SCHOOL PREPARATORY OFFICIAL N.

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ENGLISH

TEACHER: VIRGINIA MIRANDA MONROY

PREPARED BY: JOSE ALFREDO CEDILLO CLAVIJO ARTURO SANCHEZ TREJO

GRADE: 3

GROUP: 1

Use of Ever Ever means at any time. It is used mainly in questions.

Do you ever wish you were rich? (= at any time) Have you ever been to England? (= at any time up to the present) He has been unhappy ever since he left home. (= at all times)

Ever and always Ever is not normally used to mean always.

I shall always remember you. (= NOT I shall ever )

But note that ever means always in a few expressions likeforever, ever since, ever after and Yours ever.

I will love you forever. Yours ever. (ending a letter to an intimate friend)

Use Ever is used mainly in questions. It is also possible in negative clauses, but never is more common than not ever.

Have you ever seen a whale? I dont ever want to talk to him again. (OR I never want to talk to him again.)

Ever is also used after if and other words that express a negative idea (like hardly or nobody)

Nobody ever visits them.

Ever in affirmative clauses Ever is used in affirmative clauses after superlatives and only.

He is the oldest man ever to have climbed Everest. She is the only woman ever to have won this award.

Ever and before Ever and before can both be used to mean at any time in the past, but there is a slight difference. Before refers to a present event, and asks whether it has happened at another time; ever does not refer to a present event.

Have you been to England before? (The hearer is probably in England.) Have you ever been to England? (The hearer is not in England.)

The use of FOR We use For when we measure the duration when we say how long something lasts. For + a period of time To measure a period of time up to the present, we use the present perfect tense and not the present tense.

I have known her for a long time. (Correct) I know her for a long time. (Incorrect) I have lived here for ten years. (Correct) I live here for ten years. (Incorrect)

The present tense with For refers to a period of time that extends into the future.

How long are you here for? (Until when) How long have you been here for? (Since when)

In reality, we can use all verb tenses with For. Uses of For Example sentence They exercise for two hours every day. They are exercising for three hours today. He has lived in Moscow for a long time. Verb Tense Present tense Present continuous Present perfect

He has been living in Turin for three months. Present perfect continuous I worked at the service station for five years. Past tense He will be in hospital for at least a week. Future tense

However, we don't use For with expressions such as all day or all the time.

I was there all day. (Correct) I was there for all day. (Incorrect)

The use of SINCE Since gives the starting point of actions, events or states. It refers to when things began. Since + a point in time (in the past), until now.

I've been waiting since 7 o'clock. I have known him since January.

With since we use the present perfect tense or the past perfect tense.

I have been here since 5 o'clock and I am getting tired. I had been working since 5 o'clock and I was getting tired.

Since can also be used in the structure It has been + period of time + since.

It has been two months since I last saw her. It has been three years since the last earthquake.

For vs. Since Knowing when to use FOR and when to use SINCE is important. Therefore it is useful to look at a summary of the contrast between FOR and SINCE. FOR to mention a specific period (or duration) of time. I have been a doctor for fifteen years. (duration = 15 years) She has been a mother for six months. My sister has lived in Frankfurt for nine months. SINCE to mention the starting point of a period of time (continues to now). I have been a doctor since 1992. (starting point = 1994) She has been pregnant since her first child was born. My sister has lived in Frankfurt since the beginning of March.

Both For and Since are most commonly used with the perfect tense - we don't use these expressions in the present tense. Correct I have learnt Russian for three years. They have taught geography since last year. He has owned his dog since his cat died. Incorrect I learn Russian for three years. They teach geography since last year. He owns his dog since his cat dies.

While we can use For in the simple past tense we can't use Since in the simple past tense. Since can only be used in the perfect tense. Correct Incorrect

She went to Japan for three years. I studied in New Zealand for one month. He walked his dog for four hours.

She went to Japan since 2003. I studied in New Zealand since one month. He walked his cat since four hours.

It should be remembered that both For and Since have other meanings in English that are not associated with time. This is for you. Is this the train for London? Since you asked, I'll say yes. Since he didn't study he didn't pass the exam. El uso de already y yet

Aprender Ingles Mejora tu nivel de ingls y obtn ms oportunidades con Harmon Hall. www.harmonhall.comEnlaces patrocinados The use of already and yet (de ius ov olwredi and yet) (el uso de already y yet) "already" (olwredi) (ya) = se usa en oraciones positivas e interrogativas para expresar que una accin ya ha ocurrido o que ya se lleva o llevo a cabo. Ex: It is already noon and they havent come.

Ejercicios De Ingles Logra lo que Tanto Deseas y Mejora El Nivel de Tu Vida Descubre Cmo! www.ganandoconingles.comEnlaces patrocinados I have already eaten. Has the class already begun?. I already did what you asked me to. "yet" (yet) (todava, aun) = se usa en oraciones negativas e interrogativas para expresar que una accin todava no ha ocurrido o aun no ha pasado. En algunas ocasiones se usa en fases afirmativas, con significado de "aun o todava".

Ex: There are lots of things that you have yet to experience. Have the classes begun yet?. They arenot here yet. He hasnt eaten yet. Have you already done your work?. R = yes, I already have done it. Or r = no, i havent done it yet.

R = no, not yet.

