GRAMMAR

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ENGLISH 7
MODULE 8
L C DA . J E S S I C A G A R Z Ó N , M T E F L
 PRESENT FORMS: LIKE, AS IF, AND AS
THOUGHT SENSE VERBS
1st rule (sound, look, feel, 2nd rule (sound/look / feel 3rd rule (sound/look/feel
taste, smell + adj. ) /taste/ smell like + noun). /taste / smell as if/though +
clause)

It sounds great! Your voice sounds like a car. Some songs sound as if/as
I feel great! You look like Shakira. though singers are in heaven.
I look great! I feel like a baby. She looks as if/as though she
It tastes delicious! Your cake takes like an old does not sleep in the nights.
It smells Delicious! shoe. I sometimes feel as if/as though
Your socks smell like onions. I am going to fall down.
Your fried fish tastes as if / as
though it is raw.
Your cologne smells as if / as
though it has flowers in the
bottle.
NARRATIVE TENSES
SIMPLE PAST PAST CONTINUOUS
• I PARKED THE CAR AND WALKED INTO THE • THE PHONE RANG WHILE I WAS TAKING A
RESTAURANT. SHOWER.
• I WROTE TO HER EVERY DAY FOR SEVERAL • WHILE I WAS TAKING A SHOWER, THE
MONTHS. PHONE RANG.
• WE DIDN’T ENJOY OUR VACATION MUCH • SHE SPENT AGES TALKING TO HER FRIEND
WHILE WE WERE WAITING FOR OUR FOOD.

PAST PERFECT PAST PERFERCT CONTINUOUS

• THE PLACE WE WENT TO LOOKED FAMILIAR. • I WAS TIRED BECAUSE I’D BEEN WORKING
IT FELT AS IF I’D BEEN THERE BEFORE. HARD.
• WHEN I ARRIVED, THEY HAD ALREADY • IT HAD BEEN SNOWING FOR DAYS.
STARTED.
QUESTION PATTERNS
WH-SUBJECT AND OBJECT QUESTION: WH-QUESTION (AUXILIARIES)
WHAT - WHO ● WHAT DID YOU DO YESTERDAY?
● WHAT HAPPENED? ● What does she do?
● What Will she do?
● WHO GAVE YOU THIS PRESENT?
NEGATIVE QUESTIONS TAG QUESTION
DOESN’T THE BUS COME EVERY 20 MINUTES? ● YOU HAVEN’T HEARD FROM JAMES, HAVE YOU?
● SHE HAS HEARD FROM JAMES, HASN’T SHE?
● YOU ATE A BANANA, DIDN’T YOU?
● PETER HADN’T BROUGHT HIS HOMEWORK, HAD
HE?
INDIRECT QUESTION
● DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHERE TOM IS?
● COULD YOU TELL ME IF THE MUSEUM IS OPEN TODAY?
● HAVE YOU SEEN WHERE MY GLASSES ARE?
● HAVE YOU HEARD WHO THE MURDERER IS?
DO YOU KNOW….
DO YOU HAVE…
HAVE YOU….
DID YOU KNOW…
Could you tell me if…
LINKERS
1. IN SPITE OF + NOUN = A PESAR DE Ex: IN SPITE OF THE FACT that…
2. DESPITE + GERUND / PRESENT PARTICIPLE / V(ING) = A PESAR DE Ex: DESPITE HAVING…
3. IN ORDER TO + BASE FORM OF THE VERB = A FIN DE Ex: I study in order to become profesional.
4. EVEN THOUGH/ALTHOUGH + SUBJECT + VERB + COMPLEMENT = AUNQUE Ex: EVEN THOUGH HE WAS PLAYING OVER
300 SHOWS A YEAR,….
5. THOUGH (at the end of the second idea) Ex: I LISTEN TO A LOT OF JAZZ. I PREFER ROCK MUSIC, THOUGH.
• I listen to a lot of jazz, although I prefer rock music.
1. HOWEVER = SIN EMBARGO Ex: I like romantic music. HOWEVER, I PREFER ROCK MUSIC.
2. TO = PARA  I LISTEN TO MUSIC TO FEEL MORE RELAXED/ TO BE IN CALM.
3. SO (THAT) = ASI QUE Ex: ………. SO, I WENT….

• I prefer to listen to music on a road trip with Friends because….

• I prefer to listen to music when I am jogging in the park because…

• In spite of my book was broken, I did my homework.

• Despite eating pizza, I am in shape.

• Note: ALTHOUGH/ EVEN THOUGH (at the beginning of the second idea) Ex: I LISTEN TO A LOT OF JAZZ. ALTHOUGH/
EVEN THOUGH I PREFER ROCK MUSIC.
ADVICE, EXPECTATION AND OBLIGATION
ADVICE EXPECTATION OBLIGATION
● SHOULD ● BE SUPPOSED TO ● SHOULD
● OUGHT TO ● OUGHT TO
STRONG ADVICE FORMAL OR EXTERNAL
/WARNING WRITTEN OBLIGATION/RULES
LANGUAGE
● HAD BETTER ● FORBIDDEN ● CAN
● PROHIBITED ● CAN´T
● HAVE TO
● MUST
● BE ALLOWED TO
● NOT BE ALLOWED
TO
PHRASAL VERBS VERB + PREPOSITION = PHRASAL VERB

