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Articles Los Artculos
Artculos determinados (the) e indeterminados (a, an).
A diferencia del indeterminado, el artculo determinado se usa para personas o cosas concretas: the(de/di)-el,la,lo,los,las. the boy -elnio the boys-losnios the apple-lamanzana the girl-lania the girls-lasnias the buses-losautobuses
a(i/e)-un,una.(seusacuandolapalabrasiguienteesunaconsonante) a boy -unnio a girl-unania a man-unhombre a woman-unamujer a factory -unafbrica a house-unacasa
an(an)-un,una.(seusacuandolapalabrasiguientecomienzaconvocalocon consonantes mudas) an apple-unamanzana an engineer-uningeniero an umbrella-unparaguas an elephant-unelefante an hour-unahora an honor-unhonor
La nica excepcin a esta regla son las palabras que empiezan con u y sta se pronuncia i:
a university-unauniversidad a union-unsindicato a uniform-ununiforme a universe-ununiverso
PRONOUMSLos Pronombres
Lospronombreseninglspuedenclasificarseen:personales(onominales),acusativos,indefinidos,posesivos,relativosyrecprocos.
Pronombres Pronombres Adjetivos Pronombres Pronombres Personales AcusativosPosesivosPosesivos Reflexivos
I me my mine myself you you your yours yourself he him his his himself she her her hers herself it it its -- itself
we us our ours ourselves
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PronombresIndefinidos everybody nobody somebody anybody everyone no one someone anyone everything nothing something anything
Pronombres Relativos who which that whom whose
Pronombres Recprocos each other / one another
NOUNSLos Sustantivos
En ingls la mayora de las palabras que sirven indistintamente para masculino y femenino: friend = amigo/a, writer = escritor/a, etc. Pero aqu veremos tambin cmo se pueden hacer distinciones.
La mayora de los sustantivos sirven indistintamente para masculino o femenino friend(frnd)-amigo/amiga writer(riter)-escritor/escritora teacher(tcher)-profesor/profesora pupil(pipil)-alumno/alumna lawyer(lier)-abogado/abogada
Algunos sustantivos cambian en su forma:
Masculine Feminine
king(king)-rey queen(kuin)-reina prince(prins)-prncipe princess(prnces)-princesa actor(ctor)-actor actress(ctres)-actriz waiter(witer)-camarero waitress(witres)-camarera host(just)-anfitrin hostess(justes)-anfitriona god(gd)-dios goddess(gdes)-diosa heir(er)-heredero heiress(eres)-heredera hero(jrou)-hroe heroine(jrouin)-herona
Pronombres Pronombres Adjetivos Pronombres Pronombres Personales AcusativosPosesivosPosesivos Reflexivos
you you your yours yourselves they them their theirs themselves
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Algunas personas que cambian:
Masculine Feminine
man (man)-hombre woman(wman)-mujer boy(bi)-nio girl(gurl)-nia father(fder)-padre mother(mder)-madre husband(jsband)-marido wife(wif)-esposa son(san)-hijo daughter(dter)-hija brother(brder)-hermano sister (sster)-hermana uncle(nkl)-to aunt(ant)-ta nephew(nfiu)-sobrino niece(nis)-sobrina boyfriend(bifrend)-novio girlfriend(gurlfrend)-novia gentleman(yntlman)-seor lady(lidi)-seora
Algunos animales que cambian:
Masculine Feminine
bull(bl)-toro cow(cu)-vaca cock(ck)-gallo hen(jen)-gallina lion (lion)-len lioness(liones)-leona tiger(tiguer)-tigre tigress(tigres)-tigresa stallion(stlion)-semental mare(mr)-yegua drake(drik)-pato duck(dk)-pata ram(rm)-carnero ewe(i)-oveja
Podemos hacer una distincin agregando las palabras male (mil) -para masculino-o female(fimil)-parafemenino-.Paraprofesiones,podemosanteponerman o woman al sustantivo.
Masculine Feminine
A male pupil-unalumno A female pupil -unaalumna A male dancer-unbailarn A female dancer-unabailarina A male canary-uncanario A female canary-unacanaria A male baby -unbeb A female baby-unabeb A man doctor -undoctor A woman doctor-unadoctora A man lawyer-unabogado A woman lawyer -unaabogada
SINGULAR AND PLURAL NOUNSLos Sustantivos Singular y Plural
En ingls, la mayora de las palabras se pluralizan agregando una s al singular, pero veremos que tambin hay otras formas.
