http://www.inglestotal.com Curso gratis Clases en audio para bajar descargar Curso ingles Mp3 gratis aprender estudiar y practicar ingles CURSO GRATUITO Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:44:07 +0000 es-pe hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1Curso gratis Clases en audio para bajar descargar Curso ingles Mp3 gratis aprender estudiar y practicar ingles CURSO GRATUITO Carlos no Carlos carlos_antunez28@hotmail.com carlos_antunez28@hotmail.com (Carlos) 2006-2007 InglesTotal ingles, curso, gramatica, esl, gratis, gratuito, clases, vocabulario, lista, verbos, adjectivos, pronunciacion http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/6366/inglestotal.jpghttp://www.inglestotal.com/category/grammar/ http://www.inglestotal.com/resumen-de-los-tiempos-gramaticales-en-linea-english-tenses/ http://www.inglestotal.com/resumen-de-los-tiempos-gramaticales-en-linea-english-tenses/#comments Wed, 02 Nov 2011 23:01:17 +0000 InglesTotal http://www.inglestotal.com/?p=2020 http://www.inglestotal.com/resumen-de-los-tiempos-gramaticales-en-linea-english-tenses/feed/ 2 http://www.inglestotal.com/tiempos-gramaticales-ingles-tabla-repaso-english-tenses/ http://www.inglestotal.com/tiempos-gramaticales-ingles-tabla-repaso-english-tenses/#comments Sun, 23 Oct 2011 16:25:35 +0000 InglesTotal http://www.inglestotal.com/?p=1991 http://www.inglestotal.com/tiempos-gramaticales-ingles-tabla-repaso-english-tenses/feed/ 2 http://www.inglestotal.com/present-simple-and-present-progressive-continuous-actividad-extra/ http://www.inglestotal.com/present-simple-and-present-progressive-continuous-actividad-extra/#comments Thu, 06 Oct 2011 01:55:35 +0000 InglesTotal http://www.inglestotal.com/?p=1945 http://www.inglestotal.com/present-simple-and-present-progressive-continuous-actividad-extra/feed/ 3 http://www.inglestotal.com/ejercicios-y-examenes-de-gramatica-en-ingles-para-practicar/ http://www.inglestotal.com/ejercicios-y-examenes-de-gramatica-en-ingles-para-practicar/#comments Wed, 03 Aug 2011 20:01:41 +0000 InglesTotal http://www.inglestotal.com/?p=1840 http://www.inglestotal.com/ejercicios-y-examenes-de-gramatica-en-ingles-para-practicar/feed/ 2 http://www.inglestotal.com/going-to-vs-will-diferencias-del-futuro-future-tenses/ http://www.inglestotal.com/going-to-vs-will-diferencias-del-futuro-future-tenses/#comments Mon, 11 Jul 2011 20:34:06 +0000 InglesTotal http://www.inglestotal.com/?p=1748 http://www.inglestotal.com/going-to-vs-will-diferencias-del-futuro-future-tenses/feed/ 8 Grammar,pre-intermediate Aprender Ingles en INTERNET- LECCION 37 GRAMMAR curso PRE INTERMEDIO - Future with GOING TO vs WILL WELCOME - Clase CON AUDIO (hacer click en ICONO de PLAY) - Este es una lección escrita y con audio - Aprender Ingles en INTERNET- LECCION 37 GRAMMAR curso PRE INTERMEDIO - Future with GOING TO vs WILL WELCOME Clase CON AUDIO (hacer click en ICONO de PLAY) - Este es una lección escrita y con audio Hoy les traemos una nueva lección de inglés gratis. En esta oportunidad hablaremos de la las diferencias entre GOING TO y WILL cuando hablamos del futuro.  Agradecemos su apoyo y recuerden que pueden apoyar esta página a través de donaciones que se encuentra en la parte izquierda de la página. DIFERENCES between WILL and GOING TO for the future When we want to talk about the future there are different ways of expressing an idea. In this class we are going to focus only on will and going to. However, it is important to remind you that there are other ways which we will cover in future lessons. For many people, including natives, there is little or no differences between going to and will.  Many do not even pay attention to these differences because they just want to communicate and for them both are future and both are the same.  But we are not here to simply learn to communicate but to do it effectively and correctly. Therefore, we are going to review the differences. DIFFERENCES IN USE - Diferencias en el uso entre going to y will Talking about the future We use WILL for the following situations: - Instant decisions - Promises - Offers - Predictions We use Going To for: - Plans - *Predictions Look at the following conclusions:   * Entonces la diferencia principal entre GOING TO y WILL es dependiendo de cuando se haya tomado la decisión. Como esta claro, GOING TO es usado para hablar de planes y un plan es una decision tomada en el pasado (VER LA FIGURA ARRIBA) Will por el contrario, es una decision que uno toma en el momento en que uno habla (Desición instantanea). Tambíen vemos que hay otras funciones y usos en las cuales utilizamos will o going to. Para la explicación de estos puntos favor de referirse al audio y a las lecciones 17 (going to) y 36 (will) EJERCICIOS: Habiendo estudiado las diferencias llenen los espacios usando los verbos en parentesis con la estructura WILL o GOING TO de acuerdo con el contexto. LAS RESPUESTAS ESTAN EN LA PARTE FINAL DEL AUDIO QUE VIENE AL COMIENZO DE ESTA LECCION   Carlos no http://www.inglestotal.com/descargar-programa-de-computadora-pc-para-practicar-gramatica-en-ingles/ http://www.inglestotal.com/descargar-programa-de-computadora-pc-para-practicar-gramatica-en-ingles/#comments Sun, 26 Jun 2011 13:38:38 +0000 InglesTotal http://www.inglestotal.com/?p=1779 http://www.inglestotal.com/descargar-programa-de-computadora-pc-para-practicar-gramatica-en-ingles/feed/ 2 http://www.inglestotal.com/english-future-with-will-futuro-con-will/ http://www.inglestotal.com/english-future-with-will-futuro-con-will/#comments Fri, 13 May 2011 23:09:58 +0000 InglesTotal http://www.inglestotal.com/?p=1616 http://www.inglestotal.com/english-future-with-will-futuro-con-will/feed/ 17 Grammar Aprender Ingles en INTERNET- LECCION 36 GRAMMAR curso PRE INTERMEDIO - Future with WILL - WELCOME - Clase CON AUDIO (hacer click en ICONO de PLAY) In this post we are going to present grammar lesson 36 of the preintermediate level. Aprender Ingles en INTERNET- LECCION 36 GRAMMAR curso PRE INTERMEDIO - Future with WILL WELCOME Clase CON AUDIO (hacer click en ICONO de PLAY) In this post we are going to present grammar lesson 36 of the preintermediate level. Today we are learning how to use WILL. We are going to learn the structure and then the USES of the future tense with will. Before we start, remember that every time we learn a new tense or grammar structure it is important to learn the syntax but more important is to learn the uses. It is important to know how our structures can help us communicate better. Future with WILL Structure and syntax The structure of WILL is quite simple. There is only one conjugation and we always use the verb in the infinitive form. Positive form Subject + [WILL + Infinitive verb] + Complement Examples: - Tom will never get married. - She will pay you next week. - I will love you forever Negative form Subject + [WILL NOT (WON'T)+ Infinitive verb] + Complement Examples: - It won't rain today - Seth and Tom won't come to class today. - I won't be late anymore. Question form Question Word + [WILL + Subject + Infinitive verb] + Complement Examples: - What will you study? - Will Maria live in Spain? - How long will Mark stay in Peru? Let's look at the following table: Como vemos la estructura es bastante simple. Siempre usamos WILL y de allí el verbo siempre va en la forma infinitiva sin conjugación. Examples: - Maria will never change. She is very stubborn. - Don't worry. It won't rain today. You don't need to take your raincoat. - Will Mr. Goldbert be the next president? WILL  - USES: We use the structure WILL in the following situations: INSTANT or spontaneous  DECISIONS PROMISES PREDICTIONS INSTANT OFFERS El truco de aprender la forma WILL no es tanto es como formar la estructura sino en usarlo en las situaciones correctas. Quiero que vean a la estructura WILL no solo como el tiempo FUTURO ya que eso no les va a servir de mucho sino en saber que usamos WILL para: tomar decisiones, expresar promesas, predicciones, y ofrecer algo. EXAMPLES: - We don't have any beer left. Don't worry. I'll buy some (INSTANT DECISIONS). - Can you lend me some money? I'll pay you back next month (PROMISES) - The Peruvian football team will go to the next world cup (PREDICTIONS) - (You see an old lady lifting a heavy bag) I'll help you (INSTANT OFFERS) ONLINE EXERCISES: http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/will_future_statements.htm http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/futwil1.htm   Carlos no http://www.inglestotal.com/adverbios-ingles-english-adverbs-reglas-usos-adverbios/ http://www.inglestotal.com/adverbios-ingles-english-adverbs-reglas-usos-adverbios/#comments Fri, 04 Mar 2011 18:23:53 +0000 InglesTotal http://www.inglestotal.com/?p=1553 http://www.inglestotal.com/adverbios-ingles-english-adverbs-reglas-usos-adverbios/feed/ 12 http://www.inglestotal.com/used-to-curso-de-ingles-como-expresar-rutinas-en-el-pasado/ http://www.inglestotal.com/used-to-curso-de-ingles-como-expresar-rutinas-en-el-pasado/#comments Tue, 21 Dec 2010 22:21:13 +0000 InglesTotal http://www.inglestotal.com/?p=1404 http://www.inglestotal.com/used-to-curso-de-ingles-como-expresar-rutinas-en-el-pasado/feed/ 11 Grammar,used to Curso de INGLES en linea gratuito - Aprender Ingles en INTERNET- LECCION 34 curso PRE INTERMEDIO - LECCION EN AUDIO (hacer click en el ICONO de PLAY) - We talked about how to use the past simple past continuous (LESSON 32) Today we are going to learn... Curso de INGLES en linea gratuito - Aprender Ingles en INTERNET- LECCION 34 curso PRE INTERMEDIO LECCION EN AUDIO (hacer click en el ICONO de PLAY) We talked about how to use the past simple past continuous (LESSON 32) Today we are going to learn how to use the structure or form “USED TO” Hoy aprenderemos como hablar de rutinas en el pasado. Veremos como usar la estructura USED TO y de que forma nos puede servir para comunicarnos mejor en inglés Structure and form (Table 1) USED TO Positive Negative Question I used to play football I didn’t use to play football Did you use to play football? She used to smoke She didn’t use to smoke Did she use to smoke? They used to go dancing They didn’t use to go dancing Did they use to go dancing ? As we can see, it is used with the PAST SIMPLE structure. Positive Form Subject + [USED TO + Infinitive] + Complement -          My wife USED TO PLAY volleyball. Negative Form Subject + [didn’t USE TO + Infinitive] + Complement -          Peter didn’t use to drink whiskey. Question Form Question Word + [did + Subject + USE TO + Infinitive] + Complement -          What sport did Maria use to practice? -          How much money did you use to spend at the casino? -          Did Juan use to play the violin? USE: We use the structure USED TO to talk about PAST HABITS and ROUTINES. Please remember that when we talk about present habits and routines we use the PRESENT SIMPLE. There is no present form of the structure USED TO. Look at the following table Table 2 Present habits and routines Past habits and routines I get up at 6:00 am I used to get up at 6:00 am Santiago smokes Santiago used to smoke My mother cooks My mother used to cook They don’t play tennis They didn’t use to play tennis Juan doesn’t teach Juan didn’t use to teach Does Tina work for IBM? Did Tina use to work for IBM? Where do they live? Where did they use to live? If we have the following sentence Brian used to work at the bank. The present form of the sentence is: Brian works at the bank CORRECT Brian use to work at the bank INCORRECT THERE IS NO PRESENT FORM OF THE STRUCTURE USED TO. REMEMBER THAT TO EXPRESS PRESENT HABITS AND ROUTINES WE USE THE PRESENT SIMPLE. Online Exercises and Extra resources - http://www.eslteachersboard.com/pdf/The-use-of-USED-TO.pdf - http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/flatmates/episode38/quiz.pdf - http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/usedto.html - http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1346_gramchallenge15/ - http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/youmeus/learnit/learnitv22.shtml Carlos no http://www.inglestotal.com/ejercicios-gramatica-ingles-linea-ejercicios-interactivos/ http://www.inglestotal.com/ejercicios-gramatica-ingles-linea-ejercicios-interactivos/#comments Sun, 28 Nov 2010 01:36:17 +0000 InglesTotal http://www.inglestotal.com/?p=1378 http://www.inglestotal.com/ejercicios-gramatica-ingles-linea-ejercicios-interactivos/feed/ 1 http://www.inglestotal.com/pronunciacion-de-la-ed-past-simple-regular-verb-pronunciation/ http://www.inglestotal.com/pronunciacion-de-la-ed-past-simple-regular-verb-pronunciation/#comments Wed, 22 Sep 2010 02:02:40 +0000 InglesTotal http://www.inglestotal.com/?p=1283 http://www.inglestotal.com/pronunciacion-de-la-ed-past-simple-regular-verb-pronunciation/feed/ 71 Curso para aprender inglés en línea gratis - Pronunciación de las palabras que terminen en "ED" - Past simple regular verbs - LECCION 33 GRAMATICA / PRONUNCIACION ACTIVIDAD #3 para escuchar el audio hacer click en el ícono de play - Curso para aprender inglés en línea gratis - Pronunciación de las palabras que terminen en "ED" - Past simple regular verbs LECCION 33 GRAMATICA / PRONUNCIACION ACTIVIDAD #3 para escuchar el audio hacer click en el ícono de play Bienvenidos a InglesTotal Thank you for your visit. Today we have an important lesson. We are going to talk about the pronunciation of words ending in "ed". We will also give you a list of regular verbs in the past so that you can practice. Gracias por volver a visitarnos. Hoy tenemos una clase realmente importante. Hoy tocamos un tema de pronunciación que es vital para poder comunicarnos mejor. Se trata de la pronunciación de las palabras que acaban en "ed". también daremos una lista de verbos regulares en pasado con para que practiquen. The "ed" pronunciation is one of the most important ones. If you do not pronounce correctly the “ed” when you talk about the past then listeners may understand a different message. Also, it is very noticeable when people pronounce incorrectly any word that ends in “ed” La pronunciaciación de la “ed"es muy importante ya que si no lo pronuncian bien, pueden mandar el mensaje erroneo. Addicionalmente, es uno de los errores mas comunes y mas notorias cuando se habla inglés. Antes de seguir recuerden de repasar la clase del pasado LECCION 16a Reglas de la pronunciación de la terminación “ed” en