Monday 14 December 2015

the future

will(will+verb):

we use to talk about the future. when we make predictions and espontanious desisions. to make offers and promises and to mesn want.

positive:

I will study
you will study
he/she will study
we will study
they will study

negative:

I won't study
you won't study
he/she won't study
we won't study
they won study

question:

will I study?
will you study?
will he/she study?
will we study?
will they study?

time expresions:
i think i'm sure
i guess
i imagine
probaly
maybe
perhaps

going to (am/is/are +goingto+verb):

we use going to for planned actions in the future

positive:

i am going to play
you are going to play
he/she/it is going to play
we are going to play
they are going to play

negative:

i am not going to play
you aren't going to play
he/she/it isn't going to play
We are not going to play
They are not going to play

Question:

Am I going to play?
Are you going to play?
Is He/She/It going to play?
Are we going to play?
Are they going to play?

time expresions:

i've decided...
i've planned...


past cintinious


affirmative

 I                      playing
he      was       talking
she                  speaking
it

we
you    were     running
they


negative

i                        working
he      wasn't    sitting
she                   studing
it

we
you    weren't  thinking
they


question


            i             writing
was     he          eating
            she        singing
            it



            we          reading
were    you        swimming   
            they

USE: we use the PAST CONTINIOUS to talk about an action in progress at a particular time is the past.

Past simple(finished action and finished time
Present perfect(finished action and unfinished time)



comparative

Short adjs: a) Normal Sorter/longer
(1 syllable) b) -e braver/finer
                   c) -y gaier/drier
                   d) CVC bigger/thinner
                   e) irregular good-better
                                       bad-worse
                                       far-father

2 syllable a) -y happy - happier
                 b) others modern - more modern

3  syllables - beautiful - more/less beautiful
                    - intellegent - more/less intellegent
                    - expensive - more/less expensive

Ex:    Ferran is taller than Pd
         Ferran is more annoying than Edward

superlative

Short adjs: a) Normal Sortest/longest
(1 syllable) b) -e bravest/finest
                   c) -y gaiest/driest
                   d) CVC biggest/thinnest
                   e) irregular good-best
                                       bad-worst
                                       far-fathest

2 syllables a) -y happy - happiest
                   b) others modern - most modern

3  syllables - beautiful - most/less beautiful
                    - intellegent - most/less intellegent
                    - expensive - most/less expensive

Ex:    Ferran is the tallest
         Ferran is the most annoying


MAKING SUGGESTIONS AND ADVISING


There are a number of formulas used when making suggestions in English. Here are some of the most common:

  • Why don't you / we... (go to the cinema tonight)?

  • You / we could... (visit New York while you're / we're there).

  • Let's... (go to the travel agent's this afternoon to book our ticket).

  • What about... (asking your brother for help)?

  • How about... (going to Hawaii for your holidays)?

  • I suggest you / we... (take all the factors into consideration before we decide).


There are also expressions to express advising:

  • I think you should. . .
  • I think it would be a good idea to…
  • I don't think you should. . .
  • Maybe you should. . .

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