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FORMULA PRACTICE 1 for groups
FORMULA PRACTICE 1 for groups
Vaughn Method, adjusted for tag questions.
Vaughn Method, adjusted for tag questions.
Most common verb tenses-- _S, _C, _P, _Pc / <S, <C / >S / >>S, >>P
Most common verb tenses-- _S, _C, _P, _Pc / <S, <C / >S / >>S, >>P
EXAMPLE
_S ///
_S ///
[Tell X to ask me if I drink coffee]
Stephen: X, tell Y to ask me if I drink coffee.
X: Y, ask Stephen if he drinks coffee.
Y: Stephen, Do you drink coffee?
Stephen: Z, What does Y want to know?
Z: Y wants to know if you drink coffee.
Stephen: W, what did Z say?
W: Z said Y wants to know if you drink coffee.
Stephen: Z, why does Y want to know if I drink coffee?
Z: Because X told Y to ask you (because X wants to know if you do)
Stephen: Y, you asked me if I drank coffee, didn´t you? / Z, Y asked me if I own a cafe, didn´t she?
Y:Yes I did. Z: No, she didn´t
Stephen: Y/Z, What did she ask me?
Y/Z: she asked if you drank coffee.
Stephen: Z, Y, W, X, do you think I drink coffee?
Y: Yes, I think you do.
Stephen: I do drink coffee.
covered: present, past in reported speech, imperative, indicative, interrogative, dependent if clauses, putting clauses together without ¨that¨
Ask me If I watch a lot of TV. Ask me why or why not.
Ask me if I like to ski. Ask me where.
Ask me if my job is fun. Ask me why or why not.
Ask me if I like to play video games. Ask me with whom.
Ask me if I need to buy a new shirt. Ask me why or why not.
Ask me if my family lives close by. Ask me how close or how far?
Ask me if I go to work on the weekends. Ask me how I get there.
Ask me if the postal system works well in America. Ask me how well.
Ask me if fish can live longer than 30 seconds out of the water. Ask me how much longer, or how long.
_P ///
_P ///
Ask me if I have cut my hair recently.
Ask me if I have cut my hair recently.
Ask me if I've seen my neighbor this week. Ask me if my boss has been out of the office all week? Ask me if the election in America has happened yet. Ask me if all the kiwis that were in the refrigerator have been eaten. Ask me if the mail has come today.
_C /// Ask me if I am going to the gym this afternoon. Ask me if I am flying out of Madrid tomorrow. Ask me if I´m available tomorrow at 11am. Ask me if King Juan Carlos is coming to the city today. Ask me if the caserole is cooking in the oven?
_Pc /// Ask me if I've been going to the gym lately. Ask me if I've been traveling a lot in the last 10 years. Ask me if my cat has been vomiting every morning.
<P /// Ask me if I ate pizza yesterday. Ask me if I visited my grandmother last week. Ask me if the mailman came this morning. Ask me if the president spoke to reporters today
Ask me if I was making dinner last night at 8pm. Ask me if I was having lunch when you called.
Ask me if I would ever eat a live animal. Ask me if I would like to go hiking in Cercedilla. Ask me if I would jump into a frozen lake naked. Ask me if I would skydive.
Ask me if I could run 100 km without stopping. Ask me If I could
FORMULA PRACTICE 2 ***
FORMULA PRACTICE 2 ***
(Constant: Verb Tense / Variable: theme, sentence type)
(Constant: Verb Tense / Variable: theme, sentence type)
_S
_S
to be
Why is the sky blue?
Why is the sky blue?
Why are some days longer than others?
Why are some days longer than others?
Why are you here with me?
Why are you here with me?
Why am I here with you?
Why am I here with you?
Where is the best place to eat Indian food in Madrid?
Where is the best place to eat Indian food in Madrid?
Where are your friends right now?
Where are your friends right now?
Where am I in relation to you?
Where am I in relation to you?
If an animal foams at the mouth, what is wrong with it?
If an animal foams at the mouth, what is wrong with it?
How is the weather today?
How is the weather today?
How is your schedule today?
How is your schedule today?
How are you?
How are you?
How expensive is it to travel to Thailand?
How expensive is it to travel to Thailand?
How expensive are the flats in Bilbao?
How expensive are the flats in Bilbao?
How dark is navy blue?
How dark is navy blue?
How tall is Mt. Everest?
How tall is Mt. Everest?
How many [coins] are on the table?
How many [coins] are on the table?
How much milk is left in the refrigerator? How much coffee is left in the pot?
How much milk is left in the refrigerator? How much coffee is left in the pot?
What are your plans this weekend?
What are your plans this weekend?
What color are apples?
What color are apples?
What color is a mix of blue and yellow?
What color is a mix of blue and yellow?
Are you a hardworker?
Are you a hardworker?
