ENGLISH PRACTICE II (Page 1)
UNIT 1
Vocabulary:
DEPARTMENT Departamento
STORE - Tienda
DEPARTMENT STORE Tienda departamental
SALESCLERK – Vendedor(a)
en un tienda
LIVING - Vida, vivir
PLANE - Avión
TRAIN - Tren
BADLY – Mal (acción)
SELL (To) - Vender
WHO - Quién
WHOM - A quién
LUNCH - Comida de ½ día
SANDWICH - Emparedado
FEEL (To) - Sentir, sentirse
GOLF - Golf
EIGHTY - Ochenta
FIFTY - Cincuenta
FORTY - Cuarenta
NINETY - Noventa
NUMBER - Número
ONE HUNDRED - Cien
SEVENTY - Setenta
SIXTY - Sesenta
THIRTY - Treinta
ADDRESS - Dirección
CENT - Centavo
DOLLAR - Dólar
DOZEN - Docena
HOUR - Hora
MEAN (To) - Significar
MINUTE - Minuto
ONLY - Solo
QUARTER - Moneda de 25 cts.
SECOND - Segundo
GIRLFRIEND - Amiga, novia
PHONE - Teléfono
APARTMENT - Apartamento
BOTH - Ambos
ELEMENTARY - Elemental
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Escuela primaria
JUNIOR - Hijo
LITTLE - Pequeño
PEN PAL - Persona con la que
se tiene correspondencia
YOURSELF - A ti mismo
SHARP - Agudo, afilado
SHIN - Espinilla (de la pierna)
USUALLY - Generalmente
NOON - Medio día, 12 A.M.
MIDNIGHT - Media noche
BEFORE - Antes
BREAKFAST - Desayuno
FACE – Cara, carátula
GET UP (to) - Levantarse
MAKE (To) - Hacer, fabricar
WHEN - Cuándo, a qué hora
WINTER - Invierno
HALF - Mitad
PAST - Pasado
UNTIL - Hasta
EXCEPT - Excepto
LEAP YEAR - Año bisiesto
MONTH - Mes
REST (To) - Descansar
LEAVE (To) - Salir, dejar, irse
SERVICE STATION Gasolinería
AGAIN - Otra vez
BEGIN (To) - Comenzar
COLD - Frío, resfriado
A LOT OF - Mucho, muchísimo
EACH - Cada
END (To) - Terminar
FALL - Otoño, caída
FALL (To) - Caer
HOT - Caliente
ICE-SKATING - Patinaje sobre
hielo
INCLUDE (to) - Incluir
LEAF – Hoja (de árbol)
LEAVES - Hojas (de árbol)
MOST - La mayoría
OFTEN - A menudo, seguido
PICNIC - Día de campo
PLACE - Lugar
PLANT - Planta
RAIN - Lluvia
SEASON - Estación (del año),
temporada
SKIING - Practicar el deporte
de esquí
SNOW (To) - Nevar
SO - Así que
SOME - Algún,
alguno(a)(os)(as)
SPRING - Primavera, resorte,
manantial
START (To) – Comenzar, arrancar
SUMMER - Verano
SUNNY - Soleado
TREE - Arbol
VACATION - Vacaciones
WARM - Tibio
WEATHER - Clima
WINDY - Airoso
CHOCOLATE - Chocolate
PALABRAS INTERROGATIVAS
1) Las Palabras Interrogativas se colocan al principio en oraciones interrogativas; van
seguidas del verbo auxiliar, el sujeto de la oración, el verbo principal de la misma y
por último el complemento (si la oración requiere un complemento) Ejemplos:
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PALABRA
VERBO
SUJETO
VERBO
COMPLEMENTO
INTERROGATIVA
AUXILIAR
WHERE
do
you
live?
WHAT
does
Sally
sell?
HOW
do
they
sing
in English?
WHO(m)
do
you
work
with?
PRINCIPAL
Esta es la lista completa de las Palabras Interrogativas en inglés:
WHAT - Qué
HOW - Cómo
WHO - Quién
WHERE - Dónde
WHEN – Cuándo, A qué hora
HOW MANY - Cuántos(as)
WHY - Por qué
(at) WHAT TIME - A qué hora
HOW MUCH - Cuánto(a)
HOW + un adjetivo o adverbio  Significa QUE TAN + el significado del adjetivo o
adverbio. Ejemplos:
HOW TALL - Qué tan alto
HOW SHORT - Qué tan bajo
HOW BEAUTIFUL - Qué tan bello(a)
HOW UGLY - Qué tan feo(a)
WHICH y WHAT significan QUÉ o CUÁL. El primero se utiliza cuando se va escoger
de entre un número limitado o específico; El segundo, cuando el número de entre el cual se
va escoger es ilimitado o no está especificado. Ejemplos:
WHAT do you want for your birthday?
WHICH of the three cakes do you want?
WHOSE - De quién. Esta palabra interrogativa va seguida de la cosa, persona o
animal por la que se está preguntando. Ejemplo:
WHOSE book do you have on your desk?
(¿El libro de quién tienes en tu escritorio?)
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WHO sustituyendo al sujeto vs WHO sustituyendo al complemento:
a) Cuando WHO sustituye al sujeto de la oración se coloca precisamente en el lugar
que ocupa el mismo, y por lo tanto este es el único caso en que el orden de
palabras presentado en el punto uno (1) no se aplica. Ejemplos:
WHO plays the piano very well?
WHO lives in New York city?
WHO understands the situation very well?
b) Cuando WHO sustituye al complemento puede utilizarse como WHO o WHOM.
Esta última forma se considera característica de un buen inglés y deberá preferirse
en escritos formales. Como en este caso se pregunta por el complemento de la
oración seguiremos el orden indicado en el punto uno (1). Ejemplos:
PALABRA
VERBO
SUJETO
VERBO
COMPLEMENTO
INTERROGATIVA
AUXILIAR
WHO(M)
does
Mary
work
with?(*)
WHO(M)
do
you
know
in Mexico city?
WHO(M)
do
the boys
help
every day?
PRINCIPAL
( * ) Las preposiciones pueden preceder a la palabra interrogativa (como ocurre en
castellano) o colocarse al final de la oración.
Nota.- Cuando WHO sustituye al sujeto de la oración no puede utilizarse WHOM en
forma indistinta como en el caso en que sustituye al complemento.
Conversation:
STEVE: Hi, my name’s Steve James.
SALLY: Hi, I’m Sally Lerner.
STEVE: What do you do, Sally?
SALLY: I’m a salesclerk.
STEVE: Where do you work?
SALLY: I work in a department store
STEVE: How do you go to work?
SALLY: I go by bus.
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STEVE: When do you eat lunch?
SALLY: I eat lunch at twelve o’clock.
STEVE: Whom do you eat lunch with?
SALLY: I eat lunch with Nancy and Sue.
|Use WHERE, WHAT, HOW, WHEN or
WHOM to ask questions. Choose the word
carefully:
________ does the boy wash his face?
Ask questions about the sentences.
