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PRESENTE PERFECTO

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PRESENT PERFECT The present perfect in English is formed using the present tense of the verb have (haber) as auxiliary and the participle of the main verb . The negative contraction of have not is haven't and has not is hasn't .  The affirmative contraction is formed by joining the pronoun and the auxiliary have or has. This contraction is only used in the affirmative form, and always accompanied by the participle EXAMPLES Present perfect tense can be used with expressions that are unspecific in time: I have lost my purse. We have seen this movie already. He has broken his leg. There has been an accident. Some examples of present perfect tense used to express an unfinished period of time are: We haven't seen her today. They have been to the mall twice this month. She has watched that show three times this week. Examples of using present perfect in talking about events that happened in the recent past but the effect of the recent event is still f...
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PASADO PROGRESIVO

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PAST PROGRESSIVE  The past of the progressive form is constructed with the past tense of the verb be (was, were) and the gerund (the ing form) of the verb used. This time is used to express a continuous action in the past or an action that was carried out while another began. Examples: - What were you doing? I was reading a book.   ¿Qué hacías? Estaba leyendo un libro. - I was washing the car when my father called me. Lavaba el coche cuando me llamó mi papá Afirmativo. I was working                   Yo estaba trabajando He was working                 Él estaba trabajando They were working          Ellos estaban trabajando Negativo I wasn’t working       Yo no estaba trajando He wasn’t working    Él no estaba trab...
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PRESENTE SIMPLE

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SIMPLE PRESENT Para conjugar cualquier verbo en el afirmativo del presente (menos los verbos be y have ), se quita la partícula to del infinitivo y se antepone el pronombre. Con los pronombres de la tercera persona del singular, o sea he, she, it, y con un sustantivo usado en singular como boy, girl, house siempre se añade una s al verbo. Este tiempo se usa para representar una acción habitual o un estado o un hecho Afirmativo I come (yo) vengo we come (nosotros) venimos you come (tú) vienes you come (ustedes) vienen you come (usted) viene they come (ellos) vienen he comes (él) viene they com e (ellas) vienen she comes (ella) viene they come (cosas o animales) it comes (cosa o   animal) viene vienen Negativo I don´t come               Yo no vengo  You don´t come  ...
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PASADO SIMPLE

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VERB TO BE IN PAST  The past of am and is is was and the past of are is were . The negative contraction of was not is the word wasn't and the negative contraction of were not is the word weren't . Afirmativo.  I was                Yo era, yo estaba, yo fui, yo estuve. You were         Tú eras, tú estabas, estuviste, fuiste. He was             Él era, él estaba, estuvo, fue. She was           Ella era. estaba, fue, estuvo. It was              Eso era, estaba, fue, estuvo. We were          Éramos, estábamos, fuimos, estuvimos. You were     Ustedes Eran, estaban, fueron, estuvieron.  They were      Ellos eran, estaban, fueron, estuvieron. Negativo. I was not             Yo no fu...
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MODALES

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MODAL VERBS  A modal is a type of  auxiliary (helping) verb  that is used to express: ability, possibility, permission or obligation.  Have to   Have to  is NOT a modal verb. We need  do/does/did  to make negatives and questions in present and past. Do  you  have to  get up early tomorrow?  (NOT  Have you to get up early? ) Did  you  have to  change the sound card? We  don’t have to  stay until the end. We can use  have to  in all the verb forms (present, past and perfect tenses, gerund, to infinitive, etc.) I don’t like  having to  get up early. She’ s had to  work at weekends since she started working. I  had to  cancel the meeting. It is used to describe an  obligation , a rule, something that is necessary. You  have to drive   on the left in England. I’ ll have to get up  early tomorrow. The exam is at ...
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