ED AND ING (Posted by Javi Gombao)
Ed: Lo que sea que provoca la acción. Es por tanto; pasivo.Ejemplo: I am bored- Yo estoy aburrido
Ing: El sujeto es el que realiza la acción. Es por tanto; activo
Ejemplo: I am boring- Yo aburro
LIKE/HATE, ETC + GERUND (Posted by Javi Gombao)
A gerund is the -ing form of a verb, but it's a noun. We can use gerunds after verbs that express likes and deslikes, e.g. like, love, hate, prefer, don't mind, enjoy.I don't mind cooking, but I prefer washing the dishes.
Subject and Object Questions (Posted by Javi Gombao)
When who or what is the object of a question, we use the auxiliary do.
What does he want?
(What=object, he=subject)Who did you see at he party?
(Who=object, you=subject)When who or what is the subject of a question, we don't use the auxiliary do.
What happened? (What= subject)
Who saw the film? (Who= subject, the film= object)
PRESENT TENSE CONTRAST (Posted by Javi Gombao)
El presente simple se usa para describir hábitos y referirnos a cosas que hacemos con regularidad. Suele ir acompañado de adverbios de frecuencia(usually, always, never,...) o de expresiones de tiempo del tipo every..., once/twice/three times a week, etc.I usually have lunch at school/ I have lunch at school twice a week
El presente continuo hace referencia a cosas que están sucediendo mientras se habla. Suele ir acompañado de expresiones del tipo now, at the moment y today.
I´m having lunch now
El presente continuo también puede describir planes para un futuro inmediato. En este caso, suele ir acompañado de expresiones como tomorrow, tonight, this evening, next weekend, etc.
I´m having lunch at Pizza House tomorrow
PRESENT PERFECT
PRESENT PERFECT
- The electrician (repair) ............... the lighting system.
- A thief (steal) ............... Mary’s purse.
- They (accept) ............... credit cards.
- We (sing) ............... different songs at the camp.
- The player (hit) ............... me with the ball.
- The students (print) ............... the magazine.
- The children (swim) ............... in the lake.
- The inspector (show) ............... us the secret files.
- Susan (get) ............... $50 as a prize.
- The passengers (watch) ............... many movies.