Adverbs of frequency

In this beautiful video Steffy Resendiz show us how to use the adverbs of frequency, We use the adverbs of frequency in order to describe how frequently we do an activity either in definite or indefinite terms.

Definite terms: daily, weekly, monthly
Indefinite terms: sometimes, often, rarely

The position of the Adverb in the sentence

a. The adverb of frequency goes before the main verb 

Grammar structure; Subject + adverb + main verb

• I always go to the beach with my dog
• He normally gets good grades in his tests.

b.An adverb of frequency goes after the verb To Be 

Grammar structure; Subject + to be + adverb

• They are never happy to see my dog swimming in the pool
• She is not usually big headed, as people say...

When we have to use an auxiliary verb as have, will, must, might, could, can, would, etc., the adverb of frequency is always placed between the auxiliary and the main verb, even for the verb To Be.

Grammar structure: Subject + auxiliary + adverb + main verb

• She can sometimes be wicked with some people
• I would hardly ever be unkind to my students
• They might never come to our house again
• They could occasionally be heard laughing

And remember:

Here you have some practice:

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Game of positioning adverbs

Exercise 4

Modals Auxiliary verbs

Hello guys! today Miss Grammarian will show us what is an auxiliary verb, please click on to the video first!

Ok.

Once you knew what is an auxiliary verb, let's go to do some practice:

fisrt practice

Modals test

My favorite! Agendaweb!

My English pages!

And remember:

The use of auxiliary verbs

Auxiliary verbs

Sometimes it is hard to remember how to use the auxiliary verbs, the auxiliary verbs are: be, do and have, so I will let you some guidance in hoy to use it:

Auxiliary be:

a. Be is used with verb + ing to make continuous verb forms.

For example:

• You are lying 
• They were reading 
• We will be having dinner at 9 o' clock. 
• You must be joking!!

b. Be is used with the past participle to make the passive.

For example:

• These books are printed in China
• Where were you born?
• The car has been serviced 
• The City had been destroyed
• This work should be done soon.

Auxiliary Do

a. Do/does/did are used in the present simple and the Past Simple

• Do you live near Alajuela?
• He does not understand you!
• When did they arrive?

b. Do/does/did are used to express emphasis when there is no other auxiliary

• I am not interested in soccer, but I do like Basket ball
• If only he had money" He does have money!!
• Why did not you tell me? I did tell you!

Auxiliary have

Have is used with the past participle to make perfect verb forms:

• Have you ever tried sushi?
• My car had broken down  two times before
• I will have finished this paperwork soon
• I would like to have met Michael Jackson.
• Having had lunch, we cleaned up!

The past perfect tense

The Past perfect tense expresses action in the past before another action in the past. On the other hand this is the past in the past. 

For example:

The bus Puerto Viejo left at 9 am. We arrived at 9:25: So, When we arrived, the bus to Puerto Viejo had left.



Look at these examples:

• He told us that the bus to Puerto Viejo had left.
• I thought I had met Andrea before, but I was wrong.
• He explained that he had closed the windows because of the rain.
• I wondered if I had been there before.
• I asked them why they had not finished.

How do we make the Past Perfect Tense?





The structure of the Past Perfect tense is:

subject	+	auxiliary have	+	main verb
		conjugated in Past Simple
		had		past participle

For example:

• I had written the letter before you came home.
• If she had studied hard, she would have passed the English grammar exam.
• I wish I had been brave enough.
• Mary looked as if she had not slept for 48 hours.

Using countable and uncountables nouns

Hello! Sometimes using countable and uncountable nouns, can be very confusing, that is why I am going to give you how to use it.



COUNTABLE NOUNS


Countable nouns are for things we can count using numbers. They have a singular and a plural form. The singular form can use the determiner "a" or "an". If you want to ask about the quantity of a countable noun, you ask "How many?" combined with the plural countable noun.


For example:

UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS


Uncountable nouns are for the things that we cannot count with numbers. They may be the names for abstract ideas or qualities or for physical objects that are too small or too amorphous to be counted (liquids, powders, gases, etc.). Uncountable nouns are used with a singular verb. They usually do not have a plural form.


For example:

There are some rules you have to follow for uncountable nous:

So, here are a useful comparison between countable and uncountable nouns:

And here you have lots of practice:




http://www.agendaweb.org/grammar/countable_uncountable-

lhttp://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-exercise-countable-uncountable-nouns.php

More practice at:

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=3246

Introduction to the Present Perfect Tense

Uses of Present Perfect Tense

The Present Perfect tense is used for many different functions to link the present and the past, then I will explain to you the most important uses of this grammatical structure, so... let´s start:

The basic form is: subject + (has/have + past participle)

Some examples are:

• I have lived in Chicago since 1998

• We have visited China several times

• He has read 'Hunger Games'

Use #1 ACTIONS REPEATED IN AN UNSPECIFIED PERIOD BETWEEN THE PAST AND NOW 

Here the exact time is not important, so we use the Present Perfect to say that an action happened at an unspecified time before now. ..

For example:

• They have seen that movie many times!
• It has happened several times already.
• She has visited Barcelona frequently.

Use #2 ACTIONS STARTED IN THE PAST AND CONTINUING IN THE PRESENT

Here we use the words for (with a length of time) and since (with a starting time)  along with the present perfect.

She has lived in China for five years.

(She started living in China five years ago, and she's still living there now.)

She has worked at the Museum since 2006.

(She started working at the Museum in 2006, and she's still working there now.)

Use #3 WHEN THE TIME PERIOD REFERRED TO HAS NOT FINISHED

For example:

• I have worked hard this week.
• It has rained a lot this year.
• We haven't seen her today.

Use#4 WHEN THE PRECISE TIME OF THE ACTION IS NOT IMPORTANT OR NOT KNOWN

• Someone has read my news paper!

• Have you seen 'Alice in Wonderland'?
• She's visited Japan, Russia and England.

Now you are ready for some practice:

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Many practice about PPT