Guia Ràpida de Temps Verbals en Anglès: Present i Passat

Have got

• Afirmativa: She has got a new bike.
• Pregunta i respostes curtes: Has your dad got a computer? Yes, he has. / No, he hasn't.

Present Simple

• Afirmativa (3a persona): S'afegeix una -s al verb. He gets up early every day.
• Negativa: S'utilitza don't/doesn't + el verb en la seva forma base. My sister doesn't live in England.
• Interrogativa: S'utilitza Do/Does. Do you like horror films? Yes, I do. / No, I don't.

Regles ortogràfiques (3a persona del singular)

• Acabats en -s o so semblant: S'afegeix -es. kiss → kisses / brush → brushes
• Acabats en -o: S'afegeix -es. do → does / go → goes
• Acabats en consonant + y: La -y canvia a -ies. study → studies / cry → cries

Past Simple

• Afirmativa: I finished the book. / They finished dinner very late.
• Negativa: S'utilitza didn't + el verb en la seva forma base. She didn't ride her bike to the park.
• Interrogativa: S'utilitza Did. Did you go to the party? Yes, we did. / No, we didn't.

Past Continuous

• Afirmativa: I was talking. / They were talking about the film.
• Negativa: He wasn't listening to music.
• Interrogativa: Were you watching TV? Yes, I was. / No, I wasn't.

Contrast entre Temps Verbals

Present Simple vs. Present Continuous

I usually eat salad, but today I'm eating a hamburger.

Past Simple vs. Past Continuous

Tim was cooking dinner when his friend arrived.

Resum d'Usos dels Temps Verbals

Usos del Present Simple

• Veritats generals i descripcions: She studies art at school.
• Fets habituals o quotidians: We go to the cinema on Sundays.
• Gustos i opinions: He likes watching TV.
• Programes i horaris: The train leaves at 8:30.
• Marcadors temporals: every day, on Mondays, at night, always, usually, often, sometimes...

Usos del Present Continuous

• Accions que succeeixen en el moment en què parlem.
• Marcadors temporals: now, at the moment, this week...

Usos del Past Simple

• Expressar accions passades.
• Dir allò que vam fer en un moment concret del passat.
• Explicar accions consecutives en el passat.
• Explicar com eren les coses en un altre temps.
• Marcadors temporals: last night, in the past, yesterday...

Usos del Past Continuous

• Accions que estaven en progrés en el passat.
• Accions simultànies en el passat unides amb "and" o "while".
• Marcadors temporals: at + una hora, yesterday, last night...

L'ús del Gerundi (-ing)

• Com a complement directe de verbs com enjoy, like, prefer, imagine, suggest, keep...
  Exemple: She likes going to the beach.
• Darrere de certes expressions com can't stand (no suportar), feel like (venir de gust), spend time (passar l'estona)...
  Exemple: I can't stand going to discos.
• Com a subjecte de l'oració parlant d'accions generals.
  Exemple: Smoking isn't good for us.
• Darrere de les preposicions.
  Exemple: He was interested in filming wildlife.