Are you happy to live in Madrid?
Are you happy to live in Madrid?
Are bananas always yellow? Are taxis always yellow?
Are bananas always yellow? Are taxis always yellow?
Is Madrid a big city? Is the Amazon the longest river in the world?
Is Madrid a big city? Is the Amazon the longest river in the world?
Is your brother an engineer? Is your friend a dentist?
Is your brother an engineer? Is your friend a dentist?
Am I white or black? Am I tall or short?
Am I white or black? Am I tall or short?
Am I a book? Am I your uncle?
Am I a book? Am I your uncle?
to do
Do you like strawberries? What do you like about them?
Do you like strawberries? What do you like about them?
Do you work out? How often do you work out?
Do you work out? How often do you work out?
How do you imagine your future?
How do you imagine your future?
If Pinnochio's nose grows, what does it mean?
If Pinnochio's nose grows, what does it mean?
Does your family live near you? How close do they live?
Does your family live near you? How close do they live?
Do you know Meryl Streep? Where/What movie do you know her from?
Do you know Meryl Streep? Where/What movie do you know her from?
Does a banana go well with cheese? How do you know?
Does a banana go well with cheese? How do you know?
Does the movie last 2 hours or 3 hours?
Does the movie last 2 hours or 3 hours?
Do you know Dave Chapelle?
Do you know Dave Chapelle?
do you understand italian if it is spoken slowly?
do you understand italian if it is spoken slowly?
Do you watch TV on the weekends?
Do you watch TV on the weekends?
Do I look french to you?
Do I look french to you?
How do you get to work?
How do you get to work?
How many times do you walk up or down a flight of stairs per day?
How many times do you walk up or down a flight of stairs per day?
What kind of car do you drive?
What kind of car do you drive?
Where do you like to go on the weekends?
Where do you like to go on the weekends?
Why do you work at Caixa?
Why do you work at Caixa?
When do you usually wake up in the morning?
When do you usually wake up in the morning?
When do you usually fall asleep at night?
When do you usually fall asleep at night?
When do you usually see your family?
When do you usually see your family?
to have
Which animals have 8 limbs? Which animals can fly? Which animals have more than 2 eyes?
Which animals have 8 limbs? Which animals can fly? Which animals have more than 2 eyes?
What has a top? What is flat?
What has a top? What is flat?
>S
>S
Will you come to work tomorrow? At what time will you come to work tomorrow?
Will you come to work tomorrow? At what time will you come to work tomorrow?
Will Shakira come to Madrid ? Why will she/ Why won’t she?
Will Shakira come to Madrid ? Why will she/ Why won’t she?
If it rains, what will you do?
If it rains, what will you do?
If it gets too hot in Madrid, where will you go?
If it gets too hot in Madrid, where will you go?
Will the Earth some day be too hot to inhabit as human beings?
Will the Earth some day be too hot to inhabit as human beings?
How much longer can Pedro Sanchez be the president of Spain?
How much longer can Pedro Sanchez be the president of Spain?
How much longer can Trump be the president of the United States?
How much longer can Trump be the president of the United States?
How long will it take you to get home?
How long will it take you to get home?
What time will you arrive home?
What time will you arrive home?
What will you do this summer?
What will you do this summer?
What will your future be like?
What will your future be like?
>>S
>>S
Do you think you could run 10 kilometers in the snow?
Do you think you could run 10 kilometers in the snow?
Would you eat a live animal?
Would you eat a live animal?
Should there be video cameras at every intersection?
Should there be video cameras at every intersection?
Could you live in the rain forest?
Could you live in the rain forest?
Would you call the police if you saw someone being attacked?
Would you call the police if you saw someone being attacked?
What should society do about plastic pollution and other contamination of the environment?
What should society do about plastic pollution and other contamination of the environment?
Could you eat insects if they were the only source of protein available to you?
Could you eat insects if they were the only source of protein available to you?
_P
_P
Have you eaten breakfast today?
Have you eaten breakfast today?
Have you brushed your teeth today?
Have you brushed your teeth today?
Have you called your family today?
Have you called your family today?
Have you written a journal entry today?
Have you written a journal entry today?
Have you exercised today?
Have you exercised today?
Have you seen your boss today?
Have you seen your boss today?
Have you met someone knew today?
Have you met someone knew today?
Has your boss talked to you today?
Has your boss talked to you today?
Why haven't you said hello to your coworker yet?
Why haven't you said hello to your coworker yet?
Who haven't you seen yet today?
Who haven't you seen yet today?
Where have you traveled that you would like to return?
Where have you traveled that you would like to return?
Has your best friend visited you recently?
Has your best friend visited you recently?
Has the president of the united states been impeached?
Has the president of the united states been impeached?
Has Angelina Jolie been married more than once?