las palabras en inglés Hay tres sonidos de la terminación “ed” 1)      /t/ 2)      /d/ 3)      /Id/  Tabla de reglas de la pronunciación del "ed" (TABLA #1) Unvoiced /p/ clap clapped / t/ /f/ laugh laughed /s/ fax faxed /S/ (sonido SH) crash Crashed /tS/ (sonido CH) watch watched /k/ talk talked Voiced all other sounds, for example... play played / d/ follow followed rain rained *Con sonidos en t y d /t/ o /d/ Inventdemand inventeddemanded / Id/   ** Unvoiced son los sonidos sin vibración. Es decir con solo la expulsión de aire. Los voiced son los sonidos con vibración en donde utilizamos la voz. (Escuchar el audio que esta al comienzo para entender mejor  Mas Ejemplos de los 3 sonidos (PRACTICAR Y APRENDER) - TABLA #2 Ed as “/t/”  Ed as “/d/” Ed as “Id” Asked (Pedir/preguntar)   Pulled (jalar) Accepted (Aceptar) Baked (hornear) Agreed (estar de acuerdo) Realized (darse cuenta) Afforded (poder pagar) Brushed (cepillar) Allowed (permitir) Remembered (acordarse) Atended (atender) Cooked (cocinar) Answered (responder) Rained (llover) Arrested (arrestar) Cracked (rajar) Appeared (aparecer) Repaired (reparar) Collected (coleccionar) Crashed (chocar) Arrived (llegar) Saved (guardar) Contacted (contratar) danced (bailar) Believed (creer) Shared (compartir) Counted (contar) Dressed (vestirse) Belonged (pertenecer) Shaved (afeitarse) Decided (decidir) Dropped (dejar caer) Burned (quemar) Showed (mostrar) Defended (defender) Escaped (escaparse) Called (llamar) Signed (firmar) Demanded (demandar) Finished (acabar) Carried (llevar) Slammed (cerrar de golpe) Divided (dividir) Fixed (arreglar) Changed (cambiar) Stayed (quedarse) Ended (finalizar) Guessed (adivinar) Cleaned (limpiar) Snowed (nevar) Expanded (expandir) Helped (ayudar) Closed (cerrar) Studied (estudiar) Expected (esperar) Hoped (tener la esperanza) Covered (cubrir) Tried (intentar / tratar) Exported (exportar) Hiked (caminar en el campo) Cried (llorar) Traveled (viajar) Flooded (inundar) Joked (hacer bromas) Damaged (dañar) Turned (voltear) Graduated (graduarse) Jumped (saltar) Described (describir) Used (usar) Hated (odiar) Knocked (noquear) Died (morir) Welcomed (dar la bienvenida) Hunted (cazar) Kissed (besar) Dried (secar) Whispered (susurrar) Included (incluir) laughed (reírse) Earned (ganar dinero) Worried (preocupar) Carlos no http://www.inglestotal.com/past-continuous-tense-past-progressive-grammar/ http://www.inglestotal.com/past-continuous-tense-past-progressive-grammar/#comments Fri, 06 Aug 2010 19:05:28 +0000 InglesTotal http://www.inglestotal.com/?p=1177 http://www.inglestotal.com/past-continuous-tense-past-progressive-grammar/feed/ 15 Grammar,past continuous,tenses Curso gratuito en línea para aprender inglés GRATIS - PAST CONTINUOUS / PAST CONTINUOUS - USOS y ESTRUCTURA - LECCION 32 GRAMATICA (PreIntermedio) - Hello Song: La grange (zztop) - In this post we are going to talk about the past continuous. Curso gratuito en línea para aprender inglés GRATIS - PAST CONTINUOUS / PAST CONTINUOUS - USOS y ESTRUCTURA - LECCION 32 GRAMATICA (PreIntermedio) Hello Song: La grange (zztop) In this post we are going to talk about the past continuous. We will look at the syntax and the use of this tense. We are also going to compare it to the past simple and see the differences. Past Continuous / Past Progressive Structure Positive form Subject + was/were + (-ing) + Complement Examples: -          Michael was watching the World Cup  match. -          They were working all night long. -          Josh and Silvia were talking about getting married. Negative form Subject + wasn’t/weren’t + (-ing) + Complement Examples: -          John wasn’t eating because he was feeling sick. -          Jeff wasn’t watching TV. -          My parents weren’t having a good time because it was very cold in Canada Question Form (Question Word) + was/were + Subject + (-ing) + Complement -          What were you doing last night at around 8:00pm? -          Was Jim doing his homework? -          Were they sleeping all morning? Conclusions: -The complete structure: (TABLE #1) - Past continuous is very similar IN STRUCTURE to the Present Continuous tense. The only difference is that in the present continuous we use the verb to be in the present (am/is/are) but with the past continuous we use the verb to be in the past (was/were) Compare (TABLE #2) Present Continuous Past Continuous They are  writing They were writing Pedro isn’t eating Pedro wasn’t eating Where is he staying? Where was he staying? -          We do not use the auxiliary DID with the past continuous. USE We use the past continuous to talk about an action that was in progress at a certain time in the past, an action at some point in the past between its beginning and end Example: He was working in the garden at 7 o’clock this morning. The past continuous is used to describe an action that we were “in the middle of” at a time in the past. -          I was watching TV at 8:00pm. (I was “in the middle of watching TV” at 8:00) -          Miguel was cooking at noon. (At that time, Miguel was “in the middle of cooking”) It is important to remember this concept so that in our next lesson we can compare and contrast the past continuous with the past simple. Exercises: PDF files WITH ANSWERS http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/support-files/past_continuous_all_forms_mixed_exercise_1.pdf http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/support-files/past_continuous_all_forms_mixed_exercise_2.pdf More Exercises: http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/past_progressive_statements.htm http://www.members.iinet.net.au/~adelegc/grammar/past_cont/past_cont_1.html Online quizzes: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/tests/past-progressive-1 http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/tests/past-progressive-2 http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/tests/past-progressive-3 http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verb-tenses_past-continuous-quiz.htm Questions with past continuous (past progressive) http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/grammar/questions_past_progressive.htm Carlos no http://www.inglestotal.com/negative-questions-preguntas-negativas-ingles/ http://www.inglestotal.com/negative-questions-preguntas-negativas-ingles/#comments Tue, 06 Jul 2010 04:02:43 +0000 InglesTotal http://www.inglestotal.com/?p=1070 http://www.inglestotal.com/negative-questions-preguntas-negativas-ingles/feed/ 11 questions Curso gratuito en línea para aprender inglés GRATIS - Negative Questions / Preguntas en forma negativa - USOS y ESTRUCTURA - LECCION 31 GRAMATICA - Today we are going to talk about questions. When do we use negative questions? How do we form them? Curso gratuito en línea para aprender inglés GRATIS - Negative Questions / Preguntas en forma negativa - USOS y ESTRUCTURA - LECCION 31 GRAMATICA Today we are going to talk about questions. When do we use negative questions? How do we form them? What are the differences between normal questions and negative questions. We will discuss all these points. Hoy repasaremos las preguntas en negative "negative questions" y veremos juntos cuando lo usamos y como es que se forman estas preguntas. Negative questions Structure: To form negative questions we simply add n't (not) after the auxiliary Negative Questions   Aren’t you married?Don’t you know English? PRESENT SIMPLE Isn’t Juan working? PRESENT CONTINUOUS Wasn’t Felipe sick?Didn’t Mary study for the test? PAST SIMPLE Haven’t you sent the email PRESENT PERFECT Aren’t you going to the doctor tomorrow? FUTURE  USE of negative questions Compare the following questions -          Are you sick? This is a normal information question. I want to know if the person is sick in general.  -          Aren’t you sick?  In this case you have the idea that the person is sick. For example, let’s suppose that Mario arrived late to work and said he was sick. Later that afternoon you see him drinking a cold beer. You say “Hey Mario, aren’t you sick?” We use the negative questions:   To show surprise : Didn't you send the email? Why? That was so important. To show doubt; to check information -Aren't you the Carlos? Don't you teach English on-line? Wow! Nice to meet you. - Doesn't she work for City Bank. I think I know her When you expect the listener to agree -Isn't it a great day. It is so sunny and the sky is blue. - Doesn't this food tase delicious? Yummy Yummy.  En conclusión vemos que para formas los "negative questions" simplemente añadimos el "not" despues del "auxiliary". Es es bastante sencillo pero la importancia esta es saber es que situaciones se usan. COmo vimos lo usamos para expresar sorpresa, cuando tenemos una duda y queremos corraborar información y finalmente lo usamos cuando esperamos que la otra persona este de acuerdo  con nosotros. Recuerden de practicar esta forma y de no olvidarse de los usos. Extra Resources and Exercises: POWERPOINT EXPLANATION: This is a nice presentation by Kristi Reyes about negative questions.   Negative Questions (Ejercicio para completar) http://club.telepolis.com/englishweb/negativeinterrog.html See more presentations by kreyes | Upload your own PowerPoint presentations Carlos no http://www.inglestotal.com/present-simple-and-present-continuous-diferencias-y-ejercicios/ http://www.inglestotal.com/present-simple-and-present-continuous-diferencias-y-ejercicios/#comments Sun, 30 May 2010 02:42:24 +0000 InglesTotal http://www.inglestotal.com/?p=990 http://www.inglestotal.com/present-simple-and-present-continuous-diferencias-y-ejercicios/feed/ 28 present continuous,present simple Curso gratuito en línea para aprender inglés desde casa - ¿Cual es la diferencia entre el PRESENT SIMPLE y el PRESENT CONTINUOUS? - LECCION 30 GRAMATICA - In this lesson we are going to compare the present simple tense and the present continuous t... Curso gratuito en línea para aprender inglés desde casa - ¿Cual es la diferencia entre el PRESENT SIMPLE y el PRESENT CONTINUOUS? - LECCION 30 GRAMATICA In this lesson we are going to compare the present simple tense and the present continuous tense. We are going to study the differences and do exercises together. Present Simple VS Present Continuous Many students (especially from Latin America) have problems in choosing the correct form of the verb when we talk about the “present”. Such problems arise because they translate from Spanish to English directly without paying attention to the communicative uses. Structure differences Present Simple: - Maria plays tennis at the weekends - She doesn’t study French. - How many children do they have? Remember: - In positive we use two conjugations. One is the simple form and the other is the “s” form (play/plays) - In negative sentences we use the auxiliaries don’t and doesn’t and the verb is ALWAYS in the simple form. (She doesn’t work) - In the question form we use auxiliaries do and does and also the verb goes in the simple form. The subject goes in between the auxiliary and the verb. (Do you work here?) Present continuous - Maria is playing tennis. - She isn’t studying. - What are they doing? Remember: - When we construct the present continuous we use the verb to be. Therefore we DO NOT USE auxiliaries do, does, don’t or doesn’t. - Use the “ing” form after the verb to be. USES COMPARISON Present Simple Present Continuous Routines / Habits : Maria smokes Actions happening NOW: Maria is smoking Permanent Actions: Pedro lives in Sevilla Temporary actions: Juan is staying at the Marriot hotel. Current facts/truths: I have two brothers Exercises: (The answers are in the AUDIO) Fill in the blanks with am/is/are/do/don’t/does/doesn’t 1. Excuse me _____ you speak English? 2. Have a cigarette. No, thank you. I _____ smoke. 3. Why ____ you laughing at me? 4. What ____ she do? She’s a dentist. 5. I ____ want to go out. It ____ raining. 6. Where ____ you come from? From Canada. 7. How much ____ it cost to send a letter to Canada? 8.I can’t talk to you at the moment. I ____ working. 9. George is a good tennis player but he _____ play very often. Put the verb in present continuous or present simple 1. Excuse me, ______________ (you/speak) English? 2. Tom _________________ (have/shower) at the moment. 3. They _____________ (not/watch) television very often. 4. Listen! Somebody _______________ (sing) 5. She’s tired. She ____________ (want) to go home. 6. How often ____________________ (you/read) a newspaper? 7. Excuse me, but you __________________ (sit) in my place. Oh I’m sorry. 8. I’m sorry. I ___________________ (not/understand). Please speak more slowly. 9.Where are you Roy? I am in the office. I ___________________ (read) 10. What time __________________ (she/finish) work every day? 11. You can turn off the radio. I _____________________ (not listen) to it. 12. He ____________________ (not/usually/drive) to work. He usually ________ (walk) EJERCICIOS EN LINES / TAREA - http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/simcon1.htm - http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/66.html  - http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/simple_present_progressive2.htm - http://www.speakspeak.com/html/d3a001_grammar_beginners_present_simple_continuous.htm - http://a4esl.org/q/h/vm/sp_or_pc.html Carlos no http://www.inglestotal.com/adjetivos-que-acaban-en-ed-y-en-ing-adjectives/ http://www.inglestotal.com/adjetivos-que-acaban-en-ed-y-en-ing-adjectives/#comments Wed, 05 May 2010 18:49:21 +0000 InglesTotal http://www.inglestotal.com/?p=908 http://www.inglestotal.com/adjetivos-que-acaban-en-ed-y-en-ing-adjectives/feed/ 17 adjectives,Grammar Curso para aprender inglés en línea gratis - LECCION 29 GRAMMAR - PREINTERMEDIATE - Hoy vamos a darle un vistazo a los adjetivos que acaban en “ed” y en “ing”. Veremos juntos cuando usarlos y las diferencias entre estos adjetivos. - Curso para aprender inglés en línea gratis - LECCION 29 GRAMMAR - PREINTERMEDIATE Hoy vamos a darle un vistazo a los adjetivos que acaban en “ed” y en “ing”. Veremos juntos cuando usarlos y las diferencias entre estos adjetivos. Today we are going to discuss the use of adjectives ending in “ed” and in “ing”. We will look at the differences and on the rules. Adjectives ending in “ED” and ”ING” Some adjectives have the characteristic of ending in “ed” and “ing”. Let’s ltake a look at the rules. We use adjectives ending in “ING” to describe something or someone. Examples: Maria is watching a very interesting movie. I hate that teacher. He is really boring. We use adjectives ending in “ED” when we want to describe how people feel. Examples: This movie isn’t interesting. I am bored. Juan is very exited because he is going to travel to Miami for the first time. Conclusions - We can use adjectives ending in “ing” for things or people. Remember that when we use “ing” it is describing the person or thing. - We can use the “ed” ONLY for people (or animals) because THINGS CANNOT FEEL. We can say: Felipe is boring. (describes his personality). Felipe is bored. (he feels bored at the moment) We can’t say: The TV program is bored – INCORRECT (because things can’t feel). ***Queda claro que para cosas, situaciones u objetos usamos la terminación “ing” y no es posible usar “ed”. La razón es porque se usa la terminación “ed” para expresar lo que uno siente y está claro que las cosas sin vida no pueden sentir. Para personas uno puede usar “ed” (cuando uno siente) o  “ing” pero esta última se usa para DESCRIBIR a la persona. Así que si yo digo “Juan is depressed” quiere decir que se encuentra deprimido ya que describo la situación actual porque por algina razón se siente asi. En cambio si decimos “Juan is depressing” entonces describimos a Juan. Es una persona depresiva.   