grammar

Present SIMPLE

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Affirmative sentences:


SUBJECT + VERB

examples:    They learn.

                    He eatS.

 

Negative sentences:

SUBJECT + TO DO + NOT + VERB
Examples:  They don't (DO + NOT) learn.
                   He doesn't (DOES + NOT) eat.

Interrogative form:

(WH...) + TO DO + SUBJECT + VERB
Examples:  Do they learn?
                   Does he eat?

The uses:


1-. se utiliza para hablar de cosas que suceden habitualmente.

                           I always talk to my mother on sundays.

2-. Se utiliza para hablar de generalidades o hechos científicos.

                           She works in a hospital.

3-. Se usa para eventos programados en el futuro próximo.

                          The party is tonight.

4-. Se usa para instruciones (el imperativo).

                          Don't cry.
 
 

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

THE USES:

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 We use the present continous to talk about the present:

         for something that is happening at the moment of speaking.

              Be quiet. the baby is sleeping.

       for something which is happening before and after a given time.

             At 9 o'clock we are usually having breakfast.     
       for something which we think is temporary.

           Michael is studying history.



STURCTURE:


Affirmative:

    Subject + auxiliary verb (is, am or are) +  verb with -ing.

         I am talking.
         You are reading.


Negative:
 
 
   Subject + auxiliary verb with not + verb with -ing.

       I am not talking.
      you are not reading.

Interrogative:

   Auxiliary verb (to be) + subject + verb with -ing ?

     Are you talking?
     Is he eating?


PAST SIMPLE


THE USES:

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1-.  To express the idea that an action started and finished at a specific time in the past.
 
               He didn't wash his car.
               I saw a movie yesterday.
  2-.  We use the Simple Past to list a series of completed actions in the past.
 
               I finished work, walked to the beach, and found a nice place to swim.
 
  3-.  The Simple Past can also be used to describe a habit which stopped in the past.
 
                I studied French when I was a child.
                He played the violin.
 

 

STURCTURE:

 
Affirmative:
 
      Subject + principal verb + ...
 
          She was a doctor.

          I wanted to dance.
 
Negative:
 
    Subject + verb to be with not + ...
 
      She wasn't a doctor.
      You weren't dancer.

Interrogative:

    (Wh...) + principal verb + subject + ... ?

      Was she a doctor?
      Were you dancer?



 

MODAL VERBS

                                                                                                       27/05/2013

Can / Can't

 
We use for ability and permission.
 
I can drive
You can't say that
Can it fly?
 
 

Could/ Couldn't

This verb is the past form of Can't and Can.
The uses are the same but in past.

 
I could finish tomorrow
That couldn't be possible
Could he lend me his car?
 

May

We use this verb to express possibility and permission.
It is a formal expression.
 
He may go to Paris tomorow.
I may not work tomorrow.
May we suggest something?
 

Might

This verb use to express possibility and maybe.
Is same as MAY.
 
He might go to Paris tomorow.
They might not know that.
Might I interrupt you?
 

Will

custumizes the following verb.
 
I will speak English.    ---------   Hablaré Ingles.
He won't go to Madrid. -------   Él no irá a Madrid.
Will she go out tonight? -------  ¿Saldrá ella esta noche?








 

 

Would

Is the past of the verb WILL.
 
I would speak English. --------- Hablaría inglés.
He wouldn't go to Madrid. ---- Él no iría a Madrid.
Would she go out tonight? ----- ¿Saldría ella esta noche?
 
 
 

Should

We use to express advice.
 
I should study more. --------- Debería estudiar más.
She shouldn't go alone. ------ Él no debería ir sola.
Should it fly? ------------------ ¿Debería volar?
 
 

Must/ Mustn't

We use MUST to express obligation.
We use MUSTN'T to express prohibiton.
 
We must hurry. ---------------------Debemos apurarnos.
You mustn't drink and drive. ----No debes beber y conducir.
Must he study this? -----------------¿Debe él estudiar esto?
 
 
 
 
 
 

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