miércoles, 28 de febrero de 2018

PAST PASSIVE EXERCISES

http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/passive-exercise-2.html
http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-59106.php
https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/passive/exercises?simple-past

PRESENT PASSIVE EXERCISES

https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/passive/exercises?simple-present
http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/passive-exercise-1.html
http://www.grammarbank.com/simple-present-passive.html
http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/passive-voice-simplepresent1.html

Passive in English

1. PASSIVE – USE

We only use the passive when we are interested in the object or when we do not know who caused the action.

Example: Appointments are required in such cases.

2. PASSIVE – FORM

to be + past participle

How to form a passive sentence when an active sentence is given:

object of the active sentence becomes subject in the passive sentence
subject of the active sentence becomes object in the passive sentence (or is left out)

We can only form a passive sentence from an active sentence when there is an object in the active sentence.

Type of sentence	Subject	Verb	Object
Active sentence:	Peter	builds	a house.

Passive sentence:	A house	is built	by Peter.

3. EXAMPLES

3.1. Simple Present

Type of sentence	Subject	Verb	Object
Active sentence:	Peter	builds	a house.

Passive sentence:	A house	is built	by Peter.

3.2. Simple Past

Type of sentence	Subject	Verb	Object
Active sentence:	Peter	built	a house.

Passive sentence:	A house	was built	by Peter.

miércoles, 21 de febrero de 2018

GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES IN SONGS

GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES EXERCISES

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/structures/gerund_infinitive2.htm
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/structures/gerund_infinitive.htm
http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/gerunds-and-infinitives-exercise-2.html
http://www.englishpage.com/gerunds/gerunds_infinitives_1.htm
http://www.englishpage.com/gerunds/gerunds_infinitives_2.htm
http://www.englishpage.com/gerunds/gerunds_infinitives_3.htm
http://www.englishpage.com/gerunds/gerunds_infinitives_4.htm
http://www.englishpage.com/gerunds/gerunds_infinitives_5.htm

What are Gerunds?

A gerund is a verb in its ing (present participle) form that functions as a noun that names an activity rather than a person or thing. Any action verb can be made into a gerund.

Spelling Tip

Verbing (Present Participle)

Add ing to most verbs. Ex. play > playing, cry > crying, bark > barking
For verbs that end in e, remove the e and add ing. Ex: slide > sliding, ride > riding
For verbs that end in ie, change the ie to y and add ing. Ex: die > dying, tie > tying
For a verb whose last syllable is written with a consonant-vowel-consonant and is stressed, double the last letter before adding ing. Ex: beg > begging, begin > beginning. However: enter > entering (last syllable is not stressed)

Gerund Examples

Gerunds can appear at the beginning of a sentence when used as a subject:

Jogging is a hobby of mine.

Gerunds can act as an object following the verb:

Daniel quit smoking a year ago.

Gerunds can serve as an object after a preposition:

I look forward to helping you paint the house.

Note: The same spelling rules that apply to the progressive tenses also apply to gerunds.

Some verbs and verb phrases are directly followed a gerund:

Paul avoids using chemicals on the vegetables he grows.

Some verbs can be followed by a gerund or an infinitive without causing a change in meaning:

Some people prefer getting up early in the morning.
Some people prefer to get up early in the morning

Some verbs can be followed by a gerund or infinitive but with a change in meaning:

He remembered sending the fax. (He remembered the act of send the fax)
He remembered to send the fax. (He remembered the fax and sent it.)

What are Infinitives?

An infinitive is a verb form that acts as other parts of speech in a sentence. It is formed with to + base form of the verb. Ex: to buy, to work.

Infinitive Examples

Infinitives can be used as:

an object following the verb:

Jim always forgets to eat

a subject at the beginning of a sentence:

To travel around the world requires a lot of time and money.

an adverb modifying a verb:

You promised to buy me a diamond ring.

an adjective modifying a noun:

Tara has the ability to succeed.

Some verbs are directly followed by an infinitive:

Do you want to call your family now?

Some verbs are directly followed by a noun or pronoun and then by an infinitive:

I convinced Catherine to become vegetarian.
He advised me to sell all my shares of stock.

Some verbs can be followed by an infinitive or a gerund without causing a change in meaning:

Will you continue working after you give birth?
Will you continue to work after you give birth?

