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In this blog we will inform all subjects seen in this school year.Simple Present
The simple present, also known as the simple present, 1 is the tense from present (and not the perfective aspect).
Use:
Repeated actions: is used when there is often something that usually happens or does not happen. Examples:
1-She always forgets her purse.
2-I never go to the movie.
3-Every twelve months, the Earth circles the Sun.
Facts or generalisations: is used when it is believed that something is true, no matter if lie is a what is important is that it believes that it is true.Commonly used verbs that are not used in the present continuous as like, love, hate, want, etc. Examples:
1-Cats like milk.
2-California is in America.
3-Windows are made of class.
Made scheduled of the very common futuro:e to talk about public transport timetable which is scheduled, but also be used in other prayers. Examples:
1-The train leaves tonight at 6 AM.
2-The Bus does not arrive at 11 AM, it arrives at 11 PM.
3-The party starts at 8 or ' clock.
Verbs that are not used in continuous time: these verbs are like, love, hate, want, wish, fear, desire, detest, dislike, want, be, hear, feel, see, smell, believe, forget, remember, understand, belong, own, etc. Examples:
1-I am here now.
2-I love you.
3-I want a radio now.
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Form
affirmative
The structure is the subject + verb (third person singular adding s or is) + Add.
I like cheese
You like cheeseHe/She (It) likes cheese
We like cheese
They like cheese
Negative
The structure is subject + don 't or doesn' t + verbo+complemento.(the don 't is used when the subject is I, you, we, they, on the other hand doesn' t when the subject is he, she, it).
I don't like cheese
You don't like cheese
He/She (It) doesn't like cheese
We don't like cheese
They don't like cheese
Interrogative
the structure is Do/Does+sujeto+verbo+complemento.
Do does he/she (it) like cheese?
Do we like cheese?
Do they like cheese?
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Simple present and adverbs of frequency
Adverbs of frequency are used with the present always when you want to give a sense of periodicity to the actions that are performed regularly. Adverbs of frequency are:
Always
Usually
Often
Sometimes
Rarely
Never
The adverb of frequency must always be between the subject and the verb.
Examples: * John never eats pizza
Sara always watches TV in her room
They sometimes do exercise in the park
Examples:
John never eats pizza
Sara always watches TV in her room
They sometimes do exercise in the park
An exception to this rule is the use of adverbs of frequency with the verb to be. In these cases, the adverb of frequency will be placed after the verb.
Examples: * I am often hungry
He is usually late to school
Examples:
I am often hungry
He is usually late to schoo
Examples:
I am often hungry
He is usually late to school
Present progressive or continuous
The present continuous or present progressive is a tense used to express actions that happen at the same moment that is being talked about, for example:
I am speaking English.
You are reading a book.He is studying the lesson.
She is buying a hat.
It is raining.
We are sleeping.
Applications:
Used to express action that usually occur with some frequency, or never. Eg.:
I get up at eight or ' clock
It can also be used to point out facts that are true in general. Eg.:The sun rises in the east
It can be accompanied by:
adverbs of time, as always, usually, often, sometimes and never. Eg.:
I usually get up at eight or ' clock
expressions adverbial, as every day/ night/ week /..., on Mondays/ weekends /... once/ twice/ three times / four times a week/ month /....Eg.:
The sun rises in the east every day
It is used with a sense of future to indicate schedules or programs ex.:
"What time does the train leave tomorrow?" "It leaves at half past six in the afternoon"
simple past
The simple past, also known as the simple past, is the tense used in the English language to narrate events that took place at a specific time in the past. It corresponds in its meaning to simple perfect preterite in Spanish
affirmative
The teacher used a red pencil to correct the exams.
With verb regular
When the verb is regular, statements are built using the verb in the infinitive and added them the ending - ed
Leonardo da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa.
The teacher used a red pencil to correct the exams.
Irregular verb
When the verb is irregular, we have to look for them in the second column
I went fishing last weekend.
I have bought a car.
Negative
To express a denial in the past tense, it is necessary to use, both verbs regular irregular, auxiliary in last didn't + verb in the infinitive.
I didn't go to Salamanca last month.
I didn't do my homework yesterday.
Interrogative
To ask questions, it is necessary to use the auxiliary did + subject (I, you, he, she, it, we, they) + the infinitive verb + complement.
Did you see the thief's face?
