Everyday English

SIMPLE PRESENT The purpose of this section is to explain briefly but concretely the use of this grammatical tense.  Here you can read the information provided or watch the video.    It is used to describe  habits, unchanging situations, general truths, and fixed arrangements .  The simple present tense is simple to form. Just use the base form of the verb: (I play, you play, we play, they play) The 3rd person singular takes an -s at the end. (he plays, she plays) Structure Affirmative (+):           S + V(s/es) + O. Negative (-):           S+ don/t/doesn/t + V (base form) + O. Interrogative (?):        Do/does + S + V(base form) + O ? Usage To express habits, general truths, repeated actions or unchanging situations, emotions and wishes: I study  (habit);  I work in Newyork  (unchanging situation);  London is a large city  (general truth) To give instructions...

Simple exercises like these can help you identify the present simple and the corresponding verb form depending on the subject. Also, practice positive, negative, and question forms in the different uses of the present simple. This is one of the easiest ways to learn and practice. In this lesson, you will learn the simple present or present simple tense in English  verb tenses  chart. Here you can find different type of exercises.  The main objective will be to qualify the lessons that the student has learned with the explanation already given above.  Click on this link to answer the activity, which will grade your learning in this lesson. You have to choose the correct verb form.  https://wordwall.net/play/26067/349/462 Here you have another type of exercise in which you can practice by clicking in the following link. With the same purpose, it is hope you can learn through different sentences and verbs, identifying the correct verb form.  https://es.educap...

The objective of this practice is to boost listening comprehension. Our ultimate goal is to help students understand native English speakers, not only for the mere purpose of comprehension, but also so they may respond accordingly and interact with others.   Without listening comprehension, there can be no conversation, no communication. Now listening comprehension involves a lot more than simply un derstanding the vocabulary and expressions used. Students must also be able to understand the speaker’s accent and grasp his or her meaning and intention.  So, it is clear to see that in the ESL classroom we simply do not listen for the sake of listening.  We listen with a purpose. And what exactly is this purpose? Well, there can be several, so as you plan a listening activity, make sure the purpose is clear. So, to start practicing, click on the link below to go to the Listening Exercise I LISTENING 1 To practice more your skills, you can continue doing the listening exercis...

Students should ideally discover not only the usefulness but also the pleasure of being able to read in a second language. The objective of this activity is to practice, activate and reinforce your skills, such as grammar, vocabulary and writing, by means of several readings. Here you will read a text and answer some questions. Let's see how good your reading comprehension is.   Ana´s Job Ana works at a school. She is the principal. She starts work every day at 7:00 am. She finishes work every day at 3:00 pm. She lives very close to the school. She walks to work every day. Her brother and sister also work at the school. But they do not live close to the bank. They drive cars to work. They start work at 9:00 am. In the school, Ana is the boss. She helps all the teachers and tells them what to do. She likes her job. She is also very good at her job. Many parents like Ana, and they say hello to her when they come to the school. Ana likes to talk to the stucents and make them...

This section is not as such for practicing or doing exercises like the others. In this section you will find more examples but with images to make the sentences more illustrative.  The purpose of putting more examples is so that you can familiarize yourself with them, check them and see their structure before solving the exercises in the other sections if you wish to do so.  We do this to make it easier for you to learn about the subject, you can look at these examples and analyze their structures. We hope you find it helpful and useful for your own learning.   Here you will only observe the examples and analyze them if you wish. It is to learn a little more about the Simple Present.  1. She wakes up at 7 o'clock.  2.  Many doctors work in hospitals.  3. We work in a supermarket from Monday to Friday.  4. She teaches Maths in a private school.  5. The dog barks all night.  6. He studies hard for next Wednesday's exam.  7....

Evaluations are important to see where we fail and practice more on those mistakes. It is a good idea for those who want to know how well they have mastered the structure of a topic.  The purpose of these tests is for you to measure your knowledge of the present simple, where you will find different types of exercises.  You will have to answer each question assigned there, each exercise contains instructions, which you will have to read carefully. At the end you will receive a score and you will see your correct and incorrect answers.  In the following link you will find the first test.  https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc2XgOHT3FItpPWDLkaMJ__HbU_VVzkW_CG6CBS0dFF-b1C5w/viewform?usp=sf_link In the following link you will find the second test.  https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfyhO0CyE40gPgu4v1vZwccVAtDxKFXLC1t2862DsyWoo-i0Q/viewform?usp=sf_link In the following link you will find the third test.  https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSey_...