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La mayora agrega s al Singular
Singular Plural
boy (boi)-nio boys(bis)-nios girl(gurl)-nia girls(gurls)-nias car(car)-auto cars(cars)-autos plane(plin)-avin planes(plins)-aviones boat(but)-barco boats(buts)-barcos
Hay palabras con plurales irregulares
Singular Plural
man (man)-hombre men(men)-hombres woman(wman)-mujer women(wumen)-mujeres person(prson)-persona people(ppl)-personas child(child)-nio children(chldren)-nios tooth(tz)-diente,muela teeth(tiz)-dientes,muelas foot(ft)-pie feet(fit)-pies louse(lus)-piojo lice(lis)-piojos mouse(mus)-ratn mice(mis)-ratones ox(ks)-buey oxen(ksen)-bueyes goose(gsss)-ganso geese(guis)-gansos
Hay sustantivos que son siempre plurales trousers(trusers)-pantalones pants(pnts)-pantalones pajamas(padchmas)-pijama drawers(drers)-calzoncillos clothes(clus)-ropa scissors(ssors)-tijeras glasess(glses)-anteojos goods(gds)-mercancas stairs(strs)-escaleras thanks(znks)-gracias savings(sivings)-ahorros scales(skils)-balanza pincers(pncers)-pinzas shorts(shrts)-pantalonescortos shears(shers)-tijerasparapodar tweezers(tuisers)-pinzasdedepilar binoculars(binkiulars)-prismticos measles(msls)-sarampin mumps(mmps)-paperas
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Algunos sustantivos tienen la misma forma en el plural y en el singular
sheep(ship)-oveja/ovejas fish(fsh)-pez/peces fowl(ful)-avedecorral/avesdecorral deer(dir)-ciervo/ciervos moose(mus)-alce/alces species(spshis)-especie/especies aircraft(ercraft)-avin/aviones means(mins)-medio/medios
Cuando terminan en s/z/x/sho ch, agregan es para formar el plural
Singular Plural
dress(drs)-vestido dresses(drsis)-vestidos bus(bs)-autobs buses(bsis)-autobuses buzz(bss)-zumbido buzzes(bssis)-zumbidos church(chrch)-iglesia churches(chrchis)-iglesias beach(bich)-playa beaches(bichis)-playas dish(dish)-plato dishes(dshis)-platos brush(brsh)-cepillo brushes(brshis)-cepillos box(bx)-caja boxes(bxis)-cajas fox(fox)-zorro foxes(fxis)-zorros
Cuando los sustantivos terminan en o hay dos maneras:
Si la o es precedida por una consonante, las palabras agregan es. (hay muchas excepciones a esta regla)
Singular Plural
potato(potitou)-papa potatoes(potitous)-papas tomato(tomitou)-tomate tomatoes(tomitous)-tomates hero(jrou)-hroe heroes(jrous)-hroes echo(kou)-eco echoes(kous)-ecos torpedo(torpdou)-torpedo torpedoes(torpdous)-torpedos
-Silao es precedida por una vocal, agregan s
Singular Plural
rodeo(rudio)-rodeo rodeos(rudios)-rodeos patio(ptio)-patiotrasero patios(ptios)-patios
Cuando los sustantivos terminan en y, hay dos maneras:-Sila y es precedida por una consonante, la y cambia por ies
Singular Plural
city(cti)-ciudad cities(ctis)-ciudades lady(lidi)-seora ladies(lidis)-seoras story(stri)-historia stories(stris)-historias fly(fli)-mosca flies(flis)-moscas country(cntri)-pas countries(cntris)-paises
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-Silay es precedida por una vocal, agregan una s
Singular Plural
boy (bi)-chico boys(bis)-chicos day(di)-da days(dis)-das
Algunos que con terminacin en f o fe, cambian por ves
Singular Plural
life(lif)-vida lives(livs)-vidas wife(uif)-esposa wives(uivs)-esposas knife(nif)-cuchillo knives(nivs)-cuchillos thief(zif)-ladrn thieves(zivs)-ladrones half(jf)-mitad halves(jvs)-mitades calf(cf)-ternero calves(cvs)-terneros elf(lf)-duende elves(lvs)-duendes shelf(shlf)-estante shelves(shlvs)-estantes loaf(luf)-hogazadepan loaves(luvs)-hogazasdepan wolf(wlf)-lobo wolves(wlvs)-lobos sheaf(shif)-fajo sheaves(shivs)-fajos leaf(lif)-hoja leaves(livs)-hojas
Cuando terminan en is, cambian por es
Singular Plural
thesis(zses)-tesis theses(zsis)-tesis analysis(anlises)-anlisis analyses(anlisis)-anlisis crisis(crises)-crisis crises(crisis)-crisis oasis(ouises)-oasis oases(ouisis)-oasis hypothesis (jaipzeses)-hiptesis hypotheses(jaipzisis)-hiptesis diagnosis (daiagnuses)-diagnsis diagnoses(daiagnusis)-diagnsis
Cuando terminan en us, cambian us por i
Singular Plural
cactus(cctos)-cacto cacti(cctai)-cactos nucleus(niklios)-ncleo nuclei(nuklii)-ncleos focus(fukes)-foco,centro foci (fusi)-focos,centros stimulus(stmiulas)-estmulo stimuli(stmiuli)-estmulos syllabus(slabas)-programa syllabi(slabai)-programas de estudio de estudio
Cuando terminan en on, cambian por a
Singular Plural
criterion(craitrion)-criterio criteria (craitria)-criterios phenomenon(fenmenon)-fenmeno phenomena(fenmena)-fenmenos
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NOUNS FROM ADJECTIVES
Sustantivos-adjetivos
Algunos sustantivos se obtienen a partir del uso de un adjetivo precedido por el artculo determinado the: the rich, the poor.
the + adjective (para grupos de personas)
Podemos usar el artculo the con muchos adjetivos para referirnos a grupos de personas (notar que es siempre plural)
the poor (depor)-lospobres the rich(derch)-losricos the young(deing)-losjvenes the old(diuld)-losviejos the sick(desk)-losenfermos the elderly (dilderli)-losancianos the blind(deblind)-losciegos the unemployed(dianemplid)-losdesempleados the dead (didd)-losmuertos the homeless(dejumles)-lossincasa
the English-losingleses the French-losfranceses the Spanish-losespaoles the British-losbritnicos the Irish-losirlandeses
COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
Sustantivos Contables e Incontables
Los sustantivos contables se pueden contar (one car, two bees) y los incontables necesitan unmodificadorparaexpresarcantidad(aglassofwater).
Qusonlossustantivosincontables?Las palabras como azcar y dinero son incontables en espaol, puesto que no podemos decir dos azcares, tres dineros.
En ingls tambin existen y poseen las siguientes caractersticas:No pueden usarse con los artculos a / an - Es incorrecto decir a money No pueden pluralizarse.-Esincorrectodecir3 electricities Toman verbo en singular. The sugar is.-Esincorrectodecir The sugar are ...
Otra ayuda podra ser pensar que los incontables llevan cuantificadores comomuch y little,mientrasquelossustantivoscontablesllevancuantificadorescomomany y few.