Example:
She works in a department store.
Where does she work?
1 We drink coffee or tea.
I live in Washington D.C.
Where do you live?
What _______________________
1 Sally sells Japanese cars.
2 Sally likes sandwiches.
________ does Sally sell?
What _______________________
2 Those boys sing opera very well.
3 I eat breakfast with my family.
________ do those boys sing opera?
Who(m) _______________________
3 I work with Laura at the office.
4 Michael drives slowly.
________ do you work with, at the office?
How _______________________
4 We go home by bus every day.
5 The president lives in the White House.
________ do you go home every day?
Where _______________________
5 He drives a big truck in Houston.
6 I sleep badly.
________ does he drive in Houston?
How _______________________
6 We live in an apartment on Main Street.
7 Walmart sells many things.
________ do you live?
What _______________________
7 I get up at six thirty.
8 We eat dinner at 8 o’clock.
________ do you get up?
When _______________________
8 The workers go home at six thirty.
9 My brother goes to work at 8:30.
________ do the workers go home?
When _______________________
9 The boy washes his face after breakfast.
10 My sister washes the dishes after dinner.
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When _______________________
Test:
1. ¿Qué vendes?
STORIES
Reading practice 1:
2. ¿Qué lee ella?
DAVID CARPENTER
My name is David Carpenter. I’m 17 years
old and I live with my family in an apartment in
Brooklyn. Brooklyn is part of New York.
I’m in my last year of high school. I study
math, history, chemistry and other subjects. I also
study Spanish but my Spanish is not very good.
I have one brother and two sisters. My
brother goes to junior high school, and my sisters
go to senior high school.
My parents both, work. My father sells
cars and my mother is a nurse. She works in a
hospital near here.
3. ¿Cómo va él a trabajar?
4. ¿Con quién comes?
5. ¿Dónde viven ellos?
6. ¿Cómo se sienten ustedes?
7. ¿Dónde compras tus libros?
8. ¿A quién conoces en los Estados Unidos?
Reading practice 2:
THE SEASONS OF THE YEAR IN NORTH
AMERICA
There are four seasons in the USA:
Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. Each season is
three months.
Spring begins on March 21st. The weather
is cold and windy in March; there are only some
warm days in this season. There is a lot of rain in
April and May; the plants and trees become green
and there are flowers of many colors.
Summer starts on June 21st and is the
beginning of the hot season. School ends and
vacation begins for many students. Many people
go to the beach.
Fall starts on September 22nd . School
restarts in September. The weather is usually nice
in September and October. The leaves change
color and fall from the trees. The fall colors are
yellow, red and brown.
Winter is very cold in most parts of the
United States. It starts on December 21st . In
many places it snows in winter and people go
skiing and ice-skating.
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9. ¿Dónde vives?
10. ¿Qué hace Nissan?
11. ¿Cuándo comes (la comida de ½ día)?
12. ¿Cuándo lava ella los trastos?
13. ¿Con quién trabajas?
14. ¿Cuándo se levanta ella?
15. ¿Qué beben ellos?
16. ¿Dónde ven ustedes televisión?
17. ¿Cuándo empieza el invierno?
18. ¿Cuándo va la gente a la playa?
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19. ¿Cómo te sientes en primavera?
20. ¿Cuándo desayuna ella?
UNIT 2
Vocabulary:
AFRAID - Temeroso(a)
DENTIST - Dentista
OF COURSE - Por su puesto
TOOTHACHE - Dolor de
muelas
APPOINTMENT - Cita (formal
de negocios)
BAD - Mal, malo
CHECKUP - Reconocimiento
médico
EXAMINATION - Examen
GLASSES - Anteojos, vidrios
HEADACHE - Dolor de cabeza
STOMACHACHE - Dolor de
estómago
TOMORROW - Mañana
NEXT - Siguiente
CARD - Tarjeta, carta (baraja)
ABSENT MINDED - Distraído
ABSENT - Ausente
MIND - Mente
COOKIE – Galleta dulce
LATE - Tarde, retardado
STAY (To)– Permanecer, hospedarse
STAY LATE (To) - Desvelarse
RAIN (To) - Llover
ALONE - Solo(a)
FLY (To) - Volar
ALWAYS - Siempre
CLEAR - Claro, despejado
CLOUDY - Nublado
DIFFERENT - Diferente
EXCITED - Emocionado
MOUNTAIN - Montaña
PERFECT - Perfecto
PLAN (To) - Planear
SKI - Esquí
SKI (To) - Esquiar
SNOW - Nieve
THINK (To) - Pensar
DEFINITELY Definitivamente
ENOUGH - Suficiente
FAN - Ventilador, fanático
FANCY - Elegante
FLOOR - Piso
REFRIGERATOR Refrigerador
RUG - Tapete
SOFA - Sofá
STOVE - Estufa
TRAVEL (To) - Viajar
VAN - Camioneta cerrada, van
BUSINESS - Negocio
COMPANY - Compañía
MANAGER - Gerente
ARRIVE (To) - Llegar
TEST - Prueba
ACCOUNTANT - Contador
DIRECTOR - Director
MOTEL - Motel
SOUVENIR - Recuerdo, regalo
BOOT - Bota
CLEAN (To) - Limpiar
PLAY - Obra de teatro, jugada
VOLLEYBALL - Volibol
STEAK - Biftec
AIRPORT - Aeropuerto
CONCERT - Concierto
FILM - Película, rollo (cámara)
LECTURE - Conferencia
BIRTHDAY - Cumpleaños
WIFE - Esposa
ACTIVITY - Actividad
ADVERTISING - Publicidad
AGENCY - Agencia
BORED - Aburrido (estar)
CHEMIST - Químico
CLASSICAL - Clásico
ENJOY (To) - Disfrutar
HATE (To) - Odiar
JAZZ - Música sincopada (jazz)
LOVE (To) - Encantar, amar
NEVER - Nunca
BACON - Tocino
BOTTLE – Botella, garrafón
FUTURO IDIOMATICO o FUTURO INTENCIONAL
1) El Futuro Idiómatico requiere los siguientes elementos:
a) Un SUJETO + la forma del verbo TO BE que le corresponda
b) La palabra GOING (adverbio)
c) Un infinitivo (ya explicamos la función del infinitivo en el Libro )
d) Un complemento (si es necesario)
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(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
TRADUCCION
I'm
GOING
to study
English
Voy a estudiar inglés
You're
GOING
to read
a book
Tú vas a leer un libro
He's
GOING
to see
Mary
El va a ver a Mary
She's
GOING
to operate on you
Ella te va a operar
It's
GOING
to work
well
(Ello) va a funcionar bien
We're
GOING
to play
tennis
Nosotros vamos a jugar tenis
You're
GOING
to close
the door
Ustedes van a cerrar la puerta
They're
GOING
to wash
the windows Ellos van a lavar las ventanas
John is
GOING
to buy
a car
Juán va a comprar un auto
The girls are
GOING
to take
a vacation
Las chicas van a tomar
vacaciones
2) Para formar el INTERROGATIVO, NEGATIVO e INTERROGATIVO NEGATIVO, aplicarás
las regas aprendidas en el Libro I con relación a TO BE. Ejemplos:
Afirmativo
You're going to play baseball.
