Unit 7. Small world

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Usamos las formas verbales simples para describir algo que:

Se repite.

Está completado.

Es permanente.

EJEMPLOS:

I usually buy a paperback and just go and sit somewhere quiet.

I've also called my parents to say goodbye.

Luckily I only live ten minutes away.

Usamos las formas verbales continuas para describir algo que:

Está en progreso.

Sin acabar.

Es temporal.

EJEMPLOS:

I was reading a book when the phone rang.

I've been sitting here for nearly five hours.

I'm doing a part-time business management course at the moment.

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CONTINUOUS VERB FORM

SIMPLE AND CONTINUOUS ASPECTS

ACTIVITY AND STATE VERBS

Activity verbs hacen referencia a actividades y acciones.

- Podemos usarlos con formas simples y continuas.

- Ejemplos: play, fly, travel, listen, run, work, sit, study y wait.

State verbs hacen referencia a estados, sentimientos y opiniones. - NO se usan con formas continuas. - Ejemplos:

> ENGLISH ACTION AND STATE VERBS PRACTICE: http://www.eclecticenglish.com/grammar/PresentContinuous1H.html

SIMPLE AND CONTINUOUS ASPECTS; ACTIVITY AND STATE VERBS