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Incontables Contables
How much? - Cunto? How many? - Cuntos? much money-muchodinero many bills-muchosbilletes muchtraffic-muchotrfico many cars-muchosautos little food-pocacomida few cookies-pocasgalletas little fruit-pocafruta few apples-pocasmanzanas
Aqupodemosverungrficomsextensosobreloscuantificadoresylossustantivos:
Con sustantivos incontables Con contables
much (mch)-mucho many(mni)-muchos so much(sumch)-tanto so many(sumni)-tantos too much(tchmch)-demasiado too many (tchmni)-demasiados little(ltl)-poco few(fi)-pocos a little(altl)-algode a few(afi)-algunos less(ls)-menos-menorcantidadde fewer (fier)-menornmeroque the least(delist)-lamenorcantidad the fewest-elmenornmerode
a large amount of-unagrancantidadde a large number of -ungrannmerode
Aqu hay una lista de los sustantivos incontables ms comunes:
Sustantivos incontables ms comunes Ejemplos de cmo convertirlos en contables
accommodation -alojamiento a place to stay-unlugardondealojarse advice-consejo a piece of advice-unconsejo baggage-equipaje a suitcase-unavalija information-informacin a piece of information-undato news-noticias a piece of news-unanoticia travel-viaje a journey, a trip-unviaje work-trabajo a job-untrabajo
COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES
Adjetivos comparativos y superlativos
Cuando establecemos una comparacin utilizamos los adjetivos y sus tres grados: positivo, comparativo y superlativo.
Grados de los Adjetivos
Los adjetivos tienen tres grados de comparacin.Grado positivo, grado comparativo, grado superlativo:
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positivo comparativo superlativo tall taller the tallest alto ms alto el ms alto
big bigger the biggest grande ms grande el ms grande intelligent more intelligent the most intelligent inteligente ms inteligente el ms inteligente
expensive moreexpensive themostexpensive caro ms caro el ms caro
Johnistall,butBillistaller than John. John es alto pero Bill es ms alto que John. Jackisverytall.Heisthe tallest man in the team. Jackesmuyalto.Elesel hombre ms alto del equipo.
Adjetivos Monoslabos - Formacin del Comparativo y Superlativo
Monoslabos Comparativo Superlativo adj + er adj + est small smaller the smallest pequeo ms pequeo el ms pequeo tall taller the tallest alto ms alto el ms alto young younger the youngest joven ms joven el ms joven old older the oldest viejo ms viejo el ms viejo new newer the newest nuevo ms nuevo el ms nuevo long longer the longest largo ms largo el ms largo short shorter the shortest corto ms corto el ms corto big bigger the biggest grande ms grande el ms grande fat fatter the fattest gordo ms gordo el ms gordo
Adjetivos Bislabos - Formacin del Comparativo y Superlativo
Bislabos terminados en: -y, -er, -le, -ow, (y otros muy conocidos)
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Bislabos Comparativo Superlativo adj + er adj + est
easy easier the easiest fcil ms fcil el ms fcil
happy happier the happiest feliz ms feliz el ms feliz
crazy crazier the craziest loco ms loco el ms loco
clever cleverer the cleverest inteligente ms inteligente el ms inteligente
tender tenderer the tenderest tierno ms tierno el ms tierno
humble humbler the humblest humilde ms humilde ms humilde
gentle gentler the gentlest suave ms suave el ms suave
narrow narrower the narrowest angosto ms angosto el ms angosto
polite politer the politest amable ms amable el ms amable
Adjetivos Largos - Formacin del Comparativo y Superlativo
Adjetivos Comparativo Superlativo Largos more + adj the most + adj
expensive more expensive the most expensive caro ms caro el ms caro
modern more modern the most modern moderno ms moderno el ms moderno
beautiful more beautiful the most beautiful hermoso ms hermoso el ms hermoso
elegant more elegant the most elegant elegante ms elegante el ms elegante
interesting more interesting the most interesting interesante ms interesante el ms interesante
dangerous more dangerous the most dangerous peligroso ms peligroso el ms peligroso
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Formacin irregular de comparativos y superlativos
Adjetivo Comparativo Superlativo o Adverbio
good better the best bueno mejor el mejor
well better the best bien mejor de la mejor forma
bad worse the worst malo peor el peor
badly worse the worst mal peor de la peor forma
much more the most mucho ms la mayor parte
many more the most muchos ms la mayora
little less the least poco menos el menos
far farther the farthest lejos ms lejos el ms lejano
far further* the furthest lejos ms lejos el ms lejano
*furthertambinsignificaadicional>furtherinformation:informacinadicional
PREPOSITIONS
Preposiciones
Hereisashortlistof70ofthemorecommonone-wordprepositions.Manyoftheseprepositionshave more than one meaning.
aboard about above across after against along amid among anti around as at
behind below beneath beside besides between beyond but by
concerning considering despite down during
except excepting excluding
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following for from
in inside into
like minus
near
of off on onto opposite outside over
past per plus
regarding round
save since
than through to toward towards
under underneath unlike until up upon
versus via with
within without
MODAL VERBS
Verbos Modales
Can puedo I can dance. Could podra / pude / poda / pudiera I could dance if I could practice. May podra / quizs / puede que It may rain today. Might podra / quizs / puede que They might come tomorrow. Must debo / debo de I mustgo. - Shemustbecrazy. Should debera / tendra que I should study more. Ought to debera / tendra que I ought to study more.
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CONDITIONALS
Oraciones condicionales
Conditional Type 0
Este condicional refiere a verdades universales o situaciones de causa y consecuencia:
Ifyoufreezewater,itturnsintoice.
If clause Main clause If + Present tense Present tense If you freeze water it turns into ice.
Ifyoufreezewater,itturnsintoice. Si congelas el agua, se convierte en hielo. IfIworktoomuch,Igettired. Si trabajo demasiado, me canso. IfIhavetime,Iusuallygotothemovies. Si tengo tiempo, generalmente voy al cine. Ifsheeatshamburgers,shegetsanallergy. Si ella come hamburguesas, le da alergia. Iftheycomehere,theyalwaysbringapresent. Si ellos vienen aqu, siempre traen un regalo. Ifshedoesntknowtheanswer,shekeepssilent. Si ella no sabe la respuesta, se mantiene en silencio. IfwedontgooutonSaturdays,werentavideoandstayhome. Si no salimos los sbados, alquilamos un video y nos quedamos en casa.
Conditional Type 1
If + simple present + simple future. Se emplea cuando una situacin es real o posible: If it rains today, Ill stay at home.
