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Tuesday, December 21 ,2021

Once in a blue moon

 POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS
POSSESSIVE POSSESSIVE
ADJECTIVE PRONOUN A possessive pronoun
My-My hat is red. Mine-The hat is mine. remplaza el adjetivo +
sustantivo para evitar repetir la
misma información.
Your-Your book is Yours-The book is
pink. yours.
Los pronombres posesivos
adjetivos siempre son
His-His car is big. His-The car is his. invariables como en español.
Siempre van antes de la
Her-Her cat is cute. Hers-The cat is hers. persona o la cosa a la que se
refieren.
Its-Its bone is old. ----No se usa its.
Ex: This book is my book, not
Our-Our house is Ours-The house is
your book.
nice. ours. This book is mine, not yours.
Your-Your desk is Yours- The desk is
small. yours.
Their-Their computer Theirs-The computer
is slow. is theirs.
 SUBJECT AND OBJECT PRONOUNS
SUBJECT PRONOUNS OBJECT PRONOUNS
-Los object pronouns
I Me-Wait for me. remplazan los sustantivos.

You You-I love you.

Ex: She meets John. She
invites him to her house.
He Him-She is talking with Tom gives the teacher a
him.
book.Tom gives him a book.
She Her-He kissed her.
-Los object pronouns van
It It-I don't like it. después del verbo.

We Us-Can you help us?

-Se suele usar
especialmente después de
You You-See you las preposiciones.(with, to,
tomorrow. from, etc)
They Them-Phone them this
afternoon.
Ex: Listen to me!
 Present simple
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Se usa para describir situaciones, una persona, acciones/rutinas o
hobbys...etc, habitual o permanentes.
Formas: s+v+o/ Do/Does +s+o?
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Cuidado: la terminación del verbo en tercera persona del singular puede
variar.Ex: Si el verbo termina en -sh,-o, -z, -ch, -s,-x el verbo debe
terminar en -es.
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Otra acepción es si el verbo termina en -y y va justo después de un
consonante, la terminación es -ies.
Algunos verbos tienen una forma irregular.
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Ex: be=is, do=does, go=goes, have=has

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Example: She eats rice.

