PAST PERFECT

Form of Past Perfect Simple

	Positive	Negative	Question
no differences	I had spoken.	I had not spoken.	Had I spoken?

Tempo verbal formado pelo auxiliar to have + past participle do verbo principal.  

Expressa uma acção que aconteceu antes de outra no passado simples (de duas ações passadas é a que acontece em primeiro lugar). É comum vir acompanhado de conjunções como before, after, when:

 

Use of Past Perfect

• action taking place before a certain time in the past
  (putting emphasis only on the fact, not the duration)
  Example: Before I came here, I had spoken to Jack. Type III (condition that was not given in the past) 
  Conditional Sentences type III
• Example: If I had seen him, I would have talked to him.

Signal Words

• already, just, never, not yet, once, until that day (with reference to the past, not the present)
• If-Satz Typ III (If I had talked, …)

EXERCISES: 

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

PRESENT PERFECT

Song: U2 - One 

I have climbed highest mountains
I have run through the fields
Only to be with you
Only to be with you
I have run
I have crawled
I have scaled these city walls
These city walls
Only to be with you

But I still haven't found what I'm looking for
But I still haven't found what I'm looking for

I have kissed honey lips
Felt the healing in her fingertips
It burned like a fire
This burning desire

I have spoke with the tongue of angels
I have held the hand of a devil
It was warm in the night
I was cold as a stone

But I still haven't found what I'm looking for
But I still haven't found what I'm looking for

I believe in the Kingdom Come
Then all the colors will bleed into one
Bleed into one
But yes I'm still running

You broke the bonds
And you loosed the chains
Carried the cross
Of my shame
Oh my shame
You know I believe it

But I still haven't found what I'm looking for
But I still haven't found what I'm looking for
But I still haven't found what I'm looking for

The present perfect simple expresses an action that is still going on or that stopped recently, but has an influence on the present. It puts emphasis on the result.

Form of Present Perfect

	Positive	Negative	Question
I / you / we / they	I have spoken.	I have not spoken.	Have I spoken?
he / she / it	He has spoken.	He has not spoken.	Has he spoken?

For irregular verbs, use the participle form (see list of irregular verbs, 3rd column). For regular verbs, just add “ed”.

Exceptions in Spelling when Adding ‘ed’

Exceptions in spelling when adding ed	Example
after a final e only add d	love – loved
final consonant after a short, stressed vowel or l as final consonant after a vowel is doubled	admit – admitted travel – travelled
final y after a consonant becomes i	hurry – hurried

Use of Present Perfect

• puts emphasis on the result
• action that is still going on
• action that stopped recently
• finished action that has an influence on the present
• action that has taken place once, never or several times before the moment of speaking

Signal Words of Present Perfect

• already, ever, just, never, not yet, so far, till now, up to now 
•  
• exercícios:
• http://pocenglishclub.blogspot.com/2010/10/song-u2-one-i-have-climbed-highest.html

Past Continuous

The past CONTINUOUS puts emphasis on the course of an action in the past.

Form

	Positive	Negative	Question
I / he / she / it	I was speaking.	I was not speaking.	Was I speaking?
you / we / they	You were speaking.	You were not speaking.	Were you speaking?

Exceptions in Spelling

Exceptions in spelling when adding ing	Example
final e is dropped (but: ee is not changed)	come – coming (but: agree – agreeing)
after a short, stressed vowel, the final consonant is doubled	sit – sitting
l as final consonant after a vowel is doubled (in British English)	travel – travelling
final ie becomes y	lie – lying

Use of Past Progressive

• puts emphasis on the course of an action in the past
  Example: He was playing football.
• two actions happening at the same time (in the past)
  Example: While she was preparing dinner, he was washing the dishes.
• action going on at a certain time in the past
  Example: When I was having breakfast, the phone suddenly rang.

Signal Words of Past Progressive

• when, while, as long as
•  
• exercises: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/tests/past-progressive-1
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Simple Past

Expressa uma acção terminada e realizada num passado definido (isto é, em geral vem acompanhado de advérbios como yesterday, last night, last month, last year, two days ago, when, while). Todos os verbos em inglês pertencem a uma das duas conjugações: ou são regulares ou são irregulares. Os regulares formam o passado com o acréscimo de -ed enquanto os irregulares possuem uma forma própria para o passado. Assim, são regulares verbos como:

Work -> worked - Bernardo worked at Coca-Cola Company in 1998.

Travel -> travelled - 9ºA  travelled to Jamaica last year.

Dance -> Danced - We danced all night long.

E são irregulares:

Begin -> began - The game began earlier last night.

Fall -> Fell - The boy fell off the tree this morning.

Buy -> Bought -  I bought a book for my cousin Ana two days ago.