Adjectives ending in -ed and -ing list ADJECTIVES (ING – ED) Spanish translation alarming alarmed  Alarmante / alarmado amusing amused Divertido annoying annoyed Fastidioso / fastidiado boring bored Aburrido concerning concerned Preocupante / preocupado confusing confused Confuso / confundido embarrassing embarrassed Embarazoso / avergonzado encouraging encouraged Alentador / animado entertaining entertained Entretenido exciting excited Emocionante / emocionado exhausting exhausted Agotador / agotado frightening frightened Aterrador / aterrado frustrating frustrated Frustrante / frustrado humiliating humiliated Humillante / humillado interesting interested Interesante / interesado intriguing intrigued Intrigante / intrigado overwhelming overwhelmed Abrumador / abrumado perplexing perplexed Perplejo pleasing pleased Agradable / complacido relaxing relaxed Relajante / relajado satisfying satisfied Gratificante / satisfecho shocking shocked Chocante / estupefacto surprising surprised Sorprendente / sorprendido tiring tired Cansador / cansado *** Lista mas completa aquí : http://www.trussel.com/eding.htm Exercises / Ejercicios (Las respuestas están en el audio) Choose the correct form of the adjective according to the context. 1)      Monday is very bored / boring. It is the first day of the week. 2)      I’m bored / boring with my job. It’s always the same. 3)      When we lost the football game, we felt depressed / depressing. 4)      My team never wins. It is very depressed / depressing. 5)      Reading a book is very relaxed / relaxing. 6)      I am very relaxed / relaxing at the weekend. 7)      The movie I watched yesterday was very interested / interesting. 8)      I’m not very interested / interesting in studying French. I prefer English. Carlos no http://www.inglestotal.com/present-continuous-usos-forma-y-estructura-pre-intermedio/ http://www.inglestotal.com/present-continuous-usos-forma-y-estructura-pre-intermedio/#comments Fri, 09 Apr 2010 04:09:08 +0000 InglesTotal http://www.inglestotal.com/?p=807 http://www.inglestotal.com/present-continuous-usos-forma-y-estructura-pre-intermedio/feed/ 20 Grammar,present continuous Curso y lecciones de inglés gratis: LECCION 28 GRAMMAR (PRE-INTERMEDIATE: Present continuous ) - Today we are going to talk about the uses and structure of present continuous. We are going to focus on when to use this tense when we speak. Curso y lecciones de inglés gratis: LECCION 28 GRAMMAR (PRE-INTERMEDIATE: Present continuous ) Today we are going to talk about the uses and structure of present continuous. We are going to focus on when to use this tense when we speak. Remember that if you do not know how to form the present continuous please review the BASIC LESSON #8 HERE Structure (Present Continuous / Present Progressive) The present continuous is formed with the verb to be in the present (am/is/are) plus the “-ing” (present participle) form like in the following model SUBJECT + (to be + -ing ) +COMPLEMENT Examples: - Malissa is looking for an apartment. - Claudio isn’t studying. - Maria is staying at the Marriot Hotel. We DO NOT use auxiliaries do/does or don’t/doesn’t because we are using the verb to be. *** Esta lección es la continuación de la lección 27 y es importante porque tenemos que aprender a saber las diferencias gramáticas entre el present continuous y el present simple. Uses: We use the present continuous tense for the following situations: Actions happening at the moment (NOW) – LESSON: We use the present continuous for an action that is in progress at the time we are speaking. Examples: Listen! Mario is singing. Look outside. It is raining. What are you doing? Temporary Actions: For a temporary situation or activity not necessarily happening at the moment. The most common verbs that are used for this situation are: live, stay, and work. Examples: - Is it your first time in Buenos Aires? Where are you staying? - I had a problem with my parents. I am living with my best friend. - Juan doesn’t work for IBM anymore. He is working in a restaurant. In contrast, to express permanent facts we use the present simple - I live in Bogota - My wife works for Telefonica. *** el objetivo principal de esta leccíon es entender cuando usar el PRESENT CONTINUOUS y no confundirlo con el PRESENT SIMPLE (Ir a la LECCION AQUI). Tiene que quedar claro que usamos el PRESENT CONTINUOUS para describir y hablar de acciones que pasan en el momento en que uno esta hablando (que estan paando AHORA) y con acciones TEMPORALES - Acciones que no son permanentes como hemos visto en los ejemplos. RECUERDEN QUE EN EL ESPAÑOL HAY OTRAS REGLAS ASI QUE NO TRADUZCAN. También recuerden que estamos en el pre-intermedio asi que hay otros usos que luego tocaremos mas adelante en el curso. Exercises : Fill in the blanks with the present continuous verbs of the verbs in parenthesis A: So what is happening (happen)? Are they having (they/have) a party? B: Yes, they are A: And what _______________________ (they/do)? B: Well, a few of them _______________________ (dance). A: ______________________________ (Mom and Dad/dance)? B: Mom is but Dad _______________________ (talk) to uncle Jack and they _______________________ (laugh) a lot. A: Is Aunty Linda there? B: Yes she ____. She _______________________ with Brian from next door. Oh, and Dad _______________________ (give) everyone a drink now. A: What _______________________ (they/drink)? B: Coffee, I think. And some of them _______________________ (drink) juice. Mom _______________________ (not/drink) anything. A: _______________________ (they/eat)? B: Only crisps and nuts and some cheese. A: And we _______________________ (not/eat) anything. It’s not fair! B: But they think we _______________________ (sleep) upstairs. A: Oh no, they don’t. They _______________________ (look) this way. I think Dad _______________________ (come) over here. Carlos no http://www.inglestotal.com/usos-y-reglas-del-present-simple-tense-tiempo-gramatical/ http://www.inglestotal.com/usos-y-reglas-del-present-simple-tense-tiempo-gramatical/#comments Mon, 15 Feb 2010 19:45:24 +0000 InglesTotal http://www.inglestotal.com/?p=696 http://www.inglestotal.com/usos-y-reglas-del-present-simple-tense-tiempo-gramatical/feed/ 49 Grammar,present simple Curso de inglés gratis – Nivel PRE-INTERMEDIO lección 27 Grammar Present simple - USES and Structure - Today we are going to focus on the present simple tense. Please, if this is your first time learning the present simple tense please go to the ... Curso de inglés gratis – Nivel PRE-INTERMEDIO lección 27 Grammar Present simple - USES and Structure Today we are going to focus on the present simple tense. Please, if this is your first time learning the present simple tense please go to the Basic Level Lesson (Lesson 10a / Lesson 10b). We are going to focus on the USES of the present simple tense and check on the common errors. Present Simple USES - (¿Cuándo utilizamos el "present simple"?) Do you know when to use the present simple tense? If you answer this question clearly then you are relating it to a context or situation. This means that you can USE the tense more naturally and this will help your fluency. If you have problems then it is important to discuss the uses of the present simple tense in detail. ***Para aprender inglés ustedes tienen que dejar de ver la gramática como una formula o estructura. Necesitan saber en que situaciones usarla ya que esto es el objetivo final. De nada sirve saber las reglas gramaticales sin saber cuáles son sus usos comunicativos. Veamos entonces en que contextos usamos el “present simple”. We use the present simple in the following situations: 1) General truths and current information. (Hechos e Información actual) When we want to talk about something that is always true then we can use the present simple. Let’s look at these examples: -          Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius. -          Peru is in South America. -          Two plus two equals four. These actions are always true. The information does not vary. We can also use the present simple for current information. The verb to be is very useful to express these situations. -          I am thirty one years old. -          My brother is a Dentist -          Sheila has three children. 2) Routines and habits Whenever you want to express something that you usually do please remember to use the present simple. We use this tense to express actions that form part of a routine. -          Miguel gets up at about 6:00am. (This happens constantly) -          Pedro doesn’t have breakfast. (It is not part of his routine) -          I smoke about ten cigarrttes a day. (It is a habit) We can use the Adverbs of Frequency to help up emphasis a routine. (IR A LECCION 13 BASICO) -          How often do you go dancing? – I sometimes go dancing. Remember: DO NOT USE THE PRESENT SIMPLE TO DESCRIBE AN ACTION THAT IS HAPPENING NOW Structure: Look at the following table: TABLE #1: Verb to be Other verbs She is my friend She works for IBM They are married They  live in Miami I’m a teacher I play tennis Pedro isn’t sad Pedro doesn’t like playing tennis. They aren’t brothers They don’t live together Are they single? Do they play guitar? Is he your friend? Does he study English? Can you find the differences between the first and second column? Why do we use the auxiliaries do, does, don’t and doesn’t in the second column? When do we use them? We use the auxiliaries with the verbs that are NOT to be in the present simples in NEGATIVE and QUESTIONS forms The verb TO BE The verb to be denotes a state or a condition and it does not denote an action. The verb to be DOES NOT use auxiliaries. Look at the examples: (+) I am always happy – He/she/it  is at the bank – We/you/they are married (-) I am not French – He/she/it is not sad – We/you/they are not single. (?) Am I sick doctor? – Is he/she/it in the kitchen? – Are we/you/they Brazilian? Other verbs These include ALL the verbs that are NOT the verb to be (+) I /we/you/they play tennis – He/she/it plays tennis (-)I /we/you/they don’t play tennis – He/she/it doesn’t play tennis (?) Do I /we/you/they play tennis – Does he/she/it play tennis Common mistakes: -          I am play tennis (incorrect) ------------- I play tennis (correct) DO NOT use the verb to be with other verbs together. Carlos no http://www.inglestotal.com/present-perfect-tense-tiempo-gramatical/ http://www.inglestotal.com/present-perfect-tense-tiempo-gramatical/#comments Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:01:19 +0000 InglesTotal http://www.inglestotal.com/?p=432 http://www.inglestotal.com/present-perfect-tense-tiempo-gramatical/feed/ 45 Grammar,present perfect Curso gratis de inglés por Internet - LECCION 26 GRAMATICA / GRAMMAR Estudiar y practicar inglés en línea con audio Inglés-Español Hi, - Hacer click en el ícono de play para escuchar la lección. - Today is the last grammar lesson of the basic/e... Curso gratis de inglés por Internet - LECCION 26 GRAMATICA / GRAMMAR Estudiar y practicar inglés en línea con audio Inglés-Español Hi, Hacer click en el ícono de play para escuchar la lección. Today is the last grammar lesson of the basic/elementary course. We are going to study the present perfect  tense. Remember that it is very important to practice and to review. ¿Como se forma el present perfect? ¿Cuando utilizamos el present perfect? Hoy es nuestra última lección gramatical del curso básico/elemental. Vamos a presentar el tiempo gramatical "present perfect" y responder estas interrogantes. Recuerden que es importante practicar y repasar Before we start with this lesson where you are going to read the Present Perfect tense. Let's remember the tenses that we have studied up to this point: The Present Simple and Present Continuous We have studied these two tenses before. These refer to the present tense but in different ways. The present simple is used to talk about actions that "usually" happen. These actions describe routines or habits. The present continuous is used to describe actions that are happening at the moment in which they are spoken. Present Simple: For routines, habits and current information - I usually get up at 6:00 am. - Tom goes to the gym at weekends. - Sarah has two children. Present Continuous: for actions happening at the moment - We are studying English at InglesTotal. - I am not watching TV at the moment ** Como vimos estos 2 tiempos gramaticales que hemos estudiado antes (Present tense :LECCION 10 y Present Continuous:LECCION 8) Usan el nombre present ya que tienen una relacion con ella pero de manera distinta. El present tense se usa para describir una acción que sucede usualmente como una rutina en cambio el present continuous es utilizado para describir acciones que suceden en el momento en que se esta hablando. RECUERDEN QUE NO ES LO MISMO EN ESPAÑOL Y POR ELLO ES NECESARIO RESPETAR LAS REGLAS GRAMATICALES DEL IDIOMA QUE UNO APRENDE. The Present Perfect Tense This tense has the name "Present" but it