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.
SENSIBLE
RESPONSIBLE
negative prefixes + adjectives
UNunusual
IMimpossible
IN-
ILillegitimate
indecent
IRirrelevant
DISdisobedient
UNUNCOMFORTABLE
UNCONSCIOUS
UNCRITICAL
UNPREDICTABLE
UNREASONABLE
UNLIKELY
ININEXPENSIVE
INCORRECT
INSENSITIVE
INHOSPITABLE
ILILLEGAL
ILLOGICAL
IMIMMORAL
IMMATURE
IMPOSSIBLE
IMPOLITE
IRIRRESPONSIBLE
IRREGULAR
DISDISHONEST
DISSATISFIED
DISRESPECTFUL
THE SIMPLE PRESENT
I walk
You walk
He / She / It walks
We walk
You walk
They walk
I don’t walk
You don’t walk
He / She / It doesn’t walk
We don’t walk
You don’t walk
They don’t walk
Do I walk?
Do you walk?
Does he / she / it walk?
Do we walk?
Do you walk?
Do they walk?
THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS
I am walking
You are walking
He / She / It is walking
We are walking
You are walking
They are walking
I’m not walking
You aren’t walking
He / She / It isn’t walking
We aren’t walking
You aren’t walking
They aren’t walking
Am I walking?
Are you walking?
Is he / she / it walking?
Are we walking?
Are you walking?
Are they walking?
THE SIMPLE PRESENT
It rains a lot in winter.
Piove molto in inverno.
= habitual actions
I always study Maths in the afternoon.
Studio sempre matematica il pomeriggio.
THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS
Take your umbrella! It is raining!
= now
Prendi l’ombrello! Piove / Sta piovendo!
I’m studying 3 foreign languages now, so I’m a bit busy.
Studio / Sto studiando tre lingue straniere adesso, quindi sono
un po’ occupato.
= at the moment
You’re always using the telephone!
Our phone bill will be enormous!
= with ALWAYS to
Sei sempre lì che usi il telefono!
express irritation
La nostra bolletta sarà salatissima.
I can’t come to the party because I’m playing
football on Friday afternoon.
= future plans
Non posso venire alla festa perché gioco/ giocherò
a calcio venerdì pomeriggio.