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Hope and wish Function: We use hope to refer to things that are possible in the present and future. We use wish and if only to refer to things that are impossible in the present. We use wish + would/wouldn´t to express dissatisfaction with a situation in the present. Form: Past: Hope + simple past Present: Hope + simple present Hope + present progressive Wish + simple past If only + simple past Wish + would Future: Hope + will Examples: Past: I hope you had a nice time at the party last night. Present: I hope I pass the exam. I hope you´re having a great time. I wish I had a better idea. If only you were here. I wish he would stop that noise. Future: I hope I´ll have enough money to buy a new car.                          Watch out! I wish I had some money (Right). I wish I would have some money (Wrong). I hope he arrives soon (Rig...
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Third conditional Function: We use the third conditional to talk about unreal situations in the past. We can use could or might/may instead of would in the result clause to talk about results that were possible in the past. Form:      If clause                                                           Result clause If + past perfect                          would, could, might/may + have + past participle We use a comma when the if-clause is at the beginning of the sentence. Examples: If you had studied business, you could have gotten a good job. If you had studied business, you might have liked it. If I hadn´t studied philosophy, I wouldn´t have met Jessica. I woul...
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Reported questions We use reported questions to report what someone asked without using exactly the same words. Form: We can report questions using asked/wanted to know. We use if/whether to report a yes/no question. We have to change the tense in reported question in the same way as reported speech.  Examples: Do you pass your test? He asked me if I passed my test. Do you have boyfriend or girlfriend? He asked me if I had boyfriend or girlfriend. Who are your friends? He asked me who my friends were. Will you work in an office? He asked me if I would work in an office. Are you going to have a party? He asked me if I was going to have a party. Can you give me the information? He asked me if I could give him the information.                                              ...
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Reported speech We use reported speech to repeat what someone said without using their exact words. Say ( Used to say something in a general way ). Tell ( Used when communicating something to someone in specific ).  Example: You aren’t good student. The teacher said that we were not good students. The teacher told me that we were not good student. Form:     Direct speech:                                                          Reported speech: Simple present ……………………………………….. Simple past Present progressive ………………………………....... Past progressive Simple past …………………………………………... Past perfect Present perfect ………….…………………………..... Past perfect Be going to ……………………………………………Was/were -  going to Will …………………………………………………... Would Can ………………………………………………….... Could ...
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Adjectives ending -ed/-ing Form: Frustrated – frustrating. Uninterested – uninteresting.                                          Confused – confusing . Annoyed – annoying.                                                      Depressed – depressing. Surprised – surprising.                                            ...
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Causative have and get Subjet pronouns (se coloca antes de un verbo): I, you, he, she, it, we, you, they. Objet pronouns (se coloca después de un verbo): Me, you, him, her, it, us, you, them.  Form: Get/have + direct object + past participle. I get my car fixed. Have + indirect object + verb base form. I have someone fix my car. Get + indirect object + verb infinitive form. I get someone to fix my car. Direct object: Cuando nos referimos a cosas. Indirect object: Cuando nos referimos a personas.                             Function: To have/get something done means that another person does something for you. Have someone do something and get someone to do something mean the same thing: to ask/hire someone to do something for you.  Practice Complete the questions with the correct form of the verbs in parentheses. Where can I get my car  fixed ? ...
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Indirect Questions  Se utilizan para hacer preguntas a personas que no conozco: Do you know . . . ? Do you have any idea . . . . ? Can you tell me . . . . ? Could you tell me . . . . ? I wonder if . . . . Using indirect questions is more polite.  En inglés no puede haber dos preguntas dentro de una misma oración. Examples: What time is it? Do you know what time it is? Do you have any idea what time it is? Can you tell me what time it is? Could you tell me what time it is? How old are you? Can you tell me how old you are? What is your name? Could you tell me what your name is? Where are you from? Can you tell me where you are from? What is your favorite sport? Could you tell me what your favorite sport is? Cuando hay un auxiliar “do” en una oración, este se elimina. Examples: What do you do? Can you tell me what you do? How many languages do y...