Interrogativo
Are you going to play baseball?
Negativo
You aren't going to play baseball.
Interrogativo-Negativo Aren't you going to play baseball?
3) Cuando se utilizan palabras interrogativas en combinación con oraciones interrogativas
en Futuro Idiomático, el orden a seguir es el establecido en página 2 (English-PracticeII).
Ejemplos:
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PALABRA
VERBO
SUJETO
INTERROGATIVA AUXILIAR
VERBO
COMPLEMENTO
PRINCIPAL
WHERE
are
you
going
to study?
HOW
is
she
going
to help you?
WHEN
are
they
going
to eat lunch?
WHY
isn't
Mary
going
to work today?
(AT) WHAT TIME
are
you
going
to eat lunch?
6 We ---dance ---at the party tomorrow night.
Conversation 1:
PETER: I’m going to see the dentist today.
NANCY: Do you have a toothache?
PETER: No. I’m only going to have a checkup.
NANCY: Are you going to see him this morning?
PETER: No, I’m going to see him this afternoon.
NANCY: Are you afraid?
PETER: Of course not! I’m not afraid of the
dentist.
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7 They--- buy ---the newspaper this afternoon.
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8 I--- have ---dinner in a restaurant today.
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Make sentences in Idiomatic Future Tense with
the words given. Example:
I --see --the dentist --today.
I’m going to see the dentist today.
Change to Interrogative and Negative as in the
example below:
1 I---leave---work early today.
I’m going to swim today.
Am I going to swim today?
I’m not going to swim today.
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1 You’re going to practice the guitar.
2 You---stop---at the service station today.
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________________________________
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3 He--- see ---his lawyer tomorrow.
2 He’s going to take the subway now.
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4 She---watch T.V.--- tomorrow morning.
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________________________________
3 She is going to make cookies this afternoon.
5 The car--- work--- very well all the time.
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4 We’re going to play golf with our friends.
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5 They are going to give us money.
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6 Alice is going to go ice-skating at five.
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7 You’re going to take a vacation in Europe.
WINTER SPORTS
Nancy and Peter Wolf like sports. In the
summer they swim and in winter they ski. They
usually ski in Colorado and Idaho in the United
states. The snow is excellent there, and the
weather is perfect. It is clear, cold and sunny.
This year, they are planning a different ski
trip; next month, they are going to go to the Swiss
alps. They are going to ski in Switzerland and
France. “It’s going to be a perfect ski trip” they
say.
Conversation 2:
PAUL: Are you going to be here next week, Ben?
BEN: No, I’m going to go to Atlanta on business.
PAUL: When are you going to leave?
BEN: On Monday.
PAUL: Who are you going to see in Atlanta?
BEN: Jane Simpson. She’s the manager of our
company there.
PAUL: Where are you going to stay?
BEN: At the Hilton hotel downtown.
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8 My brother is going to come soon.
Ask questions about the sentences like in the
example below:
I’m going to leave on Monday.
When are you going to leave?
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1 The girls are going to arrive on Tuesday.
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When _____________________________
9 That man is going to buy a Ferrari.
2 Betty and John are going to have dinner here.
________________________________
Where _____________________________
________________________________
3 We are going to see Janet:
10 The weather is going to be good today.
Who _____________________________
________________________________
4 He’s going to leave for California tomorrow.
________________________________
When _____________________________
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Reading practice:
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5 The president is going to visit Texas next week.
When _____________________________
6 You’re going to see the manager.
Who _____________________________
7 The teacher is going to talk to Elizabeth.
Who _____________________________
8 We’re going to travel by bus.
How _____________________________
9 You’re going to teach me new words.
What _____________________________
10 They are going to live in Miami.
Where _____________________________
Ben and Ruth Miller live in Chicago.
Ruth is a chemist in a laboratory there, and Ben
works in an advertising agency. Ben often takes
business trips and Ruth stays in Chicago alone.
Ruth is never bored because she’s always busy.
Next week, Ben is going to go to Atlanta
on business. He’s going to leave on Monday and
come home on Friday. Ruth is planning many
activities for next week. She is going to do
things that Ben doesn’t enjoy.
Ruth’s favorite sport is volleyball, but Ben
doesn’t like it; so Ruth is going to play volleyball
on Monday. Ruth likes foreign films, but Ben
likes only American films, so on Tuesday she’s
going to see a French film with her sister.
On Wednesday, she is going to a lecture
on modern painting at the museum. She loves
modern art, but Ben hates it. On Thursday, Ruth
is going to a concert. She enjoys classical music,
but Ben only likes Jazz. On Friday, she’s going
to meet Ben at the airport and then they are going
to go to a Chinese restaurant. They like very
different things, but they both, love Chinese
food.
11 Steve is going to study the lesson after lunch.
Test:
When _____________________________
1. ¿Vas a dar una conferencia hoy?
12 We’re going to have eggs for breakfast.
2. ¿Te va a operar el doctor?
What _____________________________
13 I’m going to live with my uncle.
3. La tienda no va a cerrar a las 8:00.
Who _____________________________
4. Juan va a tomar vacaciones en mayo.
14 The child is going to go to bed at 9:00.
5. (Yo) no voy a llamar a Helen mañana.
When _____________________________
6. ¿Vas a estar en la oficina esta semana?
15 The manager is going to stay at a nice hotel.
Where _____________________________
7. ¿Va Betty a visitarnos el año próximo?
Reading practice:
THE MILLERS
8. ¿Van ustedes a esperar una hora?
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9. Vamos a tener un maravilloso fin de
14. ¿Cuándo van ustedes a jugar tenis?
semana en las montañas.
15. ¿Cuándo va Sally a visitar a sus padres?
10. Voy a visitar San Francisco el año
16. ¿Qué vamos a beber?
próximo.
17. ¿A qué hora vamos a llegar?
11. ¿Cuándo vas a partir?
18. ¿Dónde vas a trabajar el año próximo?
12. ¿A quién va a ver ella en Miami?
19. ¿Qué va a hacer él esta noche?
13. ¿Dónde te vas a hospedar?
20. ¿A qué hora vas a llegar mañana?
