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English Passive Voice Examples

Transforming active voice sentences to passive voice:

• Open → is opened
• Is opening → is being opened
• Has opened → has been opened
• Opened → was opened
• Was opening → was being opened
• Had opened → had been opened
• Will open → will be opened
• Is going to open → is going to be opened

Conditional Sentence Structures

• First Conditional (1º): If / Unless / As long as + Present Simple, ... Will + Infinitive. (e.g., If I cook..., I will eat...)
• Second Conditional (2º): If + Past Simple, ... Would + Infinitive. (e.g., If I cooked..., I would eat...)
• Third Conditional (3º): If + Past Perfect, ... Would Have + Past Participle. (e.g., If I had cooked..., I would have eaten...)

Using Gerunds (-ing form)

Use a gerund:

• When the

La Metapsicología según Lacan

Lacan define la metapsicología en base a los tres registros a partir de los cuales el sujeto se estructurará.

Registro Imaginario

Se refiere a un yo ideal, que da la imagen de un yo unificado omnipotente que busca satisfacer la pulsión. Sin estas primeras formas de humanización, no se darían las condiciones narcisistas mínimas como para una posterior constitución subjetiva, es decir que es necesario que el yo esté en ese lugar. Para evitar patologías del orden de la psicosis, estados pasionales y enamoramientos, estos modos deben ser transformados a un narcisismo simbólico.

Registro Simbólico

Es la creación de una tercereidad, que regula los lugares de la dualidad imaginaria. Aparece un tipo de objeto... Continue reading "La Metapsicología Lacaniana: Los Tres Registros y el Estadio del Espejo" »

English-Spanish Vocabulary and Connectors Reference

General Vocabulary and Events

• Success: éxito
• Event, happening: suceso
• Long - longest: largo
• Stadium: arena
• Sand: arena
• Advertisement: anuncio publicitario
• To advertise: anunciar
• To warn: advertir
• To download: descargar
• To upload: subir (PC)
• To copy: copiar
• To share: compartir
• Thief - thieves: ladrón
• Theft: robo

Arts, Entertainment, and Media

• To perform: representar
• Performance: actuación, representación
• To compose: componer
• To release: publicar
• To promote: promocionar
• To record: grabar

Discourse Markers and Connectors

• Instead of: en vez de
• On the one hand... on the other hand: por una parte, por otra parte
• In addition, moreover, furthermore, besides: además
• Quite: bastante
• Whereas: mientras
• All in all, in conclusion,

Passive Voice Conjugations

• Present: buy / are bought / are being bought
• Past: were bought / were being bought
• Future: will be bought / are going to be bought
• Perfect: have been bought / had been bought / will have been bought
• Modals: can be bought / could be bought / should be bought / should have been bought

Conditional Sentences

• First: If + present simple + future simple (will)
• Second: If + past simple + conditional simple (would)
• Third: If + past perfect + conditional perfect (would have + participle)

Reported Speech

Verb Shifts: buy → bought, are studying → were studying, called → had called, have seen → had seen, will → would, can → could, may → might, must → had to.

Time and Place Expressions

now → then, today → that day, here... Continue reading "English Grammar Reference: Verb Tenses, Conditionals and Modals" »

Present simple; He, she, it playS (doesnt) (does). I, You, We, They, Play (dont) (do), always, usually, often, sometimes, never, every week, rarely, how often?. Past S.  Did, didnt, (did?), yesterday, last week, two days ago, in 2007, when, then. Present C. I am, You are, he, she, it: is, we you they: are, this year, today, at present, this evening, tonight, tomorrow, week, year. Past C. I was, you were, he she it: was, we you they: were. Last night, week, year, at 4 oclock, when, while, as. Present perfect S V3. I/ you Have Worked, He/ She/ It: Has, We/ You/ They have. (never, ever, already, just, yet, recently, lately, how long.., for, since,) acciones que empezaron en el pasado y que continúan en el presente. Past perfect S. V3 I/You/... Continue reading "What is the time of the pet" »

The Spanish Political System

What is a constitution?

The constitution is the fundamental law that controls the Spanish government.

What are the powers of the state?

The powers of the state are divided into three branches:

• Legislative Branch: Makes the laws.
• Executive Branch: Enforces the laws.
• Judicial Branch: Interprets laws and judges those who violate them.

What is the political system of Spain?

Spain has a monarch (a king or queen) who is the head of state. The monarch's role is mainly ceremonial, but they also represent the country internationally.

The Cold War and Global Conflicts

What was the Cold War and when did it end?

The Cold War was an ideological confrontation from 1945 until the dissolution of the USSR. The United States led the Western... Continue reading "Spain's Government, Cold War History & Global Agencies" »

C# Condominium Management Business Logic and Web Code

using System;

using System.Collections.Generic;

using System.Linq;

using System.Text;

using System.Threading.Tasks;

namespace ControlCondominio.Negocio

{

    public class Persona

    {

        public string Nombre { get; set; }

        public string Apellido { get; set; }

        public string Rut { get; set; }

        public int NroDepto { get; set; }

        public int TipoPersona { get; set; }

        public bool Estacioamiento { get; set; }

        public int? Numero { get; set; }

        public bool Estado { get; set; }

        public List Propietarios { get; set; }

        public List Visita { get; set; }

        public... Continue reading "C# Condominium Management Source Code Implementation" »

Body Parts

English / Español

MOUTH / BOCA

CALF / PANTORRILLA

WRIST / MUÑECA

HEEL / TALÓN

NECK / CUELLO

TONGUE / LENGUA

HIP / CADERA

CHEEK / MEJILLA

CHEST / PECHO

ELBOW / CODO

WAIST / CINTURA

NAVEL / OMBLIGO

Medical Conditions

English / Español

COUGH / TOS

HEADACHE / DOLOR DE CABEZA

STRIP / TIRITA

WOUND / HERIDA

SWOLLEN ANKLE / TOBILLO HINCHADO

RASH / ERUPCIÓN

SORE THROAT / GARGANTA IRRITADA

TOOTHACHE / DOLOR DE MUELAS

BACKACHE / DOLOR DE ESPALDA

Phrases

English / Español

THERE IS A WATER TRAY NEXT TO THE SAND TRAY / HAY UNA BANDEJA DE AGUA AL LADO DE LA BANDEJA DE ARENA

THERE ARE SOME TOYS ON THE TABLE / HAY ALGUNOS JUGUETES EN LA MESA

SHE IS GOING TO LOSE HER MIND / ELLA VA A PERDER LA CABEZA

QUITE SURPRISED / BASTANTE SORPRENDIDA

POINT OF VIEW / PUNTO DE VISTA

ACHIEVE... Continue reading "English-Spanish Vocabulary List: Body Parts, Emotions, Cooking Verbs & More" »

Capítulo 7. Un estudiante universitario cae por la ventana

En teoría, comparados con nuestros antepasados, nuestros contemporáneos serían unos auténticos angelitos. De ahí que, desde las ingenuas novatadas hasta las terribles guerras, hayan ido perdiendo, con el tiempo, su carga agresiva. Sin embargo, esta tendencia general no es incontestable.

Análisis social de las novatadas

Puede que las novatadas hayan perdido en agresividad, pero no así en espectacularidad. De hecho, su calidad siempre pudo medirse por la capacidad de llamar la atención entre los miembros de la comunidad. Los estudiantes universitarios formaban parte de las capas más poderosas de la población. La novatada servía para rebautizar a los privilegiados. La universidad... Continue reading "Novatadas Universitarias: Rito, Control Social y Civilización del Cuerpo" »