PASSIVE VOICE

Active and Passive forms

We usually use active forms when we speak. They are all the forms we have seen so far (Unit Starter to 5)
Generalmente usamos la voz activa al hablar, son las formas verbales que hemos estudiado hasta la unidad 5.

Active (Simple Forms)
Simple Present	I live in Spain now
Simple Past	I lived in India when I was a child
Present Perfect	I have lived in many countries
Past Perfect	I had lived in India before I came to Spain
will future	I will live in other countries in the future
Future Perfect	I will have lived in ten countries before I retire
Conditional	I would live in more countries if I had time
Conditional Perfect	I would have lived in Spain before, but I didn't know it

Pasive forms are often used when we want to give importance to the object of the sentence:

Example: We usually drive to University. I am driven to Universit

Passive (Simple Forms)
Simple Present	The wall is painted every year.
Simple Past	This portrait was painted by a famous painter.
Present Perfect	The room has been painted recently.
Past Perfect	The house had been painted before we arrived.
will-future	The living room will be painted soon.
Future Perfect	The room will habe been painted next
Conditional	I would be painted
Conditional Perfect	I would have been painted

Active (Progressive/Continuous Forms)
Present Progressive	I am living in Madrid at the moment
Past Progressive	I was walking in the street when I met Mary
Present Perfect Progressive	I have been working all the morning
Past Perfect Progressive	I had been driving
will-future Progressive	I will be driving
Future Perfect Progressive	I will have been driving
Conditional Progressive	I would be driving
Conditional Perfect Progressive	I would have been driving

Passive (Progressive/Continuous Forms)
Present Progressive	I am being followed
Past Progressive	I was being followed

Interactive practice

• http://www.english-grammar.at/online_exercises/passive-voice/pa012-sentences.htm
• http://www.english-grammar.at/online_exercises/passive-voice/pa013-passive-active.htm
• http://www.english-grammar.at/online_exercises/passive-voice/pa003-history-of-paper.htm

Worksheets 

• http://www.english-area.com/paginas/pasiva1E1.pdf
• http://www.english-grammar.at/worksheets/passive_voice/pv008-passive-make-sentences.pdf

Quotations 

1. Wisdom is only found in truth. (J. W.  Goethe)
2. An injury is much sooner forgotten than an insult. (Ph. Chesterfield)
3. What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure. (S. Johnson)
4. Libraries are not made, they grow. (A. Birrell)

PRESENT SIMPLE VERSUS PRESENT CONTINUOUS (Review/Repaso) Explicación

Form and use:

• Present simple

https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/grammar/sim_pres.htm

• Present Continuous

https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/grammar/pres_pro.htm

• Power Point practice

Vocabulary: 

Clue = pista

Present simple vs present continuous ppt de katherlabra

MODAL VERBS

1. can = saber o poder hacer algo

Use	Examples
ability to do sth. in the present (equivalent form: to be able to)	I can swim. I am able to swim.
permission to do sth. in the present (substitute form: to be allowed to)	Can I open the window, please?
request	Can you pay attention, please?
offer	I can help you later.
suggestion	Can we talk in English?
possibility	The weather can change quickly in this area.

2. could = poder o saber algo en el pasado o con idea de pedir un favor o permiso (podría,-s,-amos,-ais, etc)

Use	Examples
ability to do sth. in the past (equivalent form: to be able to)	I could swim when I was 2. I was able to swim when I was 2.
permission to do sth. in the past (substitute form: to be allowed to)	I could go out  with my friends when I was 12.
polite question *	Could we leave early today, please?
polite request *	Could you speak slowly, please?
polite offer *	I could help you later.
polite suggestion *	Could we talk in English?
possibility *	I could help  you if I finish early today.

3. may = puede que, podría con idea de pedir permiso o sugerir (podría,-s,-amos,-ais, etc)

Use	Examples
possibility	It may rain today.
permission to do sth. in the present (substitute form: to be allowed to)	May I go out with my friends?
polite suggestion	May I help you?

4. might = puede que, podría con idea de pedir permiso o sugerir (podría,-s,-amos,-ais, etc)

Use	Examples
possibility (less possible than may) *	It might rain today.
hesitant offer * You are not sure you want to do it or the person will accept your offer.	Might I help you?

5. must = deber, tener que (obligación y deducción)

Use must when it is a personal obligation, from the person who speaks.

• I must get up early tomorrow. I would like to arrive early.
• You must see the doctor.

Use the modal must for orders or instructions.

• You must be on time for the exam and bring a black pen with you.

Use	Examples
force, necessity	I must study  this lesson now, we have an exam.
possibility	You must be tired.
advice, recommendation	You must relax and sleep to recover after the trip.

5. have to = tener que

Use have to when there is an external obligation e.g. timetable, weather or administration.

• Due to a snow storm the pilot has to land in Vancouver.
• My doctor says I have to stop smoking.

Use	Examples
force, necessity	I have to get up early tomorrow morning.
possibility	You must be tired.
advice, recommendation	You must see the new film with Brad Pitt.

6. must not/may not = no se puede, no se debe

Use	Examples
prohibition (must is a little stronger)	You mustn't work on dad's computer.
	You may not work on dad's computer.

7. need not = no hay que

Use	Examples
sth. is not necessary	We needn't call him, he's called me right now.

