English Grammar and Vocabulary: Present and Past Tenses with Key Word Lists
Present Simple and Past Simple
Present simple
Past simple
- + Verb normal
- + Verb-ed or irregular verb
- - I, you... → don't...
- - I didn't play
- He, she, it → doesn't...
- ? Did you play?
- ? Do / Does...
- (when) in 1990, yesterday
- in November
Present Continuous and Past Continuous
Present continuous
Past continuous
- + Be + verb + -ing
- + I was playing
- I'm, you're, she's...
- You were
- - Aren't / Isn't
- - Wasn't / Weren't playing
- ? Are / Is...
- ? Was I playing?
- (while), as, all day, all night, during
Emotion Adjectives
- Thrilled = emocionat
- Furious = furiós
- Astonished = sorprès
- Heartbroken = desolat
- Terrified = aterrit
- Fed up = farto
- Proud = orgullós
- Anxious = angustiat
- Upset = decepcionat
Films, TV and Media Vocabulary
- Dumb = estúpid
- Action = acció
- Western = pel·lícula del oest
- Thriller = thriller / suspens
- War film = pel·lícula de guerra
- Presenter = presentador
- Newsreader = lector de notícies
- Current affairs = actualitat
- Breaking news = notícies d'última hora
- Soap opera = telenovel·la
- Cartoon = dibuixos animats
- Chat show = programa d'entrevistes
- Rally = míting
- Wildlife programme = documental de vida salvatge
- Journalist = periodista
- Press = roda de premsa
- Newsflash = notícia d'última hora
- Theme tune = banda sonora
- Scriptwriter = guionista
General Vocabulary
- Switch off = desconnectar
- Allow = permetre
- Develop = desenvolupar
- Disturbance = xivarri
- Contribute = contribuir
- Almost = gairebé
- Electronic device = dispositiu electrònic
- At least = almenys
- Twice as = el doble
- Researchers = investigadors
- Trick = enganyar
- Wind down = relaxar-se
- Bright = lluminós
- Reply = contestar
- Improve = millorar
- Soup = sopa
- Sweaty = suat
- Themselves = ells mateixos
- Soap = sabó
- Retakes = repeticions
- Are shot = es graven
- Up to = no exacte
- Rehearsal = assaig
- Sums = sumes
- Inaccuracies = incoherències
- Performance = actuació
- Maintain = mantenir
- Huge = enorme
- Income = diners que guanyem
- Moreover = a més a més
- Actually = de fet
- In fact = de fet / després de
- Quickly = ràpidament
- Keep = mantenir
- Permitted = permès
- Practice session = sessió pràctica
- Slot = plat
- Successful = exitós
- Enormous = gegant
- Weakling = persona poc important
- Money earned = diners guanyats