domingo, 31 de octubre de 2010

Pain in My heart

poema en ingles Do not you love of love

hello my friend

l m very well, thanks and your.

l m my house today

l was review my bloger

l m watch tv

listening to music.

and you my freind..... what did you do in the weekend?

please answer marlenis questions to do a sequency in the blog

i think that,the blog could be very important for us learn to write and the correct pronunciation ,we need speak which other people whit the same wish to learn and to teach.

nota
we can follow a sequency very interesting answering marlenis question

sábado, 30 de octubre de 2010

Comentary

That gad bless you at all my partner of my english class and the help to find the wolk at the truth in special at Hernan, Oscar, Awirda and Cecilia that you are sign, aaaaaaaaaa teacher this is for you too, jesus love you.

viernes, 29 de octubre de 2010

INTERVIEW TO EVERYBODY

hello everyone

i´m writting because i want that you answer me this question .


  1. What do you think about the blog?
  2. Do you belive that this blog can help us to improve ours english?
  3. How do you think that it can help us?
  4. Have you learn others diffents way to learn english in this blog?
  5. Please tell us what are them?
  6. Is the blog a good method to pratice english?

answer please i´m want to know your opinion about the blogg

why i like love poems

I like love poems because it has beautiful words and meaning, as you said teacher the people that have this skill are great because they see the live different as we see, for they life is a poems, they can see things that we never will to see, we only like to live the reality and not looking more far, whereas they look more far, for them everything is beautiful.

Christina Rossetti ~ Love Poems ~ "Echo" & "First Love"

unit 8

-I have to wear glasses because my eyes aren't very good

-I don't like my job, sometimes  I have to work on Sunday

-My mother has to make the beds in the morning

-I going to bed. I have to get up early                                

-You should  have studied for that exam, if you hat then you wouldn't have flunked it.

-I need a rag to wash the car, you should have bought

-I should have stayed home, its been an awful day

- If you need some help with your homework,  you should go  to the library

-I would like to meet your boyfriend, you should invite him over

-My mothers birthday tomorrow, I must buy her a present


 





sentences with present perfect

-I have been in  San Jose de ocoa 

-She has written a letter

-I have gone to the beach 

-They have eaten

-We have been reading 

-My grand mother has had 76 old, and she has a long and interesting life

-He says that he has never been sick in his life


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miércoles, 27 de octubre de 2010

anthony santos showed me why he is the most expensive

There is an artist in Dominican Republic, (I say artist because there are too much singers but few artists)that artist is called Anthony "el mayimbe"Santos.This artist began around 14 years ago and still today his music is hitting on the corners like it was yesterday, is unbelievable how this guy can be like his first time.I was in an Anthony's concert in Monte Plata thanks to Charlie Mariotti senator of Monte Plata and I have to tell you that it was the greatest that I have ever seen in my life from an artist.¡Oh my god!in this concert everybody was singing his songs,everybody wanted to dance,we were mostly drinking and having a good time and one thing that I had never done in my life that is dance bachata and Anthony made me do that.And finally I will admit it I had never seen an artist like him in concert.

troubles on weekends with my mother

I have some troubles with my mother because I go to my hometown on weekends when I don't have clsses.The problem is that I sleep too much(my mother say)when I am back to my hometown or back to my house.When I arrive to my house I am used to going to bed and I am used to taking a nap.When I do that my mother does not tell me nothing because I go to my house on friday,but to the other day(saturday morning)she tells me "Hey erison,come on, get up it's around 10 o'clock and we have to clean the house or do homeworks stop sleeping.she tells me that because I am used to getting up late on wekends.Sometimes I tell her please mama cut it out I just want to relax,please stop talking about that I am tired and I need to rest inside of peace and serenity.

MY DREAM

I would like to meet ENRIQUE IGLESIAS ,if id looked him ,id would tell him so much things about his songs, for example, id teel him that i like the ESPERANZA song .

the world series





World Series begins today, major league teams to Texas and San Francisco for my favorite team is Texas because it looks more solid in all facets of the game.with players like Vladimir Guerrero,nelson cruz and josh hamiltom cross for me will be the difference in this series.

martes, 26 de octubre de 2010

some phrasal verbs.

