Comparing people and things

ACTIVITY: Have a look at the picture and think about how you can compare the people. Share your ideas with your partners
                   Example: Elisabeth II is shorter than her husband

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Past simple versus past continuous

Pay attention to these sentences:

.- As soon as I finished work, I went home
.- When I arrived home, my sister was ironing her skirt
.- While I was watching TV, my wife was listening to music

Now, think about this: what is the use of the past simple and past continuous in the previous sentences?

ACTIVITY: Write some more examples and share them with your partners



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Past simple

We use the past simple to talk about actions that are already finished. This tense can be used to tell fairy tales or short stories. Watch this short tale, you´ll like it!

 

 ACTIVITY: Write your own short story and share it with your partners

Present simple versus present continuous

Remember that we use the present simple for routines and present continuous for actions happening at the moment of speaking. But there are some occasions when we use the present continuous for temporary actions although they are not happening at the moment of speaking:

Examples:   I usually have a cup of coffee for breakfast, but this week I am also having  toasts with butter and jam because I am on holiday.
                  My sister works in London, but this month she´s working in Paris for an important company 

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Another use of present continuous is to talk about future. We need to use a time expression
Examples:     We are going to a seaside resort in two days
                     He is flying to his country next Tuesday

ACTIVITY: Can you give more examples?

Present simple

We use the present simple to speak about routines, that is to say, actions that we usually do in our everyday life. Examples:
                            I get up at half past seven
                            I have breakfast at work
                            I go to the cinema on Saturdays

You can also use adverbs of frequency to express how often those actions take place. Remember how to place the adverbs of frequency in the sentence!
Examples:             I am never at home in the morning
                            I always have lunch at work
                            I don´t often go to the theatre

ACTIVITY: Can you tell us about an ordinary day in your life?

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