Did you visit your grandparents last week?
Applications
Actions that happened at a time in the past, either known or implied
Actions that began and ended in the past
Actions in the past are not repeated in the present
That happened at a specific time and actions that already ended
past continuos
The past continuous, is a tense that describes actions that were being carried out at a time of the past to which reference is made, and then continued, for example:
Yesterday he was studying English. Yesterday he was studying English.
(He began studying before this time and he continued to study later)
John was playing tennis at 10 a.m.
comparatives
COMPARATIVE OF EQUALITY
am I as young as you?
I'm not so young as you
We can use the pronoun after the second 'as' in nominative or accusative case (He, his; She, her...)
He is as young as she; He is as young as her
It is formed with the adjective sandwiched between the construction "as... as", for affirmative and interrogative phrases and "not as... as" or "not so... as" for negative sentences.
I'm as young as you
am I as young as you?
I'm not so young as you
We can use the pronoun after the second 'as' in nominative or accusative case (He, his; She, her...)
He is as young as she; He is as young as her
If it is a comparison between two verbs, "as much as" can use the expression (as much as) also in the negative
She does not work as much as she should
When the comparison is made between two substantive "as much as" for the singular and "as many as" is used for the plural.
I have as much work as my boss
I have as many pencils as you
If we are comparing two accounting nouns (books, cars, houses...) use "as many... as", but if we are comparing two countless nouns (wood, music...) will use the construction "as much... as".
We have as many books as them
We have as much space as them
-COMPARATIVE OF INFERIORITY
It is formed with the adjective sandwiched between the construction "less... than", although it is more usual to find equality comparison negatively.
He's less young than you
He's not as young as you
Normally used for countless less and fewer for accountants
-COMPARATIVE SUPERIORITY
It is formed in two ways:
Adding to the adjective suffix - er for the comparative of superiority and - est for the superlative.
= + er + est
big (large) (largest) bigger biggest (the largest)
Putting the word more for the comparative superiority and 'the most' for the superlative
Intelligent / smart
more intelligent / smart
the most intelligent / the smarter
One syllable adjectives form the comparative and the superlative with - er and - est
old, older, the oldest / old
new, newer, the newest / new
dark, darker, the darkest / dark
Those of two syllables that end in er, and, you and ow and (stressed) who have in the last syllable are also the comparative and the superlative with - er and - est
clever, cleverer, the cleverest
idle, idler, the idlest
happy, happier, the happiest
narrow, narrower, the Miseria
The rest of adjectives of two syllables and all the three or more are comparative with more and the superlative with most.
interesting, more interesting, the most interesting / interesting
COMPARATIVE AND IRREGULAR SUPERLATIVES
Some adjectives form the comparative irregularly
good, better, the best
bad, worse, the worst
far, further, the furthest
CONSIDERATIONS
-When an adjective ends in e only add - r and - st for the comparative and superlative.
large, larger, the largest / large, larger, largest
-When end in consonant + and change the and i
easy, easier, the easiest.
-If it ends in a single consonant prededida of a single vowel, double the consonant
big, bigger, the biggest
-The second term of comparison uses the form than that corresponds to the Spanish.
He is taller than his brother
-When the comparison is made between two adjectives is used more.
She is more than happy funny
-The Spanish expression "increasingly" equals in English the two comparative of the adjective.
The film is becoming more and more interesting.
superlative
There are two types of superlative: relative and absolute.
Relative: John is the smartest boy in the class.
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Absolute: John is very smart.
The relative superlative describes a noun within the context of some larger group.
John is the smartest boy in the class.
Mary is the youngest person in the room.
Of the three, Moe is the meanest.
The absolute superlative does not describe the noun in the context of a larger group.
John is very smart.
The book is extremely expensive.
The food is indescribably tasty.
In English, the relative superlative is formed by using the word "most" or the ending "-est."
John is the most intelligent boy in the class.
Mary is the smartest girl in the class.
In Spanish, the relative superlative construction is similar to the comparative.
definite article + noun + más (menos) + adjective + de
Here are some superlative examples.
Juan es el chico más inteligente de la clase.
John is the smartest boy in the class.Bill Gates es el hombre más rico de los EEUU.
Bill Gates is the richest man in the U.S.
Just like in English, the noun can be omitted. All of the following are correct.
Mary is the thinnest girl in the class.
Mary is the thinnest in the class.
