ENGLISH VERB TENSE PATTERNS

SIMPLE TENSES

Affirmative Present Verb from without any change. Except 3rd person singular (HE/SHE/IT): verb form + -(E)S Past Regular verbs: verb form + -ED Irregular verbs: second column of irregular verb list.

Negative Present We need auxiliary verb: DO+NOT (DON'T) + verb form Except 3rd person singular (HE/SHE/IT): DOES+NOT (DOESN'T) + verb form Past We need auxiliary verb in the past: DID+NOT (DIDN'T) + verb form

Interrogative We need auxiliary verb: DO + subject + verb form? We need auxiliary verb in the past: DID + subject + verb form?

CONTINUOUS TENSES

Affirmative BE (in any tense) + -ING form of verb

Negative BE NOT (in any tense) + -ING form of verb

Interrogative BE (in any tense) + subject + -ING form of verb

PERFECT TENSES

Affirmative HAVE (in any tense) + PAST PARTICIPLE (reg: -ED / irreg: 3rd column verb list)

Negative HAVE NOT (in any tense) + PAST PARTICIPLE (reg: -ED / irreg: 3rd column verb list)

Interrogative HAVE (in any tense) + subject + PAST PARTICIPLE (reg: -ED / irreg: 3rd column verb list)

MODAL VERBS

Affirmative MODAL VERB + verb form in infinitive (without to)*

Negative MODAL VERB+NOT + verb form in infinitive (without to)*

Interrogative MODAL VERB + subject + verb form in infinitive (without to)*

* except OUGHT TO and some semimodals: HAVE TO / BE ABLE TO

PASSIVE TENSES

Affirmative BE (in any tense) + PAST PARTICIPLE (reg: -ED / irreg: 3rd column verb list)

Negative BE NOT (in any tense) + PAST PARTICIPLE (reg: -ED / irreg: 3rd column verb list)

Interrogative BE (in any tense) + subject + PAST PARTICIPLE (reg: -ED / irreg: 3rd column verb list)

#FRIDAYSFORFUTURE @ 'RAFAEL DIESTE'

As it had been announced, today Friday September 27th, our school gathered for @FRIDAYSFORFUTURE, together with others, following the call for a four-minute-fifteen- second protest demonstration, to show our awareness towards climate change and global warming.

Galician version of this post @ RafaelDiesteBlog & ArquivosDoTrasno.

WHO'S GRETA THUNBERG?

Greta Thunberg is a 16-year-old Swedish student who one day school striked for a week to protest against the Swedish government and its inactivity against global warming.

But how did all this start? Before August 20th last year, Thunberg went to school like most Stockholm teenagers. Some things had happened in Sweden during that summer that woke something up in her and she thought she had to do something about it. Sweden had been affected by a heat wave which had brought 50 forest fires burning 20.000 hectares.

So on August 20th, instead of going to school she stood in front of the Swedish Parliament and said she wouldn't go back until she was heard. Since then she has become known worldwide. Last Tuesday she gave a speech at the Climate Awareness Summit in the United Nations in New York.

Video: Greta Thunberg @ UN New York 23/Sept/19:

Link to more on Greta Thunberg & Climate Change @ ArquivosDoTrasno.

WELCOME BACK! SCHOOL YEAR 2019-20

Another school year of classes kicks off today... Day to meet old friends, new class mates, some known and some unknown teachers... New books, new timetable... New possibilities...

Good luck to you all!

CELEBRATING CLICKONENGLISH's 10th ANNIVERSARY!

On another September 13th, we're celebrating another anniversary of this blog, but this year it's a special one: it's the tenth anniversary of 'ClickOnEnglish'. 

Ten years posting information on English learning, English-speaking countries, English related culture together with our school activities: projects, works and exchange trips.

Hope we can keep on with the job and that you'll follow.
This is how it all started, the first post:

STARTING OFF A NEW COURSE: 2009-2010

We're about to start a new course. This course 2009-2010, we want to make this blog be a relevant teaching tool. A place where you will be able to find help, practice, and an opportunity to use, see, read, listen to English in context in a meaningful way. It starts as an experiment... let's see where we get to. Good luck to all!