8. ought to = deberías, -a, -amos, -ais

simliar to should – ought to is less subjective

Use	Examples
advice	You ought to drive slowly, it is raining.
obligation	You ought to pay attention when they talk to you.

9. shall = Hacemos ...?

used instead of will in the 1st person

Use	Examples
suggestion	Shall we go to have a pizza?

10. should = debería, -as, -a, etc.

Use	Examples
advice	You should drive carefully in bad weather.
obligation	You should switch off the light when you leave the room.

11. will . Mira los diferentes usos

Use	Examples
wish, request, demand, order (less polite than would)	Will you please shut the door?
prediction, assumption	I think it will rain on Friday.
promise	I will stop smoking.
spontaneous decision	Can somebody drive me to the station? - I will.
habits	She's strange, she'll sit for hours without talking.

12. would. Mira los diferentes usos.

Use	Examples
wish, request (more polite than will)	Would you shut the door, please?
habits in the past	Sometimes he would bring me some flowers.

Interactive exercises

1. Can, could, be able to: http://www.english-grammar.at/online_exercises/modal-verbs/m002.htm
2. Must, can't: http://www.english-grammar.at/online_exercises/modal-verbs/m004-must-cant.htm
3. All modals: http://www.english-grammar.at/online_exercises/modal-verbs/m002.htm

Practice worksheets

1. http://www.english-grammar.at/worksheets/modal-verbs/m001-can-must-mustnt.pdf
2. http://www.english-grammar.at/worksheets/modal-verbs/m002-modal-verbs.pdf

PRESENT SIMPLE VERSUS PRESENT CONTINUOUS (EXPLICACIÓN EN ESPAÑOL, MUY FÁCIL)

Escucha los vídeos y luego haz los ejercicios:





Haz ahora los siguientes ejercicios. Las soluciones están a continuación:

http://www.english-grammar.at/worksheets/tenses/t22.pdf

PRESENT PERFECT VERSUS SIMPE PAST- EXERCISES

VERB FORMS: ENGLISH TENSES - REVIEW

SPEAKING: IF YOU COULD CHANGE SOMETHING...WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE?

1. Look at the video about people talking about the things they would like to change in Sheffield.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgiOF3Pa6gE


2. Prepare a survey about your city, school, class or age.

3. Get conclusions from the answers.

4. Prepare a short talk to give us your conclusions.

VIDEO: GOING TO FOR FUTURE PLANS

https://youtu.be/OlyYE6USuO0

CONDITIONAL SENTENCES - INTERACTIVE GAMES

Type 1

Affirmative

• https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/if_clauses/type_1_statements.htm

Negative

• https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/if_clauses/type_1_negation.htm

Type 2


Affirmative

• https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/if_clauses/type_2_statements.htm

Negative:

• https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/if_clauses/type_2_negation.htm

Types 1 and 2

• https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/if_clauses/mix.htm

Type 3

• https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/if_clauses/type_3_statements.htm

CONDITIONAL SENTENCES - SONG

CONDITIONAL SENTENCES - EXPLICACIÓN EN ESPAÑOL Y EJERCICIOS RESUELTOS

EXPLICACIÓN

Puedes revisar la explicación en inglés o en español, en texto o en vídeo.

ENGLISH

Text:

• https://dictionary.cambridge.org/es/gramatica/gramatica-britanica/conditionals-and-wishes/conditionals-if

Video:

• First conditional:

• Second conditional:

•  Third conditional:

IN SPANISH

Texto:

• https://whatsup.es/blog/aprende-por-fin-usar-condicionales-en-ingles

Video:

EJERCICIOS

Aquí tienes una serie de ejercicios resueltos de la página www.aprendomasingles.com que te pueden ayudar a entender mejor los diferentes tipos de condicionales en inglés. 



1st conditional

1. http://www.aprendomasingles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/CONDITIONAL-1-EJERCICIOS-RESUELTOS-Y-COMENTADOS-1.pdf
2. http://www.aprendomasingles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/CONDITIONAL-1-EJERCICIOS-RESUELTOS-Y-COMENTADOS-2.pdf
3. http://www.aprendomasingles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/CONDITIONAL-1-EJERCICIOS-RESUELTOS-Y-COMENTADOS-3.pdf

2nd Conditional

1. http://www.aprendomasingles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/CONDITIONAL-2-EJERCICIOS-RESUELTOS-Y-COMENTADOS-1.pdf
2. http://www.aprendomasingles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/CONDITIONAL-2-EJERCICIOS-RESUELTOS-Y-COMENTADOS-2.pdf
3. http://www.aprendomasingles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/CONDITIONAL-2-EJERCICIOS-RESUELTOS-Y-COMENTADOS-3.pdf

3rd conditional

1. http://www.aprendomasingles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/CONDITIONAL-3-EJERCICIOS-RESUELTOS-Y-COMENTADOS-1.pdf
2. http://www.aprendomasingles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/CONDITIONAL-3-EJERCICIOS-RESUELTOS-Y-COMENTADOS-2.pdf
3. http://www.aprendomasingles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/CONDITIONAL-3-EJERCICIOS-RESUELTOS-Y-COMENTADOS-3.pdf

CONDITIONAL SENTENCES - PRESENTATION

Conditional Sentences from IES Rosario de Acuña