¡Descarga COMPACT FIRST CAMBRIDGE y más Resúmenes en PDF de Inglés solo en Docsity! 2021 COMPACT FIRST: UNIT 1 YOURSELF AND OTHERS PRESENT TENSES PRESENT SIMPLE It is used: - for describing routine actions or habits (Before breakfast, I go online to check my emails) - to show that a situation is permanent (His girlfriend teaches at a local primary school) - when something is always true, or a definite fact (In autumn, the trees in my garden lose their leaves; Water freezes at zero degrees Celsius) When we are talking about the future, the present simple must be used after the time expressions (when, after, as soon as, before, by the time, next time, once, until) I'll send her an email when I get home PRESENT CONTINUOUS It is used: - to describe an action which is happening right at this moment ((The children are sleeping, so we can't talk too loudly) - for a situation which is temporary, and will not las permanently (I'm doing a training course at work at the moment) - when talking about changes or developing situations (The number of road accidents is increasing year by year) - with 'always', when we want to show that we are annoyed or surprised by an action (My brother is always borrowing my laptop without asking me) - for future arrangements (I'm having dinner with Amy tomorrow night) The present continuous cannot normally be used with STATE VERBS, which describe a state, as opposed to an action. Some common state verbs are : agree, believe, belong, consider, consist, cost, disagree, exist, hate, have, know, like, love, matter, mean, need, own, prefer, realise, remain, remember, seem, suppose, think, understand, want. Mª José González López de 1 3 2021 However, some state verbs can be used in the present continuous when they describe actions (Leo is having a shower). ADJECTIVES ENDING IN -ED AND -ING - Adjectives ending in -ED make reference to feelings, they describe how the person feels about something (She was so relaxed that fell asleep in class). - Adjectives ending in -ING describe the person or object that makes you feel in that way (The lesson was so boring that Maria fell asleep in class). Vocabulary CHARACTER ADJECTIVES Vocabulary Unit 30 Aggressive Ambitious Anxious Artistic (un)adventurous Bossy Cautious Charming Cheeky Childish Competitive Decisive Dishonest Disorganised (Un)emotional Energetic (Un)enthusiastic Foolish Greedy Healthy (Un)helpful Impatient Optimistic (Dis)organised Pessimistic (Im)polite (Un)popular Practical (Un)predictable Reasonable (Un)reliable (Dis)respectful Sensitive Sociable Stressful (un)sympathetic Thoughtful Amused Confident Demanding Depressing Irritating Motivated Generous Indecisive Ambitious Arrogant Bossy Charming Cheerful (In)considerate Courageous Dedicated Determined Devoted Easy-going Energetic Fashionable Generous Gentle Graceful (Dis)honest Hopeless (Un)imaginative (Un)kind Lazy Lively Mean Modest Outgoing Outstanding (Un)popular Relaxed Rude Selfish Sensible Shy Mª José González López de 2 3
