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INGENIERIA EN MECATRÓNICA

8° CUATRIMESTRE GRUPO “A”

MATERIA:
INGLES VII

NOMBRE:
Jose Joaquín Perez Olivera

PROFESOR:

Hilda Sofía Barrientos del Rosario

TEMA:

INVESTIGACIÓN:
Unidad I. Situaciones Diplomáticas.
Unidad II. Discutiendo Sobre el Pasado

FECHA DE ENTREGA:
03/05/2018
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Purpose of the units

1. Diplomatic situations.
The student will request and provide information in a formal manner about
activities that will be carried out at a certain time in the future to interact in
their professional environment.

2. Discussing About the Past..

The student will exchange information about repetitive situations that he / she did
and activities that ended in the past, before another, in order to relate to his / her
professional environment.
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TABLA DE CONTENIDO
Unidad 1 .............................................................................................................................................. 4
Indirect questions................................................................................................................................ 4
Futuro continuo................................................................................................................................... 6
Unidad 2 .............................................................................................................................................. 8
Pasado perfecto .................................................................................................................................. 8
Would para pasado ........................................................................................................................... 11
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INDIRECT QUESTIONS

Indirect questions are a little more formal and polite. We use them when talking to
a person we don’t know very well, or in professional situations, and their form is a
little different.

Phrases for Indirect Questions

 Could you tell me…

 Do you know…
 I was wondering…
 Do you have any idea…
 I’d like to know…
 Would it be possible…
 Is there any chance…

Direct and indirect questions in english, examples.

Direct: Where is Market Street?

Indirect: Could you tell me where Market Street is?

In indirect questions with is/are, the verb (is) comes after the subject (Market
Street).

Direct What time does the bank open?

Indirect: Do you know what time the bank opens?

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In indirect questions, we don’t use the auxiliary verbs do/does/did. Also, you can
see that the verb is “open” in the direct question, and “opens” in the indirect
question.

Direct: Why did you move to Europe?

Indirect: I was wondering why you moved to Europe.

Again, there is no auxiliary verb did in the indirect question. In fact, this indirect
question isn’t even a question – it’s more of a statement that invites the other
person to give more information.

Direct: How has he managed to get in shape so quickly?

Indirect: Do you have any idea how he’s managed to get in shape so quickly?

The auxiliary verbs have and has can be used in both the direct and indirect
questions – but in the direct question, “has” comes before the subject (he), and in
the indirect question, “has” comes after the subject.

Direct: How much does this motorcycle cost?

Indirect: I’d like to know how much this motorcycle costs.

To form the indirect question, remove does and change “cost” to “costs.”

Direct: Can you finish the project by tomorrow?

Indirect: Would it be possible for you to finish the project by tomorrow?

For direct questions with can, we can use the phrase “would it be possible…” to
make it indirect.

Direct: Can we change the meeting to Thursday?

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Indirect: Is there any chance we could change the meeting to Thursday?

“Is there any chance…” is another option for forming indirect questions with can

FUTURO CONTINUO

FORM Future Continuous with "Will"

[will be + present participle]

Examples:

 You will be waiting for her when her plane arrives tonight.
 Will you be waiting for her when her plane arrives tonight?
 You will not be waiting for her when her plane arrives tonight.

The future continuous tense, sometimes also referred to as the future progressive
tense, is a verb tense that indicates that something will occur in the future and
continue for an expected length of time. It is formed using the construction will + be
+ the present participle (the root verb + -ing).

The simple future tense is a verb tense that is used when an action is expected to
occur in the future and be completed. For example, let’s suppose you have a meeting
tomorrow at five o’clock.

I will arrive at five o’clock.

I will arrive is the simple future tense of the verb to arrive. You arrive once; beyond
that, you can’t keep on arriving. However, once you get there, you may be doing
something that goes on continuously, at least for a certain period of time.

At five o’clock, I will be meeting with the management about my raise.

Will be meeting is the future continuous tense of the verb to meet. The construction
will + be + the present participle meeting indicates that the meeting isn’t going to
happen in an instant, all at once. It will have a duration. The will + be + present
participle construction always indicates the future continuous tense.
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Michael will be running a marathon this Saturday.

Eric will be competing against Michael in the race.
I will be watching Michael and Eric race.

The Future Continuous Tense Is for Action Verbs Only

It is important to note that the future continuous tense is only used with action verbs,
because it is possible to do them for a duration. (Action verbs describe activities like
running, thinking, and seeing. Stative verbs describe states of existence, like being,
seeming, and knowing.) To use the will + be + present participle construction with a
stative verb would sound very odd indeed.

I will be being stressed tomorrow during my science test.

I will be stressed tomorrow during my science test.
When the sun comes out tomorrow, winter will be seeming like a distant memory.
When the sun comes out tomorrow, winter will seem like a distant memory.
After I study, I will be knowing all the answers for the test.
After I study, I will know all the answers for the test.

