✍️ PRESENT TENSES
Seguimos con los dictados. Hoy trabajamos los tiempos de presente en inglés.
📖 Paso 1 · Mini vocabulary
Leemos primero algunas palabras del texto que pueden resultar nuevas o difíciles.
- start my day – comiendo el día
- a busy office – una oficina muy ajetreada
- project – proyecto
- a bit stressed – un poco estresado/a
- task – tarea
- a lot to do – mucho que hacer
- colleague – compañero/a de trabajo
- everything – todo
- right now – justo ahora
- client – cliente
- while – mientras
- checking some emails – comprobando unos correos
- often – a menudo
- meetings – reuniones
- in the afternoon – a mediodía
- lately – últimamente
- I am improving – estoy mejorando
- sleeping less – durmiendo menos
- try to relax – intento relajarme
- watch a series – veo una serie
- I am doing my best – estoy haciendo lo que puedo
- things are getting better – las cosas están mejorando
- little by little – poco a poco
👂 Paso 2 · First, listen
Escuchamos el texto completo sin escribir, solo para entender la idea general.
✍️ Paso 3 · Dictation
Escribimos el texto por partes. Si dudas, deja un espacio y sigue.
👂 Paso 4 · Listen again
Escuchamos otra vez sin pausas y corregimos lo que podamos.
✔️ Paso 5 · Let’s correct!
📄 Ver texto completo del dictado
I usually start my day very early because I work in a busy office. These days, I am working on an important project, so I am feeling a bit stressed. I have already finished some tasks, but there is still a lot to do. My colleague Anna has been helping me a lot. She has been working here for five years, so she knows everything. Right now, she is talking to a client while I am checking some emails. We often have meetings in the morning, but today we are having one in the afternoon. I have learned many new things this month, and I think I am improving. Lately, I have been sleeping less because of work, but I still try to relax in the evening. I usually watch a series or read a book before going to bed. Today I feel tired, but I am doing my best. I believe things are getting better little by little.
🧠 Paso 6 · Identify the tenses
Ahora vamos un paso más allá: busca en el texto ejemplos de cada tiempo verbal. Rodea⭕las frases en present simple. Subraya las de present continuous. Haz un recuadro⬜ a las de present perfect. Señala con una flecha➡️ las de present perfect continuous.
📘 Ver soluciones
⭕Present simple:
I usually start my day very early
I work in a busy office
She knows everything
We often have meetings
I usually watch a series
I feel tired
I believe things are getting better
Present continuous:
I am working on an important project
I am feeling a bit stressed
She is talking to a client
I am checking some emails
We are having one in the afternoon
I am improving
I am doing my best
Things are getting better
⬜Present perfect:
I have already finished some tasks
I have learned many new things
➡️Present perfect continuous:
Anna has been helping me
She has been working here for five years
I have been sleeping less
No solo has practicado listening y writing, también has identificado los tiempos verbales en contexto.