If clause Main clause If + Present tense will / can / may / must + verb If it rains today, Ill stay at home
Ifitrainstoday,Illstayathome. Si llueve hoy, me quedar en casa. Ifheisbusynow,Iwillcomebacktomorrow. Si est ocupado ahora, regresar maana. IfIhavetime,Illvisitmyparentsthisafternoon. Si tengo tiempo, visitar a mis padres esta tarde. Ifitiswarmtomorrow,wellgotothebeach.
Si est caluroso maana, iremos a la playa. Ifitiscold,youmustwearwarmclothes.
Si est fro, debes usar ropa abrigada.
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Ifhedoesntdohishomework,hecannotgototheparty.
Silnohacesutarea,nopuedeiralafiesta.
Ifshedoesntcallyou,youcancallher.
Si ella no te llama, t puedes llamarla. Ifyouworkhard,youmaybecomeamillonairesomeday.
Si trabajas duro, puede que te conviertas en un millonario algn da. Ifyouspendmorethanyouearn,youllbecomeapoorman.
Si gastas ms de lo que ganas, te convertirs en un hombre pobre. Iftheydontinviteyou,youmustnotgo.
Si ellos no te invitan, no debes ir. Ifwedonthurry,wellmissourbus.
Si no nos apuramos, perderemos nuestro autobus. Ifyoupaynow,youllgetadiscount.
Si pagas ahora, obtendrs un descuento. Iftheydontwanttogoout,theycanstayhome.
Si no quieren salir, se pueden quedar en casa. Ifyoudrinktoomuch,youllgetdrunk.
Si bebes demasiado, te emborrachars. Ifyoufeelsick,youmuststayinbed.
Si te sientes enfermo, debes quedarte en cama. Iftheydontcomehere,wellhavetogothere.
Si ellos no vienen aqu, tendremos que ir all.
Conditional type 2
Refiereaunasituacinhipotticayseformasegnlaestructur if + simple past + simple condicional.
If clause Main clause If + Past Simple would / could / might + verb If I won the lottery, I would travel around the world.
IfIwonthelottery,Iwouldtravelaroundtheworld.
Si ganara la lotera, viajara por todo el mundo. IfIwereinBrazil,IwouldgotoRiodeJaneiro.
Si yo estuviese en Brasil, ira a Ro de Janeiro. IfIwereyou,Iwouldbuythatcar.
Si yo fuese t, comprara ese auto. Ifhewereinmyplace,hewouldntdothis.
Si l estuviese en mi lugar, no hara esto. IfIhadmoremoney,Iwouldbuyaniceapartment.
Si yo tuviese ms dinero, me comprara un lindo apartamento.
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Ifshehadmoretime,shewouldtravelmoreoften.
Si ella tuviera ms tiempo, viajara ms a menudo. Ifitwerenotraining,wecouldgoout.
Si no estuviese lloviendo, podramos salir. Ifwedidnthavetoworktoday,wecouldhaveapicnic.
Si no tuvisemos que trabajar hoy, podramos tener un picnic. Iftheywonthelottery,theywouldntworkanymore.
Si ellos ganaran la lotera, no trabajaran ms. IfIsawher,Iwouldaskherout.
Si la viera, la invitara a salir. IfyouwenttoBrazil,youwouldntwanttocomeback.
Si fueras a Brazil, no querras regresar. IftheyspokeSpanish,wewouldunderstandthem.
Si ellos hablasen espaol, los entenderamos. Ifhedidntlivebytheriver,hecouldntgofishing.
Si el no viviera cerca del ro, no podra ir a pescar. IfIdidntwanttogo,Iwouldtellyou.
Si no quisiera ir, te lo dira. Iftheyworkedforthatcompany,theymighthavebettersalaries. Si ellos trabajaran para esa compaa, podran tener mejores sueldos. Ifshewroteabook,itwouldbeabest-seller.Siellaescribieseunlibro,seraunbest-seller.
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VERBAL TENSES
Tiempos verbales
Tenses in brief
Present TenseI do
Present Continuous TenseI am doing, I am doing tomorrow
Present Perfect TenseI have done
Present Perfect Continuous TenseI have been doing
Past TenseI did
Past Continuous TenseI was doing
Past Perfect TenseI had done
Past Perfect Continuous TenseI had been doing
FutureTenseI will do
FutureContinuousTenseI will be doing
FuturePerfectTenseI will have done
FuturePerfectContinuousTenseI will have been doing
Simple Present Tense
I sing
How do we make the Simple Present Tense?
subject + auxiliaryverb + mainverb do base
There are three important exceptions:
1. Forpositivesentences,wedonotnormallyusetheauxiliary. 2. Forthe3rdpersonsingular(he,she,it),weaddstothemainverbores to the auxiliary. 3. Fortheverbto be, we do not use an auxiliary, even for questions and negatives.
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Lookattheseexampleswiththemainverblike:
subject auxiliaryverb mainverb
I,you,we,they like coffee. + He,she,it likes coffee.
I,you,we,they do not like coffee. - He, she, it does not like coffee.
Do I,you,we,they like coffee? ? Does he,she,it like coffee?
Lookattheseexampleswiththemainverbbe.Noticethatthereisnoauxiliary:
subject main verb
+ I am French.
You,we,they are French.
He,she,it is French.
- I am not old. You, we, they are not old.
He, she, it is not old. ? Am I late? Are you,we,they late?
Is he,she,it late?
How do we use the Simple Present Tense?
We use the simple present tense when: theactionisgeneral theactionhappensallthetime,orhabitually,inthepast,presentandfuture theactionisnotonlyhappeningnow thestatementisalwaystrue
John drives a taxi.
past present future
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It is Johns job to drive a taxi. He does it every day. Past, present and future.
Lookattheseexamples:
IliveinNewYork. TheMoongoesroundtheEarth. Johndrivesataxi. Hedoesnotdriveabus. WemeeteveryThursday. Wedonotworkatnight. Doyouplayfootball?
