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AFFIRMATIVE 0 conditional If I heat ice, it melts. 1st conditional If you study hard you will pass the exam. 2nd conditional If I won the lottery, I would buy a new house. NEGATIVE 0 conditional If I don't heat ice, it doesn't melt. 1st conditional If you don't study hard you won't pass the exam. 2nd conditional If I didn't win the lottery, I wouldn't buy a new house. QUESTIONS 0 conditional What happens if you heat ice? 1st conditional What will happen if you study hard? 2nd conditional What would happen if you won the lottery?

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Life is an adventure to be lived, not a problem to be solved. -Jhon Keats-

-every person who has not started the diet

Talking about verbs

Intentional and Will future

Be going to (by Max Caimi)

“Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin.” Mother Theresa

IL PRESENT CONTINUOUS

PRESENT CONTINUOUS AFFIRMATIVE - level 2

Present Continuous 

"Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving."

"I was trying to daydream, but my mind kept wandering." Stephen Wright

I was wondering if after all these years you'd like to meet me

AFFIRMATIVE -Yesterday, I drank Cola with my mum -Last week, he studied English in my bedroom NEGATIVE -Yesterday, I didn't drink Cola with my mum -Last week, he didn't study English in my bedroom INTERROGATIVE -Did you drink Cola with your mum yesterday? -Did he study English in your bedroom last week? SHORT ANSWERS Yes, I did/No, I didn't Yes, he did/No, he didn't QUESTIONS -When did you drink Cola with your mum? -Where did he study English last week?

Past continuous

PAST CONTINUOUS

Past Simple and Past Continuous

Exercises with Past Continuous and Past Simple

PRESENT SIMPLE FORMA INTERROGATIVA

3rd PERSON - SIMPLE PRESENT 

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AFFIRMATIVE I was watching TV when the phone rang While I was watching TV, the phone rang NEGATIVE I wasn't watching TV when the phone rang INTERROGATIVE Was I watching TV when the phone rang? SHORT ANSWERS Yes, I was /No, I wasn't QUESTIONS What were you doing when the phone rang? What happened while you were watching TV?

We use "going to" to talk about future intentions

tomorrow the day after tomorrow next week next month next weekend next year in two days in three weeks in five years later.

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AFFIRMATIVE I'm going to buy a new phone in two days. Lily is going to visit London next month. NEGATIVE I'm not going to buy a new phone in two days. Lily is not going to visit London next month. INTERROGATIVE Are you going to buy a new phone in two days? Is Lily going to visit London next month? SHORT ANSWERS Yes, I am / No, I'm not. Yes, she is / No, she isn't. QUESTIONS What are you going to buy in two days? When is she going to visit London?

"If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again." - W. E. Hickson

"If I am not a good person I will improve" - Anonimo

"If I were rich I would buy everything but not love." - Anonymous

"The swallow said: I will be your eyes, prince." -The Happy Prince by Oscar Wilde

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AFFIRMATIVE I've visited Rome many times NEGATIVE I haven't visited Rome many times INTERROGATIVE Have you visited Rome many times? SHORT ANSWERS Yes, I have / No, I haven't QUESTIONS &nbsp;Which city have you visited many times? How many times have you visited Rome?

Rosanna Comunale, Giuseppe Paparo, Marika Conte.

-We use will when we decide to do something at the moment we speak (decisions) -We use will when we provide information about the future (giving info about the future) -We use will when we make predictions -We use will when we offer to do something (offers) -We use will when we ask somebody to do something (requests) - We use will when we promise to do something (promises)&nbsp;

Frequency expressions tomorrow the day after tomorrow next week next weekend next month next year in two days in three weeks in five years later

The&nbsp;past continuous&nbsp;is often used&nbsp;together&nbsp;with the&nbsp;simple past&nbsp;to talk about one thing that happened while another thing was in progress

PAST SIMPLE Subject + verb (in -ed form) If the verb is irregular we use the second voice of the paradigm PAST CONTINOUS Was/Were + Verb (in -ing form)

We use the present continuous to talk about something that is happening at the moment we speak

Subject + be + verb (ing form) Final "e" (give &gt; giving) Monosyllables ending in a consonant preceded by a vowel double the consonant (sit &gt; sitting) Verbs ending in y (play &gt; playing)

We use the 0 conditional to talk about real situations. We use the 1st conditional to talk about possible situations. We use the 2nd conditional to talk about improbable situations.

IF + PS, PS (0 conditional) IF + PS, WILL (1st conditional) IF + PAST.S, WOULD (2nd conditional)

WHAT HAPPENED IN THE PAST, STAYS IN THE PAST.

We use the Present Perfect for an action or situation that started in the past and continues up to the present, an action that is repeated in an undefined period of time between past and present, an action carried out in an irrelevant time

subject + have/has + past participle Past participle of Regular verbs Verb + ed Past participle of Irregular verbs third voice of the paradigm

We use the Present Perfect with the expressions THIS WEEK, TODAY, THIS MORNING, THIS AFTERNOON, TONIGHT We use the Present Perfect with the expressions JUST, ALREADY, YET HOW LONG, SINCE, FOR EVER, NEVER

GONE/BEEN
 
 I have gone to the beach and now I’m swimming
 I have been to the beach and now I’m cooking at home

AFFIRMATIVE I will order pizza tomorrow She will go to the cinema next week NEGATIVE I won't order pizza tomorrow She won't go to the cinema next week INTERROGATIVE Will you order other pizza tomorrow ? Will she go to cinema next weekt? SHORT ANSWERS Yes, I will/No, I won't Yes, she will/No,she won't QUESTIONS What will you order tomorrow? Where will she go next week?

