THE FOOD

THE ANIMALS

THE CLOTHES

LISTENING

In this page we can find useful exercises that can help us in the learning of English.
We are going to hear a person  talking , and we have to complete the exercises with the words that we have listened to.



http://www.cuadernodeingles.com/secciones/audio_basico.htm

Present Continuous:

THE USE OF PRESENT CONTINUOUS:

FORM:

AFFIRMATIVE:

Subject +verb to be+verb(ing)+complement

She is reading a book now

NEGATIVE:

Subject+verb to be(negative form)+verb (ing)+complement.

She isn't reading a book now

INTERROGATIVE:

Verb to be + subject +verb(ing)+complement.

Is she reading a book?

Yes, she is /No, she isn't.

USES:

-Present actions:

We use the Present Continuous to talk about actions happening at the moment

EX: Mary is eating a pizza.

-Temporary actions

This tense is used for activities continuing for a limited period of time.

EX: His father is working in Rome this month.

-Actions  happening at the moment of speaking.

Ex:My friend is preparing for his exams.

- Fixed plan in the near future

EX: She is going to Basel on Saturday.

-Repeated actions which are irritating to the speaker (with always, constantly, forever).

EX : Andrew is always coming late. (I don't like this.)

TO PRACTISE: 

http://www.agendaweb.org/verbs/present_continuous-exercises.html

http://www.eclecticenglish.com/grammar/PresentContinuous1F.html

http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/presentcontinuous.html

English phonetics

VOCABULARY

THE  FAMILY

Mother : madre

Father: padre

Sister:hermana

Brother:hermano

Daughter:hija

Son:hijo

Grandmother:abuela

Grandfather:abuelo

Husband:esposo

Wife:mujer

Aunt:tía

Uncle :tío

Cousin :primo

Brother-in- law:cuñado

Sister-in-law :cuñada

Grandparents: abuelos

Grandsons:nietos

Stepmother: madrastra

Stepfather:padrastro

Adopted: adoptado

Orphan:huérfano

Relative :pariente

Acquataince:conocido