2. TEMAS UNIDADES 3, 4, 5 Y 6
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Present simple: negatives and questions
Have got
Can / Can`t
There is / There are
Some / Any
Countable and Uncountable nouns
Past simple
Past time references

3. USAMOS EL PRESENT SIMPLE PARA HABLAR
DE HÁBITOS Y RUTINAS
N E G AT I V O S
P R E G U N TA S
They don’t come to work on time
Does he work well with collagues?
He doesn’t go to meeting
Where do you work?

4. • Usamos el have got para hablar de posesión
We’ve got a new printer, but it doesn’t work very well.
The office hasn’t got a lift.
Have you got a problem with cash flow? Yes, we have / No, we haven’t
• Usamos some con plurales en oraciones
positivas
I’ve got some problems with cash flow
• Usamos any en plurales en preguntas y
oraciones negativas
Have you goy any meeting today?

5. • Usamos can para decir que somos capaces de
hacer algo
He can program a computer
• Usamos can i o can we para pedir permiso
Can i use the phone, please?
Yes, of course. / Sorry. I´m afraid it´s for staff only
• También usamos can para hablar de lo que es
posible
Can I fly direct from Moscow to Sydney?
No, you can´t. you need to change

6. A menudo usamos there is / there are
antes de a / an o some / any
There is an executive lounge
There are two restaurants
There isn´t any secretarial help
Are there any function rooms in the hotel?
Yes, there are. / No, there aren´t

7. • Usamos some en oraciones positivas
… to get some things work and others do not
• También usamos some en ofertas y
sugerencias
Would you like some more coffee? How about some tea?
• Usamos any en la mayoría de preguntas
Do you have any beef?
• También usamos any en oraciones negativas
We haven’t got any beef today

8. • La mayoría de los nombres en Inglés son contables. Podemos
poner a / an delante de ellos, y tienen una forma plural
Tables, meals, restaurants, women
• Algunos nombres suelen ser incontables y siempre singular
Water, tea, sugar, milk, bread
• A lot of, many y much significan una gran cantidad o el número de
algo
• Usamos a lot of en todos los tipos de oraciones
There aren’t a lot of flights at the weekend
• Usamos many con nombres contables
How many people are coming to the conference?
• Usamos much con nombres incontables
Can you pay? I haven’t got much money

9. • Usamos el past simple para hablar sobre las
acciones realizadas en el pasado
Last year we increased our sales by 15 percent
• Solemos formar el past simple añadiendo - d o ed en el verbo
Increase – increased / launch – launched
/ export – exported
• Cerca de 150 verbos irregulares forman el past
simple differently
Cost – cost / be – was – were / grow – grew / spend – spent / give – gave / go – went
Para obtener una lista de los verbos irregulares más comunes, ver el interior de
la contraportada del libro de clases

10. • Algunas time references se refieren solo al
pasado
The especial deals ended two months ago
Last week we sold 500 units – a record!
• Las preposiciones on, from, for, in, to y during a
menudo se refieren a los períodos de tiempo en
el pasado
He lived in France for five years. Hye moved to Germany in 1999
The goods left the warehouse on 31 March
They worked hard on the sales compaing from February to November
During October we reached our sales target for the year