UNIT 4

• PASADO TO BE:

(+) was/were (­) wasn’t/ weren’t (?) was/were + S + V?

• PASADO THERE BE:

(+) There was (sing.)/ there were (pl.)

(­) There wasn’t (sing.) / there weren’t (pl.)

(?) Was there? (sing.) / were there? (pl.)

• PASADO SIMPLE: acciones que empezaron y terminaron en el pasado.

(+) I /you/he/she played tennis yesterday/ I/you/he went to the cinema last night.

(­) I/you/he/she/they didn’t play tennis / I/you/she/we didn’t go to the cinema.

(?) Did you play tennis? / Did she go to the cinema?

­ Palabras clave: yesterday/ last/ ago / in 1990…

• PASADO CONTINUO: acciones que suceden en un momento concreto,

específico en el pasado. Acciones en progreso que son interrumpidas por otra
acción y acciones simultáneas.

Was/ were + V­ing (+)

Wasn’t/ weren’t + V­ing (­)

Was/were + S + V­ing?

­ This time yesterday, I was studying English.

­ I was having a shower when the phone rang. When  past simple

­ While I was studying, my father arrived home. While  past continuous

­ She was watching TV while he was cooking dinner.

 ­ Palabras claves: at this time yesterday, at 10 o`clock last night …

*Importante verbos estáticos NUNCA con –ing SIEMPRE pasado

simple 
­ Verbos de percepción: hear/ seem / taste / smell/ sound
­ Verbos de posesión: possess/ have (tener)/ belong/ own
­ Verbos que expresan gustos y aficiones: like/ dislike/ prefer/ hate/ love/
­ Otros: need / know/ understand/ want/ remember

• PREPOSICIONES DE LUGAR

 AT  : punto concretro / lugares públicos

The bus stops at the bus­stop at 8 o’clock in the morning.

 ON  encima/ sobre (superficie/ línea)

There are beautiful pictures on the wall.

 IN dentro: I don’t think he is in his office.

Get into a taxi/car/ boat Get out of a taxi/car/boat

Get on a plane /train/ bus Get off a plane/ train/ bus

• PARTÍCULAS INTERROGATIVAS:

Wh­ word + Auxiliary + S + V + (C) ?

 WHAT/WHICH (cuando hay alternativas)  qué/ cuál

 WHO  quién
 WHERE  dónde
 WHEN  cuándo
 WHY por qué
 HOW  cómo
 HOW MUCH  cuánto cuesta/ qué cantidad (sing.)
 HOW MANY  qué cantidad (plr.)
 HOW OFTEN  con qué frecuencia
 HOW LONG  cuánto dura
 HOW FAR  a qué distancia
 HOW HIGH qué altura (con cosas)
 HOW TALL  qué altura (con personas)
 WHAT KIND/SORT  qué tipo/ qué clase
 WHAT TIME  a qué hora
 HOW OLD  qué edad
 WHOSE  de quién

• ORACIONES SUBORDINADAS EN PREGUNTAS = O. AFIRMATIVA

­ Do you know where she (S) comes (V)?

­ Can you tell me where the children (S) are (V)?