JUST - Using just with present perfect:

Use: Use just to express actions that have happened RECENTLY. Just goes after the auxiliary have/has and before the past participle - Maria has just finished her homework. (not so long ago) - They have just come from the supermarket. - It has just started raining.

HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE YOU TO LEARN THIS? En una entrega reciente sobre el uso de la palabra it mencion que esta palabra se utiliza mucho en frases que tienen que ver con el tiempo. Por ejemplo, Its 5:00. Its late. Its time to go. Adems de usarse en frases sencillas como estas, it tambin es imprescindible para hablar de duraciones de tiempo, por ejemplo, en frases como How long does it take? (Cunto tiempo se tarda?) It takes a day to get there. (Se tarda un da en llegar hasta all.)

En este post vemos con ms detalle el uso de it + to take en frases como estas. Esta construccin suele resultar muy difcil para los estudiantes de ingls, pero en realidad no es para tanto. En castellano tambin se puede utilizar el verbo llevar (to take) de la misma forma: Hacerlo bien lleva horas. Como he explicado en una entrada anterior sobre it, siempre tenemos que identificar el sujeto de los verbos en las afirmaciones en ingls. Por eso, cuando hablamos de cunto tiempo algo lleva en general (como en el ltimo ejemplo) usamos it como sujeto. La estructura es la siguiente: It takes + tiempo + verbo en infinitivo Aqu van unos ejemplos: It takes ten minutes to cook pasta. It takes years to learn a musical instrument. It takes a long time to get from one city to another in India. Acurdate de que para decir mucho tiempo decimos a long time, y que para preguntar cunto tiempo? decimos how long? Por lo tanto, las formas interrogativas de las frases de arriba empiezan con How long does it take? How long does it take to cook pasta? How long does it take to learn a musical instrument? How long does it take to get from one city to another in India? Si esta estructura te resulta complicada, recomiendo que aprendas How long does it take de memoria y que la practiques aadiendo cualquier verbo en infinitivo despus. How long does it take + to lo que sea.

Cuando hablamos de cunto tiempo le lleva una actividad a alguien en concreto, identificamos a la persona despus del verbo to take: It takes me/you/him/her/us/them/Bob/my parents hours. Lo mismo pasa en las preguntas: How long does it take you to make pasta? (Cunto tiempo tardas en hacer pasta?) How long does it take her to get to work? (Cunto tiempo tarda en llegar al trabajo?) Aunque estas preguntas parezcan complicadas, te resultarn ms fciles si aprendes de memoria el principio (How long does it take?) y si aades la persona ms la actividad despus. Una buena manera de practicar sera empezar con slo la persona: How long does it take you? How long does it take her? How long does it take them? How long does it take Allen? How long does it take your brother? Ahora, podemos aadir una actividad a cada una de estas preguntas: How long does it take you to fall asleep? How long does it take her to wash the dishes? How long does it take them to do their homework? etc.

Desde luego, estos tipos de frases pueden existir en cualquier tiempo verbal, as que convendra practicarlas en diferentes tiempos verbales. Por ejemplo, en el pasado simple: How long did it take you to fall asleep? How long did it take her to wash the dishes? En las respuestas a estas preguntas tambin usaramos el pasado simple (took): It took me an hour to fall asleep. It took her fifteen minutes to wash the dishes. Los tiempos verbales que elijas practicar dependern de tu dominio de los tiempos verbales en general. Igual que vimos en las entregas anteriores sobre it, si necesitas construir una frase complicada te resultar ms fcil si lo haces paso a paso. Por ejemplo, para decir algo como Cunto tiempo tardaras en dormirte? puedes seguir el siguiente proceso: How long does it take? (presente) > How long would it take? (condicional) > How long would it take you? (aadiendo pronombre) > How long would it take you to fall asleep? (con la actividad en cuestin y el verbo en infinitivo). Puedes seguir un proceso similar con la respuesta: Tardara una hora en dormirme. It takes

It takes me It would take me. It would take me an hour It would take me an hour to fall asleep. Ejercicios Traduce estas frases al ingls: 1. Cunto tiempo se tarda llegar hasta all? 2. Se tarda un da llegar hasta all. 3. Cunto tiempo tardaste en terminar ese libro? 4. Tard una semana. 5. Aprender un idioma lleva mucho tiempo. 6. Antes se tardaba un da. 7. Cunto tiempo tardar en aprender a conducir? 8. Tardars dos o tres meses. 9. Cunto tiempo habramos tardado si esa carretera hubiera estado abierta? 10. Ella tardara 15 minutos en lavar los platos. Respuestas 1. How long does it take to get there? 2. It takes a day to get there. 3. How long did it take you to finish that book?

4. It took me a week. 5. It takes a long time to learn a language. 6. It used to take a day. 7. How long will it take me to learn to drive? 8. It will take you two or three months. 9. How long would it have taken us if that road had been open? 10. It would take her fifteen minutes to do the dishes.

IMAGINE
Imagine there's no Heaven It's easy if you try And no Hell below us Above us only sky

Imagine all the people Living for today Imagine there's no country It isn't hard to do Nothing to kill or die for And no religion too Imagine all the people Living life in peace

You may say I'm a dreamer But I'm not the only one I hope someday you will join us And the world will be as one

Imagine no posessions I wonder if you can No need for greed or hunger Or Brotherhood of Man Imagine all the people Sharing all the world You may say that I'm a dreamer But I'm not the only one

I hope someday you will join us And the world will be as one