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Mastering Key English Grammar Structures

1. Forming Tag Questions with Negative Statements

Tag questions are short questions added to the end of a statement. When the main statement is negative, the tag is positive. The auxiliary verb used in the tag must match the tense and subject of the statement.

Examples of Negative Statements and Positive Tags:

• That question isn't easy. Is it?
• He isn't working hard. Is he?
• There's no test tomorrow. Is there?
• He wasn't angry. Was he?
• He wasn't watching TV. Was he?
• There weren't many problems. Were there?
• This doesn't seem easy. Does it?
• She didn't work yesterday. Did she?
• He didn't leave early. Did he?
• They haven't yet finished. Have they?
• She hasn't visited Paris. Has she?
• He hasn't been there a long time. Has he?
• They

Comparativos:

Older than, bigger than, easier than, more modern than, more difficult than.

Good: better, Bad: worse, Fur: farther. + than

More bored, more stressed, more tired. + than

Faster than, more slowly than, more powerful than, more carefully than.

Well: better, Badly: worse.

Superlativos:

The tallest, the most experience, the least expensive, the best, the most, the worst, the most famous. (more, as, the, than, ever, him, most, in).

Artículos:

(a, an, the, nada)

• A nice house, a lawyer, an old man, a dog, an awful day, a week, a nurse, a horrible day, once a month, a chef, a week, an amazing, a housewife, a teacher, a problem.
• The dog, the bell, the children, the moon, the Earth, the cinema, the best, the hospital, the car, the theatre, the windows,

1. Identify the Correct Question Word

1. WHAT is the weather like in August?
2. HOW much is the chocolate?
3. WHERE/WHY/WHAT TIME did you get up this morning?
4. WHERE does James live?
5. WHO do you study French with?
6. HOW LONG does it take to get to Paris from Madrid?

2. Form Questions from Given Answers

1. How often does your family travel to Brighton?
   My family travels to Brighton every summer.
2. Where is your sister planning to go to look for a new job?
   My sister is planning to go to Barcelona to look for a new job.
3. When will you be back?
   I'll be back tomorrow morning.

3. Construct Sentences in Past Simple

1. It was warm, so I TOOK (take) off my coat.
2. I was very tired, so I LEFT (leave) the party early.
3. The concert BEGAN (begin) at 7.30.
4. The hotel wasn't very expensive. It

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The Surrender of Breda: Velázquez's Masterpiece

The Surrender of Breda, painted by Velázquez in 1634, depicts the historic surrender of Breda. The two main characters, positioned in the center of the picture, appear to be conversing rather than acting as enemies. The painting is remarkably realistic, as the figures seem to come alive.

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Mastering English Verb Conjugation

Here's a comprehensive list of English verbs with their past tense forms:

It is a trivial comedy for serious people. Wilde was at his peak of his success when he wrote this play. This comedy manners also parodies social classes in a witty and intellectual way. It was written in Worthing, England in 1894. It moves between the urban city vibe of London and a more natural country atmosphere of Hertfordshire during the mid-1890s. Wilde uses both locations to mock late Victorian high society and its social customs.

Advanced English Language Practice: Exercises and Solutions

Section 1: Word Formation and Contextual Vocabulary

1. John has to work unsocial hours, such as weekends and evenings.
2. Swimming with dolphins is an unforgettable experience.
3. In English, the present simple is used for an action which is part of a daily routine.
4. Be careful whenever it gets windy. You can fall down.
5. What an embarrassing situation!
6. Mr. Roberts is a person highly respected by his neighbors.
7. He is able to put a shark into a state of immobility for about fifteen minutes.
8. Lions are far from being the ferocious killing animals depicted in the media.

Section 2: Sentence Transformation and Grammar

1. She still hasn't turned up.
2. They moved to Paris two years ago. (for)
   They have been living in