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EVIDENCE FOLDER

TEACHER: Alejandra Aguilar

BIS 12

Diana Elizabeth Chávez Hernández

Countable and Uncountble nouns

A, an, some, anyWe usea A with use countable nouns:Examples:A pear, a peach, a tomato, a sofa.

We use AN when te words star with a vowel.Examples:

An Orange, an umbrella.

We use S OME with countable and uncountable nouns. (with specifyng the exact number) in affirmative sentences:Examples:Some potatoes, some sugar, some books, some cds.

We use ANY with countable and uncontable nouns in negative and interrogative sentences:

Examples:Any coffe, any chair, any furniture.

There is and there are

There is (Uncountable)

There are (countable)

There isn´t (Negative)

There aren´t (negative)

How much and how many

A lot of

Present simpleUse 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. It can also be something a person often forgets or usually does not do.

Examples: I play tennis. She does not play tennis. Does he play tennis? The train leaves every morning at 8 AM. The train does not leave at 9 AM. When does the train usually leave? She always forgets her purse. He never forgets his wallet. Every twelve months, the Earth circles the Sun. Does the Sun circle the Earth?

Present Progessive

Simple pastUse the Simple Past to express the idea that an action started and finished at a specific time in the past. Sometimes, the speaker may not actually mention the specific time, but they do have one specific time in mind.

John Cabot sailed to America in 1498. My father died last year. He lived in Fiji in 1976. We crossed the Channel yesterday

Past progressiveUse of Past Progressive

puts emphasis on the course of an action in the past

Example: He was playing football.

two actions happening at the same time (in the past)

Example: While she was preparing dinner, he was washing the dishes.

action going on at a certain time in the past

Example: When I was having breakfast, the phone suddenly rang.