Lesson 9

Idioms
 Can’t complain No me quejo

 Could be better Podria ser mejor

 Anytime Cuando quieras

Present Simple
For habits Habitos
• He drinks tea at breakfast.
• She only eats fish.
• They watch television regularly.

For repeated actions or events

Para acciones o eventos repetidos
• We catch the bus every morning.
• It rains every afternoon in the hot season.
• They drive to Monaco every summer.
For general truths Para verdades generales
• Water freezes at zero degrees.
• The Earth revolves around the Sun.
• Her mother is Peruvian.

For instructions or directions Para instrucciones o

direcciones
• Open the packet and pour the contents into hot water.
• You take the No.6 bus to Watney and then the No.10 to
Bedford.
For fixed arrangements Para arreglos fijos
• His mother arrives tomorrow.
• Our holiday starts on the 26th March
 Forming the simple present tense: to think
Affirmative Interrogative Negative
I think Do I think? I do not think
You think Do you think? You do not think
He thinks Does he think? He does not think
She thinks Does she think? She does not think
It thinks Does it think? It does not think
We think Do we think? We do not think.
They think Do they think? They do not think.
Conjugaciones

Verbo Tercera persona

To go He goes

To wish She wishes

To catch He catches

To kiss She kisses

To mix He mixes

To whiz She whizzes

 Rule 1: For most verbs, we add -s to the base form to
make the third person singular (he, she, it) form.
• to want - wants
• to sit - sits
• to love – loves

 Examples in sentences:
• My grandma loves flowers.
• He wants the new video game.
 Rule 2: When the verb ends in -ss, -sh, ch, -x or -zz, we add -es.
• to pass - passes
• to wash - washes
• to watch - watches
• to fix – fixes

 Examples in sentences:
• My sister passes all the classes.
• The mechanic fixes many cars.
• The chef washes his hands before cooking.
 Rule 3: For verbs ending in "ce, se, ze, and ge", we only add "s" but
it's pronounced like a separate syllable.
• to advance - advances
• to close - closes
• to realize - realizes
• to arrange – arranges

 Examples in sentences:
• He closes the window when it's cold.
• The teacher arranges the children's books.
 Rule 4: When the verb ends in -o, we add -es.
• to go - goes
• to do – does

 Examples in sentences:
• My sister goes to the market every Saturday.
• My nephew does his homework every afternoon.
 Rule 5: When the verb ends in "a vowel + y" we only add
"s"
• to play - plays
• to pay – pays

 Examples in sentences:
The priest prays in the church every day.
• The child plays on the slide every morning.
 Rule 6: When the verb ends in "a consonant + y" we
change "y" to "i" and add -es.
• to study - studies
• to hurry - hurries
• to accompany – accompanies

 Examples in sentences:
• He studies for his exams every night.
• My mom hurries up to prepare breakfast every morning.
 Exercises
1. My sister _________ (read) a book.
2. Frank _________ (like) dogs.
3. My parents _________ (do) the shopping.
4. We sometimes _________ (meet) in front of the cinema.
5. Uncle George _________ (go) to the doctor's.
6. Our friends _________ (play) football in the park.
7. She _________ (go) to the park every Friday.
8. He _________ (ride) his bike every day.
9. We _________ (have) the best ideas.
10. Carol _________ (say) goodbye.
11. She _________ (be) the best singer in our class.
12. My sister _________ (live) in a big house.
13. The children _________ (eat) hamburgers.
14. Bill _________ (have) got two notebooks.
15. I _________ (be) at home.
Fill in all the gaps
A typical day in Lisa's life

Her mother always ______ (wake) her up at seven o'clock.

She ______ (get) up and ______ (go) to the bathroom.
There she ______ (wash) and ______ (brush) her teeth.
Then she ______ (walk) downstairs and ______ (have)
breakfast. Then she ______ (say) goodbye to her parents
and ______ (leave) the house. She usually ______ (catch)
the bus to school where she ______ (meet) some friends.
After school she ______ (do) her homework and ______
(study) for a test. Then she ______ (chat) with her friends,
______ (read) a book or ______ (watch) one of her
favourite sitcoms.
 As soon as “Please get back to me Por favor, ponte en contacto
ASAP Cuanto antes
possible ASAP”.“ conmigo cuanto antes”.

“BTW, can you send me “Por cierto, ¿puedes

BTW By the way Por cierto that content when you have enviarme esa información
it?”. cuando la tengas?”.

“Para tu información, la
For your Para tu /su “FYI - the meeting room
FYI sala de reuniones se ha
information información has changed to Room 2”.
trasladado a la Sala 2”.

Fecha de
DoB Date of birth
nacimiento

Ahora mismo estoy en el

En este I’m on the bus atm, I’ll call
ATM At the moment autobús; cuando llegue a
momento you when I get home
casa, te llamo
ATM automated teller Cajero automatico Where is an ATM? Donde hay un cajero
machine automatico?

WTF What the f***? Pero que mierd…?? WTF is happening ¿Qué mier… está
here? pasando aquí?
OMG Oh my God Ay, Dios mío

AKA Also known as Tambien conocido Jennifer Jennifer Jones, también

como Jones, AKA my conocida como mi
best friend mejor amiga

A piece of cake Es facil The English test was a piece of cake

Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

1. My uncle ________ a new laptop every year.

(buy)
2. Claire and Zoe ________ a cake for my birthday
every year. (bake)
3. My sister ________ hard and that's why she
never . (try / fail)
4. Ashley and her friends ________ in the park
every weekend. (play)
5. Our dog ________ our neighbour's cat in the
garden. (chase)
Write down the negations of the verbs in the positive sentences.

1. He works from Monday to Friday. He _______ at

weekends.
2. My friends and I play baseball. We _______ basketball
and football.
3. Sandra and Mary live in Chicago. Dorothy _______
there.
4. My mother likes reading books and magazines. My
brothers _______ reading.
5. My neighbours take their holidays in July. They _______
them in August.
On my way En camino I’m on my way Estoy de camino
Hang in there Aguanta ahi Hang in there. Winter's Aguanta ahí. El invierno
almost over. casi termina
So far so good Hasta ahora todo bien I bought the business last Compré el negocio el año
year and so far so good. pasado y hasta ahora todo
bien.
On thin ice Estar en la cuerda floja I'm on thin ice again with Estoy en una cuerda floja
my landlord—the rent was otra vez con mi
due five days ago and I've arrendador: el alquiler
been ignoring his calls. venció hace cinco días y
he estado ignorando sus
llamadas.
Hold on Espera Hold on a second, what did Espera un segundo, que
you say? dijiste?
Form questions in the present simple with the words given.
1. What / you / have / for breakfast -
__________________________________________?
2. When / he / come / home on Fridays -
__________________________________________?
3. How often / she / go out / with her friends -
__________________________________________?
4. Your brother / live / in England -
__________________________________________?
5. The kids / like / their new English teacher -
__________________________________________?
Put the words into the correct order. Write down the sentences.

1. visit / they / sometimes / on Sundays / their aunt –

___________________________________________.
2. you / to the mall / go / often / with your friends -
___________________________________________?
3. a tennis match / hardly ever / watches / he -
___________________________________________.
4. usually / have / we / dinner / before seven / don't -
___________________________________________.
5. read / the paper / always / she / in the morning -
___________________________________________?