has many uses and it is sometimes confusing. Today we are going to study the first use which is for 'EXPERIENCES". The Past Participle form of the verbs To form the present perfect tense we need to learn a new form of the verb. This is called the past participle. Regular verbs When you want to form the past participle of regular verbs, it is the same as the past tense "played"where we add "ed" to the base form. Examples: CHART #1 Verb Past form Past Particple Work Worked Worked Talk Talked Talked Study Studied Studied Stay Stayed Stayed Watch Watched watched List of complete regular verbs (enlace con lista completa de verbos regulares): http://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/regular-verbs-list.htm Irregular verbs The irregular form of the verbs in past participle change and you have to learn them with practice. CHART #2 Verb Past form Past Particple be Was/were been eat ate eaten go went gone buy bought bought ride Rode ridden write wrote written List of complete irregular verbs (enlace con la lista completa de verbos irregulares): http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/irregular-verbs/ The Present Perfect - STRUCTURE / SYNTAX Positive form SUBJECT + [HAVE / HAS + PAST PARTICIPLE] + COMPLEMENT CHART #3 Subject Auxiliary Past Participle Complement I/we/you/they have been to Brazil He/She/It has Eaten Sushi Negative form SUBJECT + [HAVEN'T / HASN'T + PAST PARTICIPLE] + COMPLEMENT CHAR T#4 Subject Auxiliary Past Participle Complement I/we/you/they haven’t been Carlos no http://www.inglestotal.com/countable-and-uncountable-nouns-sustantivos-contables-y-no-contables/ http://www.inglestotal.com/countable-and-uncountable-nouns-sustantivos-contables-y-no-contables/#comments Sun, 25 Oct 2009 19:12:21 +0000 InglesTotal http://www.inglestotal.com/?p=357 http://www.inglestotal.com/countable-and-uncountable-nouns-sustantivos-contables-y-no-contables/feed/ 36 countable,nouns,sustantivos,uncountable Curso de inglés en línea gratis - Nivel básico elemental - LESSON 24 - LECCION 24 GRAMATICA - Today we are going to talk about countable and uncountable nouns and learn when and how to use them correctly. Curso de inglés en línea gratis - Nivel básico elemental LESSON 24 - LECCION 24 GRAMATICA Today we are going to talk about countable and uncountable nouns and learn when and how to use them correctly. Please remember to practice and to do the exercises at the end of the post. Hoy hablaremos de los sustantivos contables y no contables. Aprenderemos como usarlos y algunas reglas.Antes de empezar esta leccíon recomiendo repasar la siguente leccion que trata del uso de there is/are: CLICK AQUI Countable nouns – Count nouns A noun renames a person, place or thing. If a noun is viewed as countable if: • A or an can be used in front of it : a table, an egg • It has a plural form : there are two tables • It can be used in a question with how many: How many rooms are there? • A number can be used before it: four computers If a noun is viewed as uncountable: • a/an cannot be used in front of it: Cereal is healthy • it does not have a plural form: I like butter (NOT BUTTERS) • it can be in a question with how much: How much sugar would you like? • a number isn’t used in front of it: It has little caffeine. • it always takes a “singular” verb: Milk is good for you. *** En si los sustantivos contables son aquellos que puedes contar (poner un numero antes del sustantivo: una mesa pero no una agua Todos los liquidos como agua, leche, cerveza, vino son no contables (EN ESPAÑOL PUEDE SER DISTINTO). Tambien las carnes son no contables como pollo, pescado etc. TABLE USING THERE IS / ARE WITH COUNTABLE and UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS Countable Uncountable Singular Plural One form (+)There is a chair. There are some chairs. There is some water (-) There isn’t a table. There aren’t any tables. There isn’t any cheese. (?) Is there a bathroom? Are there any bathrooms? Is there any coffee? Conclusions from the table: • With countable nouns we have two forms: singular and plural and when we refer to uncountable nouns we only use one form. • When we use the singular form with countable nouns we use a/an and with plurals we use some/any. • With the uncountable nouns we do not use a/an and we can use some/any • With countable nouns some/any means “an indefinite number” • With uncountable nouns some/any means “a portion of” Conclusiones: Como vemos cuando un sustantivo es contable hay dos formas: singular y plural pero con los no constables solo hay una forma. Nunca usen la forma plural cuando usen los no contables. También cabe resaltar que cuando usamos el some /any con los contables significa algunos/algunas o en negativo ningun pero cuando se usa con los no contables quiere decir algo de. Veamos: There are some books on the table. (Hay algunos libros) There aren’t any books. (No hay ningun lbro) Ojo que en español se usa la forma singular de libro pero en inglés no. Are there any books? (Hay algún libro) There is milk. (Hay algo de leche) There isn’t any milk. (No hay nada de leche) Is there any milk? (Hay algo de leche?) ONLINE EXERCISES - EJERCICIOS EN LINEA: Identify if the noun is countable or uncountable (Identificar si el sustantivo es contable o no) -http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/210.html -http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/210.html There is or there are? - http://www.better-english.com/easier/counta.htm LINK de Vocabulario mas lección (formato PDF) http://fds.oup.com/www.oup.com/pdf/elt/catalogue/9780194307260-a.pdf Carlos no http://www.inglestotal.com/superlative-form-curso-ingles-basico/ http://www.inglestotal.com/superlative-form-curso-ingles-basico/#comments Sun, 30 Aug 2009 04:40:01 +0000 InglesTotal http://www.inglestotal.com/?p=224 http://www.inglestotal.com/superlative-form-curso-ingles-basico/feed/ 27 adjectives,comparative,superlative CURSO DE INGLES GRATIS - NIVEL BASICO ELEMENTAL - WELCOME TO LESSON 23 - BIENVENIDOS A LECCION 23 Espero estén todos bien. Hoy les traemos la clase de "The Superlative Form" de los adjetivos. También queria invitarles al nuevo chat que se ha... CURSO DE INGLES GRATIS - NIVEL BASICO ELEMENTAL WELCOME TO LESSON 23 - BIENVENIDOS A LECCION 23 Espero estén todos bien. Hoy les traemos la clase de "The Superlative Form" de los adjetivos. También queria invitarles al nuevo chat que se ha hecho para practicar INGLES con los demas visitantes y/o alumnos virtuales. Espero verlos por allí para saludarles y conocerles. The Superlative Form Definition: The superlative is the form of an adjective or adverb that shows which thing has that quality above or below the level of the others. It denotes the greatest degree regarding the quality of the adjective used. (usingenglish.com) To use the superlative form please review adjectives CLICK HERE. Example: Brian is the tallest student in the class -> RECUERDEN DE UTILIZAR THE ANTES DE LA FORMA SUPERLATIVA Paris is the most beautiful city in the world. *Entonces, usamos "The superlative form" para comparar establecer la cualidad máxima del adjetivo en uno con relación al contexto. Es decir, es la forma del adjetivo o adverbio que espresa su mayor qualidad. SINECESITAS ADJETIVOS(HACER CLICK). Por ejemplo: "Mount Everest is the highest mountain" quiere decir que el Monte Everest es la montaña mas alta. No hay mas alta que el Everest y expresa su supremacia con respecto a las demas montañas en cuanto al adjetivo "high" que es alto. Reglas para formar la forma Superlativa en INGLES In this following table we can learn the rules TABLE #1 Adjective Rule Example With one syllable Ending in – e Large 2.Consonant – Vowel – Consonant Hot 3. All others long hard | the + (adjective + –st) | the  +(Double the consonant and add -est) | the + (Adjective + –est) | a) Jupiter is the largest planet | | b) The hottest place on earth is Ethiopia. | c) The Great Wall of China is the longest wall in the world. d) Math is the hardest subject in school. Adjectives with two or more syllables Ending in –y Easy 2.All others important | | the +(Change the –y to –i and add –est) the+[Use most (or least) before the adjective] | | e) The easiest subject for me is geography. | f) The most important thing in life is love Size Touch Shape Time Quantity Sound IRREGULAR FORMS (TABLE 2) good - (the) best bad - (the) worst far -(the)furthest /farthest Remember to use THE before the superlative form. Recuerden de usar "the" antes de la forma superlativa. TAMBIEN CUIDADO CON LA TRADUCCION CON COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES. En español no es igual. Impriman las 2 tablas de esta lección y la lección 21 para que aprendan la regla y no tengan errores. EXAMPLES: Brian's car is THE most expensive LET'S PRACTICE Exercises 1)  __________ (large)cucumber weighed 66lbs. 2) __________ (popular) tourist attraction in the United States is Disneyworld. 3) __________ (successful) songwriters are Paul Mccartney and the late John Lennon. 4)  __________ (heavy) baby at birth was a boy of 22 lbs. 8 oz. He was born in Italy in 1955 5)  __________ (fat) person was a man in New York.  He weighed almost 1200 lbs. 6)  One of __________ (famous) painters was Pablo Picasso. 7)  __________ (long) attack of hiccups lasted 67 years. 8)  __________ (big) omelet was made of 54,763 eggs. ONLINE EXERCISES / EJERCICIOS EN LINEA Superlative exercises: http://www.inglesmadrid.com/superlativo-31c.htm http://www.isabelperez.com/super.htm http://www.learnenglish.de/Games/Adjectives/CompSup.htm http://www.juntadeandalucia.es/averroes/recursos_informaticos/ Superlative Vs Comparative http://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/story.php?title=comparative-superlative-forms http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/45.html http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/regcom2.htm http://www.angelfire.com/fl2/espanglishtips/testcomp.html Carlos no http://www.inglestotal.com/prepositions-preposiciones/ http://www.inglestotal.com/prepositions-preposiciones/#comments Tue, 04 Aug 2009 16:49:52 +0000 InglesTotal http://www.inglestotal.com/?p=208 http://www.inglestotal.com/prepositions-preposiciones/feed/ 34 http://www.inglestotal.com/comparative-form/ http://www.inglestotal.com/comparative-form/#comments Fri, 17 Jul 2009 03:46:03 +0000 InglesTotal http://www.inglestotal.com/?p=115 http://www.inglestotal.com/comparative-form/feed/ 53 adjectives,comparative CURSO DE INGLES EN LINEA - NIVEL BASICO ELEMENTAL - WELCOME TO LESSON 21 - BIENVENIDOS A LECCION 21 Hoy hablaremos de adjetivos en la forma comparativa. Recuerden que es importante aprender adjetivos para usar esta forma. CURSO DE INGLES EN LINEA - NIVEL BASICO ELEMENTAL WELCOME TO LESSON 21 - BIENVENIDOS A LECCION 21 Hoy hablaremos de adjetivos en la forma comparativa. Recuerden que es importante aprender adjetivos para usar esta forma. También he recibido muchas consultas con respecto a las demas lecciones. Hay varios links para ver el menu de lecciones. Están en la parte superior y tambien el la parte derecha. TAMBIEN PUEDES HACER CLICK AQUI. The Comparative Form We use the comparative  form to compare and contrast different objects or people in English. Use the comparative form to show the difference between two objects or people and we use THAN before what or who we are comparing to. Remember that is it VERY IMPORTANT to know and learn adjectives because we will need to use them to form this structure. If you need a list please CLICK HERE. Example: Maria is taller than Juan -> RECUERDEN DE UTILIZAR THAN DESPUES DE LA FORMA COMPARATIVA Miami is more modern than Lima. *Entonces, usamos "The comparative form" para comparar y contrastar sustantivos usando ADJETIVOS  en INGLES.  Es vital aprender adjetivos asi que se necesitan una lista ir acá (HACER CLICK). Reglas para formar la forma comparativa en INGLES In this following table we can learn the rules TABLE #1 Adjective Rule Example Adjective with one syllable Ending in – e Wide Safe 2.Consonant – Vowel – Consonant Big Thin 3. All others Tall | ADD –r | | Double the consonant and add -er | | ADD –er | a)      The Honda is wider than the chevrolete b)      A big car is safer than a small one. | | c)      My house is bigger than yours. d)      Joe is thinner than Mary. | e)      John is taller than Brian Adjectives with two or more syllables Ending in –y Pretty Noisy 2.All others Beautiful Expensive | | Change the –y to –i and add –er | Use more (or less) before the adjective | | f)        Ana is prettier than Nina g)      A motorcycle is noisier than a car | h)      Marisu is more beautiful than Elena i)        The shirt is more expensive than the trousers Size Touch Shape Time Quantity Sound IRREGULAR FORMS (TABLE 2) good - better bad - worse far -further /farther Remembre to use THAN after the comparative form. Recuerden de usar "than" (y nunca what) despues de la forma comparativa. EXAMPLES: My house is more expensive THAN my car John is funnier THAN Tim LET'S PRACTICE (TABLE 3) ADJECTIVE Comparative ADJECTIVE Comparative ADJECTIVE Comparative Happy Cheap Honest Difficult Strong Busy Clean Interesting Young Early Hot Near Beautiful Warm Funny Soft Expensive Easy Intelligent fresh Bad Dirty Kind Late Good Boring Dangeerous Careful Cold weak VER RESPUESTAS - CHECK ANSWERS Exercises 1)      She’s much __________ her husband. (young) 2)      It’s a __________ day _____ yesterday. (warm) 3)      The vegetables in the shop are __________ ­­­_____ the one ones in the supermarket. (fresh) 4)      The train is __________ _____ the bus (expensive) 5)      The new TV programme is  __________ _____ the old one. (funny) 6)      Mrs. Jones is a __________ teacher ____ Mr. Andrews. (good) 7)      My office is __________ _____ Helen’s. (near) 8)      The traffic is _______________ it was last year. (noisy) 9)      You have a __________ life _____ I have. (busy) 10)  Drivers in this country are _______________________ _____ drivers in my country. (dangerous) 11)  The exam today was _______________ _____ last year’s exam. (difficult) 12)  She’s __________ _____ her sister. (smart) 13)  Micheal is __________ _____ than Mathew. (Rich) Carlos no http://www.inglestotal.com/como-pensar-en-ingles/ http://www.inglestotal.com/como-pensar-en-ingles/#comments Sat, 16 May 2009 18:16:10 +0000 InglesTotal http://www.inglestotal.com/?p=81 