INTRODUCTION
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LITERATURE REVIEW
UNIT 1:
CONTENTS:
VERB TO BE
THE VERB "TO BE"
Be is the most important verb in the English language. It is used as a main verb and as an auxiliary verb, and it is also used in the passive voice. BE is the only English verb that has three conjugations in the simple present (am | are | is). All other verbs have just two conjugations. BE is also the only verb that has two conjugations in the simple past (was | were). All other verbs have only one past tense conjugation.
PRESENT SIMPLE
The verb "to be" is different from other verbs in English.
"Be verbs" do not show an action. "Be verbs" show a state of being. They act like an equals sign (=) in math. "Be verbs" are usually followed by a noun or an adjective.
A noun is a person, place, thing, or thing.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun like big, small, happy, fast, interesting, and annoying.
Simple present tense "be verbs" are - am, is, are.
We use past tense verbs to talk about something that is 100% finished or done.
Present tense "be verbs" include am, is, and are. Past tense "be verbs" include was and were.
Remember that "be verbs" are followed by a noun or an adjective.
Look at how the verb "to be" changes from present tense to past tense.
PAST PARTICIPLE
THE VERB HAVE
The auxiliary verb to have means to have. One of its peculiarities is that it changes depending on the pronoun with which it is conjugated, so we use have with the pronouns I, you, we and they, but you have with the pronouns he, she and it.
POSSESIVE ADJETIVES
The possessive adjectives in English are as follows: The possessive adjective needs to agree with the possessor and not with the thing that is possessed. We do not include an S to the adjective when the noun is plural like in many other languages.
The possessive adjectives in English are as follows:
The possessive adjective needs to agree with the possessor and not with the thing that is possessed.
Examples:
- My car is very old.
- Her boyfriend is very friendly.
- Our dog is black.
- Their homework is on the table.
- Our cars are expensive. (Correct)
- Ours cars are expensive. (Incorrect)
- My pen is black. (Singular)
- My pens are black. (Plural)
- Our child is intelligent. (Singular)
- Our children are intelligent. (Plural)
Its vs. It'sBe careful not to confuse its and it's.
Its = The possessive adjective for It.It's = a contraction of it is.More detailed information about Its vs. It's here.See the difference between Your and You're and Their, They're, and There
Try our interactive games to practice Possessive Adjective (simple), Possessive Adjectives (a little more difficult).
See our grammar notes about Possessive Pronouns.
SUBJECT AND OBJECT PRONOUNS
The personal pronouns I, you, he, she, it, we and they are used as the subject of a verb in a sentence, while me, you, him, her, it, us and them take the object of the sentence
A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun. Without pronouns we would have to keep repeating our nouns.
We don't say: My sister is very friendly. Everyone likes my sister.
Instead, we say: My sister is very friendly. Everyone likes her.
We don't say: My sister is very friendly. Everyone likes my sister.
Instead, we say: My sister is very friendly. Everyone likes her.
Subject pronouns
Subject –before the verb
Subject pronouns are the subject of a verb. They go before the verb.
I like your dress.
You are late.
He is my friend.
It often rains.
She is on holiday.
We live in England.
They come from London.
Object pronouns
Object –after the verb,
Object pronouns are the object of a verb. They go after the verb.
Object pronouns are the object of a verb. They go after the verb.
Can you help me please?
I can see you.
She doesn’t like him.
I see her every Monday.
We can see him, but he can’t see us.
After preposition
We use object pronouns after prepositions.
She is there for me.
I’ll get it for you.
Give it to him.
Can you listen to her?
Don’t take it from us.
I want to speak to them.
CAPITAL LETTERS
We can write each letter of the English alphabet as a small letter (abc...) or as a large or capital letter (ABC...). Here is a full list of capital letters.In English, we do NOT use capital letters very much. We use them mainly for the first letter of sentences, names, days and months as well as for some abbreviations. We always write the first person pronoun as a capital I.
It is not usual to write whole sentences in capitals. A sentence or paragraph written in capitals is very difficult to read. Did you ever see a book written in capital letters? Of course not! We cannot easily read lots of text in capital letters. Lawyers, for example, know that capitals are difficult to read and that is why they often write contracts in capital letters!A capital (or ‘upper case’) letter is used to mark the beginning of a sentence.
When I was 20, I dropped out of university and became a model.