Some verbs can be followed by an infinitive or a gerund but with a change in meaning:

He stopped drinking coffee. (He never drank coffee again.)
He stopped to drink coffee. (He stopped what he was doing and drank some coffee.)

miércoles, 24 de enero de 2018

FIRST CONDITIONAL EXERCISES

http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/grammar-firstconditional1.html
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/if_clauses/type_1_mix3.htm
http://www.english-grammar-lessons.com/firstconditional/exercise1.swf
http://www.english-grammar-lessons.com/firstconditional/exercise2.swf
http://www.english-grammar-lessons.com/firstconditional/exercise3.swf
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/courses/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/1cond1.htm

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=3226

First Conditional

for real possibility

If I win the lottery, I will buy a car.

We are talking about the future. We are thinking about a particular condition or situation in the future, and the result of this condition. There is a real possibility that this condition will happen. For example, it is morning. You are at home. You plan to play tennis this afternoon. But there are some clouds in the sky. Imagine that it rains. What will you do?

if	condition	result
	Present Simple	will + base verb
If	it rains,	I will stay at home.

Notice that we are thinking about a future condition. It is not raining yet. But the sky is cloudy and you think that it could rain. We use the Present Simple tense to talk about the possible future condition. We use will + base verb to talk about the possible future result. The important thing about the first conditional is that there is a real possibility that the condition will happen.

Here are some more examples (do you remember the two basic structures: [ifcondition result] and [result if condition]?):

if	condition	result
	Present Simple	will + base verb
If	I see Mary,	I will tell her.
If	Tara is free tomorrow,	he will invite her.
If	they do not pass their exam,	their teacher will be sad.
If	it rains tomorrow,	will you stay at home?
If	it rains tomorrow,	what will you do?

result	if	condition
will + base verb		Present Simple
I will tell Mary	if	I see her.
He will invite Tara	if	she is free tomorrow.
Their teacher will be sad	if	they do not pass their exam.
Will you stay at home	if	it rains tomorrow?
What will you do	if	it rains tomorrow?

FIRST CONDITIONAL

ZERO CONDITIONAL EXERCISES

https://elt.oup.com/student/solutions1stedition/preint_unit_page/unit6/grammar/exercise2?cc=ec&selLanguage=en
http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/zero-conditional-exercise-1.html
http://www.learnenglish-online.com/grammar/tests/zeroconditional.html
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/0cond1.htm
http://www.english-grammar-lessons.com/type0/exercise1.swf
http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=9927

ZERO CONDITIONAL VIDEO

ZERO CONDITIONAL

Zero Conditional

for certainty

If you heat ice, it melts.

We use the so-called zero conditional when the result of the condition is always true, like a scientific fact.

Take some ice. Put it in a saucepan. Heat the saucepan. What happens? The ice melts (it becomes water). You would be surprised if it did not.

if	condition	result
	Present Simple	Present Simple
If	you heat ice,	it melts.

Notice that we are thinking about a result that is always true for this condition. The result of the condition is an absolute certainty. We are not thinking about the future or the past, or even the present. We are thinking about a simple fact. We use the Present Simple tense to talk about the condition. We also use the Present Simple tense to talk about the result. The important thing about the zero conditional is that the condition always has the same result.

Look at these example sentences:

if	condition	result
	Present Simple	Present Simple
If	I miss the 8 o'clock bus,	I am late for work.
If	I am late for work,	my boss gets angry.
If	people don't eat,	they get hungry.
If	you heat ice,	does it melt?

result	if	condition
Present Simple		Present Simple
I am late for work	if	I miss the 8 o'clock bus.
My boss gets angry	if	I am late for work.
People get hungry	if	they don't eat.
Does ice melt	if	you heat it?

sábado, 20 de enero de 2018

MOVIE REVIEW

Dear students, please print this sheet to write the movie reivew.
CLICK HERE: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1U4QuTFn-rIw8nZkL72ladcsoc15Y0Nnz

https://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/235.html
http://www.adelescorner.org/grammar/for_since/for-since1.html
https://www.grammarbank.com/for-or-since-exercises-dd1.html
https://www.grammarbank.com/for-or-since-exercises-dd2.html
https://www.grammarbank.com/for-or-since-exercises-dd3.html

SINCE AND FOR GRAMMAR

For/since

The words for and since are used in sentences where the speaker wants to talk about something that started in the past and continues into the present.

For is used when specifying the amount of time (how long):

I've had this watch for more than 40 years.
I've only known her for a few weeks.
He's been here for 6 months and still can't speak a word of German.
She's been smoking for a long time. No wonder she coughs so much!

Since is used when specifying the starting point:

I've had this watch since 1965.
I've only known her since the beginning of last week.
He's been here since April and he still can't speak a word of German.
She's been smoking since she started grade 5. No wonder she coughs so much!

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