WISHES AND REGRETS
What do we use the structure wish + (that) + past simple?
to talk about something that we would like to be different in the present or the future
What tense do we use to talk about rapid decisions?
will
In subject questions, do we use auxiliares? If not...mention the tenses...
No, do/does/did = simple present and simple past
What do we use cleft sentences for?
to add emphasis to a specific part of the sentence
What is a relative clause?
It give us more information about the subject of the main clause
How is different using can or could for ability or for possibility?
can for ability = If we know how to do something or not
can for possibility = If everything around me works for me to be able to do something or not
What tense do we use to talk about arrangements?
present continuous
In object questions, do we use auxiliaries? If not..mention the tenses
Yes, we always use them
Emphasize the subject of the next sentence using it.. "Rob ate my biscuits"
It was Rob who ate my biscuits
What relative pronoun do we use for ownership?
whose
"I wish that John wouldn´t eat all the chocolate"
It´s generally used about other people who are doing (or not doing) something that we don´t like and we want that person to change
What tense do we use to talk about plans and intentions?
be going to
"Who does John love?" What type of question is it?
Object question, look at the answer = John loves Mary.
Emphasize the time in the next statement: "Rob ate my biscuits yesterday"
"It was yesterday that Rob ate my biscuits."
What do we use a DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSE for?
to say which person, thing or place we are talking about
What structure do we use if we want to talk about regrets from the past?
wish + (that) + past perfect
What tense do we use to talk about time tables and schedules that are not in our control?
Simple present
Make a subject question fro this statement: "Sally loves John"
Who loves John?
What is being emphasized in the next sentence: "What I hated the most was the insects everywhere"
the noun
What do we use a NON DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSE for?
to give extra information about something in the main clause
The use of wish + (that) + past perfect is similar to what other grammar structure?
Third conditional:
"If I had got a gold medal, I would have been happy"
"I wish I had got a gold medal"
What modal verbs do we use to talk about future possibilites?
May/Might
Make an object question for this statement: "Sally loves ice-cream"
What does Sally love?
What is being emphasized in the next sentence: "What they did was move us to another town."
the verb
Explain the difference between these two sentences:
"The students who passed the exam received a certificate"
"The students, who passed the exam, received a certificate"
the first one says: not all the students passed
the second one says: all the students passed