PAST TENSE

Now you can continue your review with the Past Tense but first watch these videos please!

The Past Simple or Past Tense

We make the past simple just like the present simple except we use 'did' instead of 'do / does'. It's really easy because 'did' doesn't change, even with 'he / she / it'.

The positive:

We usually make the positive by adding '-ed' to the infinitive. For example, 'play' becomes 'played'. However, there are some irregular verbs, for example 'go' becomes 'went' and 'run' becomes 'ran'.

Affirmative Form

I walked (regular)

you played (regular)

he cooked (regular)

she listened (regular)

it rained (regular)

we ate (irregular)

they drank (irregular)

Here's some help if you are not sure how to pronounce '-ed' at the end of a verb and other rules:

In the negative form there aren't any irregular verbs. All verbs use 'did not (didn't) + infinitive':

Negative	Negative Short Form
I did not walk	I didn't walk
you did not play	you didn't play
he did not cook	he didn't cook
she did not listen	she didn't listen
it did not rain	it didn't rain
we did not eat	we didn't eat
they did not drink	they didn't drink

Questions are also very easy!. Just put 'did' before the subject, and the infinitive after it.

Interrogative Form.-

'Yes / No' Questions

did I walk?

did you play?

did he cook?

did she listen?

did it rain?

did we eat?

did they drink?

PRESENT TENSE

You know the Present Tense but here is some information that can help you to remember and to practice at home, watch this video please!

PRESENT SIMPLE.-

1: We use the present simple when something is generally or always true. 

Examples:

·         People need food.

·         It snows in winter here.

2: Similarly, we need to use this tense for a situation that we think is more or less permanent.

 Examples:

·         Where do you live?

·         She works in a bank.

·         I don't like mushrooms.

3: The next use is for habits or things that we do regularly. We often use adverbs of frequency (such as 'often', 'always' and 'sometimes') in this case, as well as expressions like 'every Sunday' or 'twice a month'. (See the present continuous for new, temporary or annoying habits). 

Examples:

·         I play tennis every Tuesday.

·         I don't travel very often.

4: We can also use the present simple for short actions that are happening now. The actions are so short that they are finished almost as soon as you've said the sentence. This is often used with sports commentary. Examples:

·         He takes the ball, he runs down the wing, and he scores!

The affirmative form is really easy. It's just the verb with an extra 's' if the subject is 'he', 'she', or 'it'. Let's take the verb 'play' as an example:

Affirmative form (of 'play')

I play

you play

he plays

she plays

it plays

we play

they play

·         Don't forget the 's'! Even really advanced students do this!

For a few verbs, there is a spelling change before the 's'. For example, 'study' becomes 'studies'.

There are also few verbs which are irregular in the present simple:

1.    'have' becomes 'has'

2.    'do' becomes 'does'

3.    'go' becomes 'goes'

4.    To make the negative form, you need to use 'do not' (don't) or ' does not' (doesn't).

Negative (of 'play')
I do not play	I don't play
you do not play	you don't play
he does not play	he doesn't play
she does not play	she doesn't play
it does not play	it doesn't play
we do not play	we don't play
they do not play	they don't play

How about the question form of the present simple tense?

We use 'do' or 'does' before the subject to make the 'yes / no' question:

Yes / No questions

do I play ?

do you play ?

does he play ?

does she play ?

does it play ?

do we play ?

do they play ?

COMPARATIVES REVIEW

Good afternoon!
You can practice the comparatives and your vocabulary words with this song!

                                                          

Now  check how much  you have improved with this quiz but try to do it by yourself!

This week we will start to practice tenses..

Pay attention!

Comparative adjectives 2/5

Dear students,

There are 5 rules to write comparative adjectives. We start with the easiest, and go with the most difficult.

Rule #1

If an adjective is one-syllable long, you're going to put -er at the end of the adjective.

Then, you write "than"

Examples:

1. tall -> taller than
2. short -> shorter than
3. small -> smaller than
4. green -> greener than
5. cold -> colder than

Rule #2

If an two-syllable adjective ends with -y, you will put -ier at the end.

1. tiny -> tinier than
2. easy -> easier than
3. pretty -> prettier than
4. heavy -> heavier than
5. angry -> angrier than

Rule #3

If and adjective ends with Consonant - Vowel - Consonant, you double the last letter, and then put -er.

1. Big

B -> consonant   i -> vowel   g -> consonant

Big -> Bigger than

2. Thin
h -> consonant   i -> vowel  n -> consonant
Thin -> Thinner than

3. Fat -> Fatter than
4. Hot -> Hotter than

Rule #4

If you have long adjectives (more than one-syllables), you don't change the adjective. You write "more" at the beginning, and then put the adjective.