Capital letters are also used for the first letter in proper nouns. These include:When I was 20, I dropped out of university and became a model.Capital letters are also used for the first letter in proper nouns. These include:
people’s names
Jenny Forbes William Davidson
days of the week
Wednesday Saturday
months of the year
August January
public holidays
Christmas Yom Kippur
nationalities
Spanish Iraqi
languages
Swahili Flemish
geographical locations
Australia Loch Ness
Mount Everest The Mediterranean Sea
company names
Dyson Harper Collins
religions
Islam Buddhism
Capital letters are also used for the first letter in titles of books, magazines, newspapers, TV shows, films, etc. Where there are several words, a capital letter is usually used for all the main content words in the title (i.e. not the prepositions or the determiners – unless they are the first word in the title).
The Times Hello!
Twelfth Night The Secret Garden
Newsnight Mamma Mia!
SUBJETC VERB AGREEMENT
In present tenses, nouns and verbs form plurals in opposite ways:
Subject verb agreement is an exciting topic. Basically, if a subject is singular, the verb must be singular. If a subject is plural, the verb must be plural. A firm grasp on the rules of subject verb agreement is essential. In fact, we outline 20 of those rules here.
When subjects and verbs don't agree, it can confuse the listener or reader. This will distract them from whatever information you're trying to impart upon them. So, instead of enjoying your prose, they'll wonder if you got your verb tenses wrong or, perhaps, selected the wrong subject. Let's break this down a little further.
Understanding Subject Verb Agreement
The gist is this: a singular subject takes a singular verb and a plural subject takes a plural verb.
Here are some examples of proper subject verb agreement:
- The little boy plays in the sandbox.
- The mother loves all of her children.
- The girls read a book together.
- Happily sing the birds in the trees.
UNIT 2:
UNIT 2:
CONTENTS
PART OF THE PARAGHAPH
A paragraph is a series of sentences that are organized and coherent, and are all related to a single topic. Almost every piece of writing you do that is longer than a few sentences should be organized into paragraphs. This is because paragraphs show a reader where the subdivisions of an essay begin and end, and thus help the reader see the organization of the essay and grasp its main points.
TOPIC SENTENCES
The topic sentence is usually the first sentence of the paragraph. It states the main idea of the paragraph. A good topic sentence tells the reader exactly what the rest of the paragraph will be about.
SUPPORTING SENTENCE 1
This sentences gives specific details relating relating to the main idea.
SUPPORTING SENTENCE 2
This sentences gives another specific details relating to the main idea.
SUPPORTING SENTENCE 3
This sentences give more specific details relating to the main idea.
CONCLUSION SENTENCE
This sentences refers to the topic sentence and sums up the main idea of the paragraph.
PRESENT TENSE VERBS
Present tense verbs in English can have three forms:
the base form: go, see, talk, study, etc.
the base form plus 's' (or 'es') for 3rd person singular: goes, sees, asks, studies.
(For example, Joe goes to school, Ann sees a bird, Bill talks a lot, but he also studies.)
and the base form plus 'ing': going, seeing, talking, studying. (With a form of 'to be,' this is the present continuous tense.)
This page has a short explanation, some examples, and a chance for you to practice them.
The simple present tense is the way to talk about facts. It tells what is always, sometimes, or never true, or what happens over and over.
It uses the base form of the verb (the infinitive without ‘to’) except in the third person singular. 3rd person singular (he, she, or it-- one person or thing) ends in -s.
For example, we say 'I study' or 'you study, but 'John studies.' Sally and Susan study too. The simple present usually adds -s or -es to the base form. Exceptions:
the verb ‘to have,’ (he or she has), &
the verb ‘to be,’ (he or she is.)
Negatives and questions normally use the helping verb ‘to do’ plus the base form of the main verb. See examples below.
We use the present continuous tense to talk about something that is happening right now. (I’m typing; you’re reading; my husband is driving and my daughter is sleeping.) We form it using the verb 'to be' with the ‘ing’ form (present participle) of the main verb, as shown.
THERE IS AND THERE ARE
two structures equivalent to the impersonal form of the verb haber in the present tense: hay. As we will see in this topic, this structure can also be used in other verb tenses.
We use there is and there are to say that something exists.
Positive Sentences We use there is for singular and there are for plural.
There is one table in the classroom.There are three chairs in the classroom.There is a spider in the bath.There are many people at the bus stop.We also use There is with uncountable nouns:
There is milk in the fridge.There is some sugar on the table.There is ice cream on your shirt.
Contractions The contraction of there is is there's.