Has Angelina Jolie been married more than once?
<P
<P
Before you had breakfast, had you taken a shower?
Before you had breakfast, had you taken a shower?
Before you left work yesterday, had you finished everything you needed to do?
Before you left work yesterday, had you finished everything you needed to do?
Before 11M, had you felt more safe on the train?
Before 11M, had you felt more safe on the train?
Before you were born, had your parents given you a name?
Before you were born, had your parents given you a name?
Before you began working here, had you worked in another similar position?
Before you began working here, had you worked in another similar position?
>P
>P
Before you leave work today, will you have finished everything you need to do?
Before you leave work today, will you have finished everything you need to do?
Before you go to sleep tonight, will you have watched the last episode of the series?
Before you go to sleep tonight, will you have watched the last episode of the series?
Before Saturday, will you have done the laundry?
Before Saturday, will you have done the laundry?
Before next year, will you have left this company?
Before next year, will you have left this company?
Before you die, will you have accomplished everything you wanted to?
Before you die, will you have accomplished everything you wanted to?
>>P
>>P
If you had had a deadline to meet today, would you have come to work earlier?
If you had had a deadline to meet today, would you have come to work earlier?
If you had spilled coffee on your shirt on your way to work, what would you have done?
If you had spilled coffee on your shirt on your way to work, what would you have done?
If the customer service number you called had put you on hold for more than 10 minutes, would you have hung up?
If the customer service number you called had put you on hold for more than 10 minutes, would you have hung up?
If you had had to leave home at 16 years old, where would you have gone?
If you had had to leave home at 16 years old, where would you have gone?
If you had taken the train to work today, which line would you have taken?
If you had taken the train to work today, which line would you have taken?
If you had grown up in a different country, how would your childhood have been different?
If you had grown up in a different country, how would your childhood have been different?
If you could have been born in any other country, which country would you have liked to be born in?
If you could have been born in any other country, which country would you have liked to be born in?
(variable conditional) If you had grown up in a different country, how would your life be different now?
(variable conditional) If you had grown up in a different country, how would your life be different now?
If you had gone to the concert last week, which band would you have heard?
If you had gone to the concert last week, which band would you have heard?
If you could have been born as an animal, which animal would you have liked to be?
If you could have been born as an animal, which animal would you have liked to be?
_C
_C
How is your work coming along?
How is your work coming along?
How am I moving now?
How am I moving now?
How are
How are
FORMULA PRACTICE 3
FORMULA PRACTICE 3
_S, _P, _C, _Pc, <S, <C, <P, <Pc,
_S, _P, _C, _Pc, <S, <C, <P, <Pc,
Do you usually drink coffee? _S
Do you usually drink coffee? _S
Have you drunk coffee today? _P
Have you drunk coffee today? _P
Are you drinking coffee now? _C
Are you drinking coffee now? _C
Have you been drinking coffee lately? _PC
Have you been drinking coffee lately? _PC
Did you drink coffee yesterday? <S
Did you drink coffee yesterday? <S
Were you drinking coffee at 8 am this morning? <C
Were you drinking coffee at 8 am this morning? <C
Will you drink coffee tonight? >S
Will you drink coffee tonight? >S
Would you drink more coffee it it were free? >>S
Would you drink more coffee it it were free? >>S
Would you drink coffee with butter in it? >>S
Would you drink coffee with butter in it? >>S
Could you drink 10 coffees in one day? >>S
Could you drink 10 coffees in one day? >>S
Should you drink coffee at night? >>S
Should you drink coffee at night? >>S
Can you drink coffee in the office? >>S
Can you drink coffee in the office? >>S
Would you have drunk coffee yesterday at lunch if it had been available? >>P
Would you have drunk coffee yesterday at lunch if it had been available? >>P
Should you have drunk less coffee yesterday? >>P (Why)
Should you have drunk less coffee yesterday? >>P (Why)
Could you have drunk more coffee yesterday? >>P
Could you have drunk more coffee yesterday? >>P
w?
w?
(How much, How many times a day, How often, How... When, Where, What kind of ____, Who with, Who...)
(How much, How many times a day, How often, How... When, Where, What kind of ____, Who with, Who...)
FORMULA PRACTICE 3
FORMULA PRACTICE 3
(Constant: Auxiliar / Variable: Verb Tense, theme)
(Constant: Auxiliar / Variable: Verb Tense, theme)
D - DO, DOES, DID
(practice with you, she, he, we, etc)
Do you eat pancakes?
Do you eat pancakes?
Did you eat pancakes yesterday?
Did you eat pancakes yesterday?
Does your partner eat pancakes?
Does your partner eat pancakes?
Do pancakes take a long time to prepare?
Do pancakes take a long time to prepare?
Do your friends like pancakes?
Do your friends like pancakes?