Note that with the verb to be, we can also use the simple present tense for situations that are notgeneral.Wecanusethesimplepresenttensetotalkaboutnow.Lookattheseexamplesoftheverbtobeinthesimplepresenttense-someofthemare general, some of them are now:
AmIright?Tara is not at home.
You are happy.
past present future
The situation is now.
I am not fat.Whyareyousobeautiful?
Ram is tall.
past present future
The situation is general. Past, present and future.
Present Continuous Tense
I am singing
We often use the present continuous tense in English. It is very different from the simple present tense, both in structure and in use.
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How do we make the Present Continuous Tense?
The structure of the present continuous tense is:
subject + auxiliaryverb + mainverb be base+ing
Lookattheseexamples:
subject auxiliaryverb mainverb
+ I am speaking toyou.
+ You are reading this.
- She is not staying inLondon.
- We are not playing football.
? Is he watching TV?
? Are they waiting forJohn?
How do we use the Present Continuous Tense?
Weusethepresentcontinuoustensetotalkabout:
actionhappeningnow actioninthefuture
Present continuous tense for action happening now
a) for action happening exactly now
I am eating my lunch.
past present future
The action is happening now.
Lookattheseexamples.Rightnowyouarelookingatthisscreenandatthesametime...
...the pages are turning. ...the candle is burning.... the numbers are spinning.
b) for action happening around now
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The action may not be happening exactly now, but it is happening just before and just after now, and it is not permanent or habitual.
John is going out with Mary.
past present future
The action is happening around now.
Lookattheseexamples:
Murielis learning to drive. Iam livingwithmysisteruntilIfindanapartment.
Present continuous tense for the future
Wecanalsousethepresentcontinuoustensetotalkaboutthefuture-ifweaddafuture word!!Wemustadd(orunderstandfromthecontext)afutureword.Futurewordsinclude,for example,tomorrow,nextyear,inJune,atChristmas etc. We only use the present con-tinuoustensetotalkaboutthefuturewhenwehaveplannedtodosomethingbeforewespeak.We have already made a decision and a planbeforespeaking.
Iamtakingmyexamnextmonth. past present future
!!!
Afirmplanorprogramme Theactionisin exists now. the future.
Lookattheseexamples:
Were eatinginarestauranttonight.Wevealreadybookedthetable.. Theycanplaytenniswithyoutomorrow.Theyre not working. Whenare you startingyournewjob?
In these examples, we have afirmplanorprogrammebeforespeaking. The decision and planweremadebeforespeaking.
How do we spell the Present Continuous Tense?
Wemakethepresentcontinuoustensebyadding-ingtothebaseverb.Normallyitssimple-wejustadd-ing.Butsometimeswehavetochangethewordalittle.Perhapswedoublethelastletter,orwedropaletter.Herearetherulestohelpyouknowhowtospellthepresentcontinuous tense.
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Basic rule Just add -ing to the base verb: work > working
play > playing
assist > assisting
see > seeing
be > being
Exception1 If the base verb ends in consonant + stressed vowel + consonant, double the last letter:
s t o p consonant stressed consonant vowel (vowels = a, e, i, o, u)
stop > stopping
run > running
begin > beginning
Note that this exception does not apply when the last syllable of the
base verb is not stressed:
open > opening
Exception2 If the base verb ends in ie, change the ie to y:
lie > lying
die > dying
Exception3 If the base verb ends in vowel + consonant + e, omit the e: come > coming
mistake > mistaking
Present Perfect Tense
I have sung
ThepresentperfecttenseisaratherimportanttenseinEnglish,butitgivesspeakersofsomelanguagesadifficulttime.Thatisbecauseitusesconceptsorideasthatdonotexistin those languages. In fact, the structure of the present perfect tense is very simple. The problems come with the use of the tense. In addition, there are some differences in usage between British and American English.
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How do we make the Present Perfect Tense?
The structure of the present perfect tense is:
subject + auxiliaryverb + mainverb
have past participle
Here are some examples of the present perfect tense:
subject auxiliaryverb mainverb
+ I have seen ET.
+ You have eaten mine.
- She has not been toRome.
- We have not played football.
? Have you finished?
? Have they done it?
Contractions with the present perfect tenseWhenweusethepresentperfecttenseinspeaking,weusuallycontractthesubjectandauxil-iary verb. We also sometimes do this when we write.
I have Ive
You have Youve
He has Hes She has Shes It has Its John has Johns The car has The cars
We have Weve
They have Theyve
Here are some examples:
Ivefinishedmywork. JohnsseenET. Theyvegonehome.
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Tip
Hes or hes???Becareful!Thes contraction is used for the auxiliary verbs have and be.Forexample, Its eaten can mean:
Ithas eaten. [present perfect tense, active voice] It is eaten. [present tense, passive voice]
Itisusuallyclearfromthecontext.
How do we use the Present Perfect Tense?
This tense is called the present perfect tense. There is always a connection with the past and with the present. There are basically three uses for the present perfect tense:
1. experience 2. change 3. continuing situation
1.Presentperfecttenseforexperience
Weoftenusethepresentperfecttensetotalkaboutexperiencefromthepast.Wearenotinterestedinwhenyoudidsomething.Weonlywanttoknowifyoudidit:
I have seen ET.HehaslivedinBangkok.Haveyoubeenthere?
We have never eaten caviar.
past present future !!!
The action or state In my head, I have was in the past. a memory now.
Connection with past: the event was in the past.Connection with present: in my head, now, I have a memory of the event; I know something about the event; I have experience of it.
2. Present perfect tense for change
Wealsousethepresentperfecttensetotalkaboutachange or new information:
I have bought a car.
past present future
- +
LastweekIdidnt NowIhaveacar. have a car.
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Johnhasbrokenhisleg.
past present future
+ -
Yesterday John had Now he has a bad leg. a good leg.
Hasthepricegoneup?
past present future
+ -
Wastheprice$1.50 Istheprice$1.70today? yesterday?
Thepolicehavearrestedthekiller.
past present future
- +
Yesterdaythekiller Nowheisinprison. was free.
Connection with past: the past is the opposite of the present.Connection with present: the present is the opposite of the past.
