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miércoles, 1 de junio de 2011
martes, 31 de mayo de 2011
LONELY PLANETS
japanese astronomers found ten gas gigants at our milky way, but, as its names says, they are just gas, it means that theyare n`t solid.
These researches don’t know how those planets came into being and they clime that their sizes are like Jupiter, however, they don’t connect to any solar ystem. Also they said that these gas giant aren`t called planets even if they look like those.
There is a theory they may be cast-outs, forgotten worlds ejected from infant solar systems by gravitational forces or interplanetary collisions
http://natamuneca49781.podomatic.com/entry/2011-05-31T20_17_34-07_00if you want to listen the sumary of this text.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/wordsinthenews/2011/05/110520_witn_planet.shtmlif you want to see the original news
jueves, 26 de mayo de 2011
Conditionals
First Conditional: real possibility
We are talking about the future. We are thinking about a particular condition or situation in the future, and the result of this condition. There is a real possibility that this condition will happen. For example, it is morning. You are at home. You plan to play tennis this afternoon. But there are some clouds in the sky. Imagine that it rains. What will you do?
IF | condition | result |
| present simple | WILL + base verb |
If | it rains | I will stay at home. |
Notice that we are thinking about a future condition. It is not raining yet. But the sky is cloudy and you think that it could rain. We use the present simple tense to talk about the possible future condition. We use WILL + base verb to talk about the possible future result. The important thing about the first conditional is that there is a real possibility that the condition will happen. Here are some more examples (do you remember the two basic structures: [IF condition result] and [result IF condition]?):
IF | condition | result |
| present simple | WILL + base verb |
If | I see Mary | I will tell her. |
If | Tara is free tomorrow | he will invite her. |
If | they do not pass their exam | their teacher will be sad. |
If | it rains tomorrow | will you stay at home? |
If | it rains tomorrow | what will you do? |
result | IF | condition |
WILL + base verb |
| present simple |
I will tell Mary | if | I see her. |
He will invite Tara | if | she is free tomorrow. |
Their teacher will be sad | if | they do not pass their exam. |
Will you stay at home | if | it rains tomorrow? |
What will you do | if | it rains tomorrow? |
viernes, 6 de mayo de 2011
LINKS TO IMPROVE OR LEARN ENGLISH
miércoles, 4 de mayo de 2011
present perfect continuous
Present Perfect Continuous
FORM
[has/have + been + present participle]
Examples:
You have been waiting here for two hours.
Have you been waiting here for two hours?
You have not been waiting here for two hours.
Complete List of Present Perfect Continuous Forms
USE 1 Duration from the Past Until Now
Examples:
They have been talking for the last hour.
She has been working at that company for three years.
What have you been doing for the last 30 minutes?
James has been teaching at the university since June.
We have been waiting here for over two hours!
Why has Nancy not been taking her medicine for the last three days?
USE 2 Recently, Lately
Recently, I have been feeling really tired.
She has been watching too much television lately.
Have you been exercising lately?
Mary has been feeling a little depressed.
Lisa has not been practicing her English.
What have you been doing?
IMPORTANT
REMEMBER Non-Continuous Verbs/ Mixed Verbs
Sam has been having his car for two years. Not Correct
Sam has had his car for two years. Correct
ADVERB PLACEMENT
The examples below show the placement for grammar adverbs such as: always, only, never, ever, still, just, etc.
Examples:
You have only been waiting here for one hour.
Have you only been waiting here for one hour?
ACTIVE / PASSIVE
Examples:
Recently, John has been doing the work. Active
Recently, the work has been being done by John. Passive
NOTE: Present Perfect Continuous is less commonly used in its passive form.
Present perfect continuous
1. | I a film. | I have been watching a film | |
2. | in the disco? | Has she been dancing in the disco? | |
3. | He with the umbrella. | He hasn't been playing with the umbrella | |
4. | with the computer? | Have you been working with the computer? | |
5. | She a book. | She has been reading a book | |
6. | We | We haven't been fighting | |
7. | Have you been running? | ||
8. | The kids music. | The kids have been listening to music | |
9. | She | She has been sleeping | |
10. | We TV. | We haven't been watching TV |