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lunes, 29 de octubre de 2018
FUTURE PERFECT SIMPLE
1.- Definition
Este tiempo verbal se utiliza para mencionar posibles eventos que empiezan en el pasado y culminan en el futuro.
2.- Form
Se forma de la siguiente manera:
a) Affirmative
SUBJECT + WILL / SHALL + HAVE + PAST PARTICIPLE
b) Negative
SUBJECT + WON'T / SHAN'T + HAVE + PAST PARTICIPLE
c) Interrogative
WILL / SHALL + SUBJECT + HAVE + PAST PARTICIPLE
3.- Examples
a) Affirmative
I will have worked.
b) Negative
He won't have worked.
c) Interrogative
Will they have worked?
4.- Notes
a) El verbo HAVE no cambia en ningún caso, es decir, es igual para todos los sujetos.
b) El pasado participio de los verbos irregulares se utiliza en los tiempos perfectos.
c) El verbo auxiliar en negativo WON'T / SHAN'T rara vez se utiliza en la forma interrogativa.
domingo, 14 de septiembre de 2014
INTERMEDIATE TEST
El siguiente es un test para poner a prueba el nivel INTERMEDIO del lector. Para realizarlo, el lector deberá copiar el test y pegarlo en un archivo de WORD o similar.
NOTA.- Si lo desea, puede pedir la solución mediante un comentario o email.
I.- Say which of the following are COUNTABLE or UNCOUNTABLE.
1) Air
2) Book
3) Butter
4) Grass
5) Breath
6) Hair
7) Ink
8) News
9) Glass
10) Onion
II.- Insert the missing POSSESIVES :
1) This doesn't look like ___ book; it must be ___.
2) a.- Tell me, isn't that ___ girlfriend Maisie over there?
b.-Oh no, she was ___ last week, but ___ dog doesn't like me!
3) I see that he has lost ___ pencil; perhaps you can lend him ___.
4) You can take ___ and give me ___.
III.- Put the given ADVERBS in correct ORDER.
1) She went (to school / at 10 o'clock)
2) He was born (in the year 1923 / at 10 am / on June 14th)
3) They stayed (all day / quietly / there)
4) I like coffee (in the morning / very much)
5) He played (at the Town Hall / last night / beautifully / in the concert)
IV.- Choose the right PRONOUN.
1) a.- Who's there?
b.- It's only ___(I / me).
2) Let my boyfriend and (I / me) lay a duet.
3) What would you do if you were (he / him).
4) What's the name of (him / he), who came first?
V.- Insert SOME and ANY as required.
1) I want ___ new potatoes; have you ___?
2) I asked him for ___ ink, and he gave me ___:
3) Don't make ___ noise. He wants to get ___ sleep.
4) Have you had ___ tea? I can give you ___.
5) Are there ___ more books?
VI.- PRESENT TENSE
A) Supply the correct PRESENT TENSE.
1) Ships (travel) from Southampton to New York in four or five days.
2) It (be) very cold now.
3) The sun (warm) the air and (give) us light.
4) John (swim) very well, but he (not dive).
5) Wood (float) on water, but iron (not float).
B) Supply the correct PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE TENSE.
1) She (do) no homework this month.
2) Our students (progress) very well this term so far.
3) Mary (not buy) a new dress for years.
4) He (wear) a black suit ever since his wife died.
5) Peter (be) in hospital for almost 6 weeks.
C) Put SINCE os FOR.
1) I have been awake ___ three hours. ___ six o'cock.
2) The weather has been very cold ___ Christmas. ___ a month now.
3) We haven't had a swim ___ last summer. ___almost a year.
4) I've been standing here in the rain ___ half an hour. ___ half past four.
5) How long has John been learning English? ___ quite a long time, ___ last summer.
D) Put the verb in brackets in the PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS.
1) Turn the tv off. The children (watch) for too long time.
2) Mary is learning the piano. She (practise) since breakfast time.
3) John needs a holiday. He (work) too hard.
4) We (travel) for three days and we are still only half a way to London.
5) We (spend) far too much money lately.
VII.- PAST TIME
A) Supply the SIMPLE PAST form
1) John (buy) a second-hand car last week. He (pay) 1000 pounds for it.
2) For breakfast, last Tuesday my sister (make) coffee in a new kind of machine. It (taste) horrible and everyone (spit) it out.
3) They (have) more horses than cars when I (be) young.
4) The lesson (begin) at nine o'clock.
B) Complete the PAST CONTINUOUS form of the following.
1) He (sit) in the garden when the house fell down.
2) I (work) all day yesterday.
3) We (live) in France when the war began.
4) The bus started when I (get) on.
