Ingles III

INGLÉS III

SIMPLE PAST

VERB TO BE

AFF: Subject + verb to be in past (was, were) + complement

She was in the school (Verb to be)

NEG: Subject + verb to be in past (was, were) + not + complement

She wasn’t in the school

INT: Verb to be in past (was, were) + subject + complement +?

Was she in the school?

OTHER VERBS

AFF: Subject + verb in past + complement

You ate cake yesterday

NEG: Subject + didn’t (did not) + verb in base form + complement

You didn’t eat cake yesterday

INT: Did + Subject + verb in base form + complement +?

Did you eat cake yesterday?

Uses:

Talk about past actions in a definitive time

PAST CONTINUOS

Was: I, he, she, it

Were: we, you, they

AFF: Subject + verb to be in past + main verb in gerund + complement

Isaac was dancing on the table

NEG: Subject + verb to be in past + not + main verb in gerund + complement

Isaac wasn`t dancing on the table

INT: Verb to be in past + subject + main verb in gerund + complement +?

Was Isaac dancing on the table?

Uses:

To talk about an action in development in past

To talk about two actions that happened at the same time

Isaac was dancing on the table while the girls were clapping.

An action in development (P.C) interrupted by another actions

Isaac was dancing on the table when the principal came in

Background information

PAST PERFECT

AFF: Subject + had + verb in past participle + complement

Diana had packed her clothes

NEG: Subject + had + not + verb in past participle + complement

Diana hadn`t packed her clothes

INT: Had + Subject + not + verb in past participle + complement +?

Had Diana packed her clothes?

Use

This is used for going back from the past to thinks that had happened earlier

PAST PERFECT CONTINUOS

AFF: Subject + had + been+ verb in gerund + complement

Gaby had been typing letters for 3 hours when she left.

NEG: Subject + had + not + been+ verb in gerund + complement

Gaby hadn’t been typing letters for 3 hours when she left.

INT: Had + Subject + been+ verb in gerund + complement +?

Had Gaby been typing letters for 3 hours?

Use:

Emphasize the duration of an action

FUTURE

SIMPLE (WILL)

AFF: Subject + will + verb in base form + complement

Sara will open a cafeteria

NEG: Subject + will + not (won´t) verb in base form + complement

Sara won’t open a cafeteria

INT: Will + subject + verb in base form + complement +?

Will Sara open a cafeteria?

Uses

Spontaneous decisions

Predictions (think)

Threats

Promises

IDIOMATIC (GOING TO)

AFF: Subject + verb to be + going to + verb (ing) + complement

John is going to buy a car

NEG: Subject + verb to be + not + going to + verb (ing) + complement

John isn´t going to buy a car

INT: Verb to be + Subject + going to + verb (ing) + complement +?

Is John going to buy a car?

Uses

Plans

Predictions (see)

Warning

FUTURE PERFECT

AFF: Subject + will + have+ verb in past participle+ complement

I will have opened my own business

NEG: Subject + will + not + have + verb in past participle + complement

I won’t have opened my own business

INT: Will + Subject + have + verb in past participle + complement

Will you have opened your own business?

Uses

This is used for talking about things that will already complete at a point in the future

SUPERLATIVE

One-syllable adjectives form the superlative by adding-est

Fast + faster + fastest

More than two-syllable adjectives form the superlative with most + adjective

Beautiful + more beautiful + most beautiful

We use the superlative form of/in to compare three or more people or things.

One syllable adjectives ending in a vowel + consonant double consonant and add –est .

Big + bigger + biggest

Two syllable adjectives ending in a consonant + y replace –y with –i and add –est

Happy + happier + happiest