chilean soccer players are playing to be champions of American Cup. 
• I am watching a new serie.( I am not watching now, but when I arrive to my home maybe I will do) 

Near Future

Sometimes you can use the Present Continuous to indicate that something will or will not happen in the near future

• She is visiting her parents this weekend
• Carlos is not coming with us tonight 
• I am not playing this evening

I hope this lesson has been profitable, don't forget to practice!

See you soon, C. 

Simple present

Now that we know some basic knowledge, WE ARE READY TO START! 

Simple present tense

The simple present expresses an action in the present taking place once, never or several times. It is also used for actions that take place one after another and for actions that are set by a timetable or schedule. The simple present also expresses facts in the present.

PLEASE, BE CAREFUL WITH THIS! 

*When you talk about  HE, SHE or IT you must to put  -S at the end of the verb

¿When I can use simple present?

• Use #1  ---> Facts 

The Simple Present can also indicate the speaker believes that a fact was true before, is true now, and will be true in the future. It is not important if the speaker is correct about the fact. It is also used to make generalizations about people or things

EX.

1. Cows eat grass 
2. Chile is located in South America
3. Tables are not made of bubbles

• Use #2 ---> Routine

In this case, the simple present is used in actions that you made every day, is part of your daily routine

EX.

1. I brush my teeth every day
2. My mother have breakfast every morning at 10:00
3. Karla makes her bed all mondays

• Use #3 ---> Feeling /Thoughts

• Use #4 ---> Generalization

Generalization is similar than FACT, it depends of your own point of view.

EX.

1. Birds like fly
2. That group of people are nice
3. All men are the same.

• Use #5 ---> Repeated action

Use the Simple Present to express the idea that an action is repeated or usual. The action can be a habit, a hobby, a daily event, a scheduled event or something that often happens.

Ex.

1. I play soccer every sunday
2. He never forgets his wallet
3. Maria always do her homework

Do, Does and Did

Do and does are used when we want to ask yes/no questions.

We use do or does depending on the subject. Below are two sentences with two different subjects,she and you.

Ex:

1. Does she like coffee? yes, she does  -  No, she does not 
2. Do you play guitar?  Yes, I do - no, I do not
3. Do they come with us?  yes, they do! - No, they do not 

We can use contracted forms also in the negative form of the verb:

• I don't
• you don't
• He doesn't
• she doesn't
• It doesn't
• we don't
• they don't

how we can use it in past?: 

we just have to change do or does  (it depends of the subject) for DID

EX: 

Did she like coffee? ... Some day she likes coffee, but not now. 

HAVE / HAS and HAD

   Like the Verb To be, The verb HAVE can be use as a main verb or an auxiliary verb. Now we will see how we can use it and which are it changes

I,you, we and they use HAVE, but in HE,She and IT we must to use HAS, if we are talking or writing in present. If we use the past tense have/has changes to HAD. 

Ex. 

1. I Have a bike 
2. 
   
3. You have a bike 
4. 
   
5. He has a bike 
6. 
   
7. She has a bike 
8. 
   
9. It has a bike 
10. 
    
11. We have a bike 
12. 
    
13. They have a bike. 

Like the verb to be, Have  has a negative form,too : 

•   Have not 
•   Has not 

And it has a contracted form:

•   Haven't
•   hasn't

Verb To be

     The Verb to be is one of the most important verbs in English language, at the same time is one of the most complicated verbs.

     You can use it as a Verb and you can use it as an auxiliary verb too.

Verb To be has different Forms, as you can see in the chart. 

• Positive (+) = the positive form is the easiest form of the verb it is composed just for a Subject, Verb and a complement. 

Ex:  I am a positive person

      She is smart 

      The cat is in the door

• Negative (-)=The negation of the verb to be is formed by placing not after the inflected form of this verb

Ex:  I am not hungry

       She is not beautiful

       You are not a bad person

• Question (?) = The verb to be is used to create simple yes/no questions by simply inverting the order of subject and the “To be” verb.

Ex: Am I right?

     Is she late? 

     Are you fine?

How and When we can use the contracted form of the verb?

Many students have those doubts, and we are here to resolve it. 
You can use Contracted form in colloquial situations, technically speaking, contractions aren't necessary in written English. Using the full version of a word is always grammatically correct. However, there are a number of reasons why contractions do serve a valuable stylistic purpose.

See you soon,  C.