5) I took another cake when you (not look).
C) Put the PAST PERFECT.
1) Mary (prepare) our meals on the previous day.
2) We couldn't play football that Saturday as it (rain) all the previous week.
3) He lived quietly on little money he (save) before his retirement.
4) We (finish) our work, so we went home.
D) Supply the PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS form.
1) It (rain) for days on end and everything was soaked.
2) She still couldn't sing although she (take) lessons for years.
3) They (lose) money for quite a long time.
4) We (wait) for more than an hour.
5) They said I (worry) about business too much and needed a rest.
VII.- Put SHALL or WILL.
1) I ___ help you tomorrow.
2) We ___ never leave our friends who need us.
3) They ___ receive the freedom of the city.
4) Mary ___ come to my wedding. I ___ invite her at once.
5) I ___ pay my account at the end of the month.
IX.- Complete the following sentences with DO or MAKE.
1) He ___ a lot of money last year.
2) I always ___ my best.
3) It has nothing to ___ with you.
4) He ___ a lot of business with us.
5) Have you ___ your homework?
X.- INTERROGATIVES
A) Add the queston word.
1) ___ pencil is this? Is it yours?
2) ___ are you doing tonight?
3) ___ is singing in the next room?
4) ___ room is the largest?
5) ___ is wrong?
B) Turn the following statements into questions.
1) My father has taken the newspaper.
2) Montblanc is the biggest mountain in the Alpes.
3) The boy learned many subjects at school.
4) They want to go out.
5) That house is mine.
C) Add the missing word
1) We don't know ___ she has gone.
2) Can you tell me ___ this box is so heavy?
3) I remember ___ you were a little girl.
4) Show me ___ this machine works.
5) Did anyone see ___ way Jane went?
XI.- Add the correct form of THERE IS o IT IS.
1) _____ no one at home when I called for him.
2) _____ no place like home.
3) _____ hard to decide what was the best thing to do.
4) _____ no time for tea if we don't hurry.
5) _____ so much work to get through this morning that I haven't had time think about the questions.
XII.- Put in suitable PREPOSITIONs.
1) Wait ___ me ___ the bus stop!
2) We had to go ___ the hill ___ a little house ___ the top.
3) Read ___ line 10 ___ line 20 ___ page.
4) Do you want to speak ___ me ___ anything?
5) You can cut the apple ___ two __ this knife.
NOTA.- Si lo desea, puede pedir la solución mediante un comentario o email.
I.- Say which of the following are COUNTABLE or UNCOUNTABLE.
1) Air
2) Book
3) Butter
4) Grass
5) Breath
6) Hair
7) Ink
8) News
9) Glass
10) Onion
II.- Insert the missing POSSESIVES :
1) This doesn't look like ___ book; it must be ___.
2) a.- Tell me, isn't that ___ girlfriend Maisie over there?
b.-Oh no, she was ___ last week, but ___ dog doesn't like me!
3) I see that he has lost ___ pencil; perhaps you can lend him ___.
4) You can take ___ and give me ___.
III.- Put the given ADVERBS in correct ORDER.
1) She went (to school / at 10 o'clock)
2) He was born (in the year 1923 / at 10 am / on June 14th)
3) They stayed (all day / quietly / there)
4) I like coffee (in the morning / very much)
5) He played (at the Town Hall / last night / beautifully / in the concert)
IV.- Choose the right PRONOUN.
1) a.- Who's there?
b.- It's only ___(I / me).
2) Let my boyfriend and (I / me) lay a duet.
3) What would you do if you were (he / him).
4) What's the name of (him / he), who came first?
V.- Insert SOME and ANY as required.
1) I want ___ new potatoes; have you ___?
2) I asked him for ___ ink, and he gave me ___:
3) Don't make ___ noise. He wants to get ___ sleep.
4) Have you had ___ tea? I can give you ___.
5) Are there ___ more books?
VI.- PRESENT TENSE
A) Supply the correct PRESENT TENSE.
1) Ships (travel) from Southampton to New York in four or five days.
2) It (be) very cold now.
3) The sun (warm) the air and (give) us light.
4) John (swim) very well, but he (not dive).
5) Wood (float) on water, but iron (not float).
B) Supply the correct PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE TENSE.
1) She (do) no homework this month.
2) Our students (progress) very well this term so far.
3) Mary (not buy) a new dress for years.
4) He (wear) a black suit ever since his wife died.
5) Peter (be) in hospital for almost 6 weeks.
C) Put SINCE os FOR.
1) I have been awake ___ three hours. ___ six o'cock.
2) The weather has been very cold ___ Christmas. ___ a month now.
3) We haven't had a swim ___ last summer. ___almost a year.
