ENGLISH 2A

EXPRESING LIKES DESIRES AND PREFERENCE There is more than one way to express your likes and preferences.  You already learned  would rather .  Study  like  and  prefer  in the chart below. Examples Construction I would rather work inside than (work) outside. I would rather get paid hourly than be on salary. would rather  + base verb ( Note:   would rather  is used with  than ) I like to work outside. I like working outside. I prefer getting paid hourly. I prefer to get paid hourly. I prefer working inside to (working) outside. I prefer getting paid hourly to being on salary. like  + gerund or infinitive prefer  + gerund or infinitive ( Note:  When two things are compared using  prefer ,  to  should be used.) ( Note:  If the same verb is used in both phrases, it doesn’t need to be repeated.) Answer each of the followin...

gerund phrases as subject and object Decoding the Gerund Phrase Time for a quick refresher: A  gerund  is a noun formed with a verb ending in ing. Words like swimming, tying, dreaming, eating, fishing, and drinking can all be used as gerunds. Now that we’ve refreshed your memory, let’s take a look at the gerund phrase. A gerund phrase always follows these rules: Gerund phrases always start with gerunds Gerund phrases always include modifiers and often include other objects A gerund phrase always functions as a noun Gerund phrases are always  subjects , objects, or subject complements in sentences. Gerund Phrase Examples In the following gerund phrase examples, the gerund is highlighted in bold and the entire gerund phrase is underlined. A brief explanation of the function of the gerund phrase follows each example. Blowing  bubbles on a windy day  is a fun activity for children. Blowing bubbles on a windy day  is the subject of th...

  Comparative       Superlative   (After you read the article try our  exercises:   Comparative       Superlative  )  In this tutorial you will learn how to build the comparative and superlative form of adverbs. For adjectives, we suggest that you read the following tutorial first:  Comparative and superlative of adjectives   An adverb is a word that modifies a verb, an adjective or another adverb. Mostly it is similar to the adjective, but there are a few exceptions.  Most adverbs are formed by adding the  -ly  to the end of the adjective, for example "careful" turns into "carefully", "slow" turns into "slowly". However some adverbs are identical to the adjectives, for example "fast" stays "fast" (fastly is wrong).  On the other hand, there are some adjectives that do end with  -ly , so the word ending can not determine that the word i...

 Verbs of Obligation and Necessity Modal Verbs can be used to talk about obligation, freedom and necessity to do something. We use the following modal verbs: Must ,  Have to ,  Need to ,  Don’t have to ,  Needn’t, Don’t Need to  +  infinitive 2. Talking about Obligation and Necessity in the present 2.1 Obligation Have to  and  must  are both used to express obligation. There is a slight difference between the way they are used. Have to  shows us that the obligation comes from somebody else. It’s a law or a rule and the speaker can’t change it. In Britain you have to wear a seat belt when you drive Must  shows us that the obligation comes from the speaker. It isn’t a law or a rule. I must finish this before I go home Sometimes if the speaker agrees with an external rule they will use must In Britain you must wear a seat belt when you drive. Need to  have to and need to are often used in the ...

VOCABULARY

SIMPLE PAST El "simple past" se utiliza para hablar de una  acción que concluyó  en un tiempo  anterior al actual . La duración no es relevante. El tiempo en que se sitúa la acción puede ser el pasado reciente o un pasado lejano . EJEMPLOS John Cabot  sailed  to America in 1498. My father  died  last year. He  lived  in Fiji in 1976. We  crossed  the Channel yesterday. Siempre se utiliza el "simple past" para referirse a  cuándo  ocurrió algo, de modo que va asociado a ciertas expresiones temporales que indican: frecuencia :  often, sometimes, always I sometimes  walked  home at lunchtime. I often  brought  my lunch to school. un tiempo determinado :  last week, when I was a child, yesterday, six weeks ago We  saw  a good film  last week . Yesterday , I  arrived  in Geneva. She  finished  her work at seven o'clock I  went  to the t...