  1. Somebody broke in last night and stole my car.
  2. My boyfriend and me broke up yesterday
  3. I called maria back but she wasn´t at home.
  4. My mother cut in while i was watching tv.
  5. I dropped out of french because was very difficult.

PASSIVE VOICE

LA MAÑOSA WAS WRITTEN BY JUAN BOSH. PAST PERFECT

COOKIES ARE BAKED BY ME. PRESENT PERFECT

THE DOOR IS PAINTED BY JUAN . PRESENT PERFECT

THE HOUSE WILL BE CLEANED BY MILAGRO. FUTURE

THE COMPUTER HAS BEEN BIENG FIXED BY PETER PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUE

THE ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED BY A WITNESS. PAST PERFECT
she was arrested by them last week.

a letter was written by john.

ten friends were invited by them to the party.

a new house was just built by them.
the thieves were caught by the police yesterday.
all the huoses are cleaned the maid for tomorrow.
i was hit by my brother.
two cars were removed from the street by them.
the room was just cleaned by them.
a new house will be built by us.

lunes, 25 de octubre de 2010

Phrasal Verbs

phrasal verb is a verb plus a preposition or adverb which creates a meaning different from the original verb.
example I ran into my teacher at the movies last night. run + into = meet
He ran away when he was 15. run + away = leave home
Some phrasal verbs are intransitive. An intransitive verb cannot be followed by an object
Some phrasal verbs are transitive. A transitive verb can be followed by an object.

Example:
I made up the story. "story" is the object of "make up"
Some transitive phrasal verbs are separable. The object is placed between the verb and the preposition. In this Phrasal Verb Dictionary, separable phrasal verbs are marked by placing a * between the verb and the preposition / adverb.

Example:
I talked my mother into letting me borrow the car.
She looked the phone number up.
example He suddenly showed up. "show up" cannot take an object
Some transitive phrasal verbs are inseparable. The object is placed after the preposition. In this Phrasal Verb Dictionary, inseparable phrasal verbs are marked by placing a + after the preposition / adverb.

Example:
I ran into an old friend yesterday.
They are looking into the problem.
Some transitive phrasal verbs can take an object in both places. In this Phrasal Verb Dictionary, such phrasal verbs are marked with both and + .

Example:
I looked the number up in the phone book.
I looked up the number in the phone book.
Although many phrasal verbs can take an object in both places, you must put the object between the verb and the preposition if the object is a pronoun.

Example:
I looked the number up in the phone book.
I looked up the number in the phone book.
I looked it up in the phone book. correct
I looked up it in the phone book. incorrect

The Passive Voice

(Tense of the active sentence) (Active sentence) ( passive sentence)

present I write a letter the letter is written
present continous I´m writing a letter the letter is being written
past I wrote a letter the letter was written
past continous I was writing a letter the letter was being written
present perfect I´ve written a letter The letter has been written
past perfect I had written a letter The letter had been written
future I will write a letter The letter will be written
future 2 I´m going to write a letter The letter is going to be ´´
modals I have to write a letter The letter has to be written
modals I should write a letter The letter should be written
modals I must write a letter The letter must be written
Voz activa y Voz pasiva
Mercedes write a letter.
A letter is written by Mercedes


Mercedes is writting a letter
A letter is being written by Mercedes.


Mercedes was writing a letter.
A letter was being written by Mercedes.


Mercedes wrote a letter.
A letter was written by Mercedes.


Mercedes has written a letter.
A letter has been written by Mercedes.
the passive ever use verb to be
firt- find the object
second- tense
threeth- verb to be
fourth- past participle
EX. the Cola Real was invented in Santiago Rodriguez.

The thelephone was invented by bell in 1876.

The house was bougth by a millonaire men.

Were many building made last year.

