3. Description
We use the past continuous
to describe actions that were
happening at the moment in the past
The past continuous indicates
that a longuer action in the
past was interrupted for a
shorter action in the simple
past.
4. Positive
The positive expression form of the Past Continuous is:
Subject+ verb to be(on past)+ verb-ing + noun/adjective
Example:
I was playing basketball at 6pm
5. Negative
The negative expression form of the Past Continuous is:
Subject +Verb to be negative/not(on past) + verb-ing +
noun/adjective
Example:
I was not playing basketball at 4pm
I wasn’t playing basketball at 4pm
6. Questions
The question expression form of the Past Continuous is:
to be(on past)+subject + verb-ing + noun/adjective + ?
Example:
were you playing basketball yesterday ?
9. WHAT ARE ?
An auxiliary verb helps
the main verb in order to
form a question, a
negative sentence a
compound tense or the
passive. It is also called
a “helping verb.
Principal auxiliary verbs
are: to be, to do and to
have.
10. NEGATIVE
To form an auxiliary
verb in negative we put
a n't at the end og the
auxiliary.
We can use it in
present, past and more
others.
11. INTERROGATIVE
To form a question we
change the order we
start white the
auxiliary verb.
Ex:
Is she dancing ? (to
be)
13. WHAT’S THE RELATIVE CLAUSES I
• We use in relative clauses usually pronoms:
• 1.that
• 2.which
• 3.who
• 4.whose
• 5.whom
• An example with that:
• The woman that you saw yesterday was my teacher.
14. WHAT’S THE RELATIVE CLAUSES II
• An example with which:
• I want to buy a house which costs under $100,000.
• An example with who:
• The waiter who brought you your meal is my friend.
• An example with whose:
• I manage a company whose products are marketed
in over 100 countries
• An example with whom:
• I need someone whom I can trust.
15. WHAT’S THE RELATIVE CLAUSES III
• An example with whom:
• I need someone whom I can trust.
16. WITH COMAS AND WITHOUT COMAS
• a) To define a relative clause do not usually have comas
in the sentences and used more often.
• b) You can have relative clauses with comas.
• An example with comas:
• My husband, who loves me very much, is great.
• An example without comas:
• The next book that I want to read is "War and Peace"
17. THE IMPORTANT PART OF RELATIVE CLAUSES
• Pronouns are very important in relative
clauses.
• THAT can be used for people and things.
• WHICH is used for things.
• WHO is used for people.
• WHOSE is used for people.
• WHOM is used for people.
20. MUST
We use "must" to talk about obligations.
●
"I must stop smoking!"
●
"You must do your homework every night."
21. HAVE TO
We can also use "have to" to talk
about rules and regulations.
●
"Do you have to vote in an
election?"
22. NEED TO
We use "need to" to talk about what
is necessary.
●
"You need to go to the hairdresser's."
●
"Do you need to pass an exam to get into
university?"
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"Does she need to get a job?"
23. NON OBLIGATION
To say that something isn't an
obligation we use "don't / doesn't
have to" or "don't / doesn't need
to".
