Archivo de categoría: A Practical English Grammar

(a) It is foggy/there is a fog; It was very wet/there was a lot of rain; It won’t be very sunny/There won’t be much sun. (b) It is a long way to York; There is a long way still to go, (We have many miles still to go). It is time to go home, (WeSigue leyendo ««be» como verbo ordinario: «it is» y «there is» comparados»

A policeman is at the door; There is a policeman at the door. There are two policemen at the door. There is a mistake in this translation/there are mistakes in this translation (NO: «* A mistake is»/»* Mistakes are …»). There have been several breaks-ins this year; There will be plenty of room for veryone;Sigue leyendo ««be» como verbo ordinario: there is/are, there was/were»

(a) Tom is a carpenter; Malta is an island; Gold is metal; The dog is in the garden; The roads were rough and narrow; Peter was tall and fair. (b) I am hot; I am cold; He was excited; He was calm; They will be happy; They will be unhappy. Tom is being foolish; TomSigue leyendo ««be» como verbo ordinario: «be» significando existencia, «be» + adjetivo»

(1a) No one is to leave this building without the permission of the police; He is to stay here till we return (= «He must stay»). He says, «Wait till I come» > He says that we are to wait till he comes; He said, «If I fall asleep at the wheel wake me upSigue leyendo ««be» como verbo auxiliar: «be» + infinitivo»

Forma Partes principales: «be,» «was,» «been» Gerundio/participio de presente: «being» Tiempo presente: Afirmativa: I am / I’m; you are / you’re; he is / he’s // she is / she’s // it is / it’s; we are / we’re; you are / you’re; they are / they’re. Negativa: I am not / I’m not; youSigue leyendo ««be» como verbo auxiliar: forma y uso en la formación de tiempos»

(a) Bill would enjoy a game and Tom would so; Bill would enjoy a game and so would Tom. Bill likes golf and Tom likes golf too (?); Bill likes golf and Tom does too; Bill likes golf and so does Tom. The boys cheated! – The girls did too! / So did the girls!Sigue leyendo «Auxiliares en adiciones a observaciones»

QUESTION TAGS: Peter helped you, didn’t he? Peter doesn’t smoke, does he? COMMENT TAGS: You saw him, did you? You didn’t see him, didn’t you? You saw him, did you? (= «Oh, so you saw him»); You’ve found a job, have you? («Oh, so you’ve found a job»). I’m living in London now. – AreSigue leyendo «Auxiliares y «comment tags»»

(a) You didn’t see him, did you?; Ann can’t swim, can she?; That isn’t Tom, is it?; Peter doesn’t smoke, does he?; Ann isn’t studying music, is she? Bill didn’t want to go, did he?; James wasn’t driving the car, was he?; You haven’t ridden a car for a long time, have you?; The twinsSigue leyendo «Question tags»

(a) He works too hard. – Yes, he does; There may be a strike. – Yes, there may; Living in London will be expensive.- (Yes,) of course it will; That’s Ann! – Oh, so it is. (b) It wouldn’t take long to get there. – No, it wouldn’t; I haven’t paid you yet. – No,Sigue leyendo «Uso de auxiliares en expresiones de acuerdo o desacuerdo con observaciones previas»

Do you smoke? – Yes, I do (NO: «* Yes, I smoke»); Is that Ann? – Yes, it is / No, it isn’t; Did the twins go? – Yes they did / No, they didn’t; Will there be an exam? – Yes, there will / No, there won’t. Should he have gone? – Yes, heSigue leyendo «Uso de auxiliares en respuestas cortas»