1. beautiful -> more beautiful than
2. handsome -> more handsome than
3. interesting -> more interesting than
4. comfortable -> more comfortable than
5. intelligent -> more intelligent than

Rule #5

Some adjectives do not follow rules! You need to memorize their comparative forms.

Let's see a chart! 

 

Study this 5 rules so we can practice them tomorrow

Comparative adjectives 1/5

Dear students,

We're going to start with a video to talk about comparative adjectives.

If you haven't reviewed the previous topics, I strongly recommend that you start doing just that.

Then, come and watch this video:

Well kids, review this video, and if necessary, take some notes.

Tomorrow, we'll see one by one the rules to write comparissons.

Catch you later!

Reading time!

Kids,

We just found out this exciting thing called "Story time from space".

Basically, astronauts will read you some interesting books!

Let's see one of those stories...

 

You can watch more videos in their Youtube Channel. 

See you next time!

Adjectives - List

Adjectives

Hello students,

Today, we're going to start learning about adjectives in English.

I. What is an adjective?

An adjective is a word that describes a noun.

For example: blue

1. A blue chair.

In this example, blue is an adjective that describes the chair. 

II. How many adjectives are there?

In English, we have a lot of types of adjectives, for example:

III. How do you write using adjectives?

You can start using adjectives with these 2 structures:

1. Subject + verb to be (am / is / are) + Adjective

Examples:

He is American.

She is young.

It is little.


2. Determiner + adjective + noun

The wooden table

A Greek salad

Some great movies

IV. What are the rules when you use adjectives?

When you use adjectives, there are some rules you must follow:

a) Never put an adjective AFTER a noun. For example:

1. The dog brown. -> This is an incorrect sentence.

2. The brown dog. -> This is a correct sentence.

In English, they use first the adjective, and then they put the nouns. (The opposite of Spanish)


b) In English, you can describe a noun using many adjectives, but they have to be written in order. For example:

1. A red small car. -> This is an incorrect phrase.

2. A small red car. -> This is a correct phrase.

Why is that?

Because in English, size adjectives go before color adjectives.

Here's a video that explains it better!

V. How important are adjectives?

Adjectives are really important in English.

- They can be use to describe better a person, animal, place or thing.

- They can be use to compare and contrast two nouns.

- They can be use to give more information about things.

Let's finish this topic with some videos for you to review the adjectives

Video 1

Video 2

Tomorrow, we'll see how to use adjectives to compare things!

Have a great day kids!

Bye-bye!

Nouns

What is a noun?

A noun is the name of people, animals, places or things.

 Nouns can be divided in two: common nouns and Proper nouns.

a) Common nouns = the usual name of person, animal, place, or things.

b) Proper noun = Actual name of person, animal, place, or things.

I. Common nouns:

People nouns:
             















- boy                            
- girl                         
- man                            
- woman                 
- teacher                        
- doctor
- architect
- singer
- sister
- brother
- father
- mother
- baby

Animal nouns:
















- elephant
- lion
- giraffe
- zebra
- pig
- cow
- horse
- hamster
- guinea pig
- wolf
- butterfly


Thing nouns:

- lamp
- automobile
- computer
- desk
- backpack
- sharpener
- photo
- umbrella
- shoes
- apple
- tree
- flower

Place nouns:













- house
- school
- park
- shopping center
- library
- hospital
- police station
- town
- field
- stadium

II. Proper nouns:

People nouns:             
- Mr. Jones
- Miss Evelyn.
- Juan
- Susana
- Professor Sánchez

Animal nouns:
- Bigotes
- Firulais
- Porky
- Snowball
- Spots
- Blacky

Thing nouns:
- Coca-Cola
- Bic
- Ferrari
- The three little pigs
- Colgate

Place nouns:
- Mexico
- Mundo E
- Tlalnepantla
- Colegio Gabriela Mistral
- Main Avenue

So, the difference between common nouns and Proper nouns is that common nouns are names used for several people, animals, places or things; Proper nouns are names unique to people, animals, places, or things.

Let's watch some videos!

 VIDEO 1 (No love for animal nouns in this one, sorry!)

 VIDEO 2 (This contains a new type of adjective: Collective adjectives)

Review this topic, so we can start tomorrow with adjectives!

See you next time! Bye-bye!

Duolingo Classroom - Register and Homeworks

(Para esta actividad, vas a requerir el apoyo de un adulto, así que empieza por ahí)

Dear students,

Duolingo is an app to learn English.

You can download it in your cellphones, tablets, laptops or computers.

Please watch the following video, so you can enter the 3rd Grade Duolingo Classroom!

The classroom code is: ZXQTEP

 

Need more info? Pay attention to this!

 

Have a wonderful day kids!

Goodbye!