ABILITY: MODAL VERBS: CAN - COULD - BE ABLE TO - MANAGE

 

EXPLANATION: GENERAL VERSUS SPECIFIC ABILITY

EXPLANATION IN SPANISH

MULTIPLE CHOICE 1

MULTIPLE CHOICE 2

MULTIPLE CHOICE 3

EXERCISE 1

EXERCISE 2

The present , past and future passive

 

THE PRESENT SIMPLE PASSIVE

EXPLANATION + EXERCISE: Present Passive (write the sentences)


EXERCISE: Active or Passive? Complete the sentences with the correct verbs.

EXERCISE: put the verb in the correct form

EXERCISE: Present Passive (write the sentences)

EXERCISE: Present Passive (write the sentences)

EXERCISE: Present Passive (write the sentences)

THE PAST SIMPLE PASSIVE

EXPLANATION + EXERCISE: Past simple Passive (write the sentences)

EXERCISE: choose Active or Passive

EXERCISE: Active or Passive? Complete the sentences with the correct verbs.

EXERCISE: put the verb in the correct form

EXERCISE:  Past Passive (write the sentences)

EXERCISE: Past Passive (write the sentences)

MIXED,  PRESENT AND PAST PASSIVE

EXAMPLES + EXERCISES: choose

EXERCISE: Active or Passive? Choose

EXERCISE: Ac tive or Passive? Choose

EXERCISE: complet the sentences with the correct verbs.

LOTS OF EXERCISES:

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises_list/passiv.htm

http://www.agendaweb.org/verbs/passive-present-past-exercises.html

FUTURE PASSIVE

Exercises: Change these future simple sentences into the passive. You don't need to repeat 'somebody'

Exercise: Rewrite the sentences in passive voice

PAST CONTINUOUS

 

Exercise 1: choose the correct option

Exercise 2: choose the correct option

Exercise 3: write sentences in the past continuous
Exercise 4: write questions
Exercise 5: write questions (more difficult)

FUTURE TENSES: WILL - BE GOING TO - PRESENT CONTINUOUS - PRESENT SIMPLE

 

GENERAL EXPLANATION

CONTRAST WILL /PRESENT SIMPLE EXPLANATION PLUS

PRESENT SIMPLE

Examples

Explanation

More examples

EXERCISES ON FUTURE TENSES

Exercise 1 (choose) will, going to and present continuous

Exercise 2 (choose)

Exercise 3 (choose) will, going to or -ing future

Exercise 4 (choose)

Exercise 5 (choose)

Exercise 6 (write) will, going to, simple present or present progressive

Exercise 7 (write) will future, going to or present progressive.

Alternative questions

 EXCLAMATORY QUESTIONS

An exclamatory question is characterised by the following:

            – They have an interrogative form

            – According to the meaning, they are an exclamatory assertion

            – They have a falling tone

There are two types of exclamatory questions according to the orientation of the question: a positive question or a negative question. However, both show a positive assertion (and they both have a falling intonation):

            A positive form indicates a positive assertion.

                        Am I hungry!

            A negative form also indicates a positive assertion.

                        Wouldn't it be lovely!

RHETORICAL QUESTIONS

Rhetorical questions have an interrogative form, but they do not demand an answer. Although they have the form of a question, they are used with the meaning of a strong assertion. Two types:

·     YES-NO rhetorical questions

   They are characterised because they have a rising intonation. They can also have a   different assertion according to the orientation of the question.

                  – A positive question has a negative assertion.

                             Is that a reason for despair?

                  – A negative question has a positive assertion.

                             Haven't you got anything better to do?

·    WH- rhetorical questions

They are characterised because they have a rise-fall tone or falling tone. They can also  have a different assertion according to the orientation of the question.

                        – A positive question has a negative assertion. It is equivalent to a statement in                           which the wh- element is replaced by a negative element. (Rising intonation)

                                   What SHOULD I do?      (There is nothing that I should do)

                                   Who KNOWS?      (Nobody knows)

ECHO QUESTIONS

Echo questions repeat part of what has been said. They do not have interrogative form, but they have a rise-fall tone. They are used in two main situations:

1.      When the speaker wants to show interpersonal involvement.

                        – I had to do three exams

                        – Three exams?

2.      For confirmation or clarification.

                        – Take a look at this

                        – A look at what?

Echo exclamations are also possible:

            – I'm going to London

            – To London!

Emphatic questions

 Adding a wh-word at the end of a statement to make a question

Spoken English:

In speaking, we can sometimes turn wh-questions into statement questions:

What’s today’s date? or Today’s date is what?

1-  Declarative 

We do this especially when we are checking information that we have already been given or when we want to quickly check a particular detail. These are less formal than full wh-questions:

You have a dog  -   You have a what?

Your dog is in the yard -  Your dog is where?

2-  Surprise.

  "Hi mom. I thought I'd give you a call to tell you I love you."

"Oh that's so sweet darling!"

"And to let you know I cut off all my hair."

"You did WHAT!?"

3- To clarify meaning

Wife: "Darling, where did you put the mrphmnm?"

Husband: "Where did I put the what?"

"I took your mrphmm."

"You took my what?"

DO versus MAKE

EXPLANATION IN SPANISH (+ two exercises)

EXPLANATION IN ENGLISH WITH EXERCISES

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