UNIT 3
Vocabulary:
BORING - Aburrido (ser)
CONVENTION - Convención
FANTASTIC - Fantástico
MEETING - Junta
YESTERDAY - Ayer
DELICIOUS - Delicioso
AGO - Hace
EARLY - Temprano
TERRIBLE - Terrible
TIRED - Cansado(a)
EXPENSIVE - Caro
SET - Juego
TELEVISION SET - Televisor
DISCUSSION - Plática
ROCK - Rock (música), roca
FUN - Diversión (divertido)
LEADER - Guía, líder
BAND LEADER - Director de
un conjunto
EXHIBITION - Exhibición
FASCINATING - Fascinante
PHOTOGRAPH - Fotografía
PHOTOGRAPHY - Arte de la
fotografía
SPEAKER - Interlocutor, el que
habla
ALMOST - Casi
CHOOSE (To) - Escoger
HOPE (To) - Esperar (tener
esperanza)
HURRY - Prisa
LIFE - Vida
MONUMENT - Monumento
OCEAN - Mar, océano
RELAXED - Descansado,
relajado
TOUR - Excursión
AVENUE - Avenida
BALL - Pelota, balón
COVER (To) - Cubrir
RIBBON - Listón
VELVET – Terciopelo
Tiempo Pasado del verbo TO BE.
Observe la siguiente comparación entre el Tiempo Presente y el Tiempo Pasado del verbo
TO BE:
PRESENTE
PASADO
TRADUCCIÓN
I am
I was
Yo era o estaba, fui o estuve
You are
You were
Tú eras o estabas, fuiste o estuviste
He is
He was
El era o estaba, fue o estuvo
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She is
She was
Ella era o estaba, fue o estuvo
It is
It was
Ello (cosa o animal) era o estaba, fue o estuvo
We are
We were
Nosotros eramos o estabamos, fuimos o estuvimos
You are
You were
Ustedes eran os estaban, fueron o estuvieron
They are
They were Ellos(as) eran os estaban, fueron o estuvieron
En forma idéntica a lo que ocurre en el presente, para formar el INTERROGATIVO se
invierte el verbo con respecto al sujeto y se agrega la palabra NOT para formar el negativo; el
INTERROGATIVO-NEGATIVO es una combinación de ambos. Ejemplos:
INTERROGATIVO
NEGATIVO
INTERROGATIVO
NEGATIVO
Was I?
I wasn't
Wasn't I?
Were you?
You weren't
Weren't you?
Was he?
He wasn't
Wasn't he?
Was she?
She wasn't
Wasn't she?
Was it?
It wasn't
Wasn't it?
Were we?
We weren't
Weren't we?
Were you?
You weren't
Weren't you?
Were they?
They weren't
Weren't they?
Nota.- Was not forma la contracción WASN'T, y Were not forma la contracción WEREN'T.
THIS WEEK (MONTH, YEAR) for LAST WEEK
Conversation:
(MONTH, YEAR):
BENJI: Hi, Yummi
YUMMI: Hi, Benji. How are you?
BENJI: Fine. Where were you last week?
YUMMI: I was at a convention.
BENJI: Was the Convention here?
YUMMI: No, it wasn’t. It was in San Antonio.
BENJI: How was it?
YUMMI: It was boring but the city was nice.
1 I am at a party tonight.
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2 You are at the soccer stadium today.
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3 He is on vacation this week.
Change the following sentences from Present to
Past Tense using was or were. Change TODAY
for YESTERDAY; TONIGHT for LAST NIGHT:;
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4 The T.V. program is boring today.
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5 You were very hungry yesterday.
5 They are sad this month.
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6 We are at the convention today.
Ask questions beginning with WHAT, WHERE,
WHEN, HOW, WHO about the sentences.
Example:
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7 The news is interesting this month.
The soccer game was last week.
WHEN was the soccer game?
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1 The weather was wonderful in Miami.
Change the following sentences to Interrogative
and Negative as in the example:
HOW ________________________________
I was there.
I wasn’t there.
Was I there?
2 The new songs were great.
1 The weather was good yesterday.
3 The party was at Henry’s house yesterday.
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WHEN ________________________________
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4 The exhibition was at Expo Guadalajara.
2 You were early for the meeting.
WHERE ________________________________
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5 The new salesclerk was in the hospital.
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WHO ________________________________
3 My sisters were in Junior High School last year.
6 The dinner was excellent.
________________________________
WHAT ________________________________
HOW ________________________________
________________________________
4 You were very unhappy last year.
Reading practice:
________________________________
A LETTER FROM SANDRA TO HER
GIRLFRIEND NANCY
Dear Nancy,
________________________________
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How are you doing? I hope you are well
and enjoying your work.
I’m working very hard right now, and my
life isn’t very exciting. I’m tired and bored. I
think I need a vacation. This summer I need a
very different vacation.
I usually travel and visit new places in the
summer. Last August I was in Europe. Europe
was very beautiful, but my vacation wasn’t very
nice.
I was on a tour of France, Spain,
Switzerland and Italy. And I was on the train or
on a bus almost every day, and I was always in a
hurry. Also, I was alone, and the people on the
tour weren’t very friendly. After my vacation I
was very tired and unhappy.
This summer I’m going to travel only to
one country, and I’m going to visit only one city.
I’m going to go with a girlfriend.
We aren’t going to visit any monuments
or museums. We’re going to choose a city on the
ocean and we are going to go to the beach every
day. We’re going to feel relaxed and happy.
What are you going to do for vacation this
year? Please write soon.
1. ¿Dónde estuvo ella anoche?
2. ¿Cómo estuvo la junta ayer?
3. Estuvimos en el cine anoche.
4. El estuvo enfermo ayer en la mañana.
5. Ben estuvo en Atlanta el año pasado.
6. (Yo) estuve en la universidad el año
pasado.
7. ¿Estuvo Nancy en la playa ayer en la
tarde?
8. ¿Estaba caliente el café?
9. ¿Estaba bonito el clima ayer?
Love,
Sandra
10. ¿Tenías hambre esta mañana?
