the passive voice

This video will show you the passive voice, used in newspaper articles about a bank robbery. It will then explain why the passive voice is used, and how it's formed. 

Instructions: Rewrite the sentences as comments in passive voice.

1. I can answer the question. - 
2. She would carry the box. - 
3. You should open the window. - 
4. We might play cards. - 
5. You ought to wash the car. - 
6. He must fill in the form. - 
7. They need not buy bread. - 

verbs of the sences

verbs of the sences

past modals

Must have, can't have, couldn't have:  expressing past probability
Structure: modal verb + have + past participle must have been, can't have gone, couldn't have gone, etc.
We use must have to express that we feel sure that something was true in the past.	They must have left early. He must have already gone.
We use can't have or couldn't have to say that we believe something was impossible in the past.	He can't have escaped through this window – it’s too small. She can't have said that. She couldn't have said that.

May / might / could have: expressing past probability
Structure: modal + have + past participle may have been, could have gone, might have lost, etc.
We use may have, could have,might have to say that it was possible that something happened in the past (but we are not 100% sure).	He may have missed the bus. The road might have beenblocked. (= ‘I think the road was blocked, but I’m not 100% sure.’)
The negatives are may not haveand might not have. We don’tuse couldn’t have in the same way.	He may not have left yet. I might not have given her the money; I’m not sure. I could not have given her the money, I’m not sure.

Intruction: write an advice as comments for each one of the situations.

1. My girlfriend/boyfriend is going to make dinner for me, and she/he is an awful cook! What should I say?	5. There’s some money left on a table after everyone leaves class. What should I do?
2. If I arrive at class 30 minutes late, should I go in?	6. I just met my sister’s new boyfriend. He’s very impolite, and I don’t like him. What should I say to her?
3. I didn’t pass my test today. What should I do?	7. My boyfriend/girlfriend just broke up with me. What should I do?
4. It’s very cold today. What should I wear?	8. I want a pet, but I don’t know what kind to get. What kind of pet do you recommend?

used to, be used to, get used to

gerunds and infinitives

We use gerunds (verb + ing):

• After certain verbs - I enjoy singing
• After prepositions - I drank a cup of coffee before leaving
• As the subject or object of a sentence - Swimming is good exercise

We use 'to' + infinitive:

• After certain verbs - We decided to leave
• After many adjectives - It's difficult to get up early
• To show purpose - I came to London to study English

We use the bare infinitive (the infinitive without 'to'):

• After modal verbs - I can meet you at six o'clock
• After 'let', 'make' and (sometimes) 'help' - The teacher let us leave early
• After some verbs of perception (see, watch, hear, notice, feel, sense) - I watched her walk away
• After expressions with 'why' - why go out the night before an exam?

structures after wish

"He wishes it would...". Wishes are a part of everyday conversation among native English speakers. Are they all dreamers? Maybe. But most of the time, we use 'wish' to talk about something that isn't true or real, more than to talk about our fantasies. In this grammar lesson for advanced students, you'll learn the correct way to construct sentences using 'wish' and the subjunctive voice.

unreal conditional

Instructions: Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate conditional form.

http://www.englishpage.com/conditional/conditional2.htm

zero and first conditional

Instructions: complete the sentence as comments according to the picture.

   If people eat too much,                                                         
   

 If you touch a fire,





 


 If babies are hungry,                                                                                                                                                                               

  

 Snakes bite

future perfect continous

Who is he? What will he have been doing?

Pete is a window washer. Today, he is going to be washing windows on the 13th floor of a downtown office building. He will have been washing windows for almost 10 hours when he finishes all of the windows on the 13th floor. He will be very tired tonight because he will have been working so hard.

Although the work is difficult, Pete enjoys his job. In August, he will have been working as a window washer for 5 years. He will have been washing windows in this city for the past 5 years.

Auxiliary verbs

Activity 2: In the next video you are going to see a brief explanation about the auxiliary verbs, please pay attention , and write five sentences  using auxiliary verbs as comments 

adverbs and adverbial phrases

    

Instructions: listen the song and write as comments a list of adverbs according what you heard.

Past perfect continous

Instructions

Answer the following questions according to the short story  as comments. Use the Past Perfect Progressive tense.

  

Where was she? What did she do? 

What had she been doing? 

Lisa slept because she had been feeling very sick. In fact, Lisa had not been feeling well for three days. Her mother knew something was strange because Lisa had not been acting normal. She had not been finishing her meals for the past two days. She had not even been playing with her friends. 

The doctor visited Lisa. He had been visiting many children since the sickness arrived. He examined Lisa. He gave Lisa medicine. He talked to Lisa's mother. 

Lisa's mother had been praying for a week when Lisa woke up. Lisa looked much better. She did not feel sick anymore. Everyone was happy that Lisa was better! 

Questions: 

1. How had Lisa been feeling before she slept? How long had she been feeling this way? 

2. What had the doctor been doing since the sickness arrived? 

3.   How long had Lisa's mother been praying before Lisa woke up?