AmericansdonotusethepresentperfecttensesomuchasBritishspeakers.Americansoftenuse thepast tense instead.AnAmericanmightsayDidyouhave lunch?,whereaBritishpersonwouldsayHaveyouhadlunch?
3. Present perfect tense for continuing situation
Weoftenusethepresentperfecttensetotalkaboutacontinuing situation. This is a state that started in the past and continues in the present (and will probably continue into the fu-ture). This is astate (not an action). We usually use for or since with this structure.
IhaveworkedheresinceJune.He has been ill for 2 days.
HowlonghaveyouknownTara?
past present future
The situation started in It continues up to now. (It will probably continue the past. into the future.)
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Connection with past: the situation started in the past.Connection with present: the situation continues in the present.
For & Since with Present Perfect Tense
We often use for and since with the present perfect tense.
Weusefortotalkaboutaperiodoftime-5minutes,2weeks,6years. Weusesincetotalkaboutapointinpasttime-9oclock,1stJanuary, Monday.
for since
a period of time a point in past time x------------ 20minutes 6:15pm
three days Monday
6 months January
4 years 1994
2 centuries 1800
a long time I left school
ever the beginning of time
etc etc
Here are some examples:
Ihavebeenhere for 20 minutes. Ihavebeenheresince9oclock. Johnhasntcalledfor 6 months. Johnhasntcalled sinceFebruary. HehasworkedinNewYork for a long time. HehasworkedinNewYorksince he left school.
For can be used with all tenses. Since is usually used with perfect tenses only.
Present Perfect Continuous Tense
I have been singing
The structure:
subject+auxiliaryverb +auxiliaryverb+mainverb
have been base + ing has
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Some examples:
subjectauxiliaryverb auxiliaryverb mainverb
+ I have been waiting foronehour.
- It has not been raining.
? Have they been doing theirhomework?
Contractions Ivebeenreading. Thecarsbeengivingtrouble. Wevebeenplayingtennisfortwohours.There are basically two uses for the present perfect continuous tense:
1. An action that has just stopped or recently stopped
Weusethepresentperfectcontinuoustensetotalkaboutanaction that started in the past and stopped recently.
There is usually a result now: Im tired because Ive been running.
2. An action continuing up to now
Weusethepresentperfectcontinuoustensetotalkaboutanaction that started in the past and is continuing now. This is often used with for or since.
Ihave been reading for 2 hours. [I am still reading now.] Wevebeenstudyingsince9oclock.[Werestillstudyingnow.]
Past simple Tense
HowdowemakethePastSimpleTense?
Tomakethepastsimpletense,weuse:pastformonlyorauxiliarydid+baseformHere you can see examples of the past form and base form for irregular verbs and regular verbs:
V1 V2 V3 base past past participle regular work worked worked The past form forall verb explode exploded exploded regularverbsendsin-ed. like liked liked
irregular go see went saw gone The past form for irregular verb sing sang seen verbs is variable. You need sung to learn it by heart. You do not need the past participle formtomakethe past simple tense. It is shown here for completeness only.
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The structure for positive sentences in the past simple tense is:
subject+ main verb
- - past
The structure for negative sentences in the past simple tense is:
subject+ auxiliary verb + not + main verb
-- did base
The structure for question sentences in the past simple tense is:
auxiliary verb + subject + main verb
did -- base
The auxiliary verb did is not conjugated. It is the same for all persons (I did, you did, he did etc).Andthebaseformandpastformdonotchange.Lookattheseexampleswiththemain
verbsgoandwork:
subjectauxiliaryverb - mainverb
+ I - went to school.
You - worked very hard
- She did not go with me.
We did not work yesterday.
? Did you - go toLondon?
Did they - work athome?
Exception!The verb to be is different. We conjugate the verb to be (I was, you were, he/she/it
was, we were, they were); and we do not use an auxiliary for negative and question sentences.
Tomakeaquestion,weexchangethesubjectandverb.Lookattheseexamples:
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subject main verb
+ I, he/she/it was here.
-
You, we, they were in London.
= I, he/she/it was not there.
You, we, they were not happy.
? Was I, he/she/it right?
Were you, we, they late?
Past Continuous Tense
I was singing
We use it to say what we were in the middle of doing at a particular moment in the past.The structure:
subject + auxiliaryverbBE + mainverb
conjugated in simple present participle past tense was base + ing were
Fornegativesentencesinthepastcontinuoustense,weinsert not between the auxiliary verb andmainverb.Forquestionsentences,weexchangethesubject and auxiliaryverb.Lookat these example sentences with the past continuous tense:
subject auxiliaryverb mainverb
+ I was watching TV.
+ You were working hard.
- He,she,it was not helping Mary.
- We were not joking.
? Were you being silly?
? Were they playing football?
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The spelling rules for adding ingtomakethepastcontinuoustensearethesameasforthepresent continuous tense.
The past continuous tense expresses action at a particular moment in the past. The action startedbefore thatmomentbuthasnot finishedat thatmoment.Forexample, yesterday I
watchedafilmonTV.Thefilmstartedat7pmandfinishedat9pm.
At 8pm yesterday, I was watching TV.
Whenweusethepastcontinuoustense,ourlistenerusuallyknowsorunderstandswhattime
wearetalkingabout.Lookattheseexamples:
Iwas working at 10pm last night.
Theywere not playing football at 9am this morning.
Whatwere you doingat10pmlastnight?
Past Perfect Tense
I had sung
Thistensetalksaboutthepast in the past.
The structure:
subject+ auxiliaryverbHAVE + mainverb
conjugated in simple past participle past tense
had V3
Fornegativesentencesinthepastperfecttense,weinsertnotbetweentheauxiliaryverband
mainverb.Forquestionsentences,weexchangethesubjectandauxiliaryverb.Lookatthese
example sentences with the past perfect tense:
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subject auxiliaryverb mainverb
+ I had finished mywork. + You had stopped beforeme. - She had not gone toschool. - We hadnot left. ? Had you arrived? ? Had they eaten dinner?
