miércoles, 18 de mayo de 2011

OBJECT PRONOUNS

Object Pronouns (Pronombres Objetos) son pronombres que reciben la acción del verbo. Se colocan:

I. Después de un verbo:

          I call her every day.     La llamo todos los días.

II. Después de una preposición:

         The present is for her.       El regalo es para ella.


Subject Pronouns Object Pronouns
I I kicked the ball me John kicked the ball to me.
you You like to study. you John wants to talk to you.
he He eats green cheese. him Mary doesn’t like him.
she She likes ice cream. her John kissed her.
it It bit John. it John smashed it.
we We enjoy going to the movies. us The politician lied to us.
you You are the best students. you I wouldn’t lie to you.
they They are not happy. them Mary didn’t invite them.

Now practice
Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Exercise 3
Exercise 4
Exercise 5

domingo, 1 de mayo de 2011

COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES



COMPARATIVES:
                     1.- Igualdad:        As+ adjective + As
                                                     John is as tall as George.
                     2.- Superioridad: 
                                                  1 syllable   Adjective+er + than.
                                                     Peter is taller than María.
                                                  2 syllables  Adjective  ending in y ,er,ow,le+er
                                                     Maggie is prettier than his sister.
                                                     Susie is cleverer than Joe.
                                                     A stream is narrower than a river.
                                                     James is humbler than your sister.
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                                                 2 syllables NOT ENDING -y, -er, -ow, -le  AND
                                                 3 or more syllables  more+Adjective + than
                                                     The chair is more comfortable than the sofa..
                   
                     3.- Inferioridad :     Less + Adjective + than
                                                    He is less intelligent than his daughter.

SUPERLATIVES:

                                       1 syllable The + Adjective + est.
                                                     Peter is the tallest.
                                       2 syllables  the+ Adjective ending -y,er,ow,le+est
                                                     Maggie is the prettiest.
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                                       2 syllables  not ending -y,er,ow,le: the most + adj
                                       3 or more syllables The most + Adjective.
                                                     This chair is the most comfortable of all.

          EXCEPTIONS TO THE RULE:

            ADJECTIVE              COMPARATIVE            SUPERLATIVE

            Good                                better than                              the best
            Bad                                  worse  than                             the worst.
            Far                                 farther/further                 The farthest/The furthest

 Grammar summary

PRACTICE
   
   Exercise 1

PRESENT SIMPLE vs PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Let's review the Present tenses!!!! 




Structure differences

Present Simple:

- Maria plays tennis at the weekends
- She doesn’t study French.
- How many children do they have?

Remember:
- In positive we use two conjugations. One is the simple form and the other is the “s” form (play/plays)
- In negative sentences we use the auxiliaries don’t and doesn’t and the verb is ALWAYS in the simple form. (She doesn’t work)
- In the question form we use auxiliaries do and does and also the verb goes in the simple form. The subject goes in between the auxiliary and the verb. (Do you work here?)

Present continuous

- Maria is playing tennis.
- She isn’t studying.
- What are they doing?

Remember:
- When we form the present continuous we use the verb to be. Therefore we DO NOT USE auxiliaries do, does, don’t or doesn’t.
- Use the “ing” form after the verb to be. 

USES COMPARISON
Present SimplePresent Continuous
Routines / Habits : Maria smokesActions happening NOW: Maria is smoking
Permanent Actions: Pedro lives in SevillaTemporary actions: Juan is staying at the Marriot hotel.
Current facts/truths: I have two brothers





Practice 1
Practice 2
Practice 3