Ingles VI

Adjectives Ending in "-ed" and "-ing" The endings "-ed" and "-ing" are not only used to form the tenses of the past and present continuous, they are also used with adjectives. Las terminaciones “-ed” y “-ing” no sólo se usan para formar los tiempos verbales del pasado y presente continuo, también se usan con adjetivos. “-ed” Adjectives (Adjetivos terminando en “-ed”) Emotions (amazed) Adjectives ending in "-ed" indicate or describe emotions. These adjectives usually end in "-ado" or "-ido" in Spanish and go after the verb "estar". Los adjetivos que terminan en “-ed” indican o describen emociones. E stos adjetivos suelen acabar en “-ado” o “-ido” en español y van después del verbo “estar”. Examples/Ejemplos: John is interested in art. (John está interesado en el arte.) Denise was bored in class. (Denise estaba aburrida en clase.) Luke is

Causatives have and get We use a causative verb when we want to talk about something that someone else did for us or for another person. Maybe they paid, or asked, or persuaded the other person to do it.  For example, we can say: Usamos un verbo causativo cuando queremos hablar sobre algo que otra persona hizo por nosotros o por otra persona. Tal vez pagaron, preguntaron o persuadieron a la otra persona para que lo hiciera. Por ejemplo, podemos decir: I cleaned my house. (This means I cleaned it myself). Limpié mi casa. (Esto significa que lo limpié yo mismo). If I paid someone to clean it, of course I can say: Si pagué a alguien para que lo limpie, por supuesto puedo decir: A cleaner cleaned my house. Un limpiador limpió mi casa. Have + object + past participle (have something done) We usually use 'have something done' when we are talking about paying someone to do something for us. It's often used for services. The form is '

What Are Indirect Questions? Direct questions  are the “normal” questions that we can ask friends, family members, and people who we know well. Preguntas directas son las preguntas "normales" que podemos hacerle a nuestros amigos, familiares y personas que conocemos bien.  Example of a direct question: Ejemplo de una pregunta directa: “Where’s the bathroom?” Indirect questions  are a little more formal and polite. We use them when talking to a person we don’t know very well, or in professional situations, and their form is a little different.   Las preguntas indirectas son más formales. Las utilizamos para hablar con personas que no conocemos. Example of an indirect question: Ejemplo de una pregunta indirecta: “Could you tell me where the bathroom is?”   Phrases For Indirect Questions Frases para las preguntas indirectas ©        Could you tell me… ©        Do you know… ©        I was wondering… ©        Do you have any idea… ©   

ZERO ARTICLE Numbers Zero Article - We  DO NOT  use ‘the’ when we have a noun + number:  Artículo cero - NO utilizamos 'the' cuando tenemos un nombre + número: ©        Room 56, Platform 4, size 41, page 22, aisle 5 ©         We’ve booked you into  Room 32 , it’s at the front of the hotel with a lovely view. ©        Please turn to  page 5  in your textbooks. ©        Do you have these shoes in  size 39 ? Times of the day, Days, Months & Years We  DO NOT  use ‘the’ when referring to times of the day, particular days, years, seasons or months:  NO utilizamos 'the' cuando nos referimos a los tiempos del día, días, años, estaciones o meses: dawn, dusk, daybreak, midday, 9.30pm, 5.45am, Monday, Wednesday, January, October, 1487, 2014 When we stay at the farm we have to get up at  dawn . In  January ,  daybreak  is at about  6.30am . 1989  was a very important year in world history. Note: We  DO  use ‘