There's a good song on the radio.There's only one chocolate left in the box.You cannot contract there are.
There are nine cats on the roof.There are only five weeks until my birthday.
Negative Form The negative is formed by putting not after is or are:
There is not a horse in the field.There are not eight children in the school.There is not a tree in the garden.There are not two elephants in the zoo.We almost always use contractions when speaking.
The Negative contractions are:
There's not = There isn'tThere are not = There aren't
There aren't with ANYWhen we want to indicate that a zero quantity of something exists we use there aren't any.
There aren't any people at the party.There aren't any trees in my street.We also use this structure with uncountable nouns:
There isn't any water in the swimming pool.There isn't any sugar in my coffee.
Questions To form a question we place is / are in front of there.
Again we use any with plural questions or those which use uncountable nouns.
We also use there is / are in short answers.
Is there a dog in the supermarket? - No, there isn't.Are there any dogs in the park? - Yes, there are.Is there a security guard in the shop? - Yes, there is.Are there any polar bears in Antarctica? - No, there aren't.Is there any ice-cream in the freezer? - Yes, there is.
How Many with Are There If we want to find out the number of objects that exist we use How many in the following form:
How many + plural noun + are there (+ complement).
How many dogs are there in the park?How many students are there in your class?How many countries are there in South America?How many Star Wars films are there?
ABVERBS OF FRECUENCY
What are adverbs of frequency?
Adverbs that change or qualify the meaning of a sentence by telling us how often or how frequently something happens are defined as adverbs of frequency.
An adverb of frequency is exactly what it sounds like – an adverb of time. Adverbs of frequency always describe how often something occurs, either in definite or indefinite terms. An adverb that describes definite frequency is one such as weekly, daily, or yearly. An adverb describing indefinite frequency doesn’t specify an exact time frame; examples are sometimes, often, and rarely.
An adverb of frequency goes before a main verb (except with To Be).
Subject + adverb + main verb
I always remember to do my homework.
He normally gets good marks in exams.
An adverb of frequency goes after the verb To Be.
Subject + to be + adverb
They are never pleased to see me.
She isn't usually bad tempered.
When we use an auxiliary verb (have, will, must, might, could, would, can, etc.), the adverb is placed between the auxiliary and the main verb. This is also true for to be.
Subject + auxiliary + adverb + main verb
She can sometimes beat me in a race.
I would hardly ever be unkind to someone.
They might never see each other again.
They could occasionally be heard laughing.
We can also use the following adverbs at the start of a sentence:
Usually, normally, often, frequently, sometimes, occasionally
Occasionally, I like to eat Thai food.
BUT we cannot use the following at the beginning of a sentence:
Always, seldom, rarely, hardly, ever, never.
We use hardly ever and never with positive, not negative verbs:
She hardly ever comes to my parties.
They never say 'thank you'.
We use ever in questions and negative statements:
Have you ever been to New Zealand?
I haven't ever been to Switzerland. (The same as 'I have never been Switzerland').
BE/HAVE NEGATIVE FORM
BE NEGATIVE FORM
Negative feelings are those that deny something. Thus, the particle not is added after the verb.
HAVE NEGATIVE FORM
The normal negative forms of the main verb have / has are do not have and does not have, or their shortened forms. These are not the same as the normal negative forms of the auxiliary or modal verb have. The forms haven't, hasn't, (have not, has not) etc. are not normally used as negative forms of the main verb have.
Contracted forms can be used in all styles of English, oral and written, except for the most formal.
Contracted forms can be used in all styles of English, oral and written, except for the most formal.
| Person | 1st / 2nd sing | 3rd sing | Plural |
| tense | I / you | he, she, etc | we / you / they |
| Present. | do not have / don't have | does not have/ doesn't have | don't have |
| Preterit | did not have / didn't have | ||
| .Present perfect | haven't had | hasn't had | haven't had |
| Past perfect | hadn't had | ||
As a main verb “to have” implies the meaning of possession.
For example: “I have a job.” “I have a car.“ "I don't have any time."
When it is used to indicate possession you can say "I have..." or you might see/ hear "I have got...".
When you are talking about actions, you only use "have".
For example:
Possession:-
I have a shower in my bathroom, I don't have a bath. = I have got a shower in my bathroom. I haven't got a bath.
The action:-
I have a shower every day. - I'm having a shower now.
!Note - it does not take the continuous form "I having" - for that you have to use the auxiliary verb be.