The water is drunk in the whole world.

jueves, 21 de octubre de 2010

Exercise pag 77

  1. I met a famous actor todat . really? how interesting
  2. I spent four hours walking around a museum today. was it boring ?, no, it was exciting
  3. I haven´t heard from my parents for two months. you must be worried
  4. Ann! i can´t belive you´re here! why are you so surprised to see me?
  5. i failed the exam. I studied really hard for it. I´m so disappointed
  6. A man started to fallow me home last night. weren´t you frightened ?
  7. my computer´s broken, and understand the manual. it´s so confusing

verbs as abjectifs

ing. abjectif is used to describe a situation, person, or thing.

example:

the movie is interesting.
this music is boring.
life in god is exciting.
the class was confusing.

ed. abjectif is used to describe a person feel.

example:

my father is worried.
we were bored with this son.
I´m interesting in computer.
i was frightened with a movie horror.

LESSON 7 AND 8

LESSON 7
HAVE YOU BEEN TO THE BEACH FOR THREE WEEKENDS
HAVE WE BEEN TO THE RIVER
HAVE YOU BEEN MET THE PERSON IN MY WORK
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN HEARD MUSIC CLASSIC
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN BURUNDI

WHAT DO YOU LIKE MUSIC

I HAVE LIKE THE MUSIC CLASSIC , I SINCE WAS LITTER GIRL
BECAUSE IS FANTASTIC , I GO OTHER WORLD.
BUT NOW I LIKE CHRISTIAN MUSIC AND DESCENT MUSIC

LESSON 8 DOS AND DON TS

TO WRITE A COMMENTARY ONE PROBLEM

I ALWAYS HAD ONE PROBLEM WHEN I WAS A LITTER GIRL .
MY MOTHER IS UNWITTING, BECAUSE SHE ONLY THINK HERSELF AND DOSEN T CARE ANYTHING IN THE WORLD .
AND NOW MY MOTHER AND I HAVE ONE YEAR AND TOW MONTHS THAT WE TO SPEAK EACH OTHER.

Pasive Voice.

A.V. Daniela breaks her doll.
P.V. The doll is broken by Daniela.

Past:

- He shoots his gun.
- The gun was shot by him.

Future:

- Kenia will write a book.
- A book will be written by Kenia.

sentences

ING: Adjetives describe a: Situation, person, or thing.
ED: Adjetive describe how people feel.

EXAMPLE:

ING:

- Atilano is an interesting teacher.
- Camila´s brithday is funning.
- Santiago is a cleannig city .


ED:

- He is bored, because he cant go to the beach.
- She is confused about leaving her work.
- Im very tired of my career.

sentences

such / so

  • She is such a nice girl.
  • He is such a happy guy.
  • They are such boring friends.
  • I seek so much employ.
  • It house so old and big.
  • We write so much in the blog.

sentences

When i was girl i used to play a lot of with my cousin and his friends, and i liked used to wear under pants. I remember for a chrsitmas i to asked a my father a tractor toy, because i didnt like the barbie. when i was ten years old i used to urinated up and i liked to saw terror film alone.
In the present time, im going to the university, i dont play, so im use to have toy-dog, because i love the dog, not the plush. i had a childhood alone but nice.

miércoles, 20 de octubre de 2010

pasive voice

1-) pete brings his guitar to school..

the quitar is brougt by pete to school.

2-) pedro has brougt his quitar to school..

the quitar has been brought by pedro to school

3-) peter will bring his quitar to school..

the quitar wiil be broungt by peter to school

4)- jose had brougth his quitar to school..

the quitar had been brougth by jose to school
ACT, Atilano buy books, Passive , books are bought by Atilano.
Act Elizabeth is sending a messager, Passive , a messager is being sent by Elizabeth.
Act Eleazar will write a letter, Passive, a letter will be written by Eleazar.
Act, Ana has written a song , Passive , a song has been written by Ana.
My house has been bing painted by me.
A dominican music game a original CD , Passive, A original CD was given to me by dominican music.
The present perfec.

  1. I have been in the university since 200
  2. Andres has been working here since 1940.
  3. Maria and Juan have talked on sunday for five year.


United 9


we can use when, a soon as, if, after , while, before for to speak about the future .