Lookatsomemoreexamples:
Iwasnthungry.Ihadjusteaten. Theywerehungry.Theyhadnoteatenforfivehours.
Past Perfect Continuous Tense
I had been singing
The structure:
subject +auxiliaryverbHAVE + auxiliaryverbBE +mainverb
conjugated in simple past participle present past tense participle had been base + ing
Fornegativesentencesinthepastperfectcontinuoustense,weinsertnot afterthefirstauxil-iaryverb.Forquestionsentences,weexchangethesubjectandfirstauxiliaryverb.Lookatthese example sentences with the past perfect continuous tense:
subjectauxiliaryverb auxiliaryverb mainverb
+ I had been working. + You had been playing tennis. - It had not been working well.
- We had not been expecting her.
? Had you been drinking?
? Had they been waiting long?
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Thepastperfectcontinuoustenseislikethepastperfecttense,butitexpresseslongeractionsin the past before another action in the past.Forexample: Ramstartedwaitingat9am.Iarrivedat11am.WhenIarrived,Ramhadbeen waiting for two hours.
Simple Future Tense
I will sing
The simple future tenseisoftencalledwill,becausewemakethesimplefuturetensewiththe modal auxiliary will. The structure:
subject + auxiliaryverbWILL + mainverb
invariable base
will V1
Fornegativesentencesinthesimplefuturetense,weinsertnotbetweentheauxiliaryverbandmainverb.Forquestionsentences,weexchangethesubjectandauxiliaryverb.Lookattheseexample sentences with the simple future tense:
subjectauxiliaryverb mainverb
+ I will open thedoor.
+ You will finish beforeme.
- She will not be atschooltomorrow.
- We will not leave yet.
? Will you arrive ontime?
? Will they want dinner?
How do we use the Simple Future Tense?
No Plan
We use the simple future tense when there is no plan or decision to do something before we speak.Wemakethedecisionspontaneouslyatthetimeofspeaking.Lookattheseexamples:
Holdon.Illget a pen. Wewill see what we can do to help you. Maybewell stay in and watch television tonight.Intheseexamples,wehadnofirmplanbeforespeaking.Thedecisionismadeat the time of speaking.
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We often use the simple future tense with the verb to think before it:
Ithink Ill go to the gym tomorrow. Ithink I will have a holiday next year. Idontthink Ill buy that car.
Prediction
Weoftenusethesimplefuturetensetomakeapredictionaboutthefuture.Again,thereisnofirmplan.Wearesayingwhat we think will happen. Here are some examples:
Itwill rain tomorrow. Peoplewontgo to Jupiter before the 22nd century. Whodoyouthinkwill getthejob?
Be
When the main verb is be,wecanusethesimplefuturetenseevenifwehaveafirmplanordecisionbeforespeaking.Examples: Ill be in London tomorrow. Imgoingshopping.Iwontbe very long. Willyoubeatworktomorrow?
Note that when we have a plan or intention to do something in the future, we usually use other tenses or expressions, such as the present continuous tense or going to.
Future Continuous Tense
I will be singing
The estructure:
subject+ auxiliaryverbWILL +auxiliaryverbBE+mainverb
invariable invariable present participle
will be base + ing
Fornegativesentencesinthefuturecontinuoustense,weinsertnotbetweenwillandbe.Forquestionsentences,weexchangethesubjectandwill.Lookattheseexamplesentenceswiththe future continuous tense:
subjectauxiliaryverb auxiliaryverbmainverb
+ I will be working at10am.
+ You will be lying onabeachtomorrow.
- She will not be using thecar.
- We will not be having dinnerathome.
? Will you be playingfootball?
? Will they be watching TV?
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The future continuous tense expresses action at a particular moment in the future. The ac-tionwillstartbeforethatmomentbut itwillnothavefinishedatthatmoment.Forexample,tomorrowIwillstartworkat2pmandstopworkat6pm:
At4pmtomorrow,Iwillbeworking.
Whenweuse the futurecontinuous tense,our listenerusuallyknowsorunderstandswhattimewearetalkingabout.Lookattheseexamples:
Iwill be playing tennis at 10am tomorrow. Theywontbewatching TV at 9pm tonight. Whatwill you be doingat10pmtonight? Takeyourumbrella.It will be raining when you return.
Future Perfect Tense
I will have sung
Thefutureperfecttensetalksaboutthepast in the future.
The structure:
subject+auxiliaryverbWILL+auxiliaryverbHAVE+mainverb
invariable invariable past participle
will have V3
Lookattheseexamplesentencesinthefutureperfecttense:
subjectauxiliaryverb auxiliaryverbmainverb
+ I will have finished by10am.
+ You will have forgotten mebythen.
- She will not have gonetoschool.
- We will not have eft.
? Will you have arrived?
? Will they have received it?
Inspeakingwiththefutureperfecttense,weoftencontractthesubject and will. Sometimes, we contract the subject, will and have all together:
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I will have Ill have Illve you will have youll have youllve
he will have itll have hellve she will have shell have shellve it will have hell have itllve
we will have well have wellve
they will have theyll have theyllve
The future perfect tense expresses action in the future before another action in the future.
Thisisthepastinthefuture.Forexample:
Thetrainwillleavethestationat9am.Youwillarriveatthestationat9.15am. When you arrive, the train will have left.
Lookatsomemoreexamples:
Youcancallmeatworkat8am.Iwill have arrivedattheofficeby8. Theywillbetiredwhentheyarrive.Theywill not have slept for a long time. Marywontbeathomewhenyouarrive.
Really?Wherewill she have gone?
Future Perfect Continuous Tense
I will have been singing
The structure:
subject+auxiliaryverbWILL+auxiliaryverbHAVE+auxiliaryverbBE+mainverb invariable invariable past participle present participle
will have been base + ing
Fornegativesentencesinthefutureperfectcontinuoustense,weinsertnotbetweenwilland
have.Forquestionsentences,weexchangethesubjectandwill.Lookattheseexamplesen-
tences with the future perfect continuous tense:
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subjectauxiliary auxiliary auxiliary main verb verb verb verb
+ I will have been workingforfourhours.
