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English Verb Tenses

Past Simple

Form:

• Regular verbs: Base form + -ed (e.g., wanted)
• Irregular verbs: Consult an irregular verb list (e.g., went)
• Negative: Did not + base form (e.g., didn't want)

Uses:

• Completed actions in the past (e.g., last year, yesterday, in 1937)

Past Continuous

Form:

• Was/Were + present participle (-ing form) (e.g., was walking, were talking)

Uses:

• Actions in progress at a specific time in the past
• Often used with "when" (past simple for the interrupting action) and "while" (past continuous for the longer action)

Present Perfect

Form:

• Have/Has + past participle (e.g., have talked, has eaten)

Uses:

• Actions completed at an unspecified time in the past
• Actions that started in the past and continue to the present
• Often used with "never," "ever,

1º Future possibility / if + pres Simp / Future simple - imperative / I’ll be late if I don't’ hurry - If you are tired go to bed - You can have a sandwich if you want something to eat.

2º Imaginary or hypothetical situation in the present or future - Giving advice. / If + Past Simp / Would + base form - could ¬ might + base form / If he tried harder, he would do better at school - If he won the lottery, we could buy a car. - If I were you, I would invite Tom to the party.

3º Situation in the past which is over and cannot be changed / If + Past Perfect Simple / Would + have + Past participle - Could ¬ might + have + past participle / If I had woken up on time, I wouldn't have been late for school. - We might have visited you if we had

Fascism originated in Italy after World War I and later spread to other countries of Europe. There are three key characteristics:

Authoritarianism

This is the supremacy of the state, which means the state comes before individual rights. Propaganda was used to gain people's loyalty.

Ultra-Nationalism, Imperialism, and Militarism

This was an aggressive foreign policy of territorial expansions that sought to provide the state with more living space. It had a lot of racism and xenophobia because the nation was defined by race.

Economic Control

Capitalism is allowed, but the main goal is to achieve national self-sufficiency through extreme protectionism. The state establishes corporations of business owners and workers, cooperation is encouraged, and... Continue reading "The Origins and Characteristics of Fascism in Europe" »

Programming Fundamentals

What is a Constant?

A constant is a data value that remains unchanged during the execution of a program.

Three Programming Constructs

The three fundamental programming constructs are: selection, iteration, and sequence.

Logical Operators

One example of a logical operator is AND.

• Operator: and
• Description: Logical AND: True if both operands are true.
• Syntax: x and y

Functions vs. Procedures

Difference: A function is typically used to calculate a value from a given input, while a procedure is a set of commands executed in a specific order.

Similarity: Functions must return a value, but in stored procedures, it is optional. Procedures can return zero or multiple values. Functions usually have only input parameters, whereas procedures... Continue reading "Programming Concepts: Constants, Constructs, and Operators" »

Feudal society was essentially rural because urban life has declined since late Roman times. A lord's fief was usually a rural estate:

• The demesne was the land that the lord used directly. It consisted of his castle, farmland, fields, and forests. It was farmed by serfs.
• The lord also granted plots of land to free peasants. In return, they had to pay farm produce as taxes and provide services to the lord.
• Feudal lords had absolute authority in their fiefs and administered justice.
• The lord owned the mill, the presa, and the oven, which the peasants had to pay to use. Merchants had to pay a toll when they crossed land or bridges on a fief.

Each fief also contained one or more villages, where the peasants lived.

Biased, bigoted

-- having a strong dislike of or opposition to something

Aloof, apathetic

-- not friendly or interested in other people (matters)

Condescending, patronizing

-- behaving as though you are more important and more intelligent than other people

Vengeful, vindictive

-- desiring to exact revenge

Candid, frank

-- honest

Benevolent, benign

-- pleasant and kind, wishing good for other people

Affable, genial

-- pleasant, friendly and easy to talk to

Content, complacent

-- pleased

Melancholy, mournful

-- sad

Unforthcoming, reticent

-- secretive

Reckless, rash

-- showing a lack of care about danger and the possible results of your actions

Taciturn, tight-lipped

-- tending not to say too much

Exultant, elated

-- very happy

Distraught, agitated

-- very... Continue reading "Opposites in Personality Traits" »