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Guia de Ingles (Primer parcial 4to semestre)
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- 1So and such Use so and such with an adjective to make the adjective stronger So + adjective such + a/an + adjective + singular nounExamples
The abacus was so effective that it spread to other places (exclamation)
The abacus was such an effective tool that it spread to other place (emphasis or an extreme) - 2The passive Simple present A: People still use her recipe today P: Her recipe is still used todaySimple past
A: A chef invented it in 1853
P: It was invented in 1853
Present perfect
A:Companies have developed many flavors P: Many flavors have been developed - 3Past perfect Use it to describe an action that took place before another action in the past Ex: "I'd sent the email to Leo before I realized my mistake"The words 'yet' and 'already' are often used with the past perfect
I asked him to disregard the message. Luckily, he hadn't read it yet.
By the time I started to say something, my boss had already left. - 4Third conditional It describes hypothetical situations in the past. If + Past perfect + would have + past participleExamples:
If I'd remembered, I would have brought her something.
If she had missed the party, she wouldn't have meet Santiago.
If I hadn't forgotten, I would have brought my purse. - 5Prefixes Pieces of word added at the beginning of a root to change its meaning in- not; (innacurate, inaction, inaudible) dis- opposite; (disapprove, disagree)un- not, opposite; (uncalled, unavailable)
mis- bad, badly; (misbehave, misconduct)
re- again; (recapture, recall, rebuild) - 6Be / get / become + adjective + prepositio + noun /gerund I'm used to wake up early > I'm already acoustumed to waking up earlyI'm getting used to waking up early
> I'm not completely acoustumed to waking up early
The teacher became angry with the class
I got angry with my girlfriend - 7Talking about change Adaptation, modification, transformations Words that mean change V: To adapt N: Adaptation V: To modify N: ModificationSticky situations
Problem: The boat is stuck
Suggestion: Wait until the tide raises
Solution: Get the sand aroud the boat wet
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