The absolute superlative for adjectives has three possible forms.
muy + adjective
sumamente + adjective
adjective + ísimo (-a, -os, -as)
The following translations are somewhat arbitrary. Each superlative statement is a little stronger than the one that precedes it.
very handsome
extremely handsome
indescribably handsome
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PRESENT PERFECT
The perfect present is equivalent more or less to the past perfect of the Spanish. We will see the differences in the applications section. In general, it is a mix between the past and the present. We use it for actions in the past which have importance in the present.Form
The auxiliary verb "to have" in the present and the past participle of the verb is used to form the present perfect. For regular verbs, the past participle is the simple form of the past. See the lesson on the simple past for more information on how to form the past.
Structure
Affirmative Sentences
Estructura Sujeto + verbo auxiliar ("to have") + participio pasado...
examples:
Play I've talked to Peter.
Play She's gone to work.
Play We've been to London.
Play They've learned English.
Negative Sentences.
Estructura Sujeto + verbo auxiliar ("to have") + "not" + participio pasado...
examples:
Play I haven't talked to Peter.
Play She hasn't gone to work.
Play We haven't been to London.
Play They haven't learned English.
Interrogative Sentences
Estructura Verbo auxiliar ("to have") + sujeto + participio pasado...
examples:
Play Have you talked to Peter?
Play Has she gone to work?
Play Have you been to London?
Play Have they learned English?
PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOS
This verbal form is used when it is interesting to highlight the action itself more than the outcome. He is not required if the action has finished or not (the action began in the past and can just finish or even continue).
I have been reading a book (boss what I have been doing; not indicated if I finished the book or not)
This time is also used to indicate the duration of an action that started in the past (and that it has completed or is still).
I have been playing tennis for two hours
I have been waiting for him for 1 hour (can someone runs out of reach or that I follow still waiting; the context will be determined one way or another)
The use of this time indicates that the issuer considers that duration has been long.
PAST PERFECT
The past perfect is formed by combining the auxiliary verb "had" with the past participle.
the past perfect is a compound tense, two verbs are required: the main verb and the auxiliary verb.
the past perfect is a compound tense, two verbs are required: the main verb and the auxiliary verb.
I had studied.In Spanish, the past perfect tense is formed by using the imperfect tence of the auxiliary verb "haber" with the past participle.
(main verb: studied ; auxiliary verb: had)
He had written a letter to María.
(main verb: written ; auxiliary verb: had)
We had been stranded for six days.
(main verb: been ; auxiliary verb: had)
MODAL VERBS
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Saint valentine’s day
Every February 14, across the United States
and in other places around the world, candy, flowers and gifts are exchanged
between loved ones, all in the name of St. Valentine.
martin luther King
(Atlanta, 1929 - Memphis, USA, 1968)
American Baptist pastor, civil rights advocate. The son of a Baptist minister,
Martin Luther King studied theology at Boston University. From a young age he
became aware of the situation of social and racial segregation blacks living in
his country, and especially in the southern states.
Saint Patrick days
earth day
Earth Day is an annual event, celebrated on April 22, on which events are held worldwide to demonstrate support for environmental protection. It was first celebrated in 1970, and is now coordinated globally by the Earth Day Network, and celebrated in more than 192 countries each year.
Mother’s day
Mother's
Love
Her love is like
an island in life's ocean,
vast and wide
A peaceful, quiet shelter
From the wind, the rain, the tide.
'Tis bound on the north by Hope,
By Patience on the West,
By tender Counsel on the South
And on the East by Rest.
Above it like a beacon light
Shine Faith, and Truth, and Prayer;
And thro' the changing scenes of life
I find a haven there.
Author Unknown
Her love is like
an island in life's ocean,
vast and wide
A peaceful, quiet shelter
From the wind, the rain, the tide.
'Tis bound on the north by Hope,
By Patience on the West,
By tender Counsel on the South
And on the East by Rest.
Above it like a beacon light
Shine Faith, and Truth, and Prayer;
And thro' the changing scenes of life
I find a haven there.
Author Unknown
Father’s day
Father's Day is a celebration honoring fathers and celebrating fatherhood, paternal bonds, and the influence of fathers in society. Many countries celebrate it on the third Sunday of June, but it is also celebrated widely on other days. Father's Day was created to complement Mother's Day, a celebration that honors mothers and motherhood.
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