We use the present simple to talk about things that happen repeatedly (every day, usually, often, sometimes) – habitual actions We use the present simple to talk about facts that are generally true We use the present simple to say how often we do things

Frequency adverbs always usually often sometimes rarely/seldom hardly ever never/ever Frequency expressions every day on Mondays once a day, twice a day, three times a year

Subject + verb (base form) We add the "s" in the third person singular form Verbs ending in ss-sh-ch-x-z-o &gt; add es Verbs ending in y preceded by a consonant &gt; add ies

Conditional di secondo tipo

 0 and 1st conditional

THE FUTURE 1

Cloze Test: Present Continuous for Future Plans and Possessive Pronouns

AFFIRMATIVE I was eating pancakes yesterday in the garden. She was watching Teen Wolf at 5:00. NEGATIVE I wasn't eating pancakes yesterday in the garden. She wasn't watching Teen Wolf at 5:00. INTERROGATIVE Were you eating pancakes yesterday in the garden? Was she watching Teen Wolf at 5:00? SHORT ANSWERS Yes, I was/No, I wasn't Yes, she was/No, she wasn't QUESTIONS When were you eating pancakes in the garden? What was she watching?

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AFFIRMATIVE The house is whitewashed by the house painter The house was whitewashed by the house painter NEGATIVE The house isn't whitewashed by the house painter The house wasn't whitewashed by the house painter INTERROGATIVE Is the house whitewashed by the house painter? Was the house whitewashed by the house painter? SHORT ANSWERS Yes, It is / No, It isn't Yes, It was / No, It wasn't QUESTIONS Who is the house whitewashed by? Who was the house whitewashed by?

Past simple

Simple past irregular verbs

Past simple verbs

PAST SIMPLE- VERBI REGOLARI 

SIMPLE PAST-CRUCIVERBA

- We use the present simple passive to say what happens to the subject - We use the past simple passive to say what happened to the subject in the past&nbsp;

present simple passive Subj + am/are/is + past participle past simple passive Subj + was/were + past participle

"There hasn’t been a day in my life that I haven’t loved you. I wish you would just let me love you,” he said

"You’ve always been my girl and always will be. No one will ever take me away from you, Tweet. You’re my heart and soul and that’s never going to change, no matter what you say"

ANTONIO BARILE AND SALVATORE PANDOLFI ELETTRICO

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AFFIRMATIVE I'm going to London with my family tomorrow She's meeting her friends tonight NEGATIVE I'm not playing with my friends on Monday She's not leaving for New York on Friday INTERROGATIVE Am I meeting my partner this evening? Is she going with Thomas to the party on Monday? SHORT ANSWERS Yes, I am / No, I'm not Yes, she is / No, she isn't QUESTIONS What are you doing tonight? Who is she meeting tomorrow ?

''All dreams are going to be real if only we dare to chase them."

Passive (True or False)

Present Simple Passive

-We use the past continuous to talk about something that was in the middle of happening at a past time. -We often use the past continuous and the past simple together to say that something happened in the middle of something else.

yesterday, the day before yesterday, last month, last week, last weekend, one hour ago, ten minutes ago, last year

Present perfect

Present perfect or past simple?

-We use the past simple to talk about a definite time in the past; for something that started and finished in the past -We use the Past Simple to talk about past events in a specific period of time. -We use the past simple to ask when something happened&nbsp;&nbsp;

yesterday the day before yesterday last night last year last week last Monday three days ago last month

To be=Was/were Regular verbs=Subject + verb + ed Irregular verbs=Subject + the second voice of the paradigm Verbs ending in -“e” add only “d” (prepare &gt; prepared) -“c” add “k” (panic &gt; panicked) -“l” double “l” (label &gt; labelled) -“y” preceded by a consonant turn y into ied (try &gt; tried) -Monosyllables ending in a consonant preceded by a vowel double the consonant (stop &gt; stopped)&nbsp;

By: Attanasio Annachiara Calabrese Morena Canzolino Luisa

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AFFIRMATIVE We are spending a lot of time for the project She is looking for her dog in the garden NEGATIVE We aren't spending a lot of time for the project She isn't looking for her dog in the garden INTERROGATIVE Are we spending a lot of time for the project? Is she looking for her dog in the garden? SHORT ANSWERS Yes, we are/No, we aren't Yes, she is/No, she isn't QUESTIONS What are we spending a lot of time on? Where is she looking for her dog?

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AFFIRMATIVE I often eat ice-cream with my friends She goes to school on foot NEGATIVE I don’t play tennis every day She doesn’t go to school on foot INTERROGATIVE Do you sometimes play tennis? Does she go to school on foot? SHORT ANSWERS Yes, I do/No, I don’t Yes, she does/No,she doesn’t QUESTIONS What time do you go to school? How often does she watch TV?

Will Future

Borrelli Alessandra &amp; Della Porta Emiliana

We use the arranged future to talk about something that we have already arranged to do in the future

AFFIRMATIVE FORM Subject + be + verb (ing-form) NEGATIVE FORM Subject + be + not + verb (ing-form) QUESTION be + subject + verb (ing form)

Tomorrow the day after tomorrow tonight, this evening, this morning, this afternoon next month, next year, next week in 2 days on Monday

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