The document discusses how life in the town of Tuxtepec has changed over time. It contrasts aspects of life in the past, present, and future. In the past, people lived in old houses and wrote letters. Now, the town is growing and people drive cars and use cell phones. In the future, the town may have subways and smart classrooms, and people may do more activities from home. The document also provides examples of how to use conditional sentences and gerunds to discuss and compare past, present, and future situations.

1. Time Contrasts

2. In the Past
● In the past, people used to live in old houses.
● A few years ago, people in Tuxtepec used to sit
in the evenings on the sidewalks.
● A few years ago, the people used to send
letters by mail.
● 10 years ago, the students visited the library to
search some information.
● 50 years ago, people in Tuxtepec drove their
carts.

3. In the Present
● These days Tuxtepec is growing.
● Nowadays, teenagers and adults visit cyber
cafes.
● Today, our town has a better high school.
● These days, the people drive their cars to
commute.
● Nowadays, everyone have their own celular.

4. In the Future
● In twenty years, Tuxtepec might be a big city.
● In the future, students are going to take classes
at home.
● Soon, there will be smart classroom in all the
schools.
● In the future, Tuxtepec will have subways and a
better service transportation.
● In ten more years, people might buy groceries
at home.

5. Time Contrast
● Para describir como han cambiado nuestras
vidas a traves de los años podemos utilizar
diferentes tiempos.
Past
In the Past I used to wear
tennis shoes and shorts
Present
Nowadays, I wear casual
clothes.
Future
In the future, I'm going to wear formal
clothes.

6. Ejemplos
Past
A few years ago, I was living
In U.S.A.
Present
In these days, I'm living
in Mexico.
Future
In ten more years, I will live in Europe.

7. Ejemplos
Past
10 years ago, I didn't
have a car
Present
Now, I have a new car.
Future
Soon, I might buy a Ferrari.

8. Ejemplos
Past
In the 2002, I started working
In the High School
Present
Today I'm working in the
High School and in the
Seconday.
Future
In 5 more years, I will work at the
“Tecnologico de Monterrey”

9. Conditional Sentences
With
If Clauses

10. Conditional Sentences
● Tambien conocidas como “Conditional Clauses”
o “If Clauses”.
● Son empleadas para expresar que una acción
en el futuro solo ocurrirá si cierta condición es
llevada a cabo a tiempo.

11. Conditional Sentences
Possible Situation
● If I fall in love
● If I'm happier
● If I work better
● If I get a raise
● If I get married
● If I have a lot of kids
● If I don't buy a new car
Consequence
● I will be happier
● I will work better
● I will be able to get a raise
● I may get married
● I will have a lot of kids
● I won't be able to buy a
new car

12. Estructura
If + Simple Present + + will / won't
● If you eat candy, you will gain weight.
+ will / won't + if + Simple Present
● You'll gain weight, if you eat candy.

13. Tips
● Puedes usar “may” o “might” para indicar que la
consecuencia es menos probable.
● If you eat candy, you may gain weight
● You might gain weight, if you eat candy.

14. Tips
● Podemos expresar posibilidades usando “will
be able to”
If you save some money, you'll be able to
travel.

15. Tips
● Podemos expresar necesidades usando “will
have to”
If you travel abroad, you'll have to get a visa.

16. Gerunds (short responses)

17. AFFIRMATIVE
● I like driving.
● I hate working on weekends.
● I'm good at using computers.
AGREE
So do I
So am I
DISAGREE
Oh, I don't
Really? I like it
Gee, I'm not

18. NEGATIVE
● I don't mind working evenings.
● I'm not good at writing reports.
● I can't stand making mistakes.
AGREE
Neither do I
Neither am I
Neither can I
DISAGREE
Well, I do
I am!!
Oh, I don't mind

19. Verbos seguidos de Gerundio
● Después de un verbo puedes utilizar un
sustantivo ( I love apples ) u otro verbo ( I like
driving ).
● En este último caso, algunos verbos o frases
especiales van seguidos de un verbo EN
GERUNDIO o ING.

20. Ejemplos
● Love
● Like
● Hate
● Enjoy
● Tome loves emailing his cousing in
Paris.
● They don't like eating octopus.
● I hate being in a noisy restaurant.
● Mary enjoys eating chocolate.

21. Ejemplos
● Stop
● Quit
● Can't stand
● We stopped eating pizza.
● He quitted smoking in January.
● My sister can't stand reading
about politics.

22. Ejemplos
● Don't mind
● Be good at
● Be interested
in
● She doesn't mind aswering
the phone all day.
● My brother is really good at
selling books.
● OM Personal is interested in
helping people.

23. Respuestas a Comentarios
Afirmativos
● Puedes comenzar este tipo de respuestas con
SO y a continuación CONVIERTES A LA
FORMA INTERROGATIVA la primera parte de
la pregunta de tu interlocutor.
● Observa cómo proceder.

24. ● 1° Paso
● 2° Paso
● I like to eating bananas.
● My mother likes eating bananas.
● Si estas de acuerdo con lo que
dice tu interlocutor, transforma la
oración en una pregunta, en
primera persona del singular, de
esta manera:
Do I like bananas?

25. ● 3° Paso ● De inmediato, armas tu
respuesta anteponiendo “so” a
la estructura:
“ So do I ”
Si tu interlocutor utiliza TO BE como verbo auxiliar,
tu respuesta corta no llevará los auxiliares DO ni
DOES.
I'm good at tennis. (Am I good at tennis?)
So am I

26. Respuestas a Comentarios
Negativos
● Estas respuestas operan de modo similar al
anterior pero comenzando la respuesta con
NEITHER (por lo contrario, no así, tampoco)
● 1° Paso - I don't like eating bananas
- My mother doesn't like eating
bananas

27. ● 2° Paso
● 3° Paso
● Do I like eating bananas?
● Neither do I (Yo tampoco)
Si tu interlocutor utiliza TO BE como verbo auxiliar,
tu respuesta corta no llevará los auxiliares DO ni
DOES.
– I'm not good at tennis. (Am I good at tennis?)
– Neither am I.