SEPARABLE NON-SEPARABLE
● TRY ON = WEAR ● TAKE OFF= LEAVE THE GROUND
● TURN DOWN = LOWER THE VOLUME ● LOOK FOR= FIND
● PICK UP = COLLECT ● DO WITHOUT= MANAGE WITHOUT
● TALK INTO= PERSUADE ● RUN OUT OF = NOT HAVE ENOUGH
● TURN OFF = SWITCH DOWN ● LOOK FORWARD TO= BE HAPPY ABOUT
● THROW OUT = DISCARD ● COME BACK = RETURN
● TAKE AFTER = RESEMBLE, APPEAR
● GET OFF= LEAVE THE BUS
● PUT UP WITH = ACCEPT WITHOUT
COMPLAINING
● LOOK UP TO = ADMIRE
● COME ACROSS = FIND
● SELL (SOLD) OUT= RUN OUT OF,
EVERYTHING SOLD.
● PAY OFF = BE WORTHWHILE
● FIGURE OUT = GUESS
● GIVE IN/UP = GAVE IN= SURRENDER
SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT
a) NOUNS
Countable Uncountable
Regular Liquid.- water
Student students Solid.- bread
Class classes Semi solid.- cream
Abstraction.- music
Irregular Feelings.- happiness
Child children
Sheep sheep
Plural verbs singular verbs
Students are here (it)water is pure
Sheep are in the garden. (it) Bread falls down on the floor.
3 Sheep eat grass. (it) Happiness makes me feel very well
A sheep eats grass every day.
 b) INDEFINITE PRONOUNS
SINGULAR PLURAL (countable nouns) SINGULAR AND PLURAL
(countable-uncountable nouns)
Another Both All
Anybody Few Any
Anyone Many More
Anything (The) Others Most
Each Several None
Either Ex: Both are my sons. Some
Everybody A such / such
Everyone Ex: All child is happy when going to
Everything the park.
Little All children in the world are in danger
Much nowadays.
Neither
Nobody
No one
Nothing
One
(the) Other
Somebody
Someone
Something
Examples: One of them is a
doctor
Everyone
needs help from other
people.
c) COLECTIVE NOUNS.-a group d) ASIDES (a comment between
of individual. They may be in comas)
singular or plural depending on the
situation. Many people, including myself, don’t
save enough money
That new import-export company
is hiring workers.
PERFECT AND PAST PERFECT
Present Perfect Present Perfect continuous
I’ve finished my homework. Let’s I’ve been studying all morning.
have dinner. What have you been doing all
Let’s have dinner because Mayra morning? I’ve been studying all
has already finished her morning.
homework. I/YOU/ WE/ THEY HAVE BEEN
V(ING)
I / YOU/ WE/ THEY HAVE + PAST He/she / it HAS BEEN V(IN)
PARTICIPLE
He /she/it HAS + PAST
PARTICIPLE
SIMPLE PAST PRESENT PERFECT

• I bought a new laptop yesterday. But I have used it since today.

PRESENT PERFECT PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

A: I have never eaten lunch at Laila’s restaurant.

B: Really? I have been eating there for years

TIMES EXPRESSIONS FOR PRESENT PERFECT AND PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

● Just,
● ever (questions),
● already,
● yet (negative and questions)
● For,
● since
● So far= hasta ahora
● Recently = recientemente
● Today
● This week/month, etc.
● Never
● always
SO/ SUCH
So + (adj) Ex: so easy = Too easy

Uncountable (you Countable (you can

cannot pluralize) pluralize)
So much water So many students
So little bread So few students
Such water Such a challenge
Such useful ideas
FUTURE PREDICTIONS

Very Sure/probable Less sure/ possible Not probable 0%

100% 50/50
WILL MIGHT WON’T
My grandma will It might rain in the It probably won’t
probably stay in my afternoon rain tomorrow.
house next MAY
summer.
It may snow in the
winter
FUTURE PERFECT FUTURE CONTINUOUS
FORM: SUBJECT + WILL + FORM: SUBJECT + WILL +
HAVE (BASE FORM) + PAST BE (BASE FORM) +
PARTICIPLE + VERB(ING) +
COMPLEMENT COMPLEMENT

WE WILL HAVE USED UP WE WILL BE LIVING IN A

ALL OUR RESOURCES. VERY HOT CLIMATE.
PAST HABITS
Used to & Would Simple Past
I used to watch TV at nights. I would do my I didn’t play any sports when I was younger
homework in the afternoon. but I would dance.

Yo solía ver Tv en las noches.Yo hacía mis Yo no jugaba ningún deporte cuando era joven
deberes en la tarde. pero bailaba.
Past continuous with always Would Vs Had
My brother was always eating in the room. I would play video games every weekend. That
My cousin was always sleeping in his bedroom, Saturday I had played with my sister all the
and he awoke late night.

Mi hermano siempre estaba comiendo en el Yo jugaba video juegos cada fin de semana.
cuarto. Ese sábado I había jugado con mi hermana
Mi primo siempre estaba durmiendo en su toda la noche.
dormitorio y el se levantaba tarde.
BE USED TO/ GET USED TO
BE USED TO = ESTAR ACOSTUMBRADO GET USED TO = ACOSTUMBRARSE A
A
Be used to + V(ING) Get used to + VER(ING)

I am used to studying in the afternoon. I am getting used to eating out in the

Yo estoy acostumbrada a estudiar en la afternoons.
tarde. Yo estoy acostumbrándome a comer fuera
en las tardes.

Be used to + NOUN
Get used to + NOUN

I was used to my nap in the afternoon.

Yo estaba acostumbrada a mi siesta en la I had gotten used to my daily diet.
tarde. Yo me había acostumbrado a mi dieta
diaria.
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