http://www.inglestotal.com/como-pensar-en-ingles/feed/ 73 http://www.inglestotal.com/like/ http://www.inglestotal.com/like/#comments Wed, 15 Apr 2009 18:45:37 +0000 InglesTotal http://www.inglestotal.com/?p=72 http://www.inglestotal.com/like/feed/ 59 like,present simple,simple present LECCION 18 - Do you like ... ? - Conversation / Speaking  #1 - Curso de Ingles Basico Elemental. Recuerden que para bajar la lección a sus reproductores hagan click derecho sobre DOWNLOAD y click en guardar vínculo como. LECCION 18 - Do you like ... ? - Conversation / Speaking  #1 Curso de Ingles Basico Elemental. Recuerden que para bajar la lección a sus reproductores hagan click derecho sobre DOWNLOAD y click en guardar vínculo como. PARA VER LAS LECCIONES ANTERIORES IR AQUI. Hello students and visitors. I hope you had a great Easter and today we will talk about the verb to like in the present simple which we use to talk about preferences. Present Simple (verb to like) USE (Think in ENGLISH!) We use the verb to like in the present simple to talk about PREFERENCES or to express interest about something or someone. Subject + verb to like + NOUN When we talk about nouns (what is a noun?) after the verb to like we talk about things in general therefore we use THE PLURAL FORM for countable nouns. EXAMPLES: - I like mangoes. ( NOT: i like a mango) - Do you like dogs or cats? - What kind of movies does your friend like? NOTE: With nouns that are UNCOUNTABLE (nouns you cannot form in plural e.g. RICE, WATER, MUSIC) we DO NOT put it in a plural form obviously. Examples: - Maria likes beer. (NOT: Maria likes beers because beer in an uncountable noun in English) - What kind of music do you like? - I like Italian food. Subject + verb to like + "verb" GERUND FORM (-ing) When we want to use a "verb" as a complement we use the verb in the gerund form (-ING ENDING e.g dancing, going out, running, swimming etc) Examples: - I like going to the disco. - My wife likes cooking. - What do you like doing? NOTE: In American English you can use the gerund OR the infinitive form after the verb to like. Example: Carlos likes teaching English --- OR --- Carlos likes to teach English. *** Notas del profesor. Vemos que el verbo to like es para hablar de preferencias y de gustos en el PRESENT SIMPLE. Si el complemento es un sustantivo usamos la forma plural a no ser que sea un sustantivo no contable. Cuando se use el verbo en el complemento usamos la forma gerundia que es el verbo mas la terminación "ING". En en inglés americano se puede usar en infinitivo (to dance) en vez de el gerundio. En InglesTotal vamos a recomendar usar la forma gerundio porque los mejores libros lo recomiendan y en muchos examenes tendrán que usar la forma de gerundio. Carlos no http://www.inglestotal.com/going-to/ http://www.inglestotal.com/going-to/#comments Fri, 03 Apr 2009 21:09:30 +0000 InglesTotal http://www.inglestotal.com/?p=71 http://www.inglestotal.com/going-to/feed/ 68 future,going to Curso Básico elemental de INGLES - LECCION #17 - GOING TO - INGLESTOTAL NOW WITH DIGITAL SOUND !!! Now our podcast has digital sound. We are improving our recording system and now we are proud of bringing better quality in our podcasts. Curso Básico elemental de INGLES - LECCION #17 - GOING TO INGLESTOTAL NOW WITH DIGITAL SOUND !!! Now our podcast has digital sound. We are improving our recording system and now we are proud of bringing better quality in our podcasts. Inglestotal ahora tiene sonido digital para brindarles clases mas nítidas. Gracias por su apoyo. Today we are going to talk about plans in the future using "going to". En esta LECCION 17 hablaremos de como expresar planes en el futuro. Hoy les presentamos un nuevo tiempo que esta relacionado al futuro. Se trata de la estructura "going to". Es muy similar al PRESENT CONTINUOUS ya que requiere del verbo to be y going es el verbo go mas la terminación "ing" conocido como GERUND. Tengo que hacerles recordar que para que ustedes hablen en inglés no solo es importante saber la estructura sino saber en que momento usarla. Esto se logra por analizar la situacion y saber el uso correcto de las estructuras aprendidas. Por ejemplo, cuando necesitamos hablar de rutinas usamos el PRESENT SIMPLE (How often do you go to the dentist?) Usamos el PRESENT CONTINUOUS para hablar de acciones que estan sucediendo en el momento (What are you doing?). Para expresar habilidades usamos CAN y para hablar de tiempos definidos del pasado el PAST SIMPLE. Así que recuerden que no es necesario traducir porque esto les traera problemas. Es mejor PENSAR en Inglés y esto solo se logra con práctica. FUTURE - GOING TO ---> PLANS Syntax: Subject + to be + going to + infinitive USE: We use the future with "GOING TO" to talk about plans POSITIVE FORM Subject Verb To be Going to Infinitive I Am Going to dance He / She / It Is Study We / You / They Are Go shopping Examples: - Maria's going to travel this holiday. - They're going to go to a very expensive restaurant. - I'm going to come home late. NEGATIVE FORM Subject Verb To be + not Going to Infinitive I Am not Going to Clean He / She / It Is not (isn't) Cook We / You / They Are not (aren't) travel - I'm not going to go to the party. - Juan isn't going to work today. - They aren't going to stay at that hotel. QUESTION FORM Question Word Verb To Be Subject Going to Infinitive What Am not I Going to Do Where Is not (isn't) He / She / It Go ----------------- Are not (aren't) We / You / They travel Ejemplos: - What are you going to do later? - What is she going to cook? - Are they going to attend the meeting? - Where is Maria going to study? Short answers are with the to be verb - Yes, I am - Yes, you are - No, he isn't - No, they aren't ETC Errores típicos Recuerden de NO USAR el do/does (para preguntas) & el don't y doesn't (para negativos). NO SE USAN porque usamos el verbo to be. - INCORRECTO: I don't going to study. - CORRECTO: I'm not going to study. - INCORRECTO: Where do you going to go? - CORRECTO: Where are you going to go? Recuerden de NO OLVIDAR de poner el verbo TO BE - INCORRECTO: Juan going to buy beer. - CORRECTO: Juan is going to buy beer. Ejercicios Recomendados - Practicar Going to en linea con respuestas - Practicar going to (Archivo DOC) Carlos no http://www.inglestotal.com/simple-past-negative-and-question-form/ http://www.inglestotal.com/simple-past-negative-and-question-form/#comments Sat, 21 Mar 2009 18:12:57 +0000 InglesTotal http://www.inglestotal.com/?p=69 http://www.inglestotal.com/simple-past-negative-and-question-form/feed/ 39 past simple,simple past LECCION 16b - CURSO DE INGLES NIVEL BASICO ELEMENTAL Estudiaremos el PASADO SIMPLE (THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE - Con verbos que no son to be) - In this lesson we will talk about the past simple tense with other verbs (NOT THE VERB TO BE) in the negative a... LECCION 16b - CURSO DE INGLES NIVEL BASICO ELEMENTAL Estudiaremos el PASADO SIMPLE (THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE - Con verbos que no son to be) In this lesson we will talk about the past simple tense with other verbs (NOT THE VERB TO BE) in the negative and question form. En esta lección aprenderemos la forma negativa y positiva del tiempo PAST SIMPLE con verbos que no son ser o estar. Recuerden de repasar las lecciones anteriores y de siempre practicar. (LAS RESPUESTAS DE LA TAREA ESTAN AL FINAL DE LOS AUDIOS) The past simple tense (NEGATIVE FORM) Remember: To form the past simple in the positive we need to conjugate the verb to the past form. This past form may be in the regular and irregular form. Regular : verbs that end in -ed - worked / studied / finished / stayed / liked / watched / worked / lived etc... Irregular: verb change form - ate / went / bought / read (pronunciado como "red") / got up / woke up / spent ... etc To form the positive: S +V +C I / you / he / she / it / we / you /they ---- went ---- to the park ** RECUERDEN QUE TODAS LAS PERSONAS USAN 1 SOLA CONJUGACION NEGATIVE FORM: In the negative form we need to use the auxiliary did + not (didn't). remember that when we use the auxiliary we put the verb in the INFINITIVE form. The auxiliary didn't is used in the negative form with verbs that are not to be. DO NOT USE DIDN'T WITH WAS OR WERE!!! TABLE # 1 Subject Auxiliary (did) + not Infinitive I You She He It We They Did not (didn't) Study Work Play Go Eat Arrive Live Ejemplos (TABLE # 2): Positive form Negative form I went to school I didn't go to school She studied all night She didn't study all night They ate a lot They didn't eat a lot We had lunch We didn't have lunch Simple Past (QUESTION FORM) - TABLE # 3: In the question form we need to use the auxiliary "Did" and we have to write the verb in the INFINITIVE form Auxiliary (Did) Subject Infinitive || | | Did | | | I You He She It We You They Study Work Play Go Eat Arrive Live Sleep We can also place the question word before this structure. QW + DID + Subject+ Verb (Infinitive) Examples: - What did you do yesterday? - Where did Maria go last week? - What time did Pedro leave the party? - When did Sarah get married? - How many bottles of beer did they drink? Let's compare present simple with past simple TABLE: 4 Present Simple Past Simple (-) I don't study I didn't study (-) She doesn't work She didn't work (?) Does she study? Did she study? (?) Do you like movies? Did you like the movie? *** Como vemos en esta comparación, lo único que cambia es el auxiliar. Recuerden que el auxiliar DID (ademas de do y does) APARECEN EL LA FORMA NEGATIVA E INTERROGATIVA CON VERBOS QUE NO SON TOBE. Short Answers (respuestas cortas) Examples: Did you see Pam yesterday? -------- No, I didn't. Did it rain on Sunday? ----------- Yes, it did. Did Helen come to the party? ----------- No, she didn't. Did your parents have a good trip?--------- Yes, they did. MARCADORES DE TIEMPO DEL PASADO: TABLE 5 Examples: - I studied English last night. - She finished school 3 years ago. - Martin wanted to go to the movies yesterday. - We went to New York 5 months ago. Let's Practice HOMEWORK / TAREA * FIGURAS Y EJERCICIOS DE GRAMMAR IN USE  (Cambridge) Grammar practice (LONGMAN) Carlos no http://www.inglestotal.com/the-simple-past-tense-other-verbs-leccion-16a/ http://www.inglestotal.com/the-simple-past-tense-other-verbs-leccion-16a/#comments Thu, 19 Feb 2009 18:23:21 +0000 InglesTotal http://www.inglestotal.com/?p=66 http://www.inglestotal.com/the-simple-past-tense-other-verbs-leccion-16a/feed/ 93 past simple,simple past Curso BASICO deINGLES LECCION 16a - GRAMATICA (PAST SIMPLE - POSITIVE FORM) Recuerden que para bajar las lecciones a sus reproductores es necesario hacer click derecho sobre download y guardar vinculo como o save link as. Curso BASICO deINGLES LECCION 16a - GRAMATICA (PAST SIMPLE - POSITIVE FORM) Recuerden que para bajar las lecciones a sus reproductores es necesario hacer click derecho sobre download y guardar vinculo como o save link as. NO SE OLVIDEN DE MANDAR SUS AUDIOS PARA PONERLO EN LAS GRABACIONES (MANDEN SALUDOS, PREGUNTAS, COMENTARIOS Y PARTICIPEN) Esta leccion esta dividida en 2 partes (a y b) y va a enseñar como construir oraciones en el PAST TENSE con los otros verbos (Verbos que no son "to be"; es decir que no sean del verbo ser o estar) ---- Letras de la CANCION A CONTINUACION: LETRAS DE LA CANCION "EVERYTHING CHANGES" DE STAIND The Simple past tense Syntax (POSITIVE FORM): I, you, he, she, it, we, you, they + VERB (PAST FORM) + Complement ESTO QUIERE DECIR QUE PARA TODAS LAS PERSONAS HAY UNA SOLO CONJUGACION . Lo único que hay que aprender es a formar esta conjugación. Esto depende si es REGULAR o IRREGULAR verb. The verb in the past simple form can be REGULAR or IRREGULAR Regular Verbs: To from the irregular from we need to add "ed" to the infinitive form. For example: to watch -> watched | to talk -> talked | to wash -> washed (FIGURA 1) REGLAS DE DELETREO PRACTICE (Regular verb spelling) - FIGURA 2 EXAMPLES: NO IMPORTA CUAL ES EL SUJETO: SIEMPRE LLEVARA LA MISMA CONJUGACION 1) Maria played soccer last week. 2) Pedro and Juan watched TV yesterday 3) We studied for the test but we all failed. 4) They talked on the phone for two hours last night. Irregular verbs The past forms of the irregular forms DO NOT end in "-ed". They have different forms and we need to learn them gradually. Here is a list to begin with: (FIGURA 3) Exercises : ASI SEA REGULAR O IRREGULAR TODAS LAS PERSONAS LLEVARAN LA MISMA CONJUGACION 1) We went to the movies last weekend 2) They were hungry and ate the whole chicken. 3) She went to the mall and spent a lot of money. 