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Guía de estudio inglés:

• present simple vs progressive

El Present Simple se utiliza para hablar de acciones que se desarrollan en el presente en


general o describir acciones habituales o permanentes, mientras el Present Continuous se
utiliza para describir acciones que están sucediendo cuando hablamos, que
están continuando o que se desarrollan en un futuro próximo.

En el Present Simple se usa la forma infinitiva del verbo. ¡No te olvides añadir un -s en la
tercera persona del singular!

Para el Present Continuous se utiliza la forma en -ing del verbo.

Si en la frase hay una expresión temporal que exprese una regularidad o un hábito, hay
que usar el Present Simple.

Un buen truco para saber si tienes que usar el Present Continuous, es preguntándote si esa
acción está pasando en este justo momento.

Si has hecho planes, sabes que ocurrirán en un futuro inminente. Estos planes se expresan
con el Present Continuous.

Resumen:

• El present simple para hábitos, rutinas o cosas que hacemos con regularidad.
• El present continuous para cosas que están pasando justo en el momento en el que
hablamos.
• El present continuous si el verbo termina en “-ing” o si hay un “ahora mismo”.
• El present continuous para hablar de planes que estamos seguros de que van a
ocurrir en un futuro inminente.

• reading comprehension x2
• active and passive voice

In the active voice, the subject is performing an action:

The dog chases the ball.

Notice how the subject, dog, is performing the action, chase, on the target of the action,
ball. This is a simple, direct example of the active voice.

In the passive voice, the action’s target, ball, is positioned first as the focus of the sentence.
The sentence gets flipped, and the subject is now being acted upon by the verb. In other
words, the subject is passive:

The ball is being chased by the dog.

Passive voice: In the passive voice, the action’s target is the focus, and the verb acts upon
the subject. Or, to put it in the passive voice, the subject is acted upon by the verb. Every
sentence in the passive voice contains two verbs:

A conjugated form of “to be”

The main verb’s past participle

• Take a look at the previous examples, now written in passive voice:

• Birdwatching is liked by Shira.

• Twilight is loved by her.

Active voice As we’ve learned, in the active voice, the sentence’s subject performs the
action. Here are two examples of sentences in the active voice:

Shira likes birdwatching.

She loves twilight.

No matter what verb you use, structuring your sentence so the subject performs the verb is
writing in the active voice.

The active voice has a direct, clear tone. Use it when you want the reader to focus on your
sentence and the action it is doing rather than on the action’s target.
• active and state verbs
• formal and informal language

• phrasal verbs

Los phrasal verbs son estructuras verbales compuestas por dos partículas: verbo
+ adjetivo , adverbio o preposición que sirven para definir acciones o estados específicos.
Gracias a esto, de un mismo verbo, por ejemplo, burn, se pueden crear verbos compuestos
muy distintos entre sí: burn out (extinguirse), burn down (quemarse por completo, hasta las
cenizas) o burn up (causar enojo, manejar a alta velocidad).
¿Cómo saber si un phrasal verb transitivo es separable o inseparable?

No hay una regla, pero hay tres recomendaciones:


1. Si el objeto directo es complejo, el phrasal verb es inseparable.
Por ejemplo: I want to take on more responsibilities in my work (Quiero hacerme cargo de
más responsabilidades en mi trabajo).
2. Si el objeto directo es un pronombre personal, suele ir entre el verbo y el
adjetivo, adverbio o preposición.
Por ejemplo: I always dreamed of asking you out (Siempre soñé con invitarte a salir).
3. Si el phrasal verb tiene dos preposiciones siempre es separable.
Por ejemplo: She will catch up with their former boss in a restaurant (Ella se pondrá al día
con su exjefa en un restaurante).

• modal verbs
• present perfect continuous

¿Cuándo utilizar el present perfect continuous?

Existen dos escenarios principales en los que se puede utilizar este tiempo verbal:
1. Acciones que iniciaron en el pasado y continúan en el presente
Ejemplo: I have been looking for a job for three months now (He estado buscando trabajo
desde hace tres meses).

2. Acciones que empezaron y terminaron en el pasado, pero cuyos


resultados continúan en el presente
Ejemplo: Have you had a haircut? (¿Te cortaste el cabello?)

Gracias a estas dos funciones, se utiliza este tiempo para resaltar:


• El tiempo que llevó una acción:
Ejemplo: You have been making that sandwich all morning! (¡Has estado preparando ese
sándwich toda la mañana!).
• Slangs

• adverbs-adjectives

An adjective is a word or set of words that modifies (i.e., describes) a noun or pronoun.
Adjectives may come before the word they modify.
Examples:
That is a cute puppy.
She likes a high school senior.

An adverb is a word or set of words that modifies verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs.
Adverbs answer how, when, where, why, or to what extent—how often or how
much (e.g., daily, completely).
Examples:
He speaks slowly (tells how)
He speaks very slowly (the adverb very tells how slowly)
They arrived today (tells when)
• adjectives with ED-ING

-ed adjectives

Adjectives that end in -ed generally describe emotions – they tell us how people feel.
I was so bored in that lesson, I almost fell asleep.
He was surprised to see Helen after all those years.
She was really tired and went to bed early.

-ing adjectives

Adjectives that end in -ing generally describe the thing that causes the emotion – a boring
lesson makes you feel bored.
Have you seen that film? It's really frightening.
I could listen to her for hours. She's so interesting.
I can't sleep! That noise is really annoying!

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