I tell you a soon as I buy a car.
I going to eat when I finish to work.
If I have a car I will be happy.
After I finish to work I going to take a shower.
While Iam in Santo Domingo I will do some shopping or I will go shoppin

TO BE USED TO

I used to do my homework early.
Iam used to working.
You used to study at the university.

What did he use to do.
He used to play tenny.

What did Maria and Juan use to eat.
They used to eat rice , sala and mean.

What is he used to doing .
He used is to doing his homework.

What are you used to going.
Iam used to go to the school.






Going places

Use
Time and conditional clauses
  • When I get home. I´ll go to sleep.
  • I´ll take a bath before. I ´ll go to bed.
  • A soon as this class is over. I´ll call my mother.
  • After I finish high school. I`ll go to the university.

Use IF

The first conditional is used to express a posible condition and a probable result in the future.

For example:

  • If my check comes, I`ll buy us all dinne.
  • You `ll get wet if you don`t take an umbrella

Scared to death

Exclamations with so and such
We use so when trere are adjetives.
For example:
  • So happy!
  • We were all so worried!
  • I´m so hungry
  • Iam so confused

We use such when trere are adjetives + noum.

For example:

  • Princess is such smart dogs!
  • That was such a long trip!
  • It was such a beautiful nigth!
  • They are such a nice people!

EXAMPLE ABOUT ACTIVE VIOCE AND PASSIVE VOICE

active

1.Once a week, Tom cleans the house
2.Right now, Sarah is writing the letter
3.Sam repaired the car.
4.The salesman was helping the customer when the thief came into the store.
5.Many tourists have visited that castle.
6.Recently, john has been doing te work.
7.George had repaired many cars before he received his mechanic license.


passive


1.Once a week, the house is cleaned by Tom
2.Rght now, the letter is being written by sarah.
3.The car was repaired by Sam.
4.The customer was being helped by the salesman when the thief came into the store.
5.That castle has been visited by many tourists
6.Recently, the work has been being done by John.
7.Many cars had been repaired by George before he received his mechanic's license.
unidad11. the passive voice. they made this car in 1963(this car was made in 1963) . argentinians speak spanish (spanish is spoken argentina).the porter carries the bags(the bags are carried by the porter).maria understoodthe lesson(the lesson was understoodby maria). carlos has eaten two fish(two fish have been eaten by carlos)




.

should!!

should is used to express what the speaker thinks is right or the best thing to do. it expresses mild obligation or  advice.

example: i should do more work.( this is my opinion).
              you should do more work. (im telling you what l think).
              do you think we should stop here?. (im asking you for your opinion)

shouldn t expresses negative advice.
you shouldn t sit so close to the tv. its bad for your eyes.

have to/ have got to

have to expresses a general obligation.

example; you have to have a driver s license if you want to drive a car.
(that s the law)

have gat to can be used to express a specific obligation.

example: it s 10:00. i ve got to leave.

the present perfec

the present perfect looks back from the present into the past, and expresses what has happened before now. the action happened at an indefinite time in the past.

example: I VE MET A LOT OF FAMOUS PEOPLE.
               SHE HAS WON AWARDS.
              SHE HAS WRITTEN 20 SONGS.
THE ACTION CAN CONTINUE TO THE PRESENT, AND PROBABLY INTO THE FUTURE.

SHE HAS LIVED HERE FOR 20 YEARS.

hello!!

hi all excuse me for both days of absence from the blog but now if I'm going to put this.

martes, 19 de octubre de 2010
















sentences in active voice and passive voice











  1. ACTIVE : Alexander Grahanbell invented the telephone.





PASSIVE : The telephone was invented by Alexander Grahanbell.






2. ACTIVE : Monchy saw a ghost.






PASSIVE : A ghost was sow by monchy.






3. ACTIVE : Claudia bought a pair of shoes.






PASSIVE : a pair of shoes was bought by claudia.






4. ACTIVE : They sell CDS.






PASSIVE : CDS are sold by them.






5. ACTIVE : I 'm buying a new hause.






PASSIVE : a new hause is being bought by me.






