Memories
Richard ________ on his girlfriend but now they are happy.
a) cheated
b) has cheated
cheated because it only happened once
Use of reported speech
Report what another person said. (gossiping, news)
Use of passive voice
Put emphasis on the action, not on the subject
set
configurar, set, set
begin
empezar, began, begun
Nathan _________ a lot of subjects, he is going to leave school.
a) failed
b) has failed
Report
"Kathy has been cheating", he said
He said that Kathy had been cheating
Structure of passive voice
object + verb to be + verb participle (by + subject)
see
ver, saw, seen
can
poder, could, -
Use of simple past, and structure
Completed actions in the past. It does not repeat
subject+verb past+complement
Report
"Leo will skip classes" she told me
She told me that Leo would skip classes
Harry Potter ________ by J.K. Rowling (write)
were written
come
venir, came, come
do
hacer, did, done
Use of present perfect, and structure
Describe achievements, experiences.
Actions that started in the past, continue in the present, and probably in the future. Repeat
sub+has/have+verb participle+complement
Report
"We are studying", they said
They said that they were studying
Make passive
Jalisco produces Tequila
Tequila is produced by Jalisco
eat
comer, ate, eaten
fly
volar, flew, flown
Give two sentences, one in simple past and the other in present perfect
Richard cheated on his girlfriend
Richard has cheated on his girlfriend
Say the reported way of these tenses
present simple
past simple
present perfect
will
past perfect
past perfect
would
Make passive
AI will control humans
Humans will be controlled by AI
go
ir, went, gone
know
saber, knew, known