Past Perfect
For what do we use past perfect?
it to show that an action took place once or many times before another point in the past, in other words, when we are talking about an action in the past that occurred before another one
We use it to speak about generalities and things that are usually true
Zero or First
Zero
For what do we use present perfect?
We use present perfect to express something that started in the past, but it still continues in the present.
We use simple past after “If”, then “Would” and the infinitive
Second or Third conditional
Second Conditional
For what do we use passive voice?
We use passive voice to give more importance to the object than the subject, in other words, the object becomes the subject and vice-versa.
Express this sentence in Past Perfect:
Melissa (join) the army before traveling
Melissa had joined the army before traveling
We use First conditional to when something is generally false
True or False
False
Express the following sentence in present perfect
What (do) you?
What have you done?
Which conditional are we using?
That would have been the perfect project only if you had done it more thoroughly
Third Conditional
Explain how do we use it?
We make it passive by putting the verb 'to be' into whatever tense we need and then adding the past participle. For regular verbs, we make the past participle by adding 'ed' to the infinitive
Express in Past Perfect:
Sophia (decript) the document since she is absent
Sophia hadn´t decripted the document since she is absent
This is an example is A Zero or First conditional:
I will get the job, if I prepare previously for the interview
First Conditional
Provide the grammatical structure for present perfect:
Subject + aux to have in present + verb past participle
Which conditional are we using?
If Johana had cracked the pasword 5 seconds before, she would have had the complete access to the data base
Third Conditional
Express this sentence in passive voice:
Rui have selected the correct procedure for health insurance
The correct procedure for health insurance has been selected (by Rui)
To use it, we use the same gramatical structure as in present perfect, but we use the Auxiliar “To Have” in simple past tense: “Had”
True or Flase
True
What is the main difference between these two conditionals?
Both are to talk about things that are true or likely to happen, Zero conditional focus in generalities, rather than the first, that focus in particularities
Express in present perfect:
We (not/deliver) our homework yet
We haven´t delivered our homework yet
Which conditional are we using?
If I got what it takes to be a soldier, I would enlist with no hesitation
Second Conditional
Express in passive voice:
Sandra was taking the kinds out when the storm came down
When the storm came down, the kids were being taken (by Sandra)