Notes, summaries, assignments, exams, and problems for English

1. Complete these conditional sentences with the right form of the verbs. (5 p)

2. I won’t buy those jeans unless you lend (lend) me the money.

1. We wouldn’t have seen Joe if we hadn’t come (not come) to this shop.

2. Meet me outside as soon as you finish (finish).

3. I wouldn’t have complained (not complain) if the service had been better.

4. If they build a shopping centre here, the small shops will go (go) out of business.
   

1. Rewrite these sentences using conditional structures. (9 p)

1. I want to go to the party but I have to finish work early.

If I finish work early, I’ll go to the party.

2. I couldn’t post the letter because the post office was closed.

I would have posted the letter if the post office hadn’t been closed.

3. You should break up with that... Continue reading "English Grammar Exercises" »

• Yes, from my dad on a regular basis but I don't spend it, I try to save it for when I want something specific.
• Yes or they should work if they are not so young, I think that having money helps them to know how to manage it.
• Yes, I don't remember for how long I saved money but it was for a play station and some games.

• The advantages I think are that you can check the website at any time, that you can ask for what you want and see if it is available and that you don't have to go to the store for small things. The disadvantages are that if you don't have references you can get ripped off, if it's clothing you can buy the wrong size and sometimes they can charge you a lot for shipping
• I think that during the pandemic I prefer to buy online especially

Prepositional Verb Exercise

Instructions: Replace the verb in bold in each sentence with the correct form of the corresponding prepositional verb provided below it.

1. Anyone who doubts the power of the social web only needs to observe the activity on Twitter.
   Replace with: Look at
   Correction: Anyone who doubts the power of the social web only needs to look at the activity on Twitter.
2. How are you progressing at work?
   Replace with: Get over
   Correction: How are you getting over at work?
3. A free microblogging service that started a few years ago, Twitter resembles an on-screen bulletin.
   Replace with: Look like
   Correction: A free microblogging service that started a few years ago, Twitter looks like an on-screen bulletin.
4. An opportunity has arisen for a Twitter

If I were a boy even just for a day
I'd roll out of bed in the morning
And throw on what I wanted 
Then go drink beer with the guys
And chase after girls
I'd kick it with who I wanted
And I'd never get confronted for it
Because they'd stick up for me

If I were a boy
I think I could understand
How it feels to love a girl
I swear I'd be a better man
I'd listen to her because I know how it hurts
When you lose the one you wanted
Because he's taken you for granted
And everything you had got destroyed

If I were a boy
I would turn off my phone
Tell everyone it's broken
So they'd think that I was sleeping alone

I'd put myself first
And make the rules as I go
Because I know that she'd be faithful
Waiting for me to come home, to come home

If I were a boy
I think I could understand
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Outdoor Adventures

• Scuba diving
• Surfing
• Rappelling
• Rock climbing
• Kayaking

Great Wall of China

She said she saw the well-known Great Wall of China on a 20-minute helicopter ride

Mountain Sport

He said his favorite mountain sport would be rappelling

Travel Experiences

• They said that we had been going on a three-week scuba trip
• She said that she had gone mountain climbing on the well-known Mount Everest last month

Spanish Translations

• Popon - caer de vista
• Budget - presupuesto
• Niagara Falls - cascada de niagara
• Trip - viaje
• Motto - lema
• Travelers - viajar

Travel Tips

• Food - such
• National - so
• Has so - such
• Are so - such
• Wartefasll - so
• Lest - live like a King
• When - catch some rays
• Wey - travel light
• I don't - travel on a shoestring
• They are - looking forward to

English Verb Tenses

Present Simple

Verb (infinitive) Verb + -s/-es (3^rd person/singular)

Time Expressions: Every day / in the morning / once / twice / three times a week / always / usually / on Monday

Present Continuous

To be + Verb (am/is/are) + -ing

Actions happening at or around the moment of speaking. Temporary situations. Fixed arrangements (future use).

Time Expressions: Now / at the moment / at present / nowadays / today / still / always

Past Simple

Past forms: Regular verbs: -ed Irregular verbs (3^rd column)

Past actions (with a definite time expression). Past habit or state.

Time Expressions: Yesterday / last week / two days ago / when / in 1967 / then

Past Continuous

To be (past) + Verb (was/were) + -ing

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Tema 1: Email presentándote a una empresa

Hello everyone! My name is José. I am 19 years old and I live in Antequera. I am a friendly and hardworking person. I am the new administrative assistant. My previous job was at a commercial company near London, where I was the chief accountant. Another job I held was administrative assistant at Andiex, S.L., a company located in Malaga, for six months. I am looking forward to meeting you all and working with you at [factory/company]. Also, I have a lot of experience when it comes to dealing with customers who have complaints or concerns about our products. Best wishes, José Grillo.

Tema 2: Descripción de la oficina

Dear Ms. Keys, welcome to Amazing Clothes! We are pleased to have you join our company.... Continue reading "Collection of Business Emails" »

Mastering Irregular Verbs

Understanding Irregular Verbs in English

Irregular verbs are verbs that don't follow the standard rules for verb conjugation in the past simple and past participle forms. Mastering these verbs is crucial for fluency in English. This comprehensive list provides a quick reference for common irregular verbs.

• Be - Was/Were - Been (Ser/Estar)
• Become - Became - Become (Llegar a ser)
• Begin - Began - Begun (Empezar)
• Bite - Bit - Bitten (Morder)
• Blow - Blew - Blown (Soplar)
• Break - Broke - Broken (Romper)
• Bring - Brought - Brought (Llevar)
• Build - Built - Built (Construir)
• Buy - Bought - Bought (Comprar)
• Catch - Caught - Caught (Coger)
• Choose - Chose - Chosen (Elegir)
• Come - Came - Come (Venir)
• Cost - Cost - Cost (Costar)
• Cut - Cut - Cut (

arise arose arisen surgir/awake awoke awoken despertar(se) /bite bit bitten morder/ bet bet bet apostar/ bleed bled bled sangrar /blow blew blown soplar /break broke broken romper/ bring broght brought traer/ build built built construir/burn burnt burnt quemar/ buy bought bought comprar/ catch caught cauht coger agarrar /dig dug dug cavar/ draw drew drawn dibujar dream dreamt dreamt soñar /fall fell fallem caerse/ feed fed fed alimentar/ feel felt felt sentir/ fight fought fought luchar/ find found found encontrar/ fly flew flown volar/ freeze froze frozen congelar/ get got got conssguir recibir/ grow grew grown crecer cultivar /hang hung hung colgar/ hear heard heard oir/ hide hid hiden esconderse/ hit hit hit pegar golpear/hold held held... Continue reading "Irregular Verbs in English: Past Simple and Past Participle" »