For example: “I am having a shower.” “Are you having a good time?"
The forms of the verb “to have” are have and has for the present and had for the past.
a word such as 'and', 'but', 'while', or 'although' that connects words, phrases, and clauses in a sentence
Example:
The conjunction "although" joins the two clauses in the sentence "He left, although I begged him not to."
When you write a series of nouns or adjectives, such as 'purple, green and blue', you use a conjunction before the last one, instead of a comma.
For example: “I have a job.” “I have a car.“ "I don't have any time."
When it is used to indicate possession you can say "I have..." or you might see/ hear "I have got...".
When you are talking about actions, you only use "have".
For example:
Possession:-
I have a shower in my bathroom, I don't have a bath. = I have got a shower in my bathroom. I haven't got a bath.
The action:-
I have a shower every day. - I'm having a shower now.
!Note - it does not take the continuous form "I having" - for that you have to use the auxiliary verb be.
For example: “I am having a shower.” “Are you having a good time?"
The forms of the verb “to have” are have and has for the present and had for the past.
| Singular | ||
| Do I have ...? Have I got ...? | I have (I've) | I have not (I haven't/I've not) |
| Does he / she / it have...? Has he/she/it got ...? | He/she/it has (He/she/it 's) | He/she/it has not (He/she/it hasn't) |
| Do you have ...? Have you got ...? | You have (You've) | You have not (You haven't/You've not) |
| Did I / he / she / it have ...? Had I / he / she / it / you got...? | I / He / She / It / You had (I'd / He'd / She'd / You'd) | I / He / She / It / You had not (I / He / She / It / You hadn't) |
| Plural | ||
| Do we / you / they have ...? Have we / you / they got ...? | We / You / They have (We've / You've / They've) | We / You / They have not (We / You / They haven't // We've nof / You've not They've not) |
| Do you have ...? Have you got ...? | You have (You've) | You have not (You haven't/You've not) |
| Do they have ...? Have they got ...? | They have (They've) | They have not (They haven't/They've not) |
| Did we / you / they have ...? Had we / you / they got ... ? | We / You / They had (We'd / You'd / They'd) | I / He / She / It / You had not |
Unit 3:
PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES:
A prepositional phrase is a group of words consisting of a preposition, its object, and any words that modify the object. Most of the time, a prepositional phrase modifies a verb or a noun.
CONJUNTIONS:
a word such as 'and', 'but', 'while', or 'although' that connects words, phrases, and clauses in a sentence
Example:
The conjunction "although" joins the two clauses in the sentence "He left, although I begged him not to."
When you write a series of nouns or adjectives, such as 'purple, green and blue', you use a conjunction before the last one, instead of a comma.
Unit 4:
Fillers:
Filling is a concept with numerous uses. In its broadest sense, it refers to what is used to fill or complete something. For example: "I still have to prepare the filling of the empanadas", "I need more filling material to reach 1,500 words in this composition", "The government should control the landfill of this city."
Use of fillers:
Define four properties to control each of the horizontal and vertical fill spaces of an element.
Properties: padding-top, padding-right, padding-bottom, padding-left
Unit of measure values | percentage | inherit
Applies :to all elements except some table elements such as header groups and table footer groups
Initial Value: 0
Description: Sets each of the horizontal and vertical fills of an element.
Example:
* Um….
*Ok /All right, …
* Well/ Well, anyway…
* So / So then, …
* By the way…
*At any rate… Anyhow…
*You know,…
* What I mean is…
* So…where was I saying? / where was I? (¿Qué estaba diciendo? ¿Dónde me he quedado?).
In the middle of the sentence (normally):
* I mean: This is, I mean, going to be challenging.
* I guess: Well, I guess the problem is that I’m tired.
* Kind of: This kind of makes sense.
* Adverbios como ‘absolutely’, ‘actually’ (de hecho), ‘really’, ‘sure’, ‘seriously’: I mean, seriously, do you believe that?Y ‘Like’ en inglés americano, que funciona de este modo: “And he was, like, no way’ (Like no significa nada…se usa como ‘filler’ en inglés oral).
At the end of the sentence:
* Right? (¿Verdad?): This is going to be easy, right?.
The connectors:
The connectors, in English serve to indicate a relationship between two words or grammatical elements, such as between phrases or sentences with each other, between words with phrases, sentences with words, adjectives, adverbs, verbs, nouns, etc.
