GRAMMAR
PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
I ____ (read) since breakfast.
I have been reading since breakfast.
__ (ysedbaokrs) are electronic instruments similar to a ___ (iopan).
Keyboards are electronic instruments similar to a piano.
She won't come unless you ask her --> She... if you ...
She won't come if you don't ask her.
TRANSLATE (arranging a party):
guests
hireinvitados
contratar
QUESTION TAGS. Complete:
- You're Spanish, ...?
- You were singing a song, ...?
- aren't you?
- weren't you?
PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE vs. PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
I ___ an e-mail.
I ___ e-mails since 10 o'clock.
have written
have been writing
PHRASAL VERBS WITH OUT
- I'm afraid I'm running / sorting/ coming out of ideas.
- My cousin started / found/ sorted out writing for the local newspaper. Now he's a journalist on TV.
running
started
FUTURE FORMS:
PLANS AND INTENTIONS -->
FIXED FUTURE EVENTS -->
PREDICTIONS -->
ARRANGEMENTS -->
PLANS AND INTENTIONS --> be going to
FIXED FUTURE EVENTS --> present simple
PREDICTIONS --> will
ARRANGEMENTS --> present continuous
PHRASES WITH ABOUT
A) So, cinema this evening?
B) Yes, OK. I'll see you at ___
A) Hey! You're late!
B) Yes, I'm really ___ that.
A) He looks really old.
B) Yes I think he's ___
A) So, cinema this evening?
B) Yes, OK. I'll see you at about six o'clock.
A) Hey! You're late!
B) Yes, I'm really sorry about that.
A) He looks really old.
B) Yes I think he's about 75.
- They aren't from here, ...?
- You'll come to my party, ...?
- They aren't from here, are they?
- You'll come to my party, won't you?
It may/will rain this afternoon - if it does, then I might/will not go to the match.
may / might
It's better to disconnect electrical appliances from their owners/smog/power source/standby
It's better to disconnect electrical appliances from their power source
They will get / are getting married in June.
They are getting married in June
TRANSLATE
- BACKWARDS
- TOWARDS
- UP AND DOWN
Hacia atrás
Hacia
Amunt i avall
PAST SIMPLE VS PAST CONTINUOUS
When Steve ___ (phone), I ___ (read) a book.
While I ___ (revise) for the test, I ___ (fall) asleep.
When Steve phoned, I was reading a book.
While I was revising for the test, I fell asleep.
Correct:
If I will finish my homework, I will go out
If I finish my homework, I will go out
FUTURE TIME EXPRESSIONS
the / next / week /after
too/ before / long
near / the / future / in
the week after next
before too long
in the near future
Don't worry about her. I'm sure she will/is going to be OK.
Don't worry about her. I'm sure she will be OK.
invention, discovery, cure, discover, experiment, invent, laboratory, machine, do research, scientist.
CORRECT:
I didn't used to like rap music.
I didn't use to like rap music.
Correct:
Unless you don't tell me, I won't know what to do.
Unless you tell me, I won't know what to do
Today is Tuesday. Sue is taking her driving test on Thursday. That's later this year / in two days' time
in two days' time
CORRECT:
- I will be a doctor when I grow up.
I am going to be a doctor when I grow up
They haven't had a new song for two years, but their new CD should ___ out soon.
come
SECOND CONDITIONAL. Correct
- If he would be nicer, more people would talk to him.
- If he was nicer, more people would talk to him.