AIT 2 Grammar (Autoguardado)
AIT 2 Grammar (Autoguardado)
AIT 2 Grammar (Autoguardado)
• Ever(-, ?)
• Have you ever eaten sushi?
• I have already read the book. (Already, yet ,ever, before, still , etc)
• Confirm information
• Won`t the exam be tomorrow? • Aren`t you eating pizza now?
• Someone to agree • Don`t you eat pizza every day?
• Wasn`t the food delicious? • Haven`t you eaten pizza before?
• Express surprise • Didn`t you eat pizza yesterday?
• Haven`t you eaten lunch yet?
Gerund and infinitives
Pepito is a noun
• Pepito is fun.
• I love Pepito.
• We were talking about Pepito.
• The most important thing is Pepito.
Gerund Ving= noun
• Dancing is fun.
• I love dancing.
• We were talking about dancing.
• The most important thing is dancing.
Infinitive To +Vbase Form = Noun
• To dance is fun.
• I love to dance.
We were talking about dancing.
• The most important thing is to dance.
LIKE – WANT – WOULD LIKE
• Like
• Want + noun
• Would like
I like pizza.
I want pizza.
I would like pizza.
• Confirm information
• Won`t the exam be tomorrow? • Aren`t you eating pizza now?
• Someone to agree • Don`t you eat pizza every day?
• Wasn`t the food delicious? • Haven`t you eaten pizza before?
• Express surprise • Didn`t you eat pizza yesterday?
• Haven`t you eaten lunch yet?
S+used to +V base form
• I used to live in Chicago, but now I live
in Tokyo. • S+didn`t use to Vbase form
• INCORRECT: • He didn`t use to have a car.
I used to living in Chicago. • She didn`t use to be tall.
I used to lived in Chicago.
Used to expresses the habitual past or an
habit in the past .
I used to live in Finland, but now I live in • Did +S+use to +Vbase form?
France.
• Did you use to have a cat?
I used to work in this company.
• Yes, I did. No, I didnt.
I used to sit in the back of the classroom,
but now I prefer to sit in the front row. • Where did you use to live?
• What did he use to eat?
S + would +Vbase form -Past action
(e) Ted is not as old =Tina. Negative form: not as. . . as.* shows a difference
(f) Ted isn't quite as old as Tina. In (f): not quite as.. . as = a small difference.
(g ) She isn't nearly as old as Tina. In (g): not nearly as . . . as = a big difference.
Verbs
ADVERBS: DescribeAdjectives
Adverbs
• He is a slow reader.
• How does he read?
• He reads slowly.
• He is a bad driver.
He drives badly.
He is a fast cooker.
He cooks fast.
He is a good dancer.
He dances well.
Pepito reads as slowly as Raul.
Pepito reads more slowly than Raul.
Pepito reads the most slowly.
• This is his car.
My Mine
• This car is his. Your Yours
• It is our classroom. Her + car = Hers
His His
• It is ours. Our Ours
their Theirs
Whose+noun – Possesive
• Whose book did you use?
• Whose coat is this?
Modals
If it is winter, it is cold.
If it rains, I use an umbrella.
He works if he needs money.
•Future Factual Conditional – 1st Conditional (Future results)
If Clause Result Clause
Simple present Future (will, be going to)
• Confirm information
• Won`t the exam be tomorrow? • Aren`t you eating pizza now?
• Someone to agree • Don`t you eat pizza every day?
• Wasn`t the food delicious? • Haven`t you eaten pizza before?
• Express surprise • Didn`t you eat pizza yesterday?
• Haven`t you eaten lunch yet?
Quantifiers
• I have 2 apples. A LOT OF (+, -, ?) (count or non-
• SOME(+,?) (count or non-count) count)
• (+) I have some milk. (+) I have a lot of milk.
• (?) Do you want some pencils? (-) He doesn`t need a lot of soap.
(?) Does he eat a lot of oranges?
MANY(-, ?) (count)
• ANY (-, ?) (count or non-count) (-) They don`t need many
• (-) I don`t need any shampoo. oranges.
• (?) Do you want any apples? MUCH (-, ?) (non-count)
(-) He doesn`t want much water.