SO, SUCH, TOO, ENOUGH
FORMA
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FUNCIÓN
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EJEMPLOS
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So + adjetivo/adverbio
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Lo usamos con sustantivos
para significar muy, realmente o extremadamente.
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The weather is
so hot today.
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Such + adjectivo + sustantivo
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Usamos tales
adjetivos y adverbios para significar muy, realmente o extremadamente.
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He´s such and
interesting character.
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So/such… that…
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Usamos una cláusula
that después de so y such para mostrar resultados o consecuencias.
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The movie was
so interesting that I watched it twice.
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Too + adjetivo/adverbio
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Usamos demasiados
adjetivos y adverbios para decir que hay más de lo que necesitamos o
queremos.
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You´re
speaking too fast. Can you speak more slowly, please?
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Not + adjetivo/adverbio +
enough
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Usamos not.. enough
con suficientes adjetivos y adverbios para decir que hay menos de lo que
necesitamos o queremos.
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It´s not quiet
enough to study in here.
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Too/(not)…
enough… to…
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Usamos una cláusula
de infinitivo después too y (not)... enough to para mostrar resultados o consecuencias.
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There isn´t
enough time to see the show. The bed was too big to fit in the room.
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EJEMPLOS:
- This jumper’s too big. Can I try a smaller size?
- We’ll have to stand because there aren’t enough chairs.
- I’m so tired. I’ll have to go to bed.
- She’s got such a wonderful voice.
EJERCICIOS:
Verifica la
oración correcta. Corrija los errores en las otras oraciones.
1. He´s too young that he works here. ___________________
2. You aren´t working enough fast. ___________________
3. This is such great job. ___________________
4. All my colleagues are such helpful. ___________________
5. I´m so tired to work today. ___________________
6. We don´t have enough time to finish the job. ___________________
SEPARABLE AND NON-SEPARABLE PHRASAL VERBS
FORMA:
Con verbos compuestos separados,
puedes poner un sustantivo entre el verbo y la partícula. Con verbos compuestos
no separables, no puedes.
Con verbos compuestos separados,
siempre separamos el verbo y la partícula cuando el objeto es un pronombre (you,
it, them, etc.).
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FORMA
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EJEMPLOS
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Separable phrasal verbs
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Verbo + partícula + sustantivo
Verbo + sustantivo / pronombre + partícula
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· I don´t have
to write information down.
·
I don´t have to write down the information.
· I don´t have
to write it down.
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Non-separable
phrasal verbs
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Verbo + partucula (+ preposición) +
sustantivo / pronombre
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·
I didn´t get along with my colleages.
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I didn´t get along with them too well.
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EJERCICIOS:
Elija la respuesta correcta para completar la oración. Elija ambas
respuestas si ambas son correctas.
1. A: Did you remember to
turn off the lisghts before you left the office?
B: No, I forgot to turn them off / off them. Sorry
2. Petter called.
I said you´d call him back / back him.
3. The people I
work whit are really nice. I get along with
them / them with.
4. A: What should I do
whith this form?
B: Just write your
information down / write down your information and sign it.
5. I ran into Jhon
Carver / Jhon Carver into at a meeting today.
6. A: Have you Heard of the
company called Nike?
B: Yes, of course I´ve Heard it of / of it!
REVIEW OF PAST TENSES
FUNCIÓN:
1. PASADO PERFECTO: Este tiempo describe un evento completo, o un estado que tuvo lugar
antes de otro evento, acción o estado pasado. Se usa para hablar sobre cosas
que sucedieron antes de la acción principal.
2. PASADO SIMPLE: este tiempo verbal describe un evento, acción o estado completado en el
pasado. Usualmente el tiempo principal solía hablar sobre el pasado.
3. PASADO SIMPLE CON ENFASIS: Se usa para describir un evento, acción o estado del
complemento en el pasado y se usa para enfatizar, a menudo por la diferencia.
4. PASADO PROGRESIVO: Este tiempo describe acciones o estados en progreso en
un momento particular en el pasado. A continuación, se utiliza para describir
la acción de fondo.
TENSE
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FORMA
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EJEMPLOS
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Simple
past
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-ed, forma iregular (was, had, etc.)
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· I grew up in
Minnesota.
· They spoke to
us a different lenguaje.
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Simple
past con did para énfasis.
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Did + forma base.
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A: You didn´t find it difficult to settle in when you
came to the U.S.A., right?
B: Not, really, but I did feel a sence of culture chock
at first.
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Pasado
progresivo
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Was / were + -ing
forma
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Two years ago,
I was living in Canada and researching the customs of indigenous communities.
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Pasado
perfecto
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Had + pasado participio
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We practiced the traditional
activities that our parent had taught us.
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EJERCICIOS:
Complete la entrada del blog de Akna con el correcto
de los verbos entre paréntesis.
This
(1) ____________ (happen) son after
Jjordan and I (2) ___________ (move) here.
That day, it (3) ____________ (snow) and
the wind (4) ______________ (blow) really
hard. I (5) ____________ (be) in
Montreal for jus two months, and I (6)
____________ (miss) my family really baddly. The St, Lawrence River (7) ____________ (freeze) over a month
before, and I (8) ____________ (decide) to
go ice fishing. Some of the local men (9)
____________ (fish) out on the ice, and they (10) ____________ (look) a bit strangely at this young Inuit woman
with her traditional equipment Anyway, I (11)
____________ (start) catching fish, and
pretty son people (12) ____________ (notice) that I (13) ____________ (catch) more than the men with their high-tech
equipment! People (14) ____________
(applaud) every time I caught a fish and soon everyone (15) ____________ (laugh) and congratulating me! It really (16) ____________ (help) me feel just a
little more at home!
WOULD, USED TO, BE + ALWAYS +
-ING
FORMA
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FUNCIÓN
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EJEMPLOS
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Would (always / never) + forma
base
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Se usa para hablar sobre hábitos o costumbres en el
pasado.
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Sara would never
remember to buy milk on her way home.
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(always / never)
used to + forma base
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Se usa para hablar
sobre hábitos o costumbres en el pasado, o para expresar algo que era cierto
en el pasado, pero ya no es cierto.
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The wind
always used to blow really hard in Montreal.
When I was
younger, I used to have short hair.
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Be + always + forma -ing (presente o pasado progresivo)
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Se usa para hablar
sobre hábitos o costumbres en el presente y en el pasado.
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They are
always laughing and joking.
He was always singing.
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EJERCICIOS:
Complete la historia familiar con una de las
estructuras utilizadas para hablar sobre hábitos. En algunos casos, es posible más de una respuesta.
My
brother is six years younger than me, and when was Little, he (1) _____________ (ask) me t oread him
stories. He (2) _____________ always _____________ (make) me read the same
story about four times, and he (3) _____________
never _____________ (get) bored!
He (4) _____________ (carry) his
favorite book around with him. I (5)
_____________ (hide) it so he couldn´t find me and make me read it to him! And
then he (6) _____________ (cry) and
I (7) ____________ (feel) bad. Now
I´m always (8) _____________ (ask) him
if he wants me t oread him a story! It´s
a family joke.