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First and Second Conditional

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Description The use of the conditional means that one action depends on another.  Conditionals  are used to talk about real or unreal situations.  In general, conditional phrases carry the word "  if  ". Note that there is no verbal time for the conditional in English as it exists in Spanish.  At the same time,  the auxiliary  verb "  would  " is used to form the conditional in English. In this moment we're going to explain about the first and second conditional. First Conditional This type of conditional is used for the future and in cases where it is very likely that the condition will pass. IF Condition Result If Present simple Future Examples: If bill  Studies , He  will pass  the exam.  / Bill  will pass  the exam if he Studies .  (If Bill studies, he will pass the exam.) If it  Does not rain We  will go  to the beach  We  will go  to the beach if it Does not rain .  (If it does not rain, we will go to the beach.) Will  you  tak

Simple Past & Past Perfect Tense

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Description The  simple past  is used  for actions that have ended in the past, even if they have occurred in a recent past.  With  the present perfect  action is related to the present. Form Use We use Simple Past if we give past events in the order in which they occured. However, when we look back from a certain time in the past to tell what had happened before, we use Past Perfect. Normal order in the past or looking back to an event before a certain time in the past? Do you just want to tell what happened some time in the past or do you want to tell what had happened before/up to a certain time in the past? Examples: The simple past: Did  you  eat  breakfast this morning?  (  Means  : Morning is over.) I  had  three exams this week.  (It  means  : As in the previous example, the use of the simple past means that this week has just ended.) The perfect present: Have  you  eaten  breakfast yet this morning?  (  Means  : Morning is not over yet.) I 

For/Since

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Description Using the "  present perfect  " we can define an earlier period of time to the  present moment, considering either its  duration  case we use  "for" +  time period,  or its  beginning  or starting point, in which  case we use  "  Since  "+  concrete moment  .  "For" and "  since  " can also be used with the "past perfect".  "  Since  " only supports perfect tenses.  "For" can also be used with the "simple past". "FOR" + TIME PERIOD For  six years,  for  a week,  for  a month,  for  hours,  for  two hours  I have worked here  for  five years. "  SINCE  " + CONCRETE MOMENT Since  this morning,  since  last week,  since  yesterday  since  I was a child,  since  Wednesday,  since  2 o'clock  I have worked here  since  1990. "  PRESENT PERFECT  " WITH "FOR" She has lived here  for  twenty years.  We have taught at this school  fo

Present Perfect Tense

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Description The  present perfect  of any verb is composed of two elements: the appropriate form of the auxiliary verb  to have  (present) and the "past participle" of the main verb.  The form of the "past participle" of a regular verb is  root  + ed  , eg  played, arrived, looked  . The Present Perfect Tense is formed using the following structure: Affirmative:  Subject + Have / Has + Past Participle Negative:  Subject + Haven't / Hasn't + Past Participle Question:  Have / Has + Subject + Past Participle Affirmative Sentences Contractions The contracted form of the perfect tense is quite common: We use contractions a lot when we are speaking. Negative Sentences The contraction of the perfect tense in negative form is: Have not = Haven't Has not = Hasn't Questions When do we use the Present Perfect Tense? 1. Unspecified point in the past I  have been  to Spain three times. (At some unspec

Verb Patterns

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Description Sometimes in a sentence, one verb follows another. For example, I want to buy an electric car. The  first verb  is 'want', the  second verb  is 'buy'. In sentences like this, there are different possible patterns. For example: (a) I want  to buy  an electric car. (b) I hate  driving . In sentence A, the first verb is followed by  an infinitive . In sentence B, the first verb is followed by  a gerund (-ing) form . The verb patterns are dependent upon the first verb. There are  several different types of pattern . When you learn a new verb, you need to learn the verb pattern. Unfortunately, some verbs have more than one possible pattern! Sometimes, if a verb has two patterns, each pattern can have a different meaning or use. Here are examples of some of the patterns:  ·          Verb+to+verb: These verbs all use this pattern: want, hope, decide, agree. I  want to work  with Dr. Laver. Tim  hopes to leave  the stockroom soon. H