Blog quinto: English

Unit 1: Past continuous

We use the past continuous to talk about activities happening at a moment in the past.

Example: I was learning to windsurf yesterday at 11 o'clock.

It can refer to actions that were happening at the same time in the past using WHILE.

Example: My sister was fishing while I was building a fire.

Interrupted actions in the past followed by WHEN and past simple

Example: I was climbing a tree when I fell.

We don't use it with verbs that refer to likes (love, prefer, hate..), with want, know and understand.

Form:

Affirmative: Verb to be in the past tense + verb ending in ING

Example: I was singing.

Negative: Verb to be in the negative past tense + verb ending in ING

Example: I wasn't singing.

Questions: Invert verb to be in past tense and pronoun + verb ending in ING

Example: Was I singing?

Unit 6: Getting There

Video:

Comparatives and superlatives video from Paloma Mendez Mendiola on Vimeo.

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Comparatives and superlatives from pam00077

Unit 5: Great places to visit

Past simple

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Unit 4: What are you doing now?

Present Continuous

We use the present continuous to:

1) Talk about an activity that is happening now :

Example:I'm playing tennis.

2) To talk about events that have a duration in the present:

Example: We are learning the present continuous in the English class.

Present tense from pam00077

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How many or How much?

We use how many or much to ask about quantity.

We use how much to ask about quantity of uncountable nouns.

E.g. How much hot chocolate is there?

We use how many to ask questions with countable nouns.

E.g. How many biscuits are there?

Answers: A lot, a little, a few.

A little: for uncountable nouns. E.g. There is a little juice in the fridge.

A few: for countable nouns. E.g. There are a few muffins in the cupboard.

A lot: for both countable and uncountable nouns. E.g. There are a lot of apples in the fridge.

Little/few vs A little and A few

It's a difference if you use a little / a few or little / few. Without the article, the words have a limiting or negative meaning.

a little = some (alguna)

little = hardly any (casi ninguna)

Example:I need a little money. - I need some money.I need little money. - I need hardly any money.

a few = some (alguna)

few = hardly any (casi ninguna)

Example:A few friends visited me. - Some friends visited me.Few friends visited me. - Hardly any friends visited me.
Example:
I need little money. = I do not need much money.
Few friends visited me. = Not many friends visited me

Without the article, little / few sound rather formal. That's why we don't use them very often in everyday English. A negative sentence with much / many is more common here.

Nouns- Sustantivos

Countable: Can be counted. E.g Books, , pencils..etc.
Uncountable: Can't be counted. E.g. Water, flour, rice...etc.

There is/ There are

We use there is for uncountable nouns and singular countable nouns.

E.g. There is juice in the fridge. / There is a dog in the garden.

We use there are for plural countable nouns.

E.g. There are chairs in the kitchen.

Some and any

We use SOME before an uncountable noun or a plural countable noun in POSITIVE sentences. Also for offers and requests.

E.g. There's some cookies. /Would you like some juice?

We use ANY before an uncountable noun or a plural countable noun. In NEGATIVE AND QUESTIONS
E.g. Is there any water?/ There aren't any chairs in our classroom.

Unit 2: In my free time

Pronouns review:

Subject pronouns are used when the person is the one doing the action:

E.g. He studies for the socials exam.

Object pronoun is when the person is the one receiving the action.

E.g. Laura will call you tomorrow. She will call her mom today.

Possessive pronouns and adjectives are used to indicate that something belongs to someone. LOOK at how we place them:

E.g. My ipad is new. / His pencil case is red and white.

E.g. The ipad is mine. / The red and white pencil case is his.

Reflexive pronouns are used when a person or thing acts on itself.

E.g. Jorge hurt himself because he was jumping when he went down the stairs.

Adverbs of frequency:

Position of adverbs:

Shorter adverbs (always, often, sometimes, usually..etc) go after the verb to be and infront of the present simple. E.g. I'm always late/ We often go to the cinema.
Longer adverbs (once a week, twice a week, once a year..etc) go at the end of a sentence. E.g. They go to their grandma’s house once a week.
We usually use the word often in questions. E.g. How often do you play tennis?