Connector Types:
Copulative connectors. Also called addition connectors:
They are the ones that join words as a unit. The best known is and (y). Other copulative connectors are the words also (In addition), too (also), as (as much, as much as):
- My uncle and my aunt come to the party.
- Steve plays the guitar. Sometimes, also sings.
Circuit Breaker Connectors:
They are the conjunctions that unite two or more words or clauses, giving the idea that they cannot coexist or that we must choose or think of one or the other, that is, that they are mutually exclusive. The most used is the conjunction or (o). Others are the nor (ni), otherwise (otherwise) conjunctions.
- When you will come, on Wednesday or Thursday?.
- He doesn’t wear jacket nor tie.
Conditional Connectors:
These connectors, also known only as conditional, serve to establish a relationship in which one element is conditioned to the other. Some of these English connectors are formed by discontinuous sets of words, which function as a unit. Some are: in case of (in case of). if (yes), if ... then ... (yes ... then ...):
- If I don't have anything to do, then I come on Saturday.
- In case of it rains, you can't eat home.
Concessional connectors:
They are what allow us to indicate that something happens or does not happen despite the setbacks or efforts. Some of these connectors are although (though), in despite of, even if.
- I can't go to the party, in spite of my parents give me permission.
- You need to rest, although you denied.
Continuity connectors, also called sequence:
The continuity connectors indicate a logical or chronological consequence relationship between the sentences or clauses with the previous idea. Some are: then (then), furthermore (in addition, below):
- I have subscribed to the race, then I begin to train.
- My aunt come to the store when it opens, furthermore, buy the dress she wants.
Time connectors:
They are the connectors that indicate a relationship of time between the sentence they connect, and the sentence that serves as their antecedent. They resemble sequence connectors; the difference is that the sequence connectors indicate a logical or chronological sequence, that is, a series of events in the order that they happen, while the time connectors can refer to something that happened, occurs or will occur at any time in Relation to the main sentence. Some of the most used are: after (after), before (before), At time (at the same time):
- I call you before you eat.
- Do your homework after the dinner.
- I was thinking in you at the moment you enter at classroom.
unit v:
Regular verbs in English: spelling rulesAlthough all the spelling rules for regular English verbs are important, pay special attention to rule two and rule three. Why? Because that's where many Spanish speakers are wrong.
1. As a general rule, we add “ed” to regular English verbs to make them past. However, if the verb ends in "e", we will only add a "d".
visit-visited.
work-worked.
bake-baked.
type (type)-typed.
2. If the verb ends in consonant plus "y", we will change that "y" to an "i" and we will add "ed."
study-studied.
apply-applied.
dry-dried.
carry-carried.
3. If the verb ends in a vowel plus "and", we will only add "ed" to the verb.
enjoy-enjoyed.
play-played.
destroy-destroyed.
stay-stayed.
4. If the verb has only one syllable and the last three letters of the verb follow the pattern "consonant + vowel + consonant", we will double the last consonant and add "ed".
eye! Do not duplicate the following letters when they appear at the end of the verb: h, j, q, v, w, x, y.
ban (forbid)-banned.
mop (mop)-mopped.
trap-trapped.
can (canned)-canned.
5. If the verb has two syllables and the force of voice falls on the second syllable, we will bend the last consonant and add “ed”.
permit (allow)-permitted.
commit-committed.
compel (force)-compelled.
confer-conferred.
Adjectives and Adverbs:
Adjectives: are those words that join a name to expand, complement and quantify its meaning.
In English there are eight kinds of adjectives:
1. Qualifiers: good, good; thin, thin; dry, dry; bad, bad; short short
2. Demonstrative: this, this; that, that; these, these; those
3. Distributive: each, each; every, everything; either, one and the other; neither, neither one nor the other.
4. Of quantity: some, some; any, any; little, little; few, few; many, many; much, much; enough
5. Interrogatives: which ?, which ?; what ?, what ?; whose ?, whose ?, etc.
6. Possessive: my, mi; your, you, his, your, his, his (his); her, his (her); its, its (of it), our, ours; your, your, theirs
7. Own: French, French; English, English; Spanish, Spanish; etc.
8. Numerals: one, one; ten, ten; first, first, second, second; etc.
GENERALITIES
- Adjectives in English are invariable in gender and number.
yellow = yellow, yellow, yellow, yellow
- Normally they are placed in front of the noun:
I have a big book / I have a big book
- Verb To be + (am / is / are / was, etc.) + adjective
These pictures are very beautiful / Those images are very beautiful
- To be + adjective sometimes has the equivalence to "Have"
I'm hungry / I'm hungry.