4) I've been standing here in the rain ___ half an hour. ___ half past four.
5) How long has John been learning English? ___ quite a long time, ___ last summer.
D) Put the verb in brackets in the PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS.
1) Turn the tv off. The children (watch) for too long time.
2) Mary is learning the piano. She (practise) since breakfast time.
3) John needs a holiday. He (work) too hard.
4) We (travel) for three days and we are still only half a way to London.
5) We (spend) far too much money lately.
VII.- PAST TIME
A) Supply the SIMPLE PAST form
1) John (buy) a second-hand car last week. He (pay) 1000 pounds for it.
2) For breakfast, last Tuesday my sister (make) coffee in a new kind of machine. It (taste) horrible and everyone (spit) it out.
3) They (have) more horses than cars when I (be) young.
4) The lesson (begin) at nine o'clock.
B) Complete the PAST CONTINUOUS form of the following.
1) He (sit) in the garden when the house fell down.
2) I (work) all day yesterday.
3) We (live) in France when the war began.
4) The bus started when I (get) on.
5) I took another cake when you (not look).
C) Put the PAST PERFECT.
1) Mary (prepare) our meals on the previous day.
2) We couldn't play football that Saturday as it (rain) all the previous week.
3) He lived quietly on little money he (save) before his retirement.
4) We (finish) our work, so we went home.
D) Supply the PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS form.
1) It (rain) for days on end and everything was soaked.
2) She still couldn't sing although she (take) lessons for years.
3) They (lose) money for quite a long time.
4) We (wait) for more than an hour.
5) They said I (worry) about business too much and needed a rest.
VII.- Put SHALL or WILL.
1) I ___ help you tomorrow.
2) We ___ never leave our friends who need us.
3) They ___ receive the freedom of the city.
4) Mary ___ come to my wedding. I ___ invite her at once.
5) I ___ pay my account at the end of the month.
IX.- Complete the following sentences with DO or MAKE.
1) He ___ a lot of money last year.
2) I always ___ my best.
3) It has nothing to ___ with you.
4) He ___ a lot of business with us.
5) Have you ___ your homework?
X.- INTERROGATIVES
A) Add the queston word.
1) ___ pencil is this? Is it yours?
2) ___ are you doing tonight?
3) ___ is singing in the next room?
4) ___ room is the largest?
5) ___ is wrong?
B) Turn the following statements into questions.
1) My father has taken the newspaper.
2) Montblanc is the biggest mountain in the Alpes.
3) The boy learned many subjects at school.
4) They want to go out.
5) That house is mine.
C) Add the missing word
1) We don't know ___ she has gone.
2) Can you tell me ___ this box is so heavy?
3) I remember ___ you were a little girl.
4) Show me ___ this machine works.
5) Did anyone see ___ way Jane went?
XI.- Add the correct form of THERE IS o IT IS.
1) _____ no one at home when I called for him.
2) _____ no place like home.
3) _____ hard to decide what was the best thing to do.
4) _____ no time for tea if we don't hurry.
5) _____ so much work to get through this morning that I haven't had time think about the questions.
XII.- Put in suitable PREPOSITIONs.
1) Wait ___ me ___ the bus stop!
2) We had to go ___ the hill ___ a little house ___ the top.
3) Read ___ line 10 ___ line 20 ___ page.
4) Do you want to speak ___ me ___ anything?
5) You can cut the apple ___ two __ this knife.
sábado, 24 de marzo de 2012
USO DE LOS VERBOS AUXILIARES Y MODALES
En muchas ocasiones, los AUXILIARY VERBS y MODAL VERBS son utilizados de forma errónea. En este apartado nos ocuparemos de despejar dudas acerca de estos tipos de verbos.
1.-DO, DOES .- Se usan en el SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE. DOES, se utiliza
únicamente con la tercera persona del singular.
EJ:
Do you go to the library?
Does Mary play the piano?
Yes, she does.
2.-DID .- Es la forma pasada de DO, DOES. Por tanto se usa en el PAST
SIMPLE TENSE.
EJ:
Did he play the guitar?
Did you go to school yesterday?
3.-BE .- Se utiliza en PASSIVE VOICE.
EJ:
Rice is eaten
Tea is drunk
The door was opened
4.-AM, IS, ARE .- Sus usos se encuentran en el PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE y en PASSIVE VOICE.
EJ:
I am going to leave now
Peter is doing his homework at the moment
They are working now
5.-WAS, WERE .- Se usa en el PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE y en PASSIVE VOICE.