4) Diego got up very late. 5) I came home early yesterday. PRACTICE Let's Practice Complete the blanks with the correct form of the verbs in the past simple tense Homework (Tarea) CONCLUSION Hemos aprendido la forma del SIMPLE PAST con los demas verbos (que no son to be) pero solo en la forma affirmativa. RECUERDEN: * FIGURAS Y EJERCICIOS DE GRAMMAR IN USE  (Cambridge) Grammar practice (LONGMAN) Carlos no http://www.inglestotal.com/simple-past-verb-to-be-el-pasado-de-serestar/ http://www.inglestotal.com/simple-past-verb-to-be-el-pasado-de-serestar/#comments Fri, 30 Jan 2009 01:25:54 +0000 InglesTotal http://www.inglestotal.com/?p=64 http://www.inglestotal.com/simple-past-verb-to-be-el-pasado-de-serestar/feed/ 132 past simple,verb to be LECCION 15 Curso BASICO ELEMENTAL - GRAMATICA Bienvenidos a la leccíon 15. Recuerden que para bajar los audios a su PC HACER CLICK DERECHO SOBRE "Download" y "Guardar Vínculo como" o " Save link as" - This is lesson 15. LECCION 15 Curso BASICO ELEMENTAL - GRAMATICA Bienvenidos a la leccíon 15. Recuerden que para bajar los audios a su PC HACER CLICK DERECHO SOBRE "Download" y "Guardar Vínculo como" o " Save link as" This is lesson 15. Today we will look at the Simple Past tense with the verb to be. We are half way through the basic level course. Thank you for all your support! Vamos a estudiar por primera vez el pasado (pretérito indefinido en español) con el verbo to be (ser / estar) Es muy parecido al presente asi que como referencia tomare las clases anteriores. The Simple Past Tense (with the verb to be) Similar to the Present simple tense, The simple past is divided in two main parts. The form with the "to be" and with "other verbs" Quiero que quede claro que esta regla que vamos a aprender a continuación es solo para las conjugaciones del verbo ser y estar. Si utilizan otros verbos llevará otra forma. Es muy similar al "Present Tense" Si recuerdan bien, con los verbos to be la regla era distinta que con los demas verbos. Por favor si esto no esta claro visiten las siguientes lecciones: Forma del PRESENT TENSE (VERBO TO BE) - LECCION 2 : The present tenes Verb To be (Positive and Negative) - LECCION 3 : The present tense Verb To be (Question form) Forma del PRESENT TENSE (Other Verbs) - LECCION 10a : The present simple tense OTHER VERBS (Positive) - LECCION 10b : The present simple tense OTHER VERBS (negative form and questions) Let's remember the Simple Present Tense with the verb to be FIGURA 1 It is quite simple. We DO NOT use auxiliaries (do, does, don't and doesn't) To form the negative we just add the "not" and for questions we just switch the SUBJECT and the VERB TO BE. We do EXACTLY THE SAME with the Past Simple tense: PLEASE LOOK AT THE FIGURE: FIGURA 2 - LA FORMA "SIMPLE PAST TENSE" - VERB TO BE (WAS / WERE) In present tense we used: Am / Is / Are NOW IN PAST TENSE WE USE ONLY 2 CONJUGATIONS! >>> WAS & WERE I/He / she / it --- was (Positive) Wasn't (Negative) we / you / They--- were (Positive) Weren't (Negative) Short Answers Look at the next table. This is how we answer yes/no questions Let's Practice Homework Notas del profesor: Como vemos, el Simple Past Tense con los verbos to be es casi igual al Simple Present tense son el verbo to be. La diferencia es que en vez de usar las conjugaciones "AM/IS/ARE" vamos a utilizar "WAS/WERE". * FIGURAS Y EJERCICIOS DE GRAMMAR IN USE  (Cambridge) Grammar practice (LONGMAN) Carlos no http://www.inglestotal.com/modal-verb-can-and-could-ability-lesson-14/ http://www.inglestotal.com/modal-verb-can-and-could-ability-lesson-14/#comments Tue, 25 Nov 2008 01:03:50 +0000 InglesTotal http://www.inglestotal.com/?p=57 http://www.inglestotal.com/modal-verb-can-and-could-ability-lesson-14/feed/ 65 Grammar,modal verbs Curso de INGLES gratis con audio LECCION 14 (LESSON 14) - Welcome to lesson 14 (grammar) - We will study the modal verbs Can and Could. Para bajar la lección en audio click deecho en download y bajar vínculo como. - Bienvenidos a la lección 14. Curso de INGLES gratis con audio LECCION 14 (LESSON 14) Welcome to lesson 14 (grammar) We will study the modal verbs Can and Could. Para bajar la lección en audio click deecho en download y bajar vínculo como. Bienvenidos a la lección 14. En esta lección numero 14 hablaremos del uso de Can y Could (poder). Gracias por el apoyo de todos y por sus comentarios. Para ver la lección escrita hacer click en leer mas o read more. Modal Verbs Can and Could (to talk about abilities) We can use can (for present) and (could) for past to talk about abilities. The form of the modal verbs are very simple. All the verbs go with the same modal verb plus the infinitive without "to". Example: Maria can play the piano very well. (Maria has the ability of playing the piano) They can play soccer. I can speak English. ** Can y Could se utiliza para describir acciones referentes a habilidades. La forma es muy simple ya que va con una sola conjugación para todoas las personas. Can es para describir habilidades en el tiempo presente y Could para habilidades en el pasado. Positive and Negative form (Modal Verb Can/could) Figura 1 Modal Verb Subject Infinitivo without to | | | CAN / COULD | | | I you he she it we you they | | VERB - Simple form (DANCE) | | Ejemplos: 1) Can you play the guitar? 2) Can your sister speak French? 3) Can they dance salsa? **BONUS En el básico solo quiero que se enfoquen en usar can y could para describir habilidades pero can y could tambien pueden ser usados para pedir favores. En este caso Can = Could Ejemplo: 1) Can / Could you open the door please? 2) Can /Could they bring more beers? Short Answers Yes, ( I you he she it we they) can/could - No ,( I you he she it we they ) can't/couldn't Exercises / Ejercicios (Figura 3) * FIGURAS Y EJERCICIOS DE GRAMMAR IN USE  (Cambridge) Grammar practice (LONGMAN)< >< ><--> Carlos no http://www.inglestotal.com/adverbs-of-frequency-adverbios-de-frecuencia-lesson-13/ http://www.inglestotal.com/adverbs-of-frequency-adverbios-de-frecuencia-lesson-13/#comments Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:15:16 +0000 InglesTotal http://www.inglestotal.com/?p=56 http://www.inglestotal.com/adverbs-of-frequency-adverbios-de-frecuencia-lesson-13/feed/ 92 adverbs,present simple Curso gratis de INGLES con Audio LECCION 13 (LESSON 13) - Welcome to lesson 13 (Grammar). Remember to click on play. Si deseas bajar a tu reproductor hacer click derecho sobre download y guardar vinculo como. - Curso gratis de INGLES con Audio LECCION 13 (LESSON 13) Welcome to lesson 13 (Grammar). Remember to click on play. Si deseas bajar a tu reproductor hacer click derecho sobre download y guardar vinculo como. Lección 13 (Gramática): Es esta lección hablaremos de los adverbios de frecuencia. La utilizaremos con el Present Simple Tense puesto que sabemos que esta estructura es para describir acciones rutinarias. Adverbs of Frequency We use adverbs of frequency to say how often we do things. Adverbs of frequency go before all verbs EXCEPT the verb to be. De menos a mas: Never - hardly ever - rarely (seldom) - sometimes - usually (often)- always Note 1: Remember that with never and hardly ever we use POSITIVE sentences. Example: - We don't never smoke. (INCORRECT) - We never smoke. Note 2: With don't and doesn't we use the adverb of frequency after these and before the verb. Example: - We don't usually travel. Note 3: Sometimes can go at the beginning of the sentence. (Sometimes puede ir al comienzo de una oración) The adverbs of frequency answer the typical question starting with "How often". Examples: 1) How often do you brush your teeth? I always brush my teeth 2) How often does your mother cook? She seldom/rarely cooks. 3) How often is Claudio late for class. He is never late for class ** How often = Con que frecuencia. Para decir la horas exacta uno tambien puede preguntar (What time?) Para responder la hora exacta utilizamos la preposicion "at" antes de la hora. Ejemplo: What time do you wake up? I wake up at 7:00 am. Let's Practice Before we practice we need to learn some common verbs that we do everyday. FIGURA # 1 _________________________________________________________________ Ejerccicios: Complete the sentences with an adverb of frequency 1) They _________ drive. They don´t have a car. 2) I _______ eat turkey. (Only at Christmas) 3) She doesn't have a watch so she's _________ late. 4) We __________ get up at 8:00, except Saturdays and Sundays. 5) I ________ play tennis (when I have time) Homework (Tarea) * FIGURAS Y EJERCICIOS DE GRAMMAR IN USE  (Cambridge) Grammar practice (LONGMAN) Carlos no http://www.inglestotal.com/object-pronouns-pronombres-de-objeto-en-ingles-lesson-12/ http://www.inglestotal.com/object-pronouns-pronombres-de-objeto-en-ingles-lesson-12/#comments Sun, 02 Nov 2008 00:19:15 +0000 InglesTotal http://www.inglestotal.com/?p=52 http://www.inglestotal.com/object-pronouns-pronombres-de-objeto-en-ingles-lesson-12/feed/ 145 pronouns CURSO GRATIS DE INGLES CON AUDIO - LECCION 12 GRAMATICA - Grettings and welcome to lesson 12 (Object pronouns).  En la parte de abajo encontrarás la clase de inglés en audio y pueden descargar a sus reproductores haciendo click derecho sobre download ... CURSO GRATIS DE INGLES CON AUDIO - LECCION 12 GRAMATICA Grettings and welcome to lesson 12 (Object pronouns).  En la parte de abajo encontrarás la clase de inglés en audio y pueden descargar a sus reproductores haciendo click derecho sobre download y hacen click en guardar vínculo como. En esta lección hablaremos de los object pronouns y para esto es importamte que entiendan bien los subject / subjective pronouns (LECCIÓN 2) Object Pronouns: Definition:: It is a pronoun that is used as an object in the sentence. Remember: A subjective or subject pronoun does the action and goes BEFORE the verb while object pronouns go AFTER the verb. OBJECT PRONOUNS : SINGULAR: ---> Me (first person) You (2nd) Her / him / it (third person) PLURAL ---> Us (1st) You (2nd) Them (3rd) Figura 1 ** No confundir con los possessive adjectives : my, your, his, her, its, our, your, their (VER LECCION 5 AQUI) Figura # 2 * Como vemos los object pronouns reciben la action del verbo y pueden ser direct or indirect objects. EN español esto se entiende como me, le, se, nos, os etc.. En ingles siempre que hay un object pronoun hay que colocarlo en la oración (al igual que con el subject pronoun). Otros Ejemplos: Imaginense que ven unos zapatos y dicen "Me gustan". Esto en ingles no es I like o peor Me like. Primero que I like esta incompleto puesto que no se dice elo objeto. Me like es una patada a mi higado puesto que los object pronouns nunca hacen la acción. Lo corrcto es. I like them. (them por que se refiere a zapatos) - La oracion: Quiero darle un beso. -----> I want to give her a kiss. (suponiendo que el objeto es una mujer) Ejemplo: Le quiero mucho. ----->> Quien quiere (subject) a quien quiere (object) I love him/her. (Como vemos no hay tácito y se debe poner el "I" y tambien el objecto (en este caso indirecto) him her o tambien it deacuerdo al contexto. Let's Practice Circle the correct pronouns 1) We/Us usually see they/them. 2) I/Me write to she/her everyday. 3) He/Him loves her/she very much but she/her doesn't love he/him. 4) Please don't wait for she/her. 5) Do you like he/him? Homework / Tarea Carlos no http://www.inglestotal.com/the-present-simple-forma-negativa-y-preguntas-intrrogativa-question-and-negative-form-lesson-10b/ http://www.inglestotal.com/the-present-simple-forma-negativa-y-preguntas-intrrogativa-question-and-negative-form-lesson-10b/#comments Sat, 11 Oct 2008 16:05:18 +0000 InglesTotal http://www.inglestotal.com/?p=47 http://www.inglestotal.com/the-present-simple-forma-negativa-y-preguntas-intrrogativa-question-and-negative-form-lesson-10b/feed/ 224 present simple,tenses Curso y clases de INGLES gratis con audio - LECCION 10b GRAMATICA (Lesson 10b) - Para escuchar la clase hacer click en el icono de play. Si desean bajarlo a su mp3 player hacer click derecho en download y guardar vinculo como. - Curso y clases de INGLES gratis con audio - LECCION 10b GRAMATICA (Lesson 10b) Para escuchar la clase hacer click en el icono de play. Si desean bajarlo a su mp3 player hacer click derecho en download y guardar vinculo como. Este es la segunda parte de la lección 10 que es llamada lección 10b. En la primera lección (10a) vimos la forma positiva de los verbos que no son "to be" y aprendimos como conjugarlos. Ahora veremos y estudiaremos juntos la forma negativa y de pregunta. The Simple Present tense Negative form The structure of the negative structure is formed by adding the auxiliaries do or does plus the negation not Do + not ---> don't Does + not ---> doesn't These auxiliaries are used TO HELP you. When you use the auxiliary the verb is always in its simple. Remember: In positive we had 2 conjugations for every verb (not to be) - play/plays , work/works, study/studies, watch/watches, etc... The conjugation is simple: HE / SHE / IT ---- with the "s" form and I / WE / YOU / THEY ---- simple form Examples: My brother works for IBM. My parents live in Paris. IN THE NEGATIVE FORM THE AUXILIARY CHANGES FORM AND NOT THE VERB. He / she / it + doesn't + verb (simple form) I / We / You / They + don't + verb (simple form) Figura #1: Let's Practice Nota del profesor:Como vemos, lo que se conjuga en la forma negativa es el auxiliar y no el verbo. Es decir, uno va elejir entre don't y el doesn't pero el verbo SIEMPRE estara en su forma simple (sin la terminación "s") Question form The question structure is formed by following the following structure Question word + [do / does + SUBJECT + Verb (simple form)] + Complement We use the auxiliaries do and does in the question form and they have to agree with the subject The conjugation is the following: Does -----> he/she/it Do ----------> I/we/you/they The verb ALWAYS stays in the simple form (not with the "s" form) Short Answers Las respuestas cortas son con los auxiliares do y does con la forma positiva y don´t y doesn't con la forma negativa. La respuesta corta se refiere a cuando responde solo si o no. Do you study English for free in InglesTotal? ----------> Yes, I do Yes, (I, you, we, you, they) do. ------------ No, ( (I, you, we, you, they) don't. Yes, (he,she,it does)------------------------- No, (he,she,it )doesn't Figura #2 Figura #3 Let's Practice Conclusion: The auxiliaries appear in the negative and question form with the verbs that are not to be. Example: (+) Juan plays soccer. (-) He doesn't play soccer. (?) Does he play soccer? *VERB TO BE (NO AUXILIARIES!!!) (+) She is a teacher (-) She isn't a teacher. (?) Is she a teacher? Nota: Recuerden que cuando usen el verbo to be (es decir cualquier conjugacion de ser o estar en el presente) no se usan los auxiliares puesto que estos se usan solo con los demas verbos y en negativo y en pregunta) Tarea / Homework I) Cambie las oraciones de formpositiva a forma negativa II) Escriba la forma de pregintas de las siguientes oraciones III) Llene los vacios con la forma correcta de los auxiliares. * FIGURAS Y EJERCICIOS DE GRAMMAR IN USE  (Cambridge) Grammar practice (LONGMAN) Carlos no http://www.inglestotal.com/simple-present-positive-form-la-forma-positiva-de-el-presente-simple-en-ingles-lesson-10a-grammar/ http://www.inglestotal.com/simple-present-positive-form-la-forma-positiva-de-el-presente-simple-en-ingles-lesson-10a-grammar/#comments Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:09:20 +0000 InglesTotal http://www.inglestotal.com/?p=42 http://www.inglestotal.com/simple-present-positive-form-la-forma-positiva-de-el-presente-simple-en-ingles-lesson-10a-grammar/feed/ 58 present simple,simple present Curso de INGLES Gratis con audio - LECCION 10a (LESSON 10a) GRAMATICA - GRAMMAR - Para escuchar la clase hacer click en el icono de play. Si desean bajarlo a su mp3 player hacer click derecho en download y guardar vinculo como. - Curso de INGLES Gratis con audio - LECCION 10a (LESSON 10a) GRAMATICA - GRAMMAR Para escuchar la clase hacer click en el icono de play. Si desean bajarlo a su mp3 player hacer click derecho en download y guardar vinculo como. Welcome to lesson 10a (1st of two parts) where we will talk