Grammar 10/4/2016
Like + ing form Do you like acting? Do you enjoy dancing? Love/like/enjoy
+ -ing form
Don´t mind
+ -ing form
prefer
+ -ing form
Hate/can´t stand
+ -ing form
• • • •
You like listening to music. You love playing basketball. We prefer writing stories. They hate performing in front of an audience.
Prepositions + -ing form Are you good at singing? Are you interested in writing? at
• • • • •
in
I´m not good at writing stories. You are interested in cooking. He is serious of getting a job. She is expert on dancing. They intersted about learning to be a dj.
of
on
about
Verbs of ambition + infinitive The students want to start a career in the performing arts. They hoped to become famous. Want/hope/plan ´d like/wouldn´t like You plan to travel to europe. He hope to work in wall street. She want to study animals. They want to learn germany.
To become famous
Have to: present You have to be strong. You don´t have to play.
Do you have to have lessons? You have to make a plan for paintball team. He have to play for win. She have to practise violin lessons.
Have to: past I had to find somewhere to practise I didn´t have to go to classes Did you have to practise a lot?
The teacher didn´t have to explain me the work. You had to swim Friday
Past simple v past continuous Two locals were going home when they suddenly sa a coach. People heard the sound of screaming while they were walking.
Past simple: I traveled around asia last summer He was the man who saved my life I bought this car in febury He didn´t gived the gift.
Past continuous: She was reading the newspaper in the sofa. You were working very hard this year. The boy was crying because lost his toy.
Used to We used to play together when we were young. She didn´t use to sell any. Affirmative and negative Subject + used to/didn´t use to + infinitive. We used to/didn´t use to sing.
We used to go to beach. He used to smoke a pack of cigarettes. I used to like donuts, but not anymore. Food didn´t use to be so expensive. We didn´t use to go away on holidays.
Used to:Questions Did your dad use to be in air force? What did he use to play?
Questions: Did What
Did
you
Use to
Be a teacher
he
Use to
Play?
Short answer Yes, I did.
No , I didn´t
Did you use to exercise every day? Yes , I did Did he use to live in USA? No , he didn´t Did they use to like rap music? Yes , they did
Present perfect with just We´ve just been up the Sears Tower. I´ve just been hiking. He has just taken the medicine I have just eaten. We have just seen her I have just gone out.
Already and yet I´ve already made some friends. I haven´t been to Golden Gate Bridge yet.
I´ve already made some friends (have+already+past participle)
= before now , before I expected
I haven´t been to the bridge yet.(have not + past participle + yet)
= I think i´ll go soon
Have you received my postcard yet? (have + subject +past participle + yet)
= I think you will receive it soon
They have already finished their homework. The train has already arrived. Jacob has already left work. I just ate, but I’m already hungry again Beth has just moved to New York .
Present perfect with for/since I´ve been here for about six months. My parents have known them since 1995. She has lived here for twenty years. We have taught at this school for a long time They have been at the hotel for a week
She has lived here since 1980. We have taught at this school since 1965. They have been at the hotel since last Tuesday.