H - HAVE, HAS, HAD
(practice with you, she, he, we, etc)
Had you ever eaten pancakes before you turned 5?
Had you ever eaten pancakes before you turned 5?
Have you eaten pancakes this week? Has your partner eaten pancakes?
Have you eaten pancakes this week? Has your partner eaten pancakes?
Will you have eaten pancakes again before the end of the month?
Will you have eaten pancakes again before the end of the month?
Would you have eaten pancakes this morning if I had made them for you?
Would you have eaten pancakes this morning if I had made them for you?
Should you have eaten pancakes....?
Should you have eaten pancakes....?
Could you have eaten pancakes...?
Could you have eaten pancakes...?
Could your partner have eaten pancakes....?
Could your partner have eaten pancakes....?
B - ARE, IS, AM, WAS, WERE
(practice with you, she, he, we, etc)
Are you eating pancakes now? Is your boss eating pancakes right now?
Are you eating pancakes now? Is your boss eating pancakes right now?
Were you eating pancakes at 8am? Was your boss eating pancakes?
Were you eating pancakes at 8am? Was your boss eating pancakes?
Will you be eating pancakes when the show starts? Will your partner be eating pancakes?
Will you be eating pancakes when the show starts? Will your partner be eating pancakes?
Would you be eating pancakes?
Would you be eating pancakes?
Have you been eating pancakes lately?
Have you been eating pancakes lately?
Could you have been eating pancakes?
Could you have been eating pancakes?
FORMULA PRACTICE 7
FORMULA PRACTICE 7
DIFFERENT PATTERN:
DIFFERENT PATTERN:
D,B,H
D,B,H
How do you feel? Why are you _____? how long have you felt that way?
How do you feel? Why are you _____? how long have you felt that way?
How do you get to work? Where is the train station closest to your house? Have the commute been easy this week?
How do you get to work? Where is the train station closest to your house? Have the commute been easy this week?
What does a blueberry look like? Is it something you like to eat? Have you ever had blueberry pancakes?
What does a blueberry look like? Is it something you like to eat? Have you ever had blueberry pancakes?
What did you eat for breakfast this morning? Are you hungry now? Has the restaurant next door opened yet?
What did you eat for breakfast this morning? Are you hungry now? Has the restaurant next door opened yet?
How long did the rain last yesterday? Is it raining now? How has the weather been lately in Madrid?
How long did the rain last yesterday? Is it raining now? How has the weather been lately in Madrid?
What kind of car do you drive? Are audis better than mercedes? Have you ever driven an electric car?
What kind of car do you drive? Are audis better than mercedes? Have you ever driven an electric car?
MOST COMMON VERB TENSES:
MOST COMMON VERB TENSES:
PRESENT
_S? (usually, often, even, normally)
_S? (usually, often, even, normally)
_P? (today, this___)
_P? (today, this___)
_C? (now, near future)
_C? (now, near future)
_PC? (lately, in the past X time)
_PC? (lately, in the past X time)
PAST
<S? (yesterday)
<S? (yesterday)
<C? (when something punctual happened)
<C? (when something punctual happened)
FUTURE
>S? (tomorrow, next year, etc)
>S? (tomorrow, next year, etc)
CONDITIONAL
>>S? (if something were the case)
>>S? (if something were the case)
>>P? (if something had been the case)
>>P? (if something had been the case)
SOME EXAMPLES OF ACTIVITIES:
SOME EXAMPLES OF ACTIVITIES:
Eating pancakes,
Eating pancakes,
going to the gym,
going to the gym,
waking up late,
waking up late,
going out with friends,
going out with friends,
visiting your family,
visiting your family,
traveling to other countries,
traveling to other countries,
wearing sandals,
wearing sandals,
attending meetings,
attending meetings,
closing an account,
closing an account,
reading a book,
reading a book,
washing the dishes,
washing the dishes,
doing the laundry,
doing the laundry,
running in the park,
running in the park,
driving to Salamanca,
driving to Salamanca,
eating yogurt,
eating yogurt,
drawing,
drawing,
doing yoga,
doing yoga,
helping your neighbor,
helping your neighbor,
going to the movies,
going to the movies,
punshing your child,
punshing your child,
breathing,
breathing,
having lunch,
having lunch,
flying a plane,
flying a plane,
getting 8 hours of sleep,
getting 8 hours of sleep,
yawning when someone else yawns,
yawning when someone else yawns,
checking your phone like an addict,
checking your phone like an addict,
splurging on something,
splurging on something,
sailing,
sailing,
cooking pasta,
cooking pasta,
cutting your hair,
cutting your hair,
playing pool,
playing pool,
using formula
ASK 5 W QUESTION
ASK 5 Y-N QUESTIONS
SAY 5 THINGS
MAKE 5 SUPPOSITIONS
5 imperatives?
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