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Tense Examples

Present simple Water boils at 100 c. I dont like math. Does

Henry work here?

Imperative Stop! Please be quit! Dont do that!

Present Progressive Ruth is watching TV. They arent stuying. Are

you waiting for me?

Past simple I finished my homework an hour ago. It didnt

work. Did you call me Nancy.

Used to I used to be a dancer. Rose didnt use to like

baseball. Did you used to live in Texas?

Be Going to Im Going to get a job. Amy isnt Going to call.

Are you Going to eat that?

Adverd Meaning Examples

Ever In Question: at any time up to

now

Have you ever written a cover

letter

Never At no time up to now Ive never been here before

How long In questions: for what period

of time

How long have you worked

here?

For A period of time: tells the

lenght

Ive worked for six months

Since A point in time:gives the

beginning of a time period

Ive worked here since May

Too/Enough (tan/ suficiente)1. Use too to indicatate tha something is extreme or exaggered:

Subject + am/is/are + too + adjective + complement

2. Use enough to indicate that something is sufficient:Subject + am/is/are + enough + adjective + complement

Do no use too when you mean really/very in a positive tense.

Should have (debi haber)Subject + should have/shouldnt have + past participle + complement

Direct speech Reported speech

Simple present:I make friends easily Simple past: Johnny said he made friends easily

Present Progressive: Im looking forward to my

next movie

Past Progressive: Freddie said he was looking

forward to his next movie.

Simple past: That movie was my acting class Past perfect: He told us that that movie had

been his acting class.


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Past Progressive: Iwas looking out of the

window

Past perfect Progressive: She told us she had

been looking out of the window.

Present perfect:Ive watched videos of

Madonna

Past perfect: she explained that she had

watched videos of Madonna.

Will:Ill play Spiderman in a movie someday Would: He said he would play Spiderman in a

movie someday.

Am/are/ Going to: Im going to be a superstar Was/ were/Going to: He said he was Going to a

superstar.

Would/should/might: Iwould love to be a

superhero.

Would/should /might: Fredie told us that he

would love to be a superhero.

Shall: Shall I open the window Should: He asked if he should open the

window.

Can/may/must: You can be friends with me

until the end of time

Can/may/must or hat to: he said I could be

friends with him until the end of time.

Verb Definition Common noun phrases

Speak To use your voice to talk; to

use a particular language

Give a speak

Talk ( to someone; about

something)

To use Words to communicate

orally; to have a conversation.

Have a / give a talk

Argue (with about) To speak to someone in an

angry way because you

disagree.

Have an argument

Discuss To talk about a specific topic

with someone.

Have a discussion

Direct question Indirect QuestionDo you like dancing? She asked him if he liked dancing.

Where are you from? She asked him where he was from.

Whould you like to go out with me? She asked him if he would like to go out with her?

What is your favorite sport? She asked him what his favorite sport***

Have/ Get (informal conversation)Use a causative to talk about something that someone does for you. As causative, have and get

mean almost the same thing. Use get in informal conversations. Causative have and get can be

used in any tense.

Subject + have/get + Object + past participle + complement

Because/so (porque/entonces)


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Result Reason

I dont buy a lot of clothes because I dont have much extra money

Reason Result

I dont have much extra money so I dont buy a lot of clothes

Relative clauses Which/ Who / ThatUse the relative pronoun whoor thatif the relative clause describes a person.

Use the relative pronoun whichor thatif the relative clause describes a thing.

Main clause Relative clause

Subject Verb Complement

This is the girl who wants to meet you

There are the photographs which were taken at the wedding.

Main clause Relative pronoun Subject Verb Complement

These are the people that Joe wants to meet

That is the photo that I want to see

Past perfect (had) ( haba, habamos, haban)Subject + had + past participle + complement

Verb + gerundI miss living near the ocean

Verb + preposition + gerundSubject + be + adjective preposition + gerund

I am thinking about buying a guitar

Talking about hopes, accomplishements, regretsI regret not helping my brother with his school project.

Gerund as SubjectSubject (gerund) Verb Complement

Hunting is not my favorite sport

Training for the Olympics takes real dedication


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When Cuando

While Mientras

After Despus

Before Antes

As soon as Tan pronto como

Until Hasta

May have/ might have (Pudieron haber)May have and might have mean the same thing. Might have is a little more common.

Subject + might have/may have + past participle + complement

Zero conditionalUse the zero conditional to talk about situations with results that are generally true, all the time.

Use the zero conditionalwith an imperative, to give advice or instructions.

Giving advice:If you have a problema, talk to someone about it.

Question tagsQuestion tags can use ane verb tense and modals will, can, would, should and could. We do not

usually use may, might or must in Question tags.

1 You are Mexican, arent you?2 Luisa lives in Veracruz, doesnt she?3 We wont study for the exam, will we?4 Maries is waiting for us, isnt she?5 We have studied hand, havent we? Third conditional

Use the third conditional to talk about hypothetical situations in the past.

If clause ( past perfect) Main clause (would have/ wouldnt have ) + verb simple form

If I had your number, I would have called you

If Toby hadnt invited me, I wouldnt have gone

Use wish + the past perfect to express regrets you have now about the past.

Subject + wish/wishes Second clause (past perfect)

I wish I had had your number.

I wish He hadnt invited me.

Next Siguiente

Then Entonces

Finally Por fin/ finalmente

Afther that Despues de eso

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