about the present simple tense with other verbs that are not the verb to be. We are going to look at the structure and the use of the simple present tense.The present simple tense (with verbs that are not TO BE) Structure / form: The forms (or conjugations) of the present simple tense are two. Remember that with the verb to be there are three forms (am, is, are). To form the present simple conjugations we first need to have the verb. In this example we will use the verb to play. Verb to play One conjugation is formed by eliminating the "to" --- > play The other conjugation is formed by adding "s" or "es". --->plays So you can now form the conjugations of any verb in the present simple! - to work: work / works - to study: study / studies - to watch : watch / watches - to bring : bring / brings - to get : get / gets - to dance: dance / dances Note : With the verb to have the conjugations are ---> have / has (NOT haves) Now we learned to conjugate and form the verbs. Let's learn what pronouns go with the correct form. He / she / it ------------> with the "s" form (plays) I / you / we / you / they ----------> normal form without the "to" (play) *Como vemos, en el present simple existen solo dos conjugaciones con los verbos que no son "to be" (con los to be son tres conjugaciones : am, is, are). Estas dos conjugaciones son formadas muy fácilmente. Una es formada con solo quitarl e el "to" (play) y la otra forma es agregándole la letra "s" o "es". Cuando comparamos con el español vemos que esto es mas sencillo puesto que con el verbo jugar las conjugaciones son: juego, ju egas, juega, jugamos, jugáis, y juegan. Entonces si hablan el español el ingles véanlo como algo mas simple y sencillo. Figure #1: The positive form of the simple present tense Use (uso del presente simple) Now that we know the structure/form it is IMPORTANT to understand when we use the simple present. This will help us talk and participate in conversations. Without knowing the use, we will have problems expressing ourselves. We use present simple in the following situations: - To express habits and routines. Juan plays football on Saturday. I go to work everyday at 8:00 am. - General, mathematical and scientific truths: English people drink a lot of tea Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius. NOTE: THE SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE IS NOT USED TO DESCRIBE SITUATIONS THAT ARE HAPPENNING AT THE MOMENT (NOW) **La forma y estructura es importante pero es indispensable saber el uso. Es decir, tenemos que entender cuando y en que situaciones utilizamos el simple present tense. Estas es la única forma de empezar a pensar en ingles. Cuantas veces me encuentro con alumnos que saben rellenar un examen pero no saben hablar. Esto es porque no prestan atención al uso. El uso les permitirá usar el tiempo correcto en la situación correcta y les ayudara a tener conversaciones fluidas. Olvídense de traducciones antes de hablar ingles. Esto les traerá problemas y les hará hablar lento. Simplemente piensen y practiquen el uso de los tiempos. Como vemos usamos el tiempo present simple cuando queremos expresar, rutinas, hábitos, y verdades generales, matemáticas científicas. NO SE UTILIZA EL PRESENT SIMPLE PARA EXPRESAR UNA ACCION QUE ESTA SUCEDIENDO EN EL MOMENTO: Figure #1: The positive form of the simple present tense Common errors: Remember that when we use "other verbs" we DO NOT use the verb to be: - I'm have two sisters (INCORRECT) --- I have two sisters (Correct) - She is plays in the park (INCORRECT) ----- She plays in the park (Correct) *Recuerden de no usar el verbo to be cuando quieran expresar otra acción. Carlos no http://www.inglestotal.com/prepositions-of-place-on-in-at-preposiciones-de-lugar-en-ingles-on-in-at-lesson-9/ http://www.inglestotal.com/prepositions-of-place-on-in-at-preposiciones-de-lugar-en-ingles-on-in-at-lesson-9/#comments Mon, 01 Sep 2008 03:34:05 +0000 InglesTotal http://www.inglestotal.com/?p=44 http://www.inglestotal.com/prepositions-of-place-on-in-at-preposiciones-de-lugar-en-ingles-on-in-at-lesson-9/feed/ 143 prepositions Para bajar a tu mp3 player click derecho y guardar vinculo como. Para escuchar click en el icono de play. - Curso de INGLES fratis con audio - Lección 9 (grammar) En esta lección veremos como utilizar la preposición "en" (on, in, Para bajar a tu mp3 player click derecho y guardar vinculo como. Para escuchar click en el icono de play. Curso de INGLES fratis con audio - Lección 9 (grammar) En esta lección veremos como utilizar la preposición "en" (on, in, at) en el idioma ingles. Recuerden de participar con sus comentarios, email o manden un archivo mp3. Preposition of place (at, on, in) Part 1: Uses of at, in, and on In: We use in to specify that a noun (object, person etc) is inside. Figura #1: Examples: - Where is your father? He's in the kitchen. - Who is in the room? - Brian was swimming in the ocean. - Bogota is in Colombia. * "IN" es usado para decir y explicar que un objeto, animal o persona se encuentra dentro de un lugar, objeto o sitio. At: We use at to refer to a "general" location. Figura # 2 Examples: - Maria is at the window talking on the phone. - Juan is at the table with his girlfriend. - Please read the paragraph at the top of the page. - The restaurant is at the end of German Avenue. *AT: es usado para explicar que un objeto animal o persona se encuentra en el sitio de forma general. Es decir, si uno quiere decir: "Mi padre esta en la puerta" uno no puede utilizar "in" puesto que "in" es usado para decir que algo se encuentra dentro de otro y una persona no puede estar dentro de una puerta. Es por eso que en estos casos uno habla de forma general. Por ende seria de la forma siguiente: "My father is at the door". On: We use on when we want to say that an object or person is on the surface of another object. Figura #3: Examples: - Your books are on the shelf. - Don't put your hands on my head. - There is an orange on the table. We always say : on a horse, on a bike (bicycle) , on a motorcycle and we usually say on a plane. *ON:Es usado para explicar que un objeto esta sobre la superficie de otro. Lets Practice !!! (Part 1) Figura 4: Part 2 - rules to use (at, in, on) - Reglas para usar (at, in, on). En los siguientes cuadros vemos frases comunes que van con at, in y on. Let's Practice !!!  Figure 5: Homework - Tarea Parte 1: Uso de (in on at) - Write the correct preposition (on in at) Parte 2: Reglas (in on at) - Write the correct preposition (on in at) * Gracias al libro Grammar in use Basic level por los ejercicios y figuras Carlos no http://www.inglestotal.com/present-continuous-progressive-tense-uso-y-estructura-to-be-ing-el-gerundio-lesson-8/ http://www.inglestotal.com/present-continuous-progressive-tense-uso-y-estructura-to-be-ing-el-gerundio-lesson-8/#comments Tue, 05 Aug 2008 19:02:58 +0000 InglesTotal http://www.inglestotal.com/?p=38 http://www.inglestotal.com/present-continuous-progressive-tense-uso-y-estructura-to-be-ing-el-gerundio-lesson-8/feed/ 187 present continuous,tenses Hacer click en play para escuchar el audio. Bajar la clase a tu pc haciendo click derecho sobre "download" y guardar vinculo como. - CURSO GRATUITO DE INGLES CON AUDIO Lección 8 - GRAMATICA Grammar  (the present continuous tense) - Hacer click en play para escuchar el audio. Bajar la clase a tu pc haciendo click derecho sobre "download" y guardar vinculo como. CURSO GRATUITO DE INGLES CON AUDIO Lección 8 - GRAMATICA Grammar  (the present continuous tense) In this lesson we will cover the present continuous tense (the use and structure). Recuerden de votar por InglesTotal AQUI (bajo EDUCACION) The Present Continuous or present progressive tense Structure: S + verb to be (AM/IS/ARE) + -ing form of a verb+ Complement. Use: To describe actions that are happening at the moment (NOW). La estructura consta del uso del verbo mas el gerundio. se usa para describir acciones que suceden en el momento. Se usa para explicar lo que uno esta haciendo ahora. I) The positive form of the present continuous. - Remember to use the Subject (this can be a subject pronoun or a noun -LESSON 1 Click AQUI) plus (+) the verb to be in the present tense (am/is/are) and complement (optional). The following is the table of the positive form of the present continuous / progressive. Table #1 :Positive Form Common mistakes: - Students forget to use the verb to be Example: a) My father working (INCORRECT) ---> My father IS working. (Correct) - Sometimes students do not use the -ing form. b) Robert is play with my sister (INCORRECT) ---> Robert is playING with my sister. (CORRECT) Recuerden de no omitir el sujeto. En español "Esta comiendo" esta usando un sujeto tácito. En ingles siempre debemos decir quien hace la acción (salvo en el imperativo) Entonces en "esta comiendo" el sujeto puede ser el, ella, o ello. En ingles seria "He/she /it is eating" dependiendo del contexto. II) The negative form of the present continuous The negative form is used by adding "not" after the verb to be in the present tense form. You may use contractions. Table # 2:The negative form. Common mistakes: -Some students place the negative first. REMEMBER TO USE THE S+V+C !!! a) Not working my father (INCORRECT) ---> My father isn't (is + not) working (CORRECT) - Students use the don't/doesn't to do the negative: b) She doesn't playing (INCORRECT) ---> She isn't playing (CORRECT) III) The question form of the present continuous. We have to put the verb to be + the subject + -ing form + the complement. Are you watching TV? Remember that we can use the Question words before the structure: Examples: - What are you doing? Answer: I am studying English with my virtual teacher. - Where is Pedro going? Answer: He is going to the shopping mall. Table # 3: Question form Common mistakes: - Students do not change the order of the verb to be with the subject: a) He is working? (INCORRECT) ---> Is he working? (CORRECT) - Students use do or does in questions: b) Do you studying? (INCORRECT) ---> Are you studying? (CORRECT) IV) Let's practice ! (Ejercicios de practica) V) Exercises (ejercicos) - TAREA - HOMEWORK: * FIGURAS Y EJERCICIOS DE GRAMMAR IN USE  (Cambridge) Grammar practice (LONGMAN) Carlos no http://www.inglestotal.com/dar-ordenes-e-insturcciones-en-ingles-giving-commands-and-orders-with-the-imperative-form-lesson-7/ http://www.inglestotal.com/dar-ordenes-e-insturcciones-en-ingles-giving-commands-and-orders-with-the-imperative-form-lesson-7/#comments Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:55:05 +0000 InglesTotal http://www.inglestotal.com/?p=36 http://www.inglestotal.com/dar-ordenes-e-insturcciones-en-ingles-giving-commands-and-orders-with-the-imperative-form-lesson-7/feed/ 124 communication,Imperative Audio : Para bajar hacer click derecho en "download" y click en guardar vinculo como. - Curso de ingles gratis con audio Grammar LESSON 7( LECCION7  GRAMATICA) - Basic Level : The Imperative pattern (form) Audio : Para bajar hacer click derecho en "download" y click en guardar vinculo como. Curso de ingles gratis con audio Grammar LESSON 7( LECCION7  GRAMATICA) - Basic Level : The Imperative pattern (form) In this lesson we will talk about how to give commands and orders and to use "please" with the imperative. The Imperative pattern It is used to give instructions, commands and orders. It is a very simple structure because we do not need to use the subject. The sentence is started with the verb or verb phrase and "don't" is used for the negative form. Positive form: Verb: Example: (to write / to ask / to read / to bring / to take / to give / to be) (+) Write your name on the sheet. {There isn't any subject because it is an order) (+) Read chapter 5 for tomorrow. (+) Be quiet! Negative form: To use the negative form add the word "don't" before the infinitive without to (-) Don't write on the table. (-) Don't read that book. (-) Don't bring food to the class. Example: (figure # 1) NOTE: * We can use the word "please" to make a request or petition. We put it at the beginning or end of the imperative sentence (positive or negative). Use a comma if “please” is at the end of a request. Don’t use a comma if “please” is at the beginning of a request. Examples: (+) Please be quiet. (-) Don't make noise, please. (+) Bring me my sweater, please. Apuntes del Profesor: Como vemos, es una estructura simple pero es una buena forma de empezar a ver otros verbos además del verbo to be. Recuerden de que tienen que empezar a pensar en ingles así que cuando requieren dar una orden, instrucción o petición (con "please") pueden utilizar la forma imperativa afirmativa o negativa. Si no saben el verbo basta con buscarlo en el diccionario y simplemente ponen la forma infinitiva sin el "to" antes. Ejemplo: No saben como decir "No saltes" Vas al diccionario y buscas y encuentras que saltar viene del infinitivo "to jump". Por ende se dice "Don't jump" Practice with the verbs and pictures (Figure # 2) EXERCISES: Complete the sentences using the imperatives (positive or negative). Look at the pictures for help. *Gracias a Basic grammar in use Copyright por las figuras y al libro Grammar Practice por los ejercicios. Carlos no http://www.inglestotal.com/there-is-and-there-are-to-describe-that-something-or-someone-exists-lessonleccion-6/ http://www.inglestotal.com/there-is-and-there-are-to-describe-that-something-or-someone-exists-lessonleccion-6/#comments Wed, 16 Jul 2008 06:20:44 +0000 InglesTotal http://www.inglestotal.com/?p=35 http://www.inglestotal.com/there-is-and-there-are-to-describe-that-something-or-someone-exists-lessonleccion-6/feed/ 133 present simple,There is,to be Curso de inglés gratis - Lección 6 (Curso Básico) There is and There are - In this lesson we will talk about there + the verb to be in the present simple. (Vamos a hablar del verbo haber en el presente indicativo) - Curso de inglés gratis - Lección 6 (Curso Básico) There is and There are In this lesson we will talk about there + the verb to be in the present simple. (Vamos a hablar del verbo haber en el presente indicativo) Structure and Use (there is/are) There are and there is are forms used to express "existence of". The structure is: There + verb to be (is for SINGULAR nouns ; are for PLURAL nouns) Examples: - There is a guitar in my room. (A guitar "exists" in my room) - There are two chairs in my room. (Two chairs "exist" in my room) The following chart is the forms of "there is/are" in positive (+), negative (-), and questions (?) Singular Plural (+) There is a {chair, book, man} There are [some] {chairs, books, men} (-) There isn't a {laptop, bathroom} There aren't [any] {laptops, bathrooms} (?) Is there a {problem, shirt} Are there [any] {problems, shirts} NOTES: This table is only for COUNTABLE NOUNS. In the future we will talk about uncountable nouns. For this level when you use "there is" use the article "a". In the plural "there are" you can use "some" for positive and "any" for negative and questions (some/any) is optional. Nota: Estas reglas son para los sustantivos contables (aquellos que se pueden contar o poner en singular y plural). Por ejemplo "chair" es contable porque uno puede decir "chairs". Un ejemplo de no contable es "water" o "rice". Some more examples: FIGURA # 1 Problems with "there is/are" - Be careful when you translate from Spanish into English. Remember, follow the Structure in English. Problemas con "there is/are" Esta es una de las primeras veces en que vemos que tenemos que tener cuidado en traducir ya que las estructuras del Español u otro idioma pueden ser distintas. En este caso SIGUAN LA ESTRUCTURA DE INGLES. Un ejemplo: Como se dice: ¿Hay algún restaurante cerca de aquí? ERROR: Is there any restaurant near here? Es un error pues restaurant es singular pero any va con plural. Correct: -Is there a restaurant near here? - Are there any restaurants near here? El problema es que ustedes quieren decir algún pero en ingles algún o algunos es "some/any" pero se usa solo en PLURAL. Así que por favor cuando traduzcan háganlo pero siempre teniendo en cuenta la estructura correcta. ESTO ES, EMPECEMOS A PENSAR EN INGLES. No es necesario traducir aunque es inevitable pero es un paso que se da después de saber y respetar las estructuras de el Ingles. Exercise/ Ejercicios de "there is y there are" Completar: Recuerden "There is (a) -> singular, There are -> Plural (se puede usar some/any) Observaciones: Respuestas cortas Is there a TV in your room? (+) Yes, there is .