viernes, 12 de septiembre de 2014

MIGHT

Express possibility =>  "es posible que"

might + infinitive                         might go / might be / might rain , etc.                                
I / WE / THEY / YOU                    might (not)                     be, go , 
HE  / SHE  / IT                                                                    play, come

I might ..........=it is possible that I will...

  • Imight go to tha cinema this evening 
  • A: When is Barbara go to the phone you?                                                                                       B: I don´t know .She might phone this afternoon?
  • Take an umbrella with you , It might rain
  • Buy a lottery ticket .You might be lucky
  • Are you going out tonight ? I might

STUDY THE DIFFERENCE:

  • m playing tenis tomorrow (sure)                                                                                                    I might play tenis tomorrow (possible)
  • Barbara is going to phone later (sure)                                                                                              Barbara might phone later (possible)
THE NEGATIVE IS MIGHT NOT:

  • I might not go to work tomorrow. (=it is possibe that I will not go)
  • Sue might not come to the party.(=it is possible that she ´ll not come)




MUST / MUSTN´T


  • We  used must and mustn´t + the infinitive  to talk about rules or obligation.
  • we often use must / mustn´t + with you In this situation , you means people in general.
AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES       NEGATIVE SENTENCES


-You must have  a valid ticket       -You mustn´t eat on the rain

          -You must stand up behind the line   - You mustn´t carig bikes on trains


MODALS

Modals verbs are used to express ideas such as possibility, intencion , obligation and necessity.

MODALS OF OBLIGATION:

  • HAVE TO: it is impostant as mandatory to do something 
  • DON´T HAVE TO : it is your choise , you can do it os not.
Example:
  • I have to go towork now
  • Today it is Saturday , so you don´t have to wake  up early
Complete the following sentences with have / has to or it / doesn´t have to :
  1. James is a samrt guy , he  doesn´t have to study (study ) a lot!
  2. Lorenz and Susan live in a really old house , they have to buy (buy) a new one.
  3. Do you really have to speak (speak) so fast? I have to write  down (write down) every single word!
  4. do , you don´t have to write down (write down) every word I say , just the most important ideas!
  5. oh, look at the time! I have to run (run) or a I´ll loose the train   

STRUCTURE:

He / she / it  has to doesn´t /have to 
I/ you/ we /they      have to don´t / have to        

(CONTINIUOUS)
   

      6. You have to run( run) , the train is going to be delayed
      7.She has a wonderful hair but she does not have to wash (wash) it every day 
      8. We can share  a taxi it you want to you don´t have to walk(walk) home
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     Do we have to go (go) for your now or cam we wait for mi sister?
      9. We have to wait (wait) for your sister she has the keys

MODALS OF ADVICE AND PREFERENCE:

SHOULD/ SHOULDN´T

This modal shows or expresses advice (deberias)

STRUCTURE:

SUBJECT + SHOULD + VERB + COMPLEMENT

NEGATIVE FORM:
                                                         drive           when you drink alcohol                                        
You / he / they        shouldn´t          go out          at night                                                                                                                                     cheal           in the exams      

Example:
  • You should study for the exams
  • When you drive you should tasten your seat belt
                                                                                                  











TAG QUESTIONS IN SIMLE PRESENT AND SIMPLE PAST

Is an special construction in English.
Is a stament followed and the questions and the whole sentences a tag questions and the  miniquestions at the end is called questions tag.

Is something small we add to something larger.

CONSTRUCTION:

POSITIVE STATEMENT                   NEGATIVE TAG
He is tall                                       isn´t he?
NEGATIVE ATATEMENT                   POSITIVE TAG
He isn´t tall                                  is he?


SIMPLE PRESENT:

-You're ten, aren't you ?
-They live in American, don't they ?
- It´s 12:15 isn´t it ? No , it isn´t it´s 12:20.
-You don't like math, do you ?
- He plays soccer, doesn´t he? Yes, he does


TAG QUESTIONS WITH SIMPLE PRESENT:



            BE    am/ is /are                               DO   we / you / they                                  DOES  he / she / it

EXAMPLE:

  • I am a student , am not I?
  • He is the best student , is not he?
  • They are smart , are not they?
  • You live in Lima , do not you?
  • She works at school , does not she?
Negative:
  • She is not at school , is he?
  • They are not your friends , are they?
  • We are not in class , are we?


HOW + ADJETIVE / ADVERBS

 How long ... ?
 How  far  ... ?
 How  old  ...?
 How much ...?
 How many ...?
 How often ... ?



◉HOW LONG ...?   

       to ask about a period of time

 -How long does it take to get to london ?

 -How long is his visit ?


◉HOW FAR ...?   

         to ask about the distance from one people to another

  -How far is your house from the library ?

 -How far is it from Santader to Madrid ?


◉HOW OLD ...?   
    
          to ask about someone age

 -How old are you ?

 -How old were you when to live in England ?


◉HOW MUCH ...?  (to ask about the prize of something)   

 -How much did you pay that computer ?

 -How much milk there in the fridge ?


◉HOW MANY ...?  

             with a plural noun to ask about numbers

 -How many are in your class ?

 -How many people went to the party ?


◉HOW OFTEN ...?   

             to ask about the number of times something happen

 -How often do you go to the cinema ?

 -How often does your mom make bread ?

◉HOW ADJETIVE/ TOTAL  VERBS ...?

             to ask about the degree of a quality that some one or something has

 How tall/how hot/ how well/ how good/ how wide/ how big/ how deep / how long / howw high/...






WHEN / WHILE

✔WHEN:    use the past simple

WHEN HE WAS  AT HOME , THE PHONE AS RINGING

 EXAMPLE:
-She was surfing when the shark.
-I was having a picnic when I saw my sister.
-When you called ,he was watching TV.




✔WHILE:  use the past progressive 

HE WAS AT HOME, WHILE THE PHONE AS RINGING

 EXAMPLE:

-While he was calling, her friend arrived his house.
-While they weresearching the forest,the police noticedsomething.

-While she was having lunch, he saw a pig.