6. ACTIVE : Willian shakespiere wrote Romeo and Julieta.






PASSIVE : Romeo and Julieta was written by Willian shakespiere.











lunes, 18 de octubre de 2010

Gracias por la lucha

Querido Maestro atilano:

No es ana vasquez la que le escribe fui yo quien cogio la pela de ayudar a su estimada alumna a creae esta blog, que deseo que solo por el hecho de crearlo la promueva Que pela!!!!!!!!!!


Pero Gracias ;-) hoy aprendi a hacer un blog.


Att: Isacasa

jueves, 14 de octubre de 2010

Adjectives ending in “ED” and ”ING

We use adjectives ending in “ING” to describe something or someone.
Examples:
Maria is watching a very interesting movie.
I hate that teacher. He is really boring.

We use adjectives ending in “ED” when we want to describe how people feel.
Examples:
This movie isn’t interesting. I am bored.
Juan is very exited because he is going to travel to Miami for the first time.

Conclusions
We can use adjectives ending in “ing” for things or people. Remember that when we use “ing” it is describing the person or thing.
We can use the “ed” ONLY for people (or animals) because THINGS CANNOT FEEL.

We can say:
Felipe is boring. (describes his personality).
Felipe is bored. (he feels bored at the moment)

We can’t say:
The TV program is bored – INCORRECT (because things can’t feel).

example with so and such

He is such a tall man that he needs to buy special clothes. Es un hombre tan alto que tiene que compra ropa especial.

He drove so quickly that we managed to get there on time. El conducía tan rápido que pudimos llegar a tiempo.



EXPRETION WITH SO AND SUCH


So long – tanto tiempo
Such a long time – tanto tiempo
So far – tan lejos
Such a long way – tan lejos
So many – tantos (con contables)
So much – tanto (con incontables)
Such a lot of –tanto (ambos contables y incontables)
* So far tambien significa hasta ahora.

use of passive

Passive voice is used when the focus is on the action. It is not important or not known, however, who or what is performing the action.

Example: My bike was stolen.

In the example above, the focus is on the fact that my bike was stolen. I do not know, however, who did it.

Sometimes a statement in passive is more polite than active voice, as the following example shows:

Example: A mistake was made.

In this case, I focus on the fact that a mistake was made, but I do not blame anyone (e.g. You have made a mistake.).

Form of Passive
Subject + finite form of to be + Past Participle (3rd column of irregular verbs)

Example: A letter was written.

When rewriting active sentences in passive voice, note the following:

■the object of the active sentence becomes the subject of the passive sentence
■the finite form of the verb is changed (to be + past participle)
■the subject of the active sentence becomes the object of the passive sentence (or is dropped)
Examples of Passive Level: lower intermediate
Tense Subject Verb Object
Simple Present Active: Rita writes a letter.
Passive: A letter is written by Rita.
Simple Past Active: Rita wrote a letter.
Passive: A letter was written by Rita.
Present Perfect Active: Rita has written a letter.
Passive: A letter has been written by Rita.
Future I Active: Rita will write a letter.
Passive: A letter will be written by Rita.
Hilfsverben Active: Rita can write a letter.
Passive: A letter can be written by Rita.

Examples of Passive Level: upper intermediate
Tense Subject Verb Object
Present Progressive Active: Rita is writing a letter.
Passive: A letter is being written by Rita.
Past Progressive Active: Rita was writing a letter.
Passive: A letter was being written by Rita.
Past Perfect Active: Rita had written a letter.
Passive: A letter had been written by Rita.
Future II Active: Rita will have written a letter.
Passive: A letter will have been written by Rita.
Conditional I Active: Rita would write a letter.
Passive: A letter would be written by Rita.
Conditional II Active: Rita would have written a letter.
Passive: A letter would have been written by Rita.

martes, 12 de octubre de 2010

CECE WINANS LIVE - KING OF KINGS (HE'S A WONDER)

He is a wonder in my soul

To be used to


Use of be used to

The be used to expression is for talking about something that is familiar to us or easy for us.

Example:

I am used to driving on the left.