(-) No, there isn't. Are there (any) books? (+) Yes, there are. (-) No, there aren't. There también es usado para decir "allí". Ejemplo : My brother is (over) there. (Mi hermano esta allí) - Over es opcional. En este post solo estamos estudiando el there + to be pero recuerden que tiene otros significados. *Ejercicios y figuras de Basic Grammar in Use. Copyright Cambridge University Press Carlos no http://www.inglestotal.com/possessive-forms-possessive-nouns-and-possessive-adjectives-lesson-5/ http://www.inglestotal.com/possessive-forms-possessive-nouns-and-possessive-adjectives-lesson-5/#comments Wed, 02 Jul 2008 04:42:04 +0000 InglesTotal http://www.inglestotal.com/?p=33 http://www.inglestotal.com/possessive-forms-possessive-nouns-and-possessive-adjectives-lesson-5/feed/ 175 nouns,possessive,possessive adjectives,possessive nouns,pronouns Curso de inglés gratis - Lección 5 GRAMATICA - LESSON 5(Curso Básico) - Podcast: Clase en audio; para bajar click derecho en download y click en bajar vinculo como. - En esta clase vamos a discutir acerca de la forma possesiva de los sustantivos ... Curso de inglés gratis - Lección 5 GRAMATICA - LESSON 5(Curso Básico) Podcast: Clase en audio; para bajar click derecho en download y click en bajar vinculo como. En esta clase vamos a discutir acerca de la forma possesiva de los sustantivos y a como usar correctamente los "possessive adjectives" I) POSSESSIVE NOUNS In this class we will discuss about how to form the possessive form for nouns and how to use the possessive adjectives correctly. To form the possessive for a noun we must add to the noun an apostrophe (') and then the letter "s". Examples of regular nouns: The boy's name. (El nombre del chico) ---- The boys' toys. (los juguetes de los chicos) The girl's pen. (el lapicero de la chica) ----The girls' pen. (el lapicero de las chicas) Example of irregular nouns: The man's car is in the garage. (el carro del hombre esta en el garaje) ----- The men's cars are in the garage. ( los carros de los hombre estan en el garaje) * Como ven, en los sustantivos regulares tienen que saber donde poner el "apostrophe" (') para dejar el claro si es possesión de singular y plural --> boy's (singular) boys' (plural). En los irregulares es mas simple por que simplemente se agrega el "apostrophe" mas la letra "s". ---> man's (singular) men's (plural) , child's children's ...etc. FIGURA # 1 Possessive nouns with names: With names we add the apostrophe plus the letter "s" before the noun or nouns that we want to show possession. Examples: Juan's brother is sick. (El hermano de Juan esta enfermo) Miguel's house is very far. (La casa de Miguel esta muy lejos) Carlos' girlfriend is at the party. (La novia de Carlos esta en una fiesta) * Noten que con nombres que acaben con "s" no se le agrega otra "s" sino simplemente el "apostrophe" ('). OBSERVATIONS: We normally use ('s) for people. - I went (fui) to my brother's house. (NOT the house of my brother) - This is my mom's sister. We use of for things, places etc... - What is the name of the movie. - Lima is the capital of Peru. ________________________________________________________________ II) POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES Figura # 2 We can use the possessive adjectives BEFORE the nouns to show possession. ---> This is my BOOK. That's her pencil. (Possessive adjectives need to be followed by a noun) * En conclusión podemos utilizar los possessive nouns o los possesseive pronouns pero estos tienen que ser seguidos por un sustantivo. Los possessive pronouns son usados para especificar. En cambio, los possessive adjectives son usados cuando ya se sabe de quien estamos hablando. Figura # 3 * FIGURAS Y EJERCICIOS DE GRAMMAR IN USE  (Cambridge) Grammar practice (LONGMAN) Carlos no http://www.inglestotal.com/demonstrative-pronouns-adjectives-articles-plural-nouns/ http://www.inglestotal.com/demonstrative-pronouns-adjectives-articles-plural-nouns/#comments Thu, 26 Jun 2008 03:48:03 +0000 InglesTotal http://www.inglestotal.com/?p=31 http://www.inglestotal.com/demonstrative-pronouns-adjectives-articles-plural-nouns/feed/ 155 demonstrative pronouns,nouns,pronouns Audio de clases de Ingles (para bajar click derecho en download y bajar link) Curso de inglés gratis - Lección 4 CON AUDIO lesson 4 (Curso Básico) Gracias por visitar InglesTotal y por el apoyo a nuestro nuevo portal para estudiar ingles gratis. Audio de clases de Ingles (para bajar click derecho en download y bajar link) Curso de inglés gratis - Lección 4 CON AUDIO lesson 4 (Curso Básico) Gracias por visitar InglesTotal y por el apoyo a nuestro nuevo portal para estudiar ingles gratis. En esta clase hablaremos de los Demonstratives (This, that, these y those) y como estos pueden ser adjetivos o pronombres. También hablaremos de el articulo a/an y de como formar plurales en cuanto a los sustantivos. 1) Demonstrative pronouns/adjectives: Singular Plural Distance This These Close to the speaker That Those Far from the speaker Demonstrative Pronouns: substitute nouns that are understood in context and indicate if they are replacing singular or plural nouns and give the location of the object. Examples: What's that? (that se refiere a algo en singular y que se encuentra alejado de la persona) - That is a book. (That es el sujeto pues va antes del verbo to be) En estos casos son Demonstrative Pronouns pues renombran a un sustantivo (noun) Demonstrative Adjectives: these describe nouns and there position. In this case, you need to put a noun after the demonstrative adjectives. Examples: Whose is this umbrella? (el sustantivo es "umbrella" y "this" esta describiendo la localización) - That umbrella is Juan's. (De igual forma "that" describa la localizacion de el paragua pero umbrella es el sujeto y sustantivo) En ingles es mas simple que en español asi que recomiendo aprender la estructura sin necesidad de traducir pues en espanol hay mas reglas. 2) Article (a/an) Como vemos a/an se utiliza para decir "un" pero "a" va antes de consonantes y "an" antes de vocales o sonidos de vocales. (En pre-intermedio veremos las reglas de cuando usar "a/an") Ejemplos What's that? - This is my book -------- What are those? - These are cookies. What's this? - That's your pen -------- What are these? - Those are guitars. What's that? - It's a book. ------------ What are those? - They are computers. * Tambien se puede usar para personas: Who's that? --- That's Joe. Who are those? --- They are my friends (Those are my friends) Ejercicios: 3) How to make plural nouns (como formar la forma plural de los sustantivos) Es cuestion de practicar y de seguir las reglas. En cuanto a las formas irregulares, se les llama asi pues no hay regla para formar el plural. Ejercicios / Exercises *Ejercicios y figuras de Basic Grammar in Use. Copyright Cambridge University Press ------------------------------------------------------------------- Carlos no http://www.inglestotal.com/question-words-with-the-verb-to-be-preguntas-con-el-verbo-to-be-lesson-3/ http://www.inglestotal.com/question-words-with-the-verb-to-be-preguntas-con-el-verbo-to-be-lesson-3/#comments Fri, 20 Jun 2008 03:23:19 +0000 InglesTotal http://inglestotal.com/?p=30 http://www.inglestotal.com/question-words-with-the-verb-to-be-preguntas-con-el-verbo-to-be-lesson-3/feed/ 185 present simple,question words,verb to be Clase de ingles en audio (tambien se puede bajar para su MP3 player - hacer click en "download") Curso de ingles gratis  CON AUDIO - Lección 3 gramatica - LESSON 3(Curso Básic) LECCION 3: Verb to be with question words: Clase de ingles en audio (tambien se puede bajar para su MP3 player - hacer click en "download") Curso de ingles gratis  CON AUDIO - Lección 3 gramatica - LESSON 3(Curso Básic) LECCION 3: Verb to be with question words: In this class we will talk about question words and how we can use them with the verb to be in the present tense. En esta clase vamos a hablar de los "questions words" y de como podemos usarlos correctamente con los verbos "to be" Question words are those words that may go in the beginning of a question. When we use question words we do not use a yes or no answer. Los "questions words" son las palabras específicas que se deben colocar al inicio de la frase pregunta en inglés. Cuando se utilizan estos no se responde con las respuestas cortas si o no (Yes, I am por ejemplo) Se responde con una oración completa ( S+V+C). Ejemplo : What’s your name? I’m David Taylor. (The answer is a sentence) With no question word: Are you Maria? No, I’m not (The answer is a yes/no because there isn’t a question word) Question words are used to gather specific information. The following table shows the meaning of the question words in Spanish. Table # 1 Question words (verb to be practice) English Spanish Where Donde Why Por que Who Quien What / (time) Que / Cual (a que hora) Which Que / Cual How long Por cuanto tiempo / para medidas How often Con que frecuencia Whose De quien How many/much Cuantos How old Edad How Como How + adjetivo Descripciones How come Como asi Table # 2 (Question structure of the verb to be in the present simple with QW's) Question Word Verb (to be) Subject Complement What is (your) name? [no complement] How old are you? [no complement] Where is Juan from? Who is (the) present for? Remember: In questions with the verb to be, only the question words can go in the beginning. Nothing may go in front of the question words in full questions. ¿ De donde eres? -> Lo lógico seria : From where are you? (INCORRECTO) Recuerden que si algo va en su idioma antes del QW entonces lo mandamos al final en el complemento. Correcto: Where are you from? (QW goes first) Typical questions with the above properties: What is this for? (¿Para que es esto?) Who are the books for ? (¿Para quien son los libros?) What is the movie about? (¿De que se trata la película?) Preguntas importantes con sus respuestas para aprender: Where are you from? - I'm from Australia What's (what + is) your address? - It's 876 Snow Road. What's your nationality? - I'm Peruvian. Whose pencil is this? - It is my pencil (Whose = de quien y va antes del sustantivo) How old is Marcus? - He's twenty years old. Why are you sad? - Because I am sick. How are you? - I'm fine, thank you. Ejercicios Gracias a Basic Grammar in use: ___________________________________________________________________________________________ THANK YOU DINORÍN DE MÉXICO!!! *Ejercicios y figuras de Basic Grammar in Use. Copyright Cambridge University Press Carlos no http://www.inglestotal.com/lesson-2-pronouns-and-the-verb-to-be-in-the-present-simple-tense/ http://www.inglestotal.com/lesson-2-pronouns-and-the-verb-to-be-in-the-present-simple-tense/#comments Sat, 14 Jun 2008 17:27:13 +0000 InglesTotal http://inglestotal.com/?p=29 http://www.inglestotal.com/lesson-2-pronouns-and-the-verb-to-be-in-the-present-simple-tense/feed/ 335 present simple,pronouns,verb to be En esta clase con audio vamos a hablar de pronombres de sujeto y de el tan famoso verbo to be y sus conjugaciones. Tendrán los cuadros con las conjugaciones y contracciones y algunos ejercicios de Grammar in Use. En esta clase con audio vamos a hablar de pronombres de sujeto y de el tan famoso verbo to be y sus conjugaciones. Tendrán los cuadros con las conjugaciones y contracciones y algunos ejercicios de Grammar in Use. Carlos no http://www.inglestotal.com/sentence-pattern-in-english-fundamentos-de-la-estructura-basica-del-ingles/ http://www.inglestotal.com/sentence-pattern-in-english-fundamentos-de-la-estructura-basica-del-ingles/#comments Tue, 10 Jun 2008 19:06:15 +0000 InglesTotal http://inglestotal.com/?p=24 http://www.inglestotal.com/sentence-pattern-in-english-fundamentos-de-la-estructura-basica-del-ingles/feed/ 359 noun,subject,verb Leccion # 1: - Se tocaran los temas de definiciones de la estructura principal de las oraciones del idioma Ingles. Es una clase importante que no debe dejarse de lado puesto que el profesor usara estos terminos durante todo el curso de ingles en esta ... Leccion # 1: Se tocaran los temas de definiciones de la estructura principal de las oraciones del idioma Ingles. Es una clase importante que no debe dejarse de lado puesto que el profesor usara estos terminos durante todo el curso de ingles en esta pagina. Carlos no