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He watches the table.
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She studies-study/play-plaies every day.
 Present continuous
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El present continuous se emplea para sucesos que suceden en el momento en
el que se dicen, para planes o citas para el futuro.
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También se usa marcadores temporales: at the moment, now, just now, right
now... AHORA.
Ex: Are you watching TV right now?
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Para formar el gerundio de un verbo se le añade -ing al infinitivo pero aún así
hay excepciones.
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-Si el infinitivo termina en -e, se elimina y se añade -ing. En el caso de -ee, -oe
o -ye, la e se mantiene. Ex: come(venir)-coming/agree(-agreeing. Estoy de
acuerdo.
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-Si la palabra es de una vocal, se duplica el consonante final. En los que son
-w, -y, -x o -z no. Ex: sit-sitting/ mix (mezclar)-mixing.
-En i. británico hay que duplicar la -l final tras una vocal. Ex: Travel-travelling.
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-Los verbos que terminan en -ie reemplazan estas vocales por una -y y luego
se añade la terminación -ing.
Ex: lie(mentir)-lying. Study-studies. Studying.
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 Present simple and continuous
1. We ................................... a board game. ................... you ............................. to join
us? (play – want)
2. Mum is at the supermarket. She .......................................... the shopping on
Saturdays. (usually/ do)
3. Tommy ......................... fishing every day in summer. He ............................ it. (go –
love)
4. ‘’Is Mary with you?’’
‘’No, she’s in the kitchen. She ....................................... .
She ......................................... soup for dinner on Sunday. (cook – always/ make)
5. I ............................................ the kids to school but today
they ........................................... the school bus. (usually/ drive - take)
6. My parents .................................. sightseeing and ................................... lots of
pictures when they ...................... abroad. This summer, they .....................................
Paris. (go – take – travel – visit)
 Present simple and continuous
7. ‘’.................. Ben ........................ TV?’’
‘’No, he .................................... his room. He ................................... Mum with the
housework every Saturday.’’(watch – tidy – help)
8. Look at the dog! He ..................................... your shoe! (eat)
9. He ........................................ what you ................................... him.
He ....................................... English.
(not understand – tell – not speak)
10. The children ........................................... the carols on Christmas Eve. (sing)
11. Stop that noise! The baby ................................... ! (sleep)
12. My brother ....................................... driving lessons twice a week. (take)
13. Our best friends .......................................... married next week. (get)
14. It .................................... today but he ..................................... an umbrella. (rain –
not have)
15. .................. your husband ........................... on business trips? (often/ go)
 VOCABULARY
● Funny-gracioso
● Anxious-nerviosa
●
Impa(e)tient
● Sensitive (sensible)
● Intelligent-inteligente
● Nice-agradable
● Bad-tempered-mal
temperamento
● Nervous-nerviosa.
● Mean-borde.
● Distracted-distraido.
● Dishonest.
● Rude-ruda.
● Proud(au)-orgullosa
● Happy-feliz
● Sincere
● Crazy-loco
● Lazy(e)-vaga/o
● Cheerful-siempre feliz.
● Silly-tontorron
● Cheeky-descarada
● Shy-(sai)-timido/a
● Energetic-energetica
● Sociable/Friendly-
● Untidy-no limpio. amigable.
● Pessimistic(k) ● Worried-
● Optimistic(k) preocupado/a
● Unpleasant- ● Thoughtful-simpatiza.
desagradable ● Naughty-(o)-rebelde
● Talkative-hablador ● Popular.
● Calm-calmado ● Selfish-egoista.
● Passionate-con pasión
 ADJECTIVES
Los adjetivos nos dan detalles
ORDEN DE LOS ADJETIVOS
acerca de personas o cosas. 1.Opinion:good, bad, pretty
Ex:The car is blue./He's a funny 2.Size-tamaño:big, tall, long
person./Mary looks tired.
3.Shape-forma:round, square
Usualmente para describir
personas o cosas se usa el 4.Condition:happy, smart, broken
verbo be + adjective.
5.Age:old, young, new
La mayoría de los adjetivos que
describen sustantivos van antes 6.Colour:yellow, black, red
del sustantivo.Ex: They have a 7.Origin:Spanish, russian,british
beautiful house.
8.Material:plastic, wooden, glass.
En otras ocasiones, los
adjetivos van detrás de verbos The car is big and blue.
como be, look o feel.Ex:That
film looks interesting. The cars are big,new and blue.

-Los adjetivos no tienen formas OSSCACOM

plural.
 Adjectives -ed or -ing
1.It’s very (satistfy) to know that the contract has been signed.
2.It rained all Saturday so we couldn’t go out and we were (bore) .
3.It’s useless making her study more. It’s so (frustrate) .
4.A new Miss Universe is a (stun) beauty.
5.Have you heard the (alarm) news about the prison riots in Atlanta?
6.Joan and Kevin are very (excite) about their wedding ceremony.
7.The students didn’t seem (interest) in their teacher’s explanation.
8.Touring round Europe in two weeks must be very (tire) .
9.Betty was (amuse) at the look on my face.
10. The Prime Minister’s outfit was very (please) to the eye.
COMPARTIVE AND SUPERLATIVE
1.My brother is (tall) than me.
2.This way is (short) than the others.
3.My grandfather is(old) than everybody in our family.
4.This book is (expensive) than the others.
5.Our garden is (big) than the other gardens.
6.Susie is (hardworking) in class.
7.Summers are (hot) than the springs.
8.Reading book is (good) than watching TV.
 Christmas Homework
● https://comicbookplus.com/?dlid=22869
● Watch a film in English.