Inglés VI

Tag questions                                 Function We use tag questions to check information we are not sure about or to confirm information that we are almost certain about. Examples You´re left-handed, aren´t you? You play in a band, don´t you? I should just tell him that I was born to be a rock star, shouldn´t I? You didn´t start playing the guitar until recently, did you? That can´t be true for everyone, can it?                        Watch out It starts at nine, isn´t it? (Wrong). It starts at nine, doesn´t it? (Right). They don´t study chemistry, do they? (Right). They don´t study chemistry, don´t they? (Wrong). Prac tice Complete the tag questions. You didn´t do well on the exam, did you ? Tomas is really smart, isn´t he ? We aren´t late for the exam, are we ? Nathan could read w...

Modals of deduction: must, can´t, might/may/could Function We use can´t to say that it´s impossible that something is true. We use must to say that we are sure that something is true. We use might/could/may to say that something is possibly true. Examples That woman can´t be Jessica. She´s blond and Jessica has dark hair. It must be after 8 p.m. look! It´s dark outside. There might be a storm later. The sky is very cloudy. Watch out It might be the last one (Right). It could be the last one (Right). It can be the last one (Wrong). Practice Read the first sentence in each pair. Write an appropriate modal to complete the second sentence. You´re expecting Nicole to call.         The phone rings.         That must be Nicole. You are certain the answer isn´t D.         The answer can´t be D. It´s possible your cell phone is at home.        ...

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...

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...

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.                                              ...

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 ...

Adjectives ending -ed/-ing Form: Frustrated – frustrating. Uninterested – uninteresting.                                          Confused – confusing . Annoyed – annoying.                                                      Depressed – depressing. Surprised – surprising.                                            ...