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Há apenas uma forma no passado para todas as pessoas. Para se formar uma frase no passado interrogativo usa-se o auxiliar did (invertendo-o com o sujeito); para formar uma frase negativa usa-se did not = didn’t. O verbo principal fica no infinitivo sem o to:

 

Did Inês walk 100 miles yesterday?

Did you receive the letter?

They didn’t like you at all.

exercises:

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=3303

 

Let's do it with Freddy Mercury!!!! 

Sometimes I get to feelin’
I  back in the old days - long ago
When we  kids when we  young
Thing  so perfect - you know
The days  endless we  crazy we  young
The sun  always shinin’ - we just  for fun
Sometimes it seems like lately - I just don't know
The rest of my life’s been just a show

Those  the days of our lives
The bad things in life  so few
Those days are all gone now but one thing is true
When I look and I find I still love you

You can't turn back the clock you can't turn back the tide
Ain't that a shame
I'd like to go back one time on a roller coaster ride
When life  just a game
No use in sitting and thinkin’ on what you

When you can lay back and enjoy it through your kids
Sometimes it seems like lately - I just don't know
Better sit back and go with the flow

Cos these are the days of our lives
They've flown in the swiftness of time
These days are all gone now but some things remain
When I look and I find no change

Those  the days of our lives - yeah
The bad things in life  so few
Those days are all gone now but one things still true
When I look and I find
I still love you

I still love you

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Descreve, geralmente, uma acção que está a acontecer agora, no momento da fala. É formado com o presente do verbo to be mais a forma terminada em -ing do verbo principal. Corresponde ao gerúndio em português:

Verbo to be + verbo principal acrescido de ing -> I am working = estou trabalhando

 I'm speaking English.

It’s raining a lot in Damaia now.

A forma negativa é feita com o acréscimo de not ao verbo auxiliar to be e a interrogativa invertendo-se o verbo auxiliar to be e o sujeito:

I am not watching tv.

She’s not writing a letter.

Are you working hard?

Usa sempre o verbo no gerúndio (ING) nos seguintes casos:
1. Depois de preposições;
2. Quando o verbo for sujeito;
3. Depois das expressões no good..., no use..., no point....

Without trying hard, you won't make it.
Smoking is harmful to your health.

Exercícios:

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=2126 

Vídeo:

Simple Present

Descreve um facto ou estado permanente, ou uma acção que acontece com frequência. A forma básica do presente dos verbos principais na afirmativa é a mesma do infinitivo (sem o to) com excepção das 3^as pessoas do singular que levam um “s:

verb to play:

I play football everyday. He plays football everyday. 

Nas frases negativas do presente usa-se don’t, e doesn’t, para a 3ª pessoa do singular. 

I don’t play football.

She doesn’t play football.

As frases interrogativas são formadas colocando-se do ou does no início das perguntas sendo precedidos apenas por pronomes interrogativos. O verbo principal sempre fica no infinitivo sem o to. 

Do you play football?

Does he play football?

exercises:

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

video:

This is Halloween!

Halloween is close!

Join us... We'll prepare a surprise (Mondays 18th and 25th of October from 5 to 7 p.m.) and also watch this fabulous movie on the 2nd of November (Auditório) at 5 p.m.!

HALLOWEEN IS FUN!

What about costume parade on the 29th of October? No intervalo da manhã, os alunos de 2º ciclo irão fazer um desfile! Vem participar (ou ver!). Até lá!
Apesar da tempestade que nos surpreendeu à hora do desfile, foi possível cumprirmos o nosso desafio! Houve um desfile de máscaras no bar dos alunos com máscaras muito giras e prémios à mistura! Ora vejam:

Aulas de halloween!

Best summer shot vacation

You'r still in time to send us your pictures. Deadline: 2nd of November.
Just a glimpse...

We hope you're back from your vacation with lots of photos. Give us your best shot for our a "How I Shot My Summer Vacation" contest.

On Nov.10, we'll publish some of the best images. It can be an "All-Around Photo" or a "Best People Picture". We will select the top photo; the winner will receive a discard camera.

BASIC RULES: - Contestants may enter only one photo. 

                    - Images must have been taken after June, 2010. 

                    - Cropping is allowed, but images cannot be digitally manipulated.
                    - Beware of your clothes 
                    - The photo has to have a substitle written in english

  

The photos will be in BE/CRE and the blog. We need you to send us the digital photo to  poc.englishclub@gmail.com and also hand-out a printed version for the expo.

Welcome

Hi!

This is the new english blog created just for you! Come with us, learn some more english and have fun!

The English Club is on Mondays from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.

This is our first year of existence and we are anxious to meet you all and do lots of things together. We'll be doing some activities related to the English Culture, singing, translating lyrics, creating worksheets for lower levels of english, doing some documentaries, photostories, contests, wall papers and so on...

From 6 p.m. to 7 there will be an English S.O.S for students who have any doubts. 

 Join us and you won't regret it!