Unit 9

Unit 9

1. Second conditional

   • Use If + past to talk about an imaginary or hypothetical future situation and would/wouldn't + verb to talk about the consequence
   • would/wouldn't if the same for all personos
   • examples
     • *If you didn't go to bed so late, you wouldn't be so tired in the morning.
     • *If I went to live in London would you come to visit me?
     • *Would you leave your country if you got a well-paid job abroad?
     • *We would buy the house if it had a garden.
     • *I love living here. I wouldn't happy if I had leave.

2. Presente perfect + for or since

   • USe to talk about actions and states wich started in the past and are still true now.
   • Use for + a period of time
     • 1.I´ve been married for 20 years. 2.I've lived her for a long time. 3. We've had our cat for about two years. 4. I´ve lived there for twenty years
   • Use since with the beginning of a period of time
     • 1. I´ve worked there since 2005. 2. It's been in the E.U since 1973. 2. I´ve been frightened of clowns since I was a child. 3. I´ve know my bestfriend since May. 4. He´s worked for the same company since 2008
   • Use How long...? to ask questions about the duration of an action or a state
     • 1. How long have you lived there? 2. How long have you worked there?

3. Present perfect

   • Use to talk about a period of time fomr the past until now
   • subject+ has/have+ past participle
   • examples
     • 1.How long has Ziggy Marley been a musician? He's been a musician since he was ten. 2. How many Grammys has he won? He's won four. 3.Jack has been married for ten years

4. Past simple

   • Use to talk about a finished period of time in the past
   • regular verbs add -ed
   • examples
     • 1. How long was Bob Marley a musician? He was a musician for twenty years. 2. How many Grammys did he win? He didn't win any. 3. Jack was married for ten years.