It means that it is not a problem for me to drive on the left of the road. I am Japanese. In Japan, people drive on the left. Now I am living in the USA where people drive on the right. Of course, I drive on the right in the USA, but when I go to Japan it is easy for me to drive on the left because "I am used to it".

Look at these examples.

I am used to hard work.

I am used to working hard.

He is not used to New York.

He isn't used to living in New York.

Are you used to fast food?

Are you used to eating quickly?

Tenses

We can use be used to in any tense. We just conjugate the verb be in the tense that we need.

Look at these examples:

When we lived in Bangkok, we were used to hot weather.

I have been used to snakes for a long time.

Structure of be used to

The structure is:

Subject + be + used to + object.

The Used to

The Use de 'used to' in English

You use (used to) – verb, when you need to talk about something that was in the past or something like an habit in past.

Example:
Habit: I used to play the guitar. This is an action that you do in past.

Be: I used to live in London. This is you was living in there, but now you don’t live there.

You used the same form for all pronouns

Affirmatives
I
you
he/she/it + used to + verb
we
they

Example: I used to play football, he used to play football, we used to play football.

Negatives:
I
you
he/she/it + didn't use to + verb
we
they

Example: I didn't use to play football, he didn't use to play football, we didn't use to play football etc...


Question

Did + use to + verb
Example:

Did you use to smoke?
What did you use to do....?

Example:

Did you use to play football? Did he use to play football?

Short answer
:

Did you use to play football?
Yes I did
No I didn't


lunes, 11 de octubre de 2010

Sentences in different tenses

Present Perfect
  • I have played baseball in high school
  • Martha has taken a cup of coffee with her boyfriend
  • Nelly has lost her notebook in the classroom
  • They have drunk a soda with their friends
  • We have eaten mexican food
Past with should
  • He should have called
  • She should have been
  • I should have gone
  • They should have eaten
  • You should take a vacation
Conditional Sentences
  • If I have a book, I will study
  • If we have money, we will rent a car
  • If he study a lot, he will pass the test
  • If you cook, I will eat
  • If they eat a lot, they will be fat
Present Continuous
  • I am learning English because is very important
  • He is studying in the garden
  • She is speaking with her mother
  • You are walking in the park
  • We are working hard to pass the subject

Lesson 5a " -ING/ -ED adjectives" Common Mistakes in English

domingo, 10 de octubre de 2010



When we want to talk about future facts or things we believe to be true about the future, we use
'will'.
  • The President will serve for four years.
  • The boss won't be very happy.
  • I'm sure you'll like her.
  • I'm certain he'll do a good job.

If we are not so certain about the future, we use 'will' with expressions such as 'probably', 'possibly', 'I think', 'I hope'.

  • I hope you'll visit me in my home one day.
  • She'll probably be a great success.
  • I'll possibly come but I may not get back in time.
  • I think we'll get on well.

If you are making a future prediction based on evidence in the present situation, use 'going to'.

  • Not a cloud in the sky. It's going to be another warm day.
  • Look at the queue. We're not going to get in for hours.
  • The traffic is terrible. We're going to miss our flight.
  • Be careful! You're going to spill your coffee.
to express an offer.
I`ll carry your suitcase.
We`ll wash the dishes.

some verbs fallowing by to

  1. advise
  2. afford
  3. agree
  4. ask
  5. attempt
  6. beg
  7. choose
  8. claim
  9. command
  10. decide
  11. demand
  12. encourage
  13. expect
  14. fail,
  15. forbid
  16. hope
  17. instruct
  18. invite
  19. long
  20. manage
  21. offer
  22. order
  23. persuade
  24. prepare
  25. promise
  26. refuse
  27. remind
  28. tell
  29. tend
  30. threaten
  31. urge
  32. wait
  33. warn
Hi students IDI126 today I am very happy becauses , I was the happy birthday last week, really my birthday was last turthday , it day was the day worse of my life, I was unhappy this day but now I am happy today am with my family, my babe Eleazal is in the bed , I am writing, my husband is in bed, I havent eaten my dinner, becauses I not eating for the dinner, I would like learn tomorro in the class as soon as this homework I go to bed, see you tomorro is a little late and I "ve got to get up early tomorro.aaaaaaaaaaa

MODAL VERBS

What are Modal Verbs?

