Ingles VI

FUNCIONES DEL "SIMPLE PAST" El "simple past" se utiliza para hablar de una  acción que concluyó  en un tiempo  anterior al actual . La duración no es relevante. El tiempo en que se sitúa la acción puede ser el pasado reciente o un pasado lejano. EJEMPLOS John Cabot  sailed  to America in 1498. My father  died  last year. He  lived  in Fiji in 1976. We  crossed  the Channel yesterday. El past simple El past simple se utiliza para hablar de acciones ya concluidas en el pasado. Este tiempo verbal puede traducirse al   español por: yo canté, tú cantaste, él cantó, etc. Use of Past Progressive Past continuous , o  past progressive,  se utiliza en inglés para acciones que se encuentran en curso o en progresión en un momento determinado del pasado. Se forma con el  verbo auxiliar   be  en  pasado  y el  gerundio  del verbo principal. ...

Separable and Inseparable Phrasal Verbs A phrasal verb is a verb combined with a preposition or adverb (or both) that means something different from each of the words that make up the verb. There are two types of phrasal verbs. Separable phrasal verbs can be broken up by other words, while inseparable phrasal verbs cannot be separated by other words. Separable Phrasal Verbs You can insert other words into the middle of a separable phrasal verb. Consider the following example, using the phrasal verb  take back : I need to take back the shirt I lent you. Where’s that shirt I lent you? I need to take it back . Ex: - take back  (regresar, devolver) Max  took   the defective radio  back  to the store where he bought it. Max devolvió la radio defectuosa a la tienda donde lo compro - Call off  = cancelar, suspender.  Call  it  off  = cancélalo. - Fill out  = llenar.  Fill...

We use should have + past participle to talk about things we regret. I got really wet walking home last night, I should have taken an umbrella. The speaker did not take an umbrella when she went out last night so she got wet. She regrets that she did not take her umbrella. Regret (verb/noun) is to feel sorry about something that happened or did not happen in the past. I should have called you sooner. You should have spoken to me before deciding. Sarah talked all the way through the movie. I should not have invited her to the cinema. I'm really tired today. I should not have stayed awake so late last night. I shouldn't have shouted at her. We use  should  and  shouldn't  to give advice or to talk about what we think is right or wrong. You should  means something like  I think it is a good idea for you to do it. You shouldn't  means something like  I think it is a bad idea for you to do it. Should  ...

Too  and  Enough   are used with adjectives and indicate degree. Here we have provide you the different usages of Too and Enough, So and Such. A. Too means ‘more is necessary or desirable.’ 1.  To  + adjective / adverb Ex:  This jumper’s  too  big. Can I try a smaller size? 2.  Too much / Too many  (+ noun) Ex:  I can’t eat this. There is  too much salt  in it. Ex:  There are  too many people  here. Let’s go outside. 3.  Too  + adverb / adjective (+ for + object) + infinitive Ex:  It’s  too cold to play  tennis today. Ex:  He spoke  too quickly for me to understand  him. B. Enough means ‘as much as is necessary’ 1. Adjective / Adverb +  enough Ex:  Are you  warm enough  or shall I turn the heating on? 2.  Enough  + noun Ex:  We’ll have to stand because there aren’t  enough chairs . ...

Usaremos was/were going to para hablar sobre planes que hicimos en el pasado y no sucedieron o no sucederán en el futuro. We are going to visit the Homers later that year, but we didn't go for some reason. (Nosotros planeábamos visitar a los Homer pero no lo hicimos) We were going to spend the weekend in Paris, but there was no free rooms. (íbamos a pasar el fin de semana en París, pero no vamos a ir allí). Usaremos was/were supposed to para hablar sobre cosas que nos pusimos de acuerdo para hacer, o que la gente espera que hagamos, pero que no hicimos. Ana was supposed to book the cottage months ago, but she forgot. (Acordamos que Ana reservaría la casa de campo, pero no lo hizo) I was supposed to call you back, wasn't I? Sorry, Sam, I was out all day. (Sam esperaba que su novia le devolviese la llamada, pero no lo hizo9 Después de was/were going to y was/were supposed to, siempre usamos infinitivos. Usamos estas frases para disculparnos y solemos incluir...

Defining relative clauses We use defining relative clauses to give essential information about someone or something – information that we need in order to understand what or who is being referred to. A defining relative clause usually comes immediately after the noun it describes. We usually use a relative pronoun (e.g.  who, that, which, whose  and  whom ) to introduce a defining relative clause (In the examples, the relative clause is in  bold , and the person or thing being referred to is  underlined .): They’re  the people   who want to buy our house . Here are  some cells   which have been affected . They should give the money  to somebody   who they think needs the treatment most . [talking about an actress] She’s now playing  a woman   whose son was killed in the First World War . Spoken English: In defining relative clauses we often use  that  instead of  who, whom ...

Las "non-defining relative clauses" están compuestas por un pronombre relativo, un verbo y otros elementos opcionales, como el sujeto o el objeto del verbo. Siempre se emplean comas o paréntesis para delimitar las oraciones de relativo no especificativas y separarlas del resto de la oración principal. EJEMPLOS John's mother,  who lives in Scotland,  has 6 grandchildren. My friend John,  who went to the same school as me , has just written a best-selling novel. My grandmother,  who is dead now , came from the North of England. We stopped at the museum,  which we had never visited before . I've just come back from London,  where John lives. . Yesterday I met a woman named Susan,  whose husband works in London . PRONOMBRES RELATIVOS Los siguientes pronombres relativos se utilizan en las proposiciones relativas explicativas. Estos pronombres relativos aparecen al principio de la oración de relativo y hacen referencia a un nombre que los pr...