WHAT ARE YOU LIKE?
I like working hard. HARD-WORKING
I judge severely. CRITICAL
I am sensible and don’t do foolish things anymore. MATURE
I always say ‘thank you’ and ‘please’. POLITE
I never say ‘thank you’ or ‘please’. RUDE
I’m very careful not to offend people. TACTFUL
I’m a teacher and a nurse. PATIENT
I stick to rules. STRICT SEVERE
I don’t drink and drive. RESPONSIBLE SENSIBLE
negative prefixes + adjectives UN- IN- IL- IM- IR- DIS- unusual indecent illegitimate impossible irrelevant disobedient
UN- UNCOMFORTABLE UNCONSCIOUS UNCRITICAL UNPREDICTABLE UNREASONABLE UNLIKELY
IN- INEXPENSIVE INCORRECT INSENSITIVE INHOSPITABLE
IL- ILLEGAL ILLOGICAL
IM- IMMORAL IMMATURE IMPOSSIBLE IMPOLITE
IR- IRRESPONSIBLE IRREGULAR
DIS- DISHONEST DISSATISFIED DISRESPECTFUL
THE SIMPLE PRESENT I walk You walk He / She / It walks We walk You walk They walk Do Do I walk? Do Do you walk? Does Does he / she / it walk? Do Do we walk? Do Do you walk? Do Do they walk? don’t I don’t walk don’t You don’t walk doesn’t He / She / It doesn’t walk don’t We don’t walk don’t You don’t walk don’t They don’t walk
THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS am I am walking are You are walking is He / She / It is walking are We are walking are You are walking are They are walking Am Am I walking? Are Are you walking? Is Is he / she / it walking? Are Are we walking? Are Are you walking? Are Are they walking? ’m not I’m not walking aren’t You aren’t walking isn’t He / She / It isn’t walking aren’t We aren’t walking aren’t You aren’t walking aren’t They aren’t walking
THE SIMPLE PRESENT It rains a lot in winter. I always study Maths in the afternoon. Piove molto in inverno. Studio sempre matematica il pomeriggio. = habitual actions
THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS Take your umbrella! It is raining! I’m studying 3 foreign languages now, so I’m a bit busy. You’re always using the telephone! Our phone bill will be enormous! I can’t come to the party because I’m playing football on Friday afternoon. = now Prendi l’ombrello! Piove / Sta piovendo! Studio / Sto studiando tre lingue straniere adesso, quindi sono un po’ occupato. Sei sempre lì che usi il telefono! La nostra bolletta sarà salatissima. Non posso venire alla festa perché gioco/ giocherò a calcio venerdì pomeriggio. = at the moment = with ALWAYS to express irritation = future plans