PAST CONTINUOUS

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Today, we are going to learn more about the past continuous. Do you remember something about it?

We use the past continuous to talk about actions that started in the past. With the use of the past continuous, we want to indicate the duration that they had.

POSITIVE:

For example:

I was working the last Monday.

They were talking about that.

NEGATIVE:

For example:

I was not working the last Monday.

They were not talking about that.

INTERROGATIVE:

For example:

Was you working last Monday?

Were they talking about that?

Well guys, now you are going to practise that contents:

Complete the sentences:

Put in order this sentences

Complete the sentences.

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PAST SIMPLE

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I want to reach with you because I want something interesting to you.

I´m going to explain you how we have to use the Past Simple. I´s so easy!

POSSITIVE

We are going to use the Past Simple to talk about something happened in the past. We have to use it in a "past context", using words like:

A important think that we have to know is the change of "To be" and "To have" verbs. When we use them in past, their forms change.

To use different verbs in the past, we use the past forms, which are the same in all of the persons. We only have to be careful if we use irregular or regular verbs.

Regular verbs:

When we use regular verbs, we have to use the verb and we have to add -ed if the verb is ended in consonant, or -d if the verb is ended in vowel. When the verb ends in -y, we have to change it for -ied.

For example:

They listened music during two hours yesterday.

They arrived late last Monday.

He studied a lot yesterday.

Irregular verbs:

The irregular verbs have their own form in past. This form of the past is the same for all of the persons.

For example:

We went to London in 1998.

We saw the double-decker bus and we took it.

INTERROGATIVE

The interrogative is formed with DID followed by the person and the infinitive verb. The auxiliary is the same for all of the persons.

When we want to make a question, we use before the question word.

For example:

Where did you go?

When did you see her?

NEGATIVE

The negative is formed with the person, DID, NOT and the infinitive verb. At informal language, we can use DIDN´T.

For example:

I didn´t go there.

I didn´t see her.

Well gays, now you are going to practise that contents:

Complete with the corrects verbs

            

             Put this sentences in negative

Write this sentences in past simple.

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POSITIVE, COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE ADJETIVES

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How is your English going? Are you improving it? I wish yes.

Well, today we are going to talk about the adjetives and their degrees. At same as Spanish, when we want to talk about persons, to compare them, to say a quality of somebody,.. we use an adjetive. There are three different adjetives´ degrees, as well as: positive, comparative and superlative.

- Positive

It only says a quality of somebody or something. Without compare.

For example:

A good man.

A red chair.

A ginger hair.

A tall woman.

- Comparative  

It gives a bigger, iqual or smaller degree comparing something or somebody,

The compare would be:

Iquality comparison:

Both elements are equal. To do this, we follow the next structure:

For example:

Mary is as tall as Ann.

My bed is as big as yours.

This park is as beautiful as the next park.

Inferiority comparison:

Somebody or something has a adjetive with a minor degree. To do this, we follow the next structure:

For example:

Mary is less tall than Ann.

My bed is less big than yours.

This park is less beautiful than the next park.

Superiority comparison:

Somebody or something has a adjetive with a older degree.

For example:

Mary is taller than Ann.

My bed is bigger than yours.

This park is more beautiful than the next park.

- Superlative 

It gives a quality in its biggest degree.

For example:

The best man in the world.

The biggest building of my city.

The oldest woman of Spain.

My sister is the youngest of my house.

Also, it would be in its superlative degree if it isn´t compare with somebody or something and it is in its biggest degree.

For example:

A very good man.

A very big building.

A very old woman.

- To form the superiority comparison and the superlative:

To form the superiority comparison and the superlative we have to distinguish between "short" and "long" adjetives.

At the "short adjetives group", we have:

- Monosyllable:

Tall

 Long

 Short

- Disyllabic finished at -y, -er, -le, -ow:

Happy

Tender

Humble

Narrow

- Disyllabic accented at the last syllable:

Polite

Profound

Sincere

At the "long adjetives gruop", we have the rest of disyllabic and all of the polysyllabic.

For example :

Conceited

Stubborn

Intelligent

There are some exceptions of monosyllable that are treatise as long adjetives, for example:

Real

Right

Wrong

Eager

Subtle

Fragile

Docile

a) Short adjetives form the comparative and superlative at that form:

- Comparative: adding -er

- Superlative: adding -est

b) Long adjetives form comparative and superlative at that form:

- Comparative: adding before "more"

- Superlative: adding before "most"

- Considerations to form compatative and superlative with shorts adjetives

a) Adjetives ended in -e, add -st and -r

b) Adjetives ended in consinant before of -y, change -y for -i

* As exception to this rule, are the following adjetives

c) Adjetives ended in vowel before of -y, folow the general rule

d) Adjetives ended in vowel before an unique consonant, duplicate consonant

- Irregular comparative and superlative adjetives

- Superiority comparative adjetive

It is formed with "than" and the comparative adjetive.

For example:

My car is faster than yours.

Ann works harder than her friends.

The examination was more difficult than we expected.

It´s cheaper to go by car than to go by plane. 

Your brother is politer than you.

- Superlative degree

It is formed with "the" and the superlative adjetive.

For example;

Yesterday was the hottest day of the year.

This is the most boring film I´ve ever seen.

We were lucky to have one of the nicest rooms in the hotel.

This is the most delicious meal I´ve had for a long time.

He comes to see me at the worst possible moment.

Well gays, now you are going to practise that contents:

Put the correct forms in the following gaps.

Use the correct form at different cases: 

Correct the following mistakes:

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PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Hi guys!

How are you today? Are you happy with your improving in English? Well, we are going to continue!

Today we are going to learn about the present continuous.

We use the present continuous: to talk about actions that are happening at the moment that you are telling them; and to talk about actions that happens at the same way but only during a specific period of time.

POSITIVE

The present continuous´ structure is so easy:

For example:

I am singing.

You are playing.

She is dancing.

TO FORM THE GERUND:

We have to add -ing, but there are some special cases:

VERBS ENDED IN -IE:

We have to replace the ended "-ie" by "-ying".

For example: 

Lie----------------------Lying

Die---------------------Dying

VERBS ENDED IN -E:

We have to replace the "-e" by "-ing".

For example:

Use--------------------Using

Have----------------Having

DOUBLING THE CONSONANT:

A lot of verbs double their final consonant to form the gerund.

For example:

Get----------------Getting

Set----------------Setting

Forbid------------Forbidding

We have to be careful because only double the consonant, the words that:

- The word ends in an only consonant (It can´t be r, w, x or y).

- The word ends in an only vowel followed by a consonant.

- The word have to be monosyllabic.

- The word have to have the accent in the last syllable.

NEGATIVE:

I´m not singing.

They aren´t playing.

He isn´t watching TV.

INTERROGATIVE:

Are you singing?

Are they playing?

Is he watching TV?

Well guys, after the review of that, you are going to practise that contents:

You have to add -ing. Please, be careful with the rules.

Complete the sentences and answer the questions.

Complete the conversation.

I hope you enjoyed.

If you think that something would be better, tell me. Your opinion is very important.

See you soon.