Adverbs:
An adverb is a word used to change, modify or qualify various types of words, including an adjective, a verb, a clause, another adverb or any other type of word or phrase, with the exception of determinants and adjectives, which directly modify nouns A good way to understand adverbs is to think of them as words that provide context. Specifically, adverbs provide a description of how, where, when, in what way and to what extent something is done or happened. Normally, we can detect an adverb by the fact that it often ends alone, but there are many adverbs that do not end in this way. In addition, adverbs can be used in many combinations with each other.
Adverbs examples:
As you read each of the following examples of adverbs, keep in mind that adverbs have been italicized for easy identification. Consider how replacing existing adverbs with different ones would change the meaning of each sentence.
She walked quickly.
Children love to play together in the sandbox.
Please come in now.
His jokes are always very.
You don't really care, right?.
Present Continuous:
The "present continuous" of any verb is composed of two parts: the present of the verb to be + the "present participle" of the main verb.
To form the "present participle": root + ing, e.g. talking, playing, moving, smiling)
Affirmative Subject + to be + root + ingSheistalking.Negative Subject + to be + not + root + ingSheis not (isn't) talkingInterrogativato be + subject + root + ingIsshetalking?
EXAMPLES: TO GO, "PRESENT CONTINUOUS"
AffirmativeNegativeInterrogativeI am goingI am not goingAm I going? You are goingYou aren't going.Are you going? He, she, it is goingHe, she, it isn't goingIs he, she, it going? We are goingWe aren't goingAre we are goingYou aren't goingAre you going? They are goingThey aren't goingAre they going?
Note: contractions of negative forms: I'm not going, you're not going, he's not going etc.
FUNCTIONS OF "PRESENT CONTINUOUS"
As with all English tenses, the attitude of the speaker is as important as the moment when the action or event occurs. By using the present continuous, we are referring to something that has not ended or is incomplete.
THE "PRESENT CONTINUOUS" IS USED:
to describe an action that is taking place right now: You are using the Internet. You are studying English grammar.
to describe a trend or action that is happening today: Are you still working for the same company? More and more people are becoming vegetarian.
to describe a future action or event that is already scheduled: We're going on holiday tomorrow. I'm meeting my boyfriend tonight. Are they visiting you next winter?
to describe a temporary situation or event: He usually plays the drums, but he's playing bass guitar tonight. The weather forecast was good, but it's raining at the moment.
with "always, forever, constantly", to describe and emphasize a succession of repeated actions: Harry and Sally are always arguing! You're constantly complaining about your mother-in-law
Pasta Continuous:
The "past continuous" of any verb is composed of two parts: the past tense of the verb "to be" (was / were) and the root of the main verb + ing.Used:
Often to describe the context in a story written in the past, e.g. "The sun was shining and the birds were singing as the elephant came out of the jungle. The other animals were relaxing in the shade of the trees, but the elephant moved very quickly. She was looking for her baby, and she didn't notice the hunter who was watching her through his binoculars. When the shot rang out, she was running towards the river ... "
to describe an incomplete action that was interrupted by another action or event, e.g. "I was having a beautiful dream when the alarm clock rang."
to express a change of opinion: e.g. "I was going to spend the day at the beach but I've decided to get my homework done instead."
with 'wonder', to formulate a very polite request: "I was wondering if you could baby-sit for me tonight."
ExaMPLeS:
- They were waiting for the bus when the accident happened.
- Caroline was skiing when she broke her leg.
- When we arrived he was having a bath.
- When the fire started I was watching television.
| Sujeto | was/were | raíz + ing |
|---|---|---|
| They | were | watching |
| Afirmativa | ||
| She | was | reading |
| Negativa | ||
| She | wasn't | reading |
| Interrogativa | ||
| Was | she | reading? |
| Interrogativa negativa | ||
| Wasn't | she | reading? |
TO PLAY, "PAST CONTINUOUS"
| Afirmativa | Negativa | Interrogativa |
|---|---|---|
| I was playing | I was not playing | Was I playing? |
| You were playing | You were not playing | Were you playing? |
| He was playing | He wasn't playing | Was he playing? |
| We were playing | We weren't playing | Were we playing? |
| They were playing | They weren't playing | Were they playing? |
Conclusions:
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Obtenido de mansioningles: http://www.mansioningles.com/Gram09.htm
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