UNIT 4
Vocabulary:
DID - Pasado de DO
DISCUSS (to) -Platicar,comentar
PROGRAM - Programa
EDUCATION - Formación
académica, educación
WORLD - Mundo
ALGEBRA - Algebra
GEOMETRY - Geometría
LEARN (To) - Aprender
VIOLIN - Violín
VOCABULARY - Vocabulario
ADD (To) - Sumar, añadir
PRONOUNCE (To) Pronunciar
DIALOGUE - Diálogo
REPLY (To) - Responder
TRY (To) - Intentar, probar
WORD - Palabra
MAIL - Correo
REMEMBER (To) - Recordar
TICKET - Boleto
POLITICS - Política
CAREFULLY Cuidadosamente
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STRIKE - Huelga, golpe
EXPLAIN (To) - Explicar
INTERESTED - Interesado
TOGETHER - Juntos
DESK - Escritorio
ELEPHANT - Elefante
GET (To) - Conseguir, obtener
NET - Red
TENT - Tienda de campaña
WENT - Pasado de GO
AWFUL - Terrible
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FOOTBALL - Fútbol
americano
GLAD - Contento
KID - Chamaco, niño
LOSE (To) - Perder
LOST - Pasado de LOSE
MUCH - Mucho(a)
POINT - Punto
WIN (To) - Ganar (en apuesta o
juego)
ATE - Pasado de EAT
BOUGHT - Pasado de BUY
DRANK - Pasado de DRINK
HAD - Pasado de HAVE
LEFT - Pasado de LEAVE
POPCORN - Palomitas de maíz
SAW - Pasado de SEE
TOOK - Pasado de TAKE
BEGAN - Pasado de BEGIN
WON - Pasado de WIN
GAVE - Pasado de GIVE
GOT - Pasado de GET
READ - Pasado de READ
SANG - Pasado de SING
SLEPT - Pasado de SLEEP
SPOKE - Pasado de SPEAK
TOLD - Pasado de TELL
UNDERSTOOD - Pasado de
UNDERSTAND
WROTE - Pasado de WRITE
OUT - Fuera, afuera
ICE CREAM - Helado, nieve
CONE - Cono
CAFETERIA - Restaurant de
autoservicio
COPY - Copia
DOWNTOWN - Centro (de la
ciudad)
EVERYTHING - Todo
PRETTY - Bonito
PUT (To) - Poner
ROOMMATE - Compañero de
cuarto
DAD - Papá
MOM - Mamá
CLOWN - Payaso
DULL - Tonto, soso
FELL - Pasado de FALL
JUDGE (To) - Juzgar
JUDGE - Juez
MONKEY - Chango
NUT - Nuez, tuerca
TRUNK - Baúl, cajuela del auto
ZOO - Zoológico
ACROBAT - Acróbata
CAME - Pasado de COME
CIRCUS - Circo
EVENT - Evento,
acontecimiento
HORSE - Caballo
LION - León
RECENT - Reciente
YEAH - Sí (informal)
ANIMAL - Animal
FUNNY – Chistoso, raro
CAGE - Jaula
TAMER - Domador
RING - Anillo
DESSERT - Postre
FORK - Tenedor
SPOON - Cuchara
BAG - Bolsa
PITCHER - Jarra
KNEW - Pasado de KNOW
BICYCLE - Bicicleta
RIDE (To) - Montar, viajar
RODE - Pasado de RIDE
AIR - Aire
BACK - Atrás, espalda, regreso
GO BACK (to) - Regresar
ENTER (To) - Entrar
FALL ASLEEP (To) Quedarse dormido
FELT - Pasado de FEEL
FOOL – Tonto, estúpido
FORGET (To) - Olvidar
FORGOT - Pasado de FORGET
GENIUS - Genio
HEAR (To) - Oir
HEARD - Pasado de HEAR
LATER - Más tarde
LIFT (to) - Alzar, levantar
LIGHT – Ligero, luz
MAYBE - Tal vez
MOVE (To) - Moverse,
cambiarse (de casa)
NOISE - Ruido
OUTSIDE - Exterior, afuera
SOMEONE - Alguien
STAND UP (To) - Ponerse de
pie
STOOD - Pasado de STAND
SUPPER - Cena, comida de las
10:00 P.M. en adelante
THIEF - Ladrón
THIEVES - Ladrones
THOUGHT - Pasado de THINK
TURN ON (To) - Encender,
abrir una llave
USUAL - Usual
WAY - Camino, forma, manera
WORRIED - Preocupado(a)
FALL DOWN (To) - Caer,
caerse
FIRST - Primero
STAND - Pedestal, puesto
VASE - Florero
HELP - Ayuda
INVENT (To) - Inventar
SYSTEM - Sistema
THANK (To) - Dar las gracias
El tiempo pasado de todos los demás verbos (aparte de TO BE)
1) El Tiempo Pasado de los verbos regulares se forma agregando ED o simplemente D (si el
verbo termina en "e") a la forma simple del verbo. Si termina en “y” precedida de una conso-
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nante, esta se cambia por “I” y se agrega ED; si está precedida de vocal, NO!
open
opened
Study
studied
like
liked
play
played
want
wanted
copy
copied
2) Los verbos irregulares forman el pasado con cambios muy diferentes. Ver la página 28 de
este modulo English Practice II.
3) Si un verbo regular termina en alguno de los siguientes SONIDOS (no letras):
P
K
F
SH
CH
X
S
la ED (o simplemente D) final que se agregó para formar el pasado, se pronunciará como
T (no como “d”). Ejemplos:
FORMA
SIMPLE
stop
ask
laugh
finish
reach
fix
pass
PASADO
PRONUNCIACION
Stopped (*)
asked
laughed
finished
reached
fixed
passed
stapt
askt
laft
finisht
richt
fixt
past
(*) Si termina
en un
consonante
precedida de
una sola
vocal, se
dobla antes de
agregar ED
4) Si el verbo termina en T o D la ED que se agrega para formar el pasado se pronunciará
"ID". Ejemplos:
FORMA
SIMPLE
want
need
PASADO
wanted
Needed (2)
PRONUNCIA
CION
uantid
nidid
(2)
Si preceden dos
vocales o una vocal
y una consonante no
se dobla
5).- Si un verbo (regular) termina en cualquier otro SONIDO, la "D" final se pronunciará
inmediatamente después del último sonido consonante. Ejemplos:
FORMA
SIMPLE
listen
obtain
answer
PASADO
listened
obtained
answered
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PRONUNCIA
CION
lisend
obteind
anserd
ENGLISH PRACTICE II (Page 17)
6) Para formar el Interrogativo de una oración en Tiempo Pasado (el verbo TO BE se
exceptua de todas estas reglas) se antepondrá DID a la oración y el verbo retornará a su
forma original de presente. Ejemplos:
AFIRMATIVO
INTERROGATIVO
I studied the lesson.
Did I study the lesson?
You replied quickly.
Did you reply quickly?
He painted his car.
Did he paint his car?
She sang* very well.
Did she sing very well?
It worked during 2 hours.
Did it work during 2 hours?
We drank* many sodas.
Did we drink many sodas?
You bought* a house.
Did you buy a house?
They went* home.
Did they go home?
( * ) Verbos Irregulares – Ver página 28 (English Practice II)
7) Para formar el Pasado Negativo se colocará DID NOT (o la contracción DIDN'T) entre el
sujeto y el verbo de la oración. El verbo, como en el caso del Interrogativo, retorna a su forma
de Presente. Ejemplos:
AFIRMATIVO
NEGATIVO
I studied the lesson.
I didn't study the lesson.
You replied quickly.
Your didn't reply quickly.
He painted his car.
He didn't paint his car.
She sang* very well.
She didn't sing very well.
It worked during 2 hours.
It didn't work during 2 hours.
We drank* many sodas.
We didn't drink many sodas.
You bought* a house.
You didn't buy a house.
They went* home.
They didn't go home.
8) RESPUESTAS CORTAS. En forma similar a lo que ocurre en otros tiempos verbales es
posible dar Respuestas Cortas con DID y DIDN'T. Ejemplo:
Did you go to school?
Yes, I did
No, I didn't
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Did she understand?
Yes, she did
No, she didn't
12 Mary (have*) ____________ six appointments
Conversation 1:
yesterday.