EJ:
I wasn't playing chess last sunday
We were watching tv last night
6.-WERE .- También podemos encontrar WERE en el PRESENT CONDITIONAL
EJ:
If I were you, I could buy a car
7.-HAVE, HAS .- Este verbo se usa en PRESENT PERFECT TENSE y el FUTURE PERFECT TENSE
EJ:
France has been a republic for many years
I shall have finished my work by 9 o'clock
8.-HAD .- Encontramos HAD en el PAST PERFECT TENSE y en el CONDITIONAL
EJ:
We had finished our work, so we went home
If I had saved my money, I would not be poor now
9.-SHALL, WILL .- Ambos son utilizados en el FUTURE PERFECT TENSE
EJ:
I shall be 22 on my next birthday
They will meet Mary and Peter at the dance, if they go
10.-SHOULD, WOULD .- Aunque ambos sean la forma pasada de SHALL y WILL, también se usan en el FUTURE CONDITIONAL
EJ:
If I knew, I would tell you
11.-USED TO .- Su única forma es el pasado. Su significado es "solía". La acción empieza y acaba en la misma frase.
EJ:
John used to live in London
12.-OUGHT TO, SHOULD .- Se usan para dar un aviso, una opinión o una obligación.
EJ:
You're losing weight, you ought to see a doctor
Shoud I stay, or should I go?
13.-MUST, NEED .- Cuando queremos expresar una obligación, utilizamos estos 2 verbos.
EJ:
A person must eat to live
I need some money to buy it
14.-CAN .- Este verbo es utilizado en expresiones que tienen que ver con la habilidad, la oportunidad y el permiso.
EJ:
Can you open the door please?
I can play the piano
While John is in London, he can learn English
15.-MAY .- Se utiliza en casos de permiso y probabilidad.
EJ:
May I ask you a question?
It may rain this afternoon
16.-MIGHT .- Es el pasado de MAY. Pero, se utiliza de igual forma.
EJ:
If you buy a lottery ticket, you might win a large prize
1.-DO, DOES .- Se usan en el SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE. DOES, se utiliza
únicamente con la tercera persona del singular.
EJ:
Do you go to the library?
Does Mary play the piano?
Yes, she does.
2.-DID .- Es la forma pasada de DO, DOES. Por tanto se usa en el PAST
SIMPLE TENSE.
EJ:
Did he play the guitar?
Did you go to school yesterday?
3.-BE .- Se utiliza en PASSIVE VOICE.
EJ:
Rice is eaten
Tea is drunk
The door was opened
4.-AM, IS, ARE .- Sus usos se encuentran en el PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE y en PASSIVE VOICE.
EJ:
I am going to leave now
Peter is doing his homework at the moment
They are working now
5.-WAS, WERE .- Se usa en el PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE y en PASSIVE VOICE.
EJ:
I wasn't playing chess last sunday
We were watching tv last night
6.-WERE .- También podemos encontrar WERE en el PRESENT CONDITIONAL
EJ:
If I were you, I could buy a car
7.-HAVE, HAS .- Este verbo se usa en PRESENT PERFECT TENSE y el FUTURE PERFECT TENSE
EJ:
France has been a republic for many years
I shall have finished my work by 9 o'clock
8.-HAD .- Encontramos HAD en el PAST PERFECT TENSE y en el CONDITIONAL
EJ:
We had finished our work, so we went home
If I had saved my money, I would not be poor now
9.-SHALL, WILL .- Ambos son utilizados en el FUTURE PERFECT TENSE
EJ:
I shall be 22 on my next birthday
They will meet Mary and Peter at the dance, if they go
10.-SHOULD, WOULD .- Aunque ambos sean la forma pasada de SHALL y WILL, también se usan en el FUTURE CONDITIONAL
EJ:
If I knew, I would tell you
11.-USED TO .- Su única forma es el pasado. Su significado es "solía". La acción empieza y acaba en la misma frase.
EJ:
John used to live in London
12.-OUGHT TO, SHOULD .- Se usan para dar un aviso, una opinión o una obligación.
EJ:
You're losing weight, you ought to see a doctor
Shoud I stay, or should I go?
13.-MUST, NEED .- Cuando queremos expresar una obligación, utilizamos estos 2 verbos.
EJ:
A person must eat to live
I need some money to buy it
14.-CAN .- Este verbo es utilizado en expresiones que tienen que ver con la habilidad, la oportunidad y el permiso.
EJ:
Can you open the door please?
I can play the piano
While John is in London, he can learn English
15.-MAY .- Se utiliza en casos de permiso y probabilidad.
EJ:
May I ask you a question?
It may rain this afternoon
16.-MIGHT .- Es el pasado de MAY. Pero, se utiliza de igual forma.
EJ:
If you buy a lottery ticket, you might win a large prize
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