Past Simple VS Past perfect - Pretérito indefinido VS Pretérito Plucuamperfecto en inglés

August 24th , 2012.


Hello:

I put on some exercises in Spanish and English about Past simple and Past Perfect.

http://pot-pourri.fltr.ucl.ac.be/gra/exercices/verbo/preteritos04/default.htm

http://webpages.dcu.ie/~appelc/Teaching/sp140/coche.htm

http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs11.htm

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/past_perfect_simple_past.htm

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simpas-pasper/exercises?default

Thank a lot!!!

Conditionals

July 10th 2012

Conditionals are statements which server us like conditions or decisions taken over a situation.

In philosophy , the result of the conditionals is α→β.

In English , we have four conditions clauses:

!: 

En las gramáticas inglesas, exisiten dos tipos de teoría en las condiciones distintas como las vamos a ver a continuación.
 

• Present Real Conditional (1st or 0 Conditional ). 

!: 

If present simple, present simple

Ex:

If my mother cooks the dinner, she servers it

• Future Real Conditional (2nd or 1st Conditional) 

!: 

 If present simple, future simple

Ex:

If my mother cooks the dinner, she will server it

• Future Unreal Conditional (3rd or 2nd Conditional) 

!: 

 If past simple, would+ infinitive 

 Ex:

If my mother cooked the dinner, she would server it

• Present Unreal Conditional (4th or 3rd Conditional) 

!: 

 If present simple, would+ infinitive 

 Ex:

If my mother cooks the dinner, she would server it


Special cases with past simple in conditionals sentences

• Past Real Conditional (1st or 0 Conditional) 

!: 

 If past simple, past simple 

 Ex:

If my mother cooked the dinner, she servered it

• Past Unreal Conditional (2nd or 1st Conditional) 

!: 

 If past simple, would + have+ past perfect

 Ex:

If my mother cooked the dinner, she woud have servered it

!:
If  the conditional sentence finishes with β, don't use coma before α.

Ex:

My mother serves the cook if  she cooks it 



 If you prefer, read and practice in these links:

http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verbs-conditional_4.htm


http://www.slideshare.net/zailda/conditional-clauses-slides-2003-97


http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/conditional-exercises.html


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


http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-89063.php


http://www.englishexercises.org/buscador/buscar.asp?nivel=any&age=0&tipo=any&contents=conditional


http://englishti.blogspot.com/2012/05/second-conditional-exercises.html

http://englishti.blogspot.com/2012/05/first-conditional-exersices.html

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/conditional-sentences

Bibliography

NLC (Natural Learning Coporation), Grammar's book. Santa Fé de Bogotá , 2007, page 131.

Have a good time...

The adjectives- comparatives and superlatives

July 4th 2012

Hello:

-Comparatives are qualitative adjectives which serve to compare an , two or more objects in a comparisson manner ; a comparative adjective finishes with -er or with more.

Los comparativos son adjetivos cualitativos que sirven para hacer comparación de un , dos ó más objetos expuestos; más... que.
  
Example:

small   smaller than                                   big   bigger than


happy  happier than                                  intelligent   more intelligent than

-Adriana is  smaller than John

- Colombia is bigger than Equator

-Superlatives are adjectives which serve to describe and compare an or more objects ; a superlative adjective finishes with -st or -est or the most .

Los superlativos cumplen con la función de hacer descripciones  y comparar uno ó más objetos enunciados; el más ... . 


Example:

small     the  smallest                  big  the bigest

happy   the happiest                   intelligent the most intelligent 

-Montreal is the coldest city in Canada

-Summer is the hottest season of the year 

For more examples and explanations, you can watch the next video:

 Also , complete the next chart and if you prefer , you could add other adjectives in :

If you would like practicing about superlatives and comparatives, you can click on the follow links:

http://www.eflnet.com/tutorials/adjcompsup.php


http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/45.html


http://www.grammar.cl/Intermediate/Comparatives_Superlatives.htm


http://www.tolearnenglish.com/english_lessons/comparatives-and-superlative-exercises


http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-exercise-grammar-comparatives-superlatives.php


http://www.englishexercises.org/buscador/buscar.asp?nivel=any&age=0&tipo=any&contents=comparatives

Have a nice day!.

CYBERGRAPHY

YOUTUBE.COM ,

English Grammar | Adjectives, Comparatives and Superlatives. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvpX6mdg1o4>; [July 4th 2012 ].

 

Second Conditional Exercises

May 15 th 2012


Hi:

I put some exercises about Second Conditional


http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/second-conditional-exercise-1.html


http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/410/grammar/2cond1.htm


http://www.englishgrammarsecrets.com/secondconditional/menu.php


http://www.englishpage.com/conditional/conditional2.htm


http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammarchallenge/pdfs/gc_38_2nd_conditional_quizzes.pdf


Good bye...

First conditional exersices

May 13th 2012


Hi:

I put here some exersices about 1st conditional:


http://www.englishgrammarsecrets.com/firstconditional/menu.php

http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/first-conditional-exercise-1.html

http://www.better-english.com/grammar/firstconditional1.htm

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/if_clauses/type_1_statements.htm


Have nice time!

Past Perfect vs Present Perfect exercises

May 9th ,2012

Hi:

I post here three pages to review and study PAST PERFECT and PRESENT PERFECT.

http://www.egeacademy.com/blog/exercises/present-perfect-tense-with-just-already-yet/

http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/past-perfect-exercise-1.html

http://perso.wanadoo.es/autoenglish/gr.presper.i.htm


So long...

Uncountable and Countable nouns exercises- Ejercicios con sustantivos contables y no contables

April 11 th, 2012

Hi:

I leave here some  exercises with uncountable and coutable nouns


http://www.agendaweb.org/grammar/countable_uncountable-exercises.html


http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/confusing_words/much_many.htm


http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/confusing_words/much_many2.htm


http://www.learn-english-online.org/Lesson36/countuncount.htm

http://www.saberingles.com.ar/curso/lesson07/05.html

http://www.ecenglish.com/learnenglish/lessons/a-lot-lots-a-lot

http://www.grammarbank.com/a-little-a-few-exercise.html


Have a good time...