STANLEY: Did you watch television last night?
KATE: Yes, I watched a program on Italy.
STANLEY: Was it good?
KATE: Yes, it was. They talked about Italian art.
STANLEY: Did they discuss Michelangelo?
KATE: No, they discussed Leonardo DaVinci.
STANLEY: Didn’t you visit Italy last year?
KATE: Yes, I visited Rome and Florence.
Use the Past Tense of the verbs in parenthesis,
either Regular or Irregular (*):
13 I (sleep*) ____________ 8 hours last night.
14 Kate (enjoy) ____________ the music very
much.
15 My friend (drink*) ____________ very much
at the party.
16 We (arrive) ____________ in Houston last
1 I (want) ____________ the information
month.
yesterday.
2 We (paint) ____________ our house last year.
Change the following sentences to Interrogative
and Negative as in the example below:
3 Betty (add) ____________ 600 dollars to this
She pronounced all the words very well.
Did she pronounce all the words very well?
She didn’t pronounce all the words very well.
account.
4 She (reply) ____________ all the e-mails.
1 You listened to the program during one hour.
5 The baby (cry) ____________ for 2 hours.
_____________________________________
6 You (ask) ____________ many questions.
_____________________________________
7 I (speak*) ____________ English in the
2 The senators discussed the new laws.
meeting.
_____________________________________
8 The party (begin*) ____________ at 7 o’clock.
_____________________________________
9 My team (lose*) ____________ yesterday.
3 Alex tried to read two books in one week.
10 I (understand*) ____________ your question.
_____________________________________
11 We (leave*) ____________ the children at
_____________________________________
school.
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4 The girls danced rock and roll during one hour.
Mr. Jones saw a good show in Las Vegas.
WHAT did Mr. Jones see?
_____________________________________
1 We went to the circus.
_____________________________________
Where ___________________________
5 The government bought new machines.
2 The show began at 12:30.
_____________________________________
When ___________________________
_____________________________________
3 The people spoke Italian at the convention.
6 The man won one million dollars in Las Vegas.
What ___________________________
_____________________________________
4 Mary and I left the office very late.
_____________________________________
When ___________________________
7 The motor worked 20 hours in just one day.
5 We took the bus downtown.
_____________________________________
Where ___________________________
_____________________________________
6 We stayed home all the weekend.
8 The program ended at 11:30.
Where ___________________________
_____________________________________
7 My friends ate seafood at the restaurant.
_____________________________________
What ___________________________
9 We stayed at the Hilton hotel on the weekend.
8 I went to the movies with my parents.
_____________________________________
With whom ___________________________
_____________________________________
9 You rode your bicycle all afternoon.
10 They told me that you were sick.
When ___________________________
_____________________________________
10 You got up early last Sunday.
_____________________________________
What time ___________________________
Make questions out of these sentences as in the
example:
Readings→→→
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AN INTERESTING TELEVISION
PROGRAM
Susan Smith was at home on Friday
evening. After dinner, she watched an interesting
television program. The program was about the
history of California. It was a long program. It
started at nine o’clock and ended at ten thirty.
Her father loves California, so Susan called her
father on Saturday morning and explained the
program to him. Mr. Smith was very interested in
it.
The television station repeated the
program on Sunday afternoon. Susan visited her
father on Sunday, and they watched the program
together. Mr. Smith liked it very much.
MICHAEL WRITES A LETTER TO HIS
PARENTS
Dear Mom and Dad:
I enjoyed your letter, and I’m glad you are
well. I’m fine, and school is going pretty well.
My roommate, Ramon and I had a great
weekend. On Sunday we studied all day. On
Saturday we got up early and had a big breakfast.
Then we took the bus downtown and went to an
art museum. The museum opened at nine o’clock
and we stayed there all morning.
We saw some beautiful paintings. We had
a guide, and he explained everything to us. I
liked all the art, but Ramon didn’t like the modern
art very much. I bought copies of two paintings.
I’m going to put them on the wall of my bedroom.
At one o’clock, we were hungry so we had
lunch in the museum cafeteria. After lunch, we
took a walk in the park near the museum. We
went home at five o’clock. We were very tired,
but we had a good time, Next week, we are going
to visit the science museum. It is very interesting,
too.
Write soon.
Love, Michael
-
- - -
ABSENT-MINDED MR. NEWTON
Mr. Newton wasn’t a genius, and he
wasn’t a fool; he was absent-minded. He always
forgot things. One day he left work at the usual
time, six o’clock. He felt very cold outside, and
he didn’t understand why…
Then he remembered: he didn’t have his
coat; it was in the office. He went back to the
office and got his coat. On the way home, he
went to the club. He usually played cards with
his friends there on Tuesday. That day he didn’t
see his friends. They weren’t there. Then he
remembered: It wasn’t Tuesday; it was
Wednesday!
Mr. Newton arrived home at seven
o’clock, and his family wasn’t home. He waited.
He was worried about them. He didn’t eat. He
wasn’t hungry, then he remembered: The
children play tennis on Wednesday, and their
mother takes them to the park. Today wasn’t
Tuesday, it was Wednesday. Mr. Newton wasn’t
worried then.
Mr. Newton ate some bread, soup, meat,
and potatoes, and he drank some milk. After
supper he turned on the TV and fell asleep in a
chair. Later, Mr. Newton heard some people
enter the house. They didn’t make much noise.
Mr. Newton thought that they were thieves. He
was very afraid and he didn’t move. He took a
chair in his hands, he stood up slowly, he lifted
the chair in the air; and in that moment someone
turned on the lights: it was his family!
Test:
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1. ¿Vieron ustedes televisión anoche?
2. Kate visitó Italia en septiembre.
ENGLISH PRACTICE II (Page 21)
3. Los alumnos pronunciaron todas las
18. El no llamó a su amigo por teléfono.
palabras bien.
19. ¿Te levantaste a las 6:30 ayer? -- SÍ
4. El partido comenzó a la 1:00.
(respuesta corta)
5. ¿Bailaron ellas el sábado pasado?
20. ¿Leyó ella el periódico el domingo? --- No
6. ¿Discutieron ustedes la política mexicana
en clase?
(respuesta corta)
21. ¿Qué hizo Fred el fin de semana?
7. ¿Limpió Janet la casa ayer?
22. ¿Cuándo vino el circo?
8. ¿Escuchaste las noticias ayer en la
23. ¿Qué comió Mariana en el circo?
mañana?
24. ¿Qué hicieron Ben y Ruth el viernes?
9. ¿Hablaron ellos acerca de la huelga de
25. ¿Qué comiste de postre?
correos?
26. ¿A quién vio ella en la tienda?
10. ¿Practicó ella el piano tres horas?
27. ¿Dónde vio Kate a los payasos?
11. Nuestro equipo perdió.
28. ¿Cómo comieron ustedes el pastel?
12. El partido comenzó tarde.
29. ¿Con quién fuiste al circo?