Modal verbs are special verbs which behave very differently from normal verbs. Here are some important differences:

1. Modal verbs do not take "-s" in the third person.

Examples:

He can speak Chinese.
She should be here by 9:00.

2. You use "not" to make modal verbs negative, even in Simple Present and Simple Past.

Examples:

He should not be late.
They might not come to the party.

3. Many modal verbs cannot be used in the past tenses or the future tenses.

Examples:

He will can go with us. Not Correct
She musted study very hard. Not Correct

Common Modal Verbs

Can,Could, May, Might, Must,
Ought to, Shall, Should, Will y Would

For the purposes of this tutorial, we have included some expressions which are not modal verbs including had better, have to, and have got to. These expressions are closely related to modals in meaning and are often interchanged with them.

Prepositions and Conjunctions of Time - for / during / while / when

For

For shows how long something happened. It is used to refer to a period of time. For example:
- We're ging to live in Malta for 6 months.
- She's in New York for a few days.
- We went to Saudi Arabia for a week.

See also the related unit on the Present Perfect and since.

While / During

Both during and while refer to a period of time in which something happens. For example:
- My phone rang while I was in a meeting.
- My phone rang during the meeting.

During is used with a noun or noun phrase. For example:
- We were busy during the weekend.
- During the night the cat woke me up.
- The Athenians suffered heavy losses during the battle of Salamis.

While is used with a subject and verb. For example:
- We went shopping while you were sleeping.
- You shouldn't eat while you are in the library.
- While I was working I got an email from Tamara.

When / While

When and while can both be used when two things happen at the same time.

When two continuous actions happen at the same time, we usually use while. For example:
- "While you were studying I went out shopping." Studying and shopping are actions.

When two short events happen at the same time, we use when. For example:
- "When I saw you I didn't recognize you." I saw you and I didn't recognize you are individual events.
- I heard you when you opened the door.
In this situation while is incorrect. For example:
"While I saw you I didn't recognize you."

When one continuous background situation occurs and one shorter event occurs at the same time, when and while can both be used. For example:
- "When I was in Rome I met my wife." - "While I was in Rome I met my wife."
- "I cut myself while I was cooking dinner." - "I cut myself when I was cooking dinner."

The position of while and when clauses is interchangeable with usually little difference in meaning.
- Don't forget to lock the door when you go out. - When you go out don't forget to lock the door.
- We're still growing while other businesses are losing clients. - While other businesses are losing clients, we're still growing.

Conditional
If + simple present if+have+will
examples:
If I have money I will rent a car.
If I have an umbrella I will go.
If I work a lot I will make money.
If I have money I wont tell any body.

If + simple present + future will.
Ex: If I learn, I`ll pass the examen.
If we don`t hurry up, we will be late.

If + simple past + simple conditional.
examples:
If I were rich, I would buy a castle.

sábado, 9 de octubre de 2010

Must and Should

Should is used to give advice, to make recomendations or to talk about what we think is right or wrong.
form
should + infinitive without to
Ex. John should be more careful. He won´t be so lucky next time.
You should eat mor slowly.
I should take some exercise if I wont to fell fine.

Negative form
You shouldn`t work so much
You shoudn`t touch anything electrical if you are in bath.

Must is used in affirmative statements to express obligation or strong need in the present.
form
Must + infinitive without to
Ex. affirmative form:
You must get a working permit if you want to get a good job here in the USA.
I must worry about the exam if I were you. You have worked really hard.

Negative form:
You mustn`t drink so much. It`s not good for your health.
You mutsn`t come to school on time.
  • We use have to to talk about strong obligation that comes from somewhere else, for example from you boss, you parents, a rule at school or work.

    Examples:

    I have to be home by ten. (My parents told me so.)
    I must be home by ten. I have a very difficult day tomorrow. (It is my own decision.)

