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sábado, 21 de noviembre de 2009

REPORTED SPEECH

RULES & EXAMPLES





Direct speech

Reported speech

present simple
I am happy
I sleep

past simple
He said he was happy
He said he slept
present continuos
I am feeling happy
I am sleeping
past continuos
He said he was feeling happy
He said he was sleeping
present perfect
I have been happy
I have slept
past perfect
He said he had been happy
He said he had slept
present perfect continuos
I have been feeling happy
I have been sleeping
past perfect continuos
He said he had been feeling happy
He said he had been sleeping
future
I will be happy
I will sleep
simple conditional
He said he would be happy
He said he would sleep
future perfect
I will have been happy
I will have sleep
simple conditional perfect
He said he would have been happy
He said he would have slept



Verbos modales

Direct speech

Reported speech

CAN
I can sleep

COULD
He said he could sleep
MAY
I may sleep
MIGHT
He said he might sleep
WILL
I will sleep
WOULD
He said he would sleep
MUST
I must sleep
HAD TO
He said he had to sleep

Cambios que pueden sufrir algunas partículas de lugar y tiempo:

now at that moment, then
tonight that night
today that day
last night the night before
this morning that morning
this week that week
next week the following week
next year the year after
here there




EXERCISES: REPORTED SPEECH










Reported Speech: questions

En las oraciones interrogativas usamos el mismo orden gramatical: el sujeto va después del verbo pero no es necesario usar el auxiliar "do" o "did".

Direct speech
Reported speech
"Where do Susan and Ann work? "
He asked me where Susan and Ann worked.
"¿Dónde trabajan Susan y Ann?"
Él me preguntó dónde trabajaban Mary y Tom.

martes, 17 de noviembre de 2009

ACTIVE & PASSIVE VOICE

We have listed active and passive forms in the following table.
We used the phrase I drive and have put this phrase into most common tenses.

Active (Simple Forms)
Simple Present I drive
Simple Past I drove
Present Perfect I have driven
Past Perfect I had driven
will-future I will drive
Future Perfect I will have driven
Conditional I I would drive
Conditional II I would have driven

Active (Progressive/Continuous Forms)
Simple Present I am driving
Simple Past I was driving
Present Perfect I have been driving
Past Perfect I had been driving
will-future I will be driving
Future Perfect I will have been driving
Conditional I I would be driving
Conditional II I would have been driving

Passive (Simple Forms)
Simple Present I am driven
Simple Past I was driven
Present Perfect I have been driven
Past Perfect I had been driven
will-future I will be driven
Future Perfect I will have been driven
Conditional I I would be driven
Conditional II I would have been driven

Passive (Progressive/Continuous Forms)
Present I am being driven
Past I was being driven
Present Perfect ¹ I have been being driven
Past Perfect ¹ I had been being driven
Future ¹ I will be being driven
Future Perfect ¹ I will have been being driven
Conditional I ¹ I would be being driven
Conditional II ¹ I would have been being driven

martes, 10 de noviembre de 2009

HOW MUCH & HOW MANY

Se utilizan para preguntar por cantidades de algo.

Si se trata de sustantivos contables, se aplica How many.
Si se trata de sustantivos incontables, se usa How much.

Estas expresiones siempre van seguidas de un sustantivo; luego, el verbo y el resto de la oración.

How many cars do you have?
¿Cuántos autos tienes?

How much money do you have?
¿Cuánto dinero tienes?


How much se utiliza también para preguntar precios.

How much is this car?
¿Cuánto cuesta este auto?

How much are the potatoes?
¿Cuánto cuestan las papas?


También se usan en forma genérica para preguntar "cuánto hay". En este caso, van seguidas del sustantivo y luego, is / are there.

How many cars are there?
¿Cuántos autos hay?

How much money is there?
¿Cuánto dinero hay?

A estas preguntas se responde usando There is / are, dependiendo de si se trata de singular o plural, como ya hemos visto en lecciones anteriores.

There are nine cars.
Hay nueve autos.

There is one dollar.
Hay un dólar.


Para hacer referencia a los sustantivos incontables, se pueden utilizar los envases o las medidas de los envases que los contienen, los cuales sí son contables...

How much milk is there?
¿Cuánta leche hay?

There are three litres.
Hay tres litros.

There are three bottles.
Hay tres botellas.

domingo, 1 de noviembre de 2009

VOCABULARY: EDUCATION

General furniture and equipment

desk(s) chair(s) computer(s)
desk(s) chair(s) PC(s)
personal computer(s)
chalkboard(s) book(s) shelf (shelves)
chalkboard(s) book(s) shelf (shelves)
overhead projector(s) (OHP) projector(s) television(s) (TV)
OHP(s)
overhead projector(s)
projector(s)
beamer(s)
TV(s)
television(s)
photocopier(s) holepunch(es) stapler(s)
copier(s)
photocopier(s)
hole punch(es) stapler(s)
scissors sellotape drawing pin(s)
scissors sellotape drawing pin(s)
paperclip(s)
paper clip(s)



General writing equipment

pen(s) biro(s) piece(s) of paper
pen(s) biro(s) paper
exercise book(s) ruler(s)
exercise book(s) ruler(s)


Special art equipment

paintbrush(es) palette(s) paint(s)
paint brush(es) palette(s) paint
crayon(s) pencil(s) sharpener(s)
crayon(s) pencil(s) pencil sharpener(s)
rubber(s) glue craftknife(knives)
rubber(s)
eraser(s)
glue craft knife(knives)


Special geography equipment

globe(s) map(s)
globe(s) map(s)


Special math equipment

calculator(s) set square(s) protractor(s)
calculator(es) set square(s) protractor(s)
compass(es)
compass(es)


Special science equipment

bunsen burner(s) beaker(s) flask(s)
bunsen burner(s) beaker(s) flask(s)
funnel(s) test tube(s)
funnel(s) test tube(s)



Things you learn/study at school - subjects

1 + 1 = 2

Aa Bb Cc

book(s)
Maths / Numeracy English / Literacy History
globe(s) test tube(s)
Geography Science Languages
business music palette(s)
Business Studies Music Art
drama computer(s) sport
Drama IT
Information Technology
Sport