13. Dick se comió tres emparedados.
30. ¿Qué hizo el domador de leones en la
14. Llegué a casa tarde.
pista?
15. Dormimos mal anoche.
16. No vi a Jane en la fiesta.
17. Janet no fue a San Francisco.
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UNIT 5
Vocabulary:
BY THE WAY - A propósito
RETURN (To) - Regresar,
retornar
UNEXPECTEDLY Inesperadamente
AUNT - Tía
BOAT - Barco, lancha
FISH (To) - Pescar
FISHERMAN - Pescador
MALL - Centro comercial
POLICE - Policía
RAN - Pasado de RUN
STAMP - Estampilla
WAR - Guerra
PHOTOGRAPHER - Fotógrafo
RAINSTORM - Tormenta
WINDOW - Ventana
GRANDMOTHER - Abuela
HELP (To) - Ayudar
PRESENT - Regalo, presente
MAGAZINE - Revista
PIZZA - Piza
DINNING ROOM - comedor
OTHER - Otro
PREPARE (To) - Preparar
DROVE - Pasado de DRIVE
BACTERIA - Bacterias
DIE (To) - Morir
DISCOVERY - Descubrimiento
DISEASE - Enfermedad
GROW (To) - Crecer
KILL (To) - Matar
MADE - Past of MAKE
MILLION - Millón
MOLD - Moho, molde
NAME - Nombre
NOTICE (To) - Observar, notar
PATIENT - Paciente
PENICILLIN - Penicilina
SAME - Mismo
SOMETHING - Algo
TREAT (To) - Tratar
ETHER - Eter
ACCIDENT - Acidente
CAREFUL - Cuidadoso
HAPPEN (To) - Ocurrir, pasar
HURT (To) - Herir, lastimar
KNEE - Rodilla
RUN (To) - Correr
TOO - Demasiado, también
HEAD - Cabeza
KEY - Llave, tecla, clave
TAKE IT EASY (To) - Tomar
las cosas con calma
OFFICER - Oficial, funcionario
POLICE OFFICER - Oficial de
policía
SIGN - Letrero
STAND (To) - Estar de pie
STREET - Calle
AMBULANCE - Ambulancia
HIT (To) - Golpear
STOP (To) - Parar, detener
ARREST (To) - Arrestar
CASE - Caso, estuche
FINE - Multa, magnífico
OPERATE (To) - Operar
PAY (To) - Pagar
ATTENTION - Atención
ATTRACT (To) - Atraer
COURT - Tribunal
COURTHOUSE - Juzgado,
Palacio de Justicia
ALL RIGHT - Bién
MISS (To) - Perderse (un
acontecimiento)
THROUGH - A través de
ALREADY - Ya
ANOTHER - Otro
BECAUSE - Porque
BIRD - Pájaro
CASSETTE - Cinta de audio
CELEBRATE (To) - Celebrar
CELEBRATION - Celebración
CORN - Maíz
DECORATE (To) - Decorar
DECORATION - Decoración
DESCRIPTION - Descripción
ELECTRIC - Eléctrico
FINALLY - Finalmente
FOURTH - Cuarto
GROUP - Grupo
HARVEST - Cosecha
HOLIDAY - Día de fiesta
HOWEVER - Sin embargo
LAND - Tierra
NATIVE - Originario del lugar
OLDER - Más viejo
POUND - Libra
REGION - Región
ROAD - Camino, carretera
SETTLE (To) - Establecer(se)
SETTLEMENT - Asentamiento
TOY - Juguete
TURKEY - Pavo, Turquía
UNDER - Debajo de
WEIGH (To) - Pesar
WILD - Salvaje, silvestre
ASTRONOMY - Astronomía
SAT - Pasado de SIT
SINK (To) - Hundir(se)
SOLD - Pasado de SELL
THOUSAND – Mil
BOSS - Jefe
TIEMPO PASADO PROGRESIVO
1) El Tiempo Pasado Progresivo en inglés (igual que en español) indica que una acción se
estaba ejecutando en algún tiempo en el pasado.
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2) Los elementos que forman el Pasado Progresivo son los siguientes:
a) Sujeto + Forma del Verbo TO BE que le corresponda
b) Un Verbo en GERUNDIO (terminación ING)
c) Un Complemento (si es necesario)
a)
b)
c)
TRADUCCION
I was
waiting
for you.
(Yo) te estaba.esperando.
You were
buying
shoes.
Tú estabas comprando zapatos.
He was
looking
for Mary.
El estaba buscando a María.
She was
reading
a book.
Ella estaba leyendo un libro.
It was
working
well.
We were
selling
candy.
You were
taking
lessons.
Ustedes estaban tomando lecciones.
They were
helping
the boys.
Ellos estaban ayudando a los muchachos.
(Ello) estaba funcionando bien.
Nosotros estabamos vendiendo dulces.
3) Para formar el Interrogativo y Negativo invertiremos el verbo con respecto al sujeto en el
primer caso, y se agregará NOT a was o were (o se formarán las contracciones wasn't y
weren't, en el segundo. Ejemplos:
Afirmativo
He was looking for Mary.
Interrogativo
Was he looking for Mary?
Negativo
He wasn't looking for Mary.
Interrogativo-Negativo
Wasn't he looking for Mary?
Afirmativo
They were reading the paper.
Interrogativo
Were they reading the paper?
Negativo
They weren't reading the paper
Interrogativo-Negativo
Weren't they reading the paper?
4) CONTESTACIONES CORTAS
Las Contestaciones Cortas se forman (como hemos estudiado en casos anteriores) utilizando
el pronombre que corresponde al sujeto de la respuesta seguido de la forma del verbo TO BE
(en pasado) que corresponda. Ejemplos:
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Were you studying last night?
Yes, I was.
No, I wasn't
Was Betty living in Chicago?
Yes, she was.
No, she wasn't.
5) PREGUNTAS UTILIZANDO PALABRAS INTERROGATIVAS
PALABRA
VERBO
SUJETO
VERBO
COMPLEMENTO
INTERROGATIVA
AUXILIAR
What
was
he
studying
last night?
Where
were
they
living
in 1975?
How
was
John
coming?
PRINCIPAL
En la Unidad Uno mencionamos que WHO pude sustituir tanto al sujeto como al
complemento de la oración. En este caso el orden de las palabras es idéntico al castellano.
Lo mismo puede ocurrir con otras palabras interrogativas especialmente la palabra WHAT.
Observe los siguientes ejemplos en que las palabras interrogativas sustituyen al sujeto de la
oración:
What happens in this country?
Who lives in the United States?
How many people like fish?
Which motor works day and night?
Make sentences in Past Progressive Tense with
Conversation 1:
the words in parenthesis as in the example below:
SEEING A FRIEND UNEXPECTEDLY
(Bob and Fred/talk)
SALLY: I ran into Michael at the airport on
Bob and Fred were talking.
Friday night.
STEVE: Was he meeting someone?
1 (Laura/read a book about John Kennedy)
SALLY: No, he was leaving on a trip.