    I have to get up early, because I start work at 8. (It is a rule.)
    I should get up early. (Now I stay in bed until lunchtime.)

  • Don't have to means that there isn't any obligation at all,
    there is no need to do it.

    Don't have to is different from shouldn't and mustn't.

    Examples:

    I don't have to get up early at weekend.
    (I can stay in bed as long as I want.)

    You mustn't tell lies. (It is very bad to tell lies.)

    You don't have to go with me.
    (You can go with me if you want to.)

    You shouldn't smoke. (It is bad for your health.)

  • In spoken British English you can also use have got to and haven't got to.

    Examples:

    Pamela is a waitress. She's got to work at weekends.
    Have I got to do it right now?
    I haven't got to take my sister to school, my parents do it.


Tip! We do not use have to when we talk about what is a good idea to do, but we don't do it yet. Instead, we use should.

viernes, 8 de octubre de 2010

Idi English 126: used to is used:1.to expres a past habit.ex:i us...

I got used to study english every day. but I havent had time to do it now . Im going to do the posible to study so hard becacause I want to be a good in english.

Idi English 126: used to is used:1.to expres a past habit.ex:i us...

I started to study english when I was 15 . I got

Since and For

Since and For

For means since. It is used for a period of time - 1 minute, 1 hour, 1 day, a month, a year etc...

Since means since. Since is used with a point in time - 10 o'clock, January 2nd, August, 2001, yesterday etc...

For

1 minute
10 o’clock
1 hour
2nd January
1 day

Since

August
A month
2001
A year
yesterday

Example

I have lived here since 2006. Vivo aquí desde el 2006.
I have lived here for 2 years. Vivo aqui desde hace 2 años.
I have been studying English for 3 months. Llevo estudiando inglés 3 meses

use of have got

Have Have Got Have Got: contracción Traducción
I have... I have got... I've got... Tengo
You have... You have got... You've got... Tienes
He / She / It has... He / She / It has got... He's / She's / It's* got... Tiene
We have... We have got... We've got... Tenemos
You have... You have got... You've got... Tenéis
They have... They have got... They've got... Tienen
used to is used:
1.to expres a past habit.
ex:i used to watch t.v every day, but now i dont.

2.to express a past state.
we used to be ungry wich the other people,but now we smile all the time.

note:used to has no equivalent in the present.the present simple is used for present habits and states.

jueves, 7 de octubre de 2010

Be used to

Form

be used to + noun or gerund

Functions and examples

We use 'be used to' to say that a situation is not new or strange, or is no longer new or strange.


I've lived here for ten years now so I'm used to driving in the city.
He's not used to working at night so he sometimes falls asleep.
Are you used to the climate?
I wasn't used to working such long hours when I started my new job.

Important points

We can modify 'be used to' with adverbs.


I'm very used to his strange behaviour now.
She should be pretty used to living without electricity or running water by now.


Get used to

Form

get used to + noun or gerund

Functions and examples

We use 'get used to' to say that an action or situation becomes less strange or new.

It took them a long time to get used to their new boss.
Have you got used to driving on the left yet?
She is getting used to waking up early for her new job.

Used to/Grammar

Used to

Form

Affirmative
I used to do
You used to do
He/she/it used to do
We used to do
You used to do (pl.)
They used to do

Negative
I did not use to do
You did not use to do
He/she/it did not use to do
We did not use to do
You did not use to do
They did not use to do

Question
Did I use to do?
Did you use to do?
Did he/she/it use to do?
Did we use to do?
Did you use to do?
Did they use to do?

Functions and examples

We use 'used to' to talk about habitual or regular actions or states in the past that are now finished.


I used to have a dog when I was a child.
I used to used to do football every weekend but I don't have time now.
Did you use to go swimming when you were at school?
I didn't use to like action films, but I do now.
I never used to like spinach, but I love it now.

Important points

We can also use 'would' to talk about habitual actions in the past, but not to talk about past states.

When I was young I used to go fishing with my father every summer.
When I was young I would go fishing with my father every summer.

She used to have a house in the country.
NOT: She would have a house in the country.