English

Simple Tense

	Simple	Progressive	Perfect	Perfect Progressive
Present	finish	am/is/are finishing	have/has finished	have/has been finishing
Past	finished	was/were finishing	had finished	had been finishing
Future	will finish	will be finishing	will have finished	will have been finishing

Examples: 

learn

• I learn English.
• I learned English the last two years.
• I will learn English next year.

cook

• I cook my supper every night.
• I cooked our dinner already.
• I will cook breakfast tomorrow.

[Test]

Fill in the blanks with appropriate verb forms.

1) I                      a song at the concert yesterday.
2) He                      a letter to his girlfriend tomorrow.
3) I                      to the library to borrow some books this weekend.

Progressive Tense

The progressive tense involves action that is, was, or will be in progress at a certain time. In the progressive tense, verbs are formed with a "be" verb + ing.

run

• I am running a marathon right now. (present progressive)
• I was running a marathon at this time last year. (past progressive)
• I will be running a marathon next Sunday. (future progressive)

eat

• I am eating lunch now.
• I was eating lunch when you saw me.
• I will be eating lunch in the meeting.

learn

• I am learning English at my desk.
• I was learning English the last two years.
• I will be learning English then.

cook

• I am cooking my supper now.
• I was cooking our dinner when you called me.
• I will be cooking breakfast by the time you come home.

Irregular verbs 

Regular Verbs

Vocabulary
Types of food & Costa Rica Typical Food

fruits
plurn  ciruela
apricot albaricoque
fig higos
grapefruit toronja
tangerine mandarina
prunes ciruela pasa
raisins pasas
raspberries franbruesas
blueberries arandanos
cranberries arandanos
blackberry moras

Meat/Poultry/Seafood

steak   bistec
Ground beef 
ribs costillas
lamb chops chuletas de cordero
liver higado
pork cerdo
sausages  salchichas/embutidos
ham jamon
bacon tocino
chicken pollo
turkey pavo
duck pato
salmon salmon
trout trucha
shrimp camarones 
crabs cangrejos 
clams almejas
oyster ostra 
lobster langosta 

Dairy Products/Berverages

low-fat/skimmed milk  leche semidescremada 
sour cream natilla
cream cheese queso crema
fruit punch ponche de frutas
juice paks jugo de caja
powdered milk leche en polvo
soda gaseosa
bottle water agua embotellada

others
appetizers entrada
salads ensalada
main courses plato fuerte
entrees entradas
side dishes acompañamiento
desserts postres
cocktails cócteles
juice jugos
baked  asado
roast rostizado
mashed pure
scrambbled eggs  huevos revueltos
chicken broth  caldo de pollo
sauce  salsa
ripe  maduro
raw cele
soup sopa
tuna fish atún
cannned food  comida en latada
frozen food comida congelada
jam mermelada
jelly jalea/gelatina
pickles pepinillos
spices especies
vinegar vinagre
dressing aderezos
flour harina

actions
cut cortar
chop picar
slice rebanar
grate rallar
peel pelar
stir revolveer
season sazonar
simmer  hervir
spread untar
taste probar
beat batir
saute saltear
pour vertir
carve pinchar
fill with rellenar
add añadir
put poner
combine combinar
mix mezclar
cook cocinar
broil hervir
fry freir
steam al vapor
scramble  revolver
barbecue barbacoa
grill a la plancha
stir fry so freir

The kitchen

plate plato
bowl tazon
glass vaso
cup copa
saucer salsero
napkin servilletero
knife cuchillo
teaspooon cucharadita
spoon cuchara
stove cocina
oven horno
tray bandeja
dishwasher lavaplatos
microwave microondas
toaster  tostador
fridge refrigerador
sink fregadero
mixer batidora
blender liquadora
coffee maker
grater  rallador
can opener abre latas
pan sarten
skillet sarten electrico
fork tenedor
table spoon  cucharada

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