E-Tutorial

Wendy Hernández Campos

Index

• Gerunds

• Simple Present

• Present Progressive

• Present Perfect Progressive

• Modals of Necessity and Preference

Gerunds

• Is the base form of the verb plus ing.

• We can use the gerunds as a noun.

Example :

Cooking

Working

Playing

Subject and Object

• A gerund can be a subject of a sentence it is always singular.

• Voting is an important decision.

• A gerund can be object of certain verbs.

• I enjoy working for the people.

Practice and video

• C:\Users\wendy\Documents\Adjective Clauses.docx

• http://www.englishpage.com/gerunds/gerunds_infinitives_29.htm

Simple Present

• Use the Simple Present to express the idea that an action is repeated or usual.

• The action can be a hobby, daily event or habbit of something that often happens.

Examples

• He wash his teeth everyday.

• She never forgets to take a shower.

Present Progressive

• Is use to express the idea that something is happening now, at this moment.

• Or something that is not happening now.

Examples

• She is learning english now.

• I am talking

Video and Practice

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzL6Ww7xUWc

• http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simpre-prepro/exercises

Present Perfect Progressive

• We use the present perfect progressive to show that ssomething started in the pasta and has continued until now.

• Without the duration, the tense has a more general meaning of “lately”. We often use the words of “lately” and “recently” to emphasize this meaning.

Examples

• They have been talking for the last hour.

• She has been cooking at the hotel for 2 years.

• Recently, I have been feeling relly tired.

Practice and Video

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4LNCzd5JU4

• http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/present-perfect-progressive/exercises

Modals of Preferences

• Prefer : to show that you like one thing more than other.

• Would Prefer: to show that you want to do something or have something.

• Would Rather: to express a preference when making a choice.

Examples

• I prefer fish to meat.

• Would you prefer mushrooms or onions?

• I would rather dance than run.

Modals of Necessity

• Have got to: express strong feelings and is use in informal speech.

• Must: Is the strongest and most serious modal verb of the three, is most common in writing.

• Have to: Is the most common expression in everyday speaking and writting.

Examples

• I have got to sleep tonight.

• We must show our passport at the airport.

• You have to take care your dog.

Video and Practice

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEt-VTYnz50

• http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/410/grammar/410-modals-of-necessity-prohibition-and-permission1.htm