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Units 1 & 2

Ejercicio 1: Present Simple, Continuous, Perfect

1. is studying computer.
2. Is she working at the moment?
3. walks.
4. Do they finish?
5. doesn't like.
6. hasn't found.
7. is waiting.
8. rises.
9. have had.
10. Have you bought...?

Ejercicio 2: Past Simple, Continuous, Perfect

1. began.
2. Were you doing...? saw.
3. got... left.
4. was fixing.
5. were playing... arrived.
6. waited... had broken.
7. fell down... was going.
8. had used... took.
9. were coming... had paid.
10. were surfing... phoned.

Ejercicio 3: Questions for the Text Above

(Assuming the answers below correspond to a text not fully provided, these are corrected questions based on the fragments.)

1. What does this company export to South America?
2. In 20 years, what will Sara be working on?
3. What did the guys break last night?
4. Where are they working for an

INFINITIVE

PAST PAST PARTICIPLE SPANISH

BE/AM,ARE,ISWAS/WERE BEEN SER/ESTAR

BEAT BEAT BEATEN GOLPEAR

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 EDIFICAR

BUY BOUGHT BOUGHT COMPRAR

CATCH CAUGHT CAUGHT CACHAR/ATRAPAR

COME CAME COME VENIR

COST COST COST COSTAR

CUT CUT CUT CORTAR

CHOOSEE CHOSE CHOSEN ELEGIR

DO(DOES) DID DONE HACER

DRAW DREW DRAWN DIBUJAR

DRINK DRANK DRUNK BEBER

DRIVE DROVE DRIVEN CONDUCIR

EAT ATE EATEN COMER

FALL FELL FALLEN CAER

FEED FED FED ALIMENTAR

FEEL FELT FELT SENTIR

FIGHT FOUGHT FOUGHT LUCHAR

FIND FOUND FOUND FOUND ENCONTRAR

FLY FLEW FLOWN VOLAR

FORGET FORGOT FORGOTTEN OLVIDAR

FORGIVE FORGAVE FORGIVEN PERDONAR

GET GOT

Hi Paul,

How are you? I hope you're well. This time I'm writing to tell you about a sporting event I have seen.

I went to see a basketball match in the town of Mataró with my best friend Mireia. I really enjoyed it - it was a lot of fun, mostly because of the people who were there. After the match, we met a lot of new people in the park. Most people stayed for at least a few hours after the game, just enjoying the sunshine.

I'm not that interested in sports, but I'm fond of football. Our team is famous in my school. I suggest you try playing football. You are tall and strong, so it will be easy for you. I like this kind of sport because there is a lot of movement. I think you should give it a try!

Please call me!

Setting

In time and place: Small town, everyone from the area goes to the same unique school. Kids from different family backgrounds merge

Symbols

The dolls house: represents power, wealth, and privilege. Excuse for segregation to the Kelveys, but a point of union between Kezia and them

The smell: 'But perfect, perfect little house! Who could possibly mind the smell. It was part of the joy, part of the newness'

Metaphor

People and things can look perfect on the outside and be the contrary on the inside

Rite of passage

1. Separation (mistreatment to the Kelveys) 'the Kelveys were shunned by everyone' 'Can I ask the Kelveys just once? Certainly no'
2. Then liminality (in-betweenness) 'You can come and see our dolls house if you want to'
3. And finally aggregation.

Common Irregular English Verbs with Spanish Translations

Infinitive — Past — Participle — Meaning (Spanish)

English Phonetic Transcription Chart

Vowel Sounds

Consonant Sounds

Home alone 4 is a very funny film that you can watch with your family.

Common Irregular Verbs in English

((ser/estar)(Be)(was/were)(Been))((Empezar)(Begin)(Began)(Begun))((Romper)(Break)(Broke)(Broken))((Traer)(Bring)(brought)(Brought))((Construir)(Build)(built)(built))((Quemar)(Burn)(burnt)(burnt))((Comprar)(Buy)(bought)(bought))((Poder)(Can)(could)(been able to))

((Coger)(Catch)(caught)(caught))((Elegir)(Choose)(chose)(chosen))((Venir)(Come)(came)(come))((Costar)(Cost)(cost)(cost))((Cortar)(Cut)(cut)(cut))((Hacer)(Do)(did)(done))((Soñar)(Dream)(dreamt)(dreamt))((Beber) (Drink)(drank)(drunk))((Conducir)(Drive)(drove)(driven))((Comer)(Eat)(ate)(eaten))

((caer(se))(Fall)(fell)(fallen))((sentir(se))(Feel)(felt)(felt))((luchar/pelear)(Fight)(fought)(fought))((Volar)(Fly)(flew)(flown))((Olvidar)(Forget)(forgot)(forgotten)... Continue reading "Common Irregular Verbs in English and Modal Verbs" »