ENGLISH III

SIMPLE PAST WITH WHEN CLAUSES   ü FUNCTION The action in when clause happened at the same time or before the order event in the sentence. With  when , however, it might make a difference, depending on whether the verb in the  when  clause is telic or atelic—has or does not have a final change of state ‘built in’ to its meaning. The verb in your  when  clause is atelic, so again it makes no difference in your example. But if the verb is telic— leave , for instance, which involves a change of location—it does make a difference. ü TIME CLAUSES WITH WHEN  I was singing  when my friend asked me a question. The past continuous often occurs in time clauses with when. memorize: The verb in the main clause is in the past continuous It tells about the action that started first. The verb in the when clause is in the simple past. MAIN CLAUSE +TIME CLAUSE  They were driving to the store when shopping cart hit their car.  Ellen was standing on the corner when she saw t

DIRECT AND INDIRECT OBJECTS TYPES OF OBJECTS There are two types of objects:  direct  and  indirect objects: DIRECT OBJECT A direct object answers the question "what?" or "whom?" EXAMPLES: ·          David repaired  his car  →  his car  is the  direct object  of the verb repaired. ( What did David repair?) ·          He invited  Mary  to the party →  Mary  is the  direct object  of the verb invited. (Whom did he invite?) INDIRECT OBJECT An indirect object answers the question "to whom?", "for whom?", "for what?"... An indirect object is the recipient of the direct object, or an otherwise affected participant in the event. There must be a direct object for an indirect object to be placed in a sentence. In other words an indirect object cannot exist without a direct object. EXAMPLES: ·          They sent him a postcard - him is the  indirect object  of the verb sent. (To whom did they send a postcard?) ·

SIMPLE PAST - QUESTIONS AND NEGATIVE STATEMENTS El   past simple,   también conocido como el   simple past, es el tiempo verbal que se usa en el   idioma inglés   para narrar hechos que ocurrieron en un momento específico en el pasado.       ➤   NEGATIVE STATEMENTS Negatives in the simple past are formed by adding  didn't  (informal) or  did not  (formal) before the simple form of the verb. The verb BE is an exception to this; in the case of BE, we just add  n't  (informal) or  not  (formal) after "was" or "were":   ü EXAMPLE: Para expresar una negación en tiempo pasado, es necesario utilizar, tanto en los verbos regulares como irregulares, el auxiliar en pasado más not (did not o didn't + el verbo en infinitivo): ü   I didn't go to Barcelona last month.  (No fui a Barcelona el mes pasado.) ü   I didn't do my homework yesterday.  (No hice mis deberes ayer.)          ➤   QUESTIONS Para hacer preguntas e

“COUNT AND NONCOUNT NOUNS WHIT SOME, ANY, MUCH, MANY” ⇒ COUNT We called bookkeepers to the things what if they can count themselves. Ø   They can count themselves. Ø   They have a singular form and plural other. Ø   They can utilize numbers in front of them to express his quantity. Ø   They can utilize undetermined goods ( to a ) in front of them. ⇒ NONCOUNT They are those that can not be told. Ø   They do not have plural form. Ø   They can not count themselves. Ø   They can not use themselves with the indeterminate articles ( to a ) in front of them.   Ø They always use the verb in particular. ⇒ "SOME" Se emplea con los   sustantivos incontables   y también con el   plural de los sustantivos contables , en frases afirmativas. EJEMPLOS: I have   some   milk. (incontable) He has   some   biscuits. (plural) ⇒ "Any" Se utiliza para   sustantivos incontables   y con el   plural de los contables , en   frase