THE COMMUNICATION

It is common to find large errors of communication in people whose native language is Spanish and try to learn English. This is because, some of the basic grammatical structures are unclear.

For that reason all structures will be explain in  a positive, negative and question context.

1. Present Simple.
2. Past Simple.
3. Present Progressive.
4. Past Progressive.
5. Present Perfect.
6. Past Perfect.
7. Present Perfect Progressive.
8. Past Perfect Progressive.
9. Future will.
10. Future going to.

STRUCTURE OF THE  SIMPLE PRESENT

AFFIRMATIVE

                     SUBJECT + VERB + COMPLEMENT

Below we present a video that explains in more detail the structures of the present simple

STRUCTURE OF THE  SIMPLE PRESENT

NEGATIVE

SUBJECT + AUXILIAR + NOT + VERB + COMPLEMENT

STRUCTURE OF THE  SIMPLE PRESENT

QUESTIONS

  AUXILIAR + SUBJECT + VERB + COMPLEMENT

STRUCTURE OF THE  SIMPLE PRESENT

WH QUESTIONS

WH + AUXILIAR + SUBJECT + VERB + COMPLEMENT

Below is a page where you can develop exercises to help you more easily understand this.

EXERCISES

 

1 - http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-present/form/exercises?05

2 - http://www.learnenglish-online.com/grammar/tests/whquestions.html

3 - http://www.learnenglish-online.com/grammar/tests/whquestions2.html

4 -http://www.learnenglish-online.com/grammar/tests/whquestions3.html

STRUCTURE OF THE PAST SIMPLE

AFFIRMATIVE

                                              SUBJECT +  VERB ED +   COMPLEMENT

                                                                        (REGULAR)

                                                                       (IRREGULAR)

   

NEGATIVE

                                SUBJECT + AUXILIAR + VERB PRESENT +   COMPLEMENT

                                                                                     

                                     

                 

                                

STRUCTURE OF THE PAST SIMPLE

QUESTIONS

AUXILIAR + SUBJECT + VERB PRESENT + COMPLEMENT

WH QUESTIONS

WH+  SUBJECT + VERB  ED + COMPLEMENT

(REGULAR)

(IRREGULAR)

EXERCISES

1 - http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-past/exercises

2 - http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/exercises?tense=1&level=1&type=positive

3 - http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/exercises?tense=1&level=1&type=negative

4 - http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/exercises?tense=1&level=1&type=question

STRUCTURE OF THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

AFFIRMATIVE

SUBJECT + TO BE + VERB ING + COMPLEMENT

NEGATIVE

SUBJECT + TO BE + NOT + VERB ING + COMPLEMENT

STRUCTURE OF THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

QUESTIONS

AUXILIAR + SUBJECT + VERB ING + COMPLEMENT

                                                                      WH QUESTIONS

      WH QUESTIONS + AUXILIAR + SUBJECT + VERB ING + COMPLEMENT

STRUCTURE OF THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

Below we present a vídeo that explains in more detail the structures of the present simple

EXCERCISES

 1 - http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/simple_present_progressive.htm

 2 - http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/complex_tests/present_progressive2/index.php
 3 - http://www.really-learn-english.com/present-progressive-exercises.html
 4 - http://www.really-learn-english.com/present-progressive-exercises.html#02

STRUCTURE OF THE PAST PROGRESSIVE

AFFIRMATIVE

SUBJECT + TO BE + VERB ING + COMPLEMENT

                         (were)

                         (was)

                               NEGATIVE

SUBJECT + NOT + TO BE + VERB ING + COMPLEMENT   

          (were)

                              (was)

STRUCTURE OF THE PAST PROGRESSIVE

QUESTIONS

 AUXILIAR + SUBJECT + TO BE + VERB ING + COMPLEMENT

                             (were)

                             (was)

STRUCTURE OF THE PAST PROGRESSIVE

WH QUESTIONS

WH + AUXILIAR + SUBJECT + TO BE + VERB ING + COMPLEMENT

                               (were)

                               (was)

EXERCISES

1 - http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/tests/past-progressive-1
2 - http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/tests/past-progressive-2
3 - http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/tests/past-progressive-3

STRUCTURE OF THE PRESENT PERFECT

AFFIRMATIVE

 SUBJECT +HAVE + PAST PARTICIPLE + COMPLEMENT

                       HAS     

NEGATIVE

SUBJECT + HAVE + NOT + PAST PARTICIPLE + COMPLEMENT

                    HAS

STRUCTURE OF THE PRESENT PERFECT

QUESTIONS

  HAVE + SUBJECT + PAST PARTICIPLE + COMPLEMENT

              HAS     

WH QUESTIONS

 WH + HAVE + SUBJECT + PAST PARTICIPLE + COMPLEMENT

                HAS

STRUCTURE OF THE PAST PERFECT

AFFIRMATVE

    SUBJECT + HAD + PAST PARTICIPLE + COMPLEMENT

                   

STRUCTURE OF THE PAST PERFECT

NEGATIVE

    SUBJECT + HAD + NOT + PAST PARTICIPLE + COMPLEMENT

                   

STRUCTURE OF THE PAST PERFECT

QUESTIONS


HAD + SUBJECT + PAST PARTICIPLE + COMPLEMENT





WH QUESTIONS


WH + HAD + SUBJECT + PAST PARTICIPLE + COMPLEMENT

STRUCTURE OF THE PRESENT PERFECT PROGRESSIVE

AFFIRMATIVE


 SUBJECT + HAVE + BEEN+ VERB ING + COMPLEMENT

                       HAS

EXERCISES

1 - http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/prepersim-preperpro/tests?test1

2 - http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/prepersim-preperpro/tests?test2

STRUCTURE OF THE PRESENT PERFECT PROGRESSIVE

NEGATIVE


 SUBJECT + HAVE + NOT + BEEN+ VERB ING + COMPLEMENT

                   HAS

STRUCTURE OF THE PRESENT PERFECT PROGRESSIVE

QUESTIONS


  HAVE + SUBJECT  + BEEN+ VERB ING + COMPLEMENT

              HAS

WH QUESTIONS




 WH + HAVE + SUBJECT  + BEEN+ VERB ING + COMPLEMENT

              HAS

STRUCTURE OF THE PRESENT PERFECT PROGRESSIVE

EXERCISES

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/present-perfect-progressive/exercises?05
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/present-perfect-progressive/exercises?06
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/present-perfect-progressive/exercises?07
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/present-perfect-progressive/exercises

Below we present a vídeo that explains in more detail the structures of the present perfect progressive.