STEVE: Really? Where was he going?
___________________________________
SALLY: I think he was flying to Miami for the
weekend.
2 (Susan/take pictures at the beach)
STEVE: By the way, what were you doing at the
airport?
___________________________________
SALLY: I was meeting my parents, they were
returning from Cancun.
3 (Sally/drive her new Mercedes)
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___________________________________
___________________________________
4 (The man/wash windows)
5 My aunt was buying a present for her mother.
___________________________________
___________________________________
5 (The mechanic/fix my car)
___________________________________
___________________________________
6 (I/wait for the bus at 6 o’clock)
___________________________________
7 (The girls/shop for new clothes)
___________________________________
Make a question beginning with WHAT, WHERE,
WHEN, WHO, HOW, WHY, AT WHAT TIME, etc. as
in the example below:
Betty was waiting at the restaurant.
WHO was waiting at the restaurant?
1 Howard was standing at the door.
WHERE ________________________
Change to Interrogative and negative as in the
example:
You were listening to the news on the radio.
Were you listening to the news on the radio?
You weren’t listening to the news on the radio.
1 We were drinking tea at the restaurant.
___________________________________
___________________________________
2 The tourists were looking at the sculpture.
___________________________________
___________________________________
3 They were visiting Anna at the hospital.
___________________________________
___________________________________
2 The cook was preparing fish.
WHAT ________________________
3 You were talking to your parents.
WHO ________________________
4 Fred was studying with his girlfriend.
WITH WHO _____________________
5 We were watching TV in the bedroom.
WHERE ________________________
5 The plane was arriving at 9:30.
(AT) WHAT TIME ___________________
6 She was singing very well.
HOW ________________________
4 The children were having breakfast at 7.
___________________________________
Reading practice 1:
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THE DISCOVERY OF PENICILLIN
In 1928 Dr. Alexander Fleming, a British
doctor and scientist, was studying bacteria in
London. He was working in his office. He was
looking at the bacteria in some bottles. By
accident he noticed something very strange: a
mold was growing in the bottles and the bacteria
were dying.
WHO ___________________________
2 A person hurt his leg yesterday.
WHO ___________________________
3 A car was coming down the street.
WHAT ___________________________
One of Dr. Fleming’s patients was a little
girl. She had the same bacteria in her body, and
she was very sick. He thought about the mold
and the bacteria in the bottles in his office. Was
the mold killing the bacteria?
4 A poster attracted our attention.
WHAT ___________________________
5 The refrigerator was working very well.
Dr. Fleming prepared some medicine with
the mold and gave it to the little girl. It made her
well. He named the new medicine penicillin.
Doctors now use penicillin to treat many different
diseases. Dr. Fleming’s discovery is helping
millions of people in the world.
WHAT ___________________________
6 A police car was going very fast.
WHAT ___________________________
Conversation 2:
7 I was looking at the red light.
BOSS: You’re late for work today.
PAUL: Yes, I know. I’m sorry. I had a little
accident.
BOSS: Really? What happened to you?
PAUL: I fell down and hurt my knee.
BOSS: That’s too bad. How did it happen?
PAUL: I think I was running too fast.
BOSS: Running? Why?
PAUL: I was late for work
BOSS: Don’t give me excuses! Be on time the
next time.
WHO ___________________________
Substitute the subject with WHO or WHAT.
Remember that the question is literal (as in Spanish)
see the example below:
WHO ___________________________
8 We missed you at the party.
WHO ___________________________
9 The woman went through a red light.
WHO ___________________________
10 The doctor operated on me.
Reading practice 2:
She fell down in the street.
WHO fell down in the street?
1 The student got sick last week.
A LETTER TO A FRIEND ABOUT
THANKSGIVING
Dear Harumi:
Thank you for your letter. I enjoyed your
descriptions of different holidays in Japan. I was
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very interested in the Japanese Thanksgiving
celebration. In the United States we have a
Thanksgiving holiday, too. We celebrate
Thanksgiving on the fourth Thursday of
November. On that day people give thanks for the
good things that happen to them during the year.
The first Thanksgiving celebration was in
1621. In 1620 a group of English people called
“Pilgrims”, traveled to North America. Their
boat landed in a region now called New England,
so they settled there. The Pilgrims named their
new settlement Plymouth. They were the first
Europeans to make their home in that region.
Before then only native Americans, called
“Indians” by the Europeans, lived there.
The year 1620 was difficult for the people
of Plymouth. Almost half of the Pilgrims died.
The next year the Indians taught them to plant
corn. The corn grew well and there was a good
harvest. The Pilgrims celebrated for three days
with large dinners. The Indians came to the
celebration and brought wild turkeys, large birds
native to North America.
3. Silvia estaba montando su bicicleta.
4. Ellos no estaban esperando a Sara.
5. Susana no estaba desayunando. (Ella)
estaba cenando.
6. ¿Ibas (estabas yendo) a casa a las 6:00
ayer?
7. ¿Con quién estaba (usted) platicando?
8. ¿Qué estaba preparando el cocinero?
9. ¿Dónde estaba Howard sentado?
10. ¿Quién estaba trabajando anoche?
11. ¿Qué pasa en esta ciudad?
On Thanksgiving Day, Americans usually
cook a large dinner for their families and friends.
They eat many different things, but they almost
always cook a turkey. The bird often weighs 20
pounds – almost ten kilograms!
I’m going to send you a photograph of our
Thanksgiving dinner in my next letter. I hope to
hear from you soon.
12. ¿Qué está pasando en México?
13. ¿Qué pasó en la junta ayer?
14. ¿Qué va a pasar este fin de semana?
15. ¿Qué estaba pasando en la oficina esta
Your friend, Elizabeth
mañana?
Test:
1. ¿Qué estabas haciendo aquí ayer?
16. ¿Quién come mucha carne?
2. Mi primo estaba consiguiendo una
17. ¿Qué viene en el correo?
licencia para manejar.
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18. ¿Quién pone el árbol de Navidad en tu
casa?
GROW – grew
HAVE – had
HEAR – heard
19. ¿Qué funciona muy bien?
HURT - hurt
20. ¿Quién nada en la piscina?
KNOW – knew
LEAVE – left
LOSE – lost
LIST OF IRREGULAR VERBS:
BECOME – became
BEGIN – began
BRING - brought
BUY – bought
CHOOSE- chose
COME – came
DO – did
DRINK – drank
DRIVE – drove
EAT – ate
FALL – fell
FEEL – felt
FIND - found
FORGET – forgot
FLY - flew
GET – got
GIVE – gave
GO – went
MAKE – made
READ – read
RIDE – rode
RUN – ran
SAY - said
SEE – saw
SELL – sold
SING – sang
SIT – sat
SLEEP – slept
SPEAK – spoke
STAND – stood
SWIM – swam
TAKE – took
TEACH – taught
TELL – told
THINK – thought
UNDERSTAND – understood
WIN – won
WRITE – wrote
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