+ You will have been travellingfortwodays.
- She will not have been using thecar.
- We will not have been waitinglong.
? Will you have been playingfootball?
? Will they have been watchingTV?
Fornegativesentences in thefutureperfectcontinuoustense,wecontractwithwont, likethis:
Weusethefutureperfectcontinuoustensetotalkaboutalongactionbeforesomepointinthefuture.Lookattheseexamples: Iwill have been workingherefortenyearsnextweek. Hewillbetiredwhenhearrives.Hewill have been travelling for 24 hours.
Future Perfect Continuous Tense
I will have been singing
The structure:
subject+auxiliaryverbWILL+auxiliaryverbHAVE+auxiliaryverbBE+mainverb
invariable invariable past participle present participle
will have been base + ing
Fornegativesentencesinthefutureperfectcontinuoustense,weinsert not between will and have.Forquestionsentences,weexchange thesubject and will.Lookat theseexamplesentences with the future perfect continuous tense:
subjectauxiliaryverb auxiliaryverbauxiliaryverbmainverb
+ I will have been working forfourhours.
+ You will have been travellingfortwodays.
- She will not have been using thecar.
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subjectauxiliaryverb auxiliaryverbauxiliaryverbmainverb
-We will not have been waiting long.
?Will you have been playing football?
?Will they have been watchingTV?
Fornegativesentencesinthefutureperfectcontinuoustense,wecontractwithwont,likethis:Weusethefutureperfectcontinuoustensetotalkaboutalongactionbeforesomepointinthefuture.Lookattheseexamples:
I will have been workingherefortenyearsnextweek. Hewillbetiredwhenhearrives.Hewill have been travelling for 24 hours.
Irregular Verbs
InfinitivePasttense Pastparticiple Meaning to be was / were been ser, estar to beat beat beaten golpear, batir to become became become convertirse, llegar a ser to begin began begun empezar to bet bet bet apostar to bite bit bitten morder to bleed bled bled sangrar, desangrarse to blow blew blown soplar tobreak broke broken romper
to breed bred bred criar, reproducirse to bring brought brought traer to burn burnt / burned burn / burned quemar to burst burst burst reventar, explotar to buy bought bought comprar to catch caught caught coger to choose chose chosen elegir to come came come venir to cost cost cost costar to cut cut cut cortar to dig dug dug cavar to do did done hacer to draw drew drawn dibujar to dream dreamt dreamt soar todrink drank drunk beber
to drive drove driven conducir to eat ate eaten comer to fall fell fallen caer to feed fed fed alimentar
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Irregular Verbs
InfinitivePasttense Pastparticiple Meaning to feel felt felt sentir tofight fought fought luchar
tofind found found encontrar
tofly flew flown volar
to forbid forbade forbidden prohibir to forget forgot forgotten olvidar to forgive forgave forgiven perdonar to freeze froze frozen congelar to get got got (also US gotten) obtener to give gave given dar to go went gone ir to grow grew grown crecer to hang hung hung colgar to have had had tener, haber to hear heard heard oir to hide hid hidden esconder to hit hit hit pegar, golpear to hold held held sujetar, mantener to hurt hurt hurt herir tokeep kept kept conservar,guardar
tokneel knelt/kneeled knelt/kneeled arrodillarse
toknow knew known saber
to lay laid laid poner, situar, colocar to lead led led dirigir, liderar to learn learnt / learned learnt / learned aprender to leave left left salir, dejar to let let let dejar to lie lay lain tumbarse, yacer to light lit lit encender to lose lost lost perder tomake made made hacer
tomean meant meant significar
to meet met met encontrarse to pay paid paid pagar to plead pled / pleaded pled / pleaded suplicar, abogar to put put put poner to read read read leer to ride rode ridden montar to ring rang rung sonar to rise rose risen levantarse, ascender
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Irregular Verbs
InfinitivePasttense Pastparticiple Meaning to sell sold sold vender to send sent sent enviar to set set set establecer, ponertoshake shook shaken temblar,sacudir
to shine shone shone brillar, dar brillo to shoot shot shot disparar, tirar to show showed shown ensear to shut shut shut cerrar to sing sang sung cantar to sit sat sat sentarse to sleep slept slept dormir to smell smelt / smelled smelt / smelled oler, olfatear to sow sowed sown sembrar, plantartospeak spoke spoken hablar
to spell spelt / spelled spelt / spelled deletrear to spend spent spent gastar to stand stood stood estar de pie to steal stole stolen robartostick stuck stuck encolar,pegar
to swear swore sworn jurar to sweep swept swept barrer to swim swam swum nadar to swing swung swung columpiartotake took taken coger
to teach taught taught ensear to tear tore torn desgarrar, derramar lgrimas to tell told told decirtothink thought thought pensar
to throw threw thrown lanzar, echar to understand understood understood entender, comprender to undo undid undone deshacertowake woke woken despertar
to wear wore worn llevar puesto, calzar to win won won ganar to wind wound wound bobinar, airear, ventilar to wring wrung wrung estrujar, retrocer to write wrote written escribir
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PASSIVE VOICE
Vozpasiva
Present Whatisdone?T he car is washed
Present Perfect Whathasbeendone? The car has been washed
Past Whatwasdone? The car was washed Past Perfect Whathadbeendone? The car had been washed
Future Whatwillbedone? The car will be washed
Future Perfect Whatwillhavebeendone? The car will have been washed
Future (going to) Whatisgoingtobedone? The car is going to be washed
Future Perfect (going to) Whatisgoingtohavebeendone? The car is going to have been washed
Future in Past Whatwasgoingtobedone? The car was going to be washed
Future Perfect in Past Whatwasgoingtohavebeendone? The car was going to have been washed
Conditional Whatwouldbedone? The car would be washed
Conditional Perfect Whatwouldhavebeendone? The car would have been washed
Modals What(could,must,should)bedone? The car (could, must, should ) be washed
Modals + Have What (could, must, should ) have been done? The car (could, must, should, ) have been washed