LEARNING ENGLISH

TABLA DE CONTENIDO

1. COMPARISONS 32. PAST PERFECT 3

3. WOULD RATHER AND WOULD PREFER 44. TAG QUESTIONS 45. PASSIVE VOICE 55.1 PASSIVE WITH BY 5

1. COMPARISONS

It is a statement of similarities and differences

WITH ADJECTIVES WITH VERBS

…is more interesting than… …earns more than……is less interesting than… …earns less than……is harder than… …earns as much as……is not as hard as… …doesn´t earn as much as...

WITH NOUNS WITH PAST PARTICIPLES

…has better/worse hours than… …is better paid than……isn´t as much work as… …isn´t as well paid as……has more education than… …is better educated than…

Examples:An interior decorator isn´t as well paid as a fashion designer.A secret agent travels more than a police officer.An air traffic controller´s job is less artistic than a TV director´s job.Working as a comedian is harder than being a public speaker.

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2. PAST PERFECT

You use the past perfect for an event that occurred before another event in the past.

PAST PAST PERFECT

I was working out, and I had put my stuff in my locker.When I came back, someone had stolen my wallet.They were able to steal it, because I had forgotten to lock the locker.

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3. WOULD RATHER AND WOULD PREFER

Would prefer takes infinitive form of the verb. Would rather takes base form of the verb. They have the same meaning.

Would you prefer to study medicine or odontology?

I would prefer to study medicine. I´d prefer to study medicine.I would prefer not to study either. I´d prefer not to study either.

Would you rather eat Mexican food or Italian food?I would rather eat Italian food. I´d rather eat Italian food.I would rather not eat either. I´d rather not eat either.

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4. TAG QUESTIONS

Affirmative statement + negative tag

There is a lot of traffic in Bogotá, isn´t there?You have a child, don´t you?You are a singer, aren´t you?They should take English lessons, shouldn´t they?

Negative statement + affirmative tag

She can´t do exercise, can she?It isn´t so beautiful, is it?People don´t care about environment, do they?

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5. PASSIVE VOICE

5.1 PASSIVE WITH BY

The passive changes the focus of a sentence.

Active (past simple)

Leonardo Da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa. Gabriel Garcia Marquez wrote cien años de soledad.

Passive

The Mona Lisa was painted by Leonardo Da Vinci.Cien años de soledad was written by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.

5.2PASSIVE WITHOUT BY

Active (present simple)

They use the euro in most the European Union.They speak English in many countries all over the world.They make beer in Germany.

Passive

The euro is used in most the European Union.English is spoken in many countries all over the world.Beer is made in Germany.

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