As you can see, only the simple future tense is suited to stative verbs like to be and
to seem.

FORM Future Continuous with "Be Going To "

[am/is/are + going to be + present participle]

Examples:

 You are going to be waiting for her when her plane arrives tonight.
 Are you going to be waiting for her when her plane arrives tonight?
 You are not going to be waiting for her when her plane arrives tonight.

REMEMBER: It is possible to use either "will" or "be going to" to create the future
continuous with little difference in meaning.
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PASADO PERFECTO

FORM

[had + past participle]

Examples:

 You had studied English before you moved to New York.

 Had you studied English before you moved to New York?
 You had not studied English before you moved to New York.

Complete List of Past Perfect Forms

USE 1 Completed Action Before Something in the Past

The past perfect expresses the idea that something occurred before another action
in the past. It can also show that something happened before a specific time in the
past.

Examples:

 I had never seen such a beautiful beach before I went to Kauai.

 I did not have any money because I had lost my wallet.
 Tony knew Istanbul so well because he had visited the city several times.
 Had Susan ever studied Thai before she moved to Thailand?
 She only understood the movie because she had read the book.
 Kristine had never been to an opera before last night.
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 We were not able to get a hotel room because we had not booked in
advance.
 A: Had you ever visited the U.S. before your trip in 2006?
B: Yes, I had been to the U.S. once before.

USE 2 Duration Before Something in the Past (Non-Continuous Verbs)

With non-continuous verbs and some non-continuous uses of mixed verbs, we use
the past perfect to show that something started in the past and continued up until
another action in the past.

Examples:

 We had had that car for ten years before it broke down.
 By the time Alex finished his studies, he had been in London for over eight
years.
 They felt bad about selling the house because they had owned it for more
than forty years.

Although the above use of past perfect is normally limited to non-continuous verbs
and non-continuous uses of mixed verbs, the words "live," "work," "teach," and
"study" are sometimes used in this way even though they are NOT non-continuous
verbs.

IMPORTANT Specific Times with the Past Perfect

Unlike with the present perfect, it is possible to use specific time words or phrases
with the past perfect. Although this is possible, it is usually not necessary.

Example:
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 She had visited her Japanese relatives once in 1993 before she moved in
with them in 1996.

MOREOVER

If the past perfect action did occur at a specific time, the simple past can be used
instead of the past perfect when "before" or "after" is used in the sentence. The
words "before" and "after" actually tell you what happens first, so the past perfect is
optional. For this reason, both sentences below are correct.

Examples:

 She had visited her Japanese relatives once in 1993 before she moved in
with them in 1996.
 She visited her Japanese relatives once in 1993 before she moved in with
them in 1996.

HOWEVER

If the past perfect is not referring to an action at a specific time, past perfect is not
optional. Compare the examples below. Here past perfect is referring to a lack of
experience rather than an action at a specific time. For this reason, simple past
cannot be used.

Examples:

 She never saw a bear before she moved to Alaska. Not Correct
 She had never seen a bear before she moved to Alaska. Correct

ADVERB PLACEMENT

The examples below show the placement for grammar adverbs such as: always,
only, never, ever, still, just, etc.
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Examples:

 You had previously studied English before you moved to New York.
 Had you previously studied English before you moved to New York?

ACTIVE / PASSIVE

Examples:

 George had repaired many cars before he received his mechanic's license.
Active
 Many cars had been repaired by George before he received his mechanic's
license. Passive

WOULD PARA PASADO

Past habit – used to/would/past simple

When we talk about things that happened in the past but don’t happen anymore we
can do it in different ways.

USED TO

 We used to live in New York when I was a kid.

 There didn’t use to be a petrol station there. When was it built?

We can use ‘used to’ to talk about past states ….

 I used to go swimming every Thursday when I was at school.

 I used to smoke but I gave up a few years ago.

… or we can use ‘used to’ to talk about repeated past actions

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can’t use it for things that still happen now. Also, ‘used to + infinitive’ should not be
confused with ‘be/get used to + ‘ing’ form’ – this is covered in a separate section.

WOULD

 Every Saturday I would go on a long bike ride.

 My teachers would always say “Sit down and shut up!”

We can use ‘would’ to talk about repeated past actions.

Often either ‘would’ or ‘used to’ is possible. Both of these sentences are possible.

 Every Saturday, I would go on a long bike ride.

 Every Saturday I used to go on a long bike ride.

However, only ‘used to’ is possible when we talk about past states.

 We used to live in New York when I was a kid.

 We would live in New York when I was a kid.

PAST SIMPLE USED TO AND WOULD

 We went/used to go/would go to the same beach every summer.

We can use the past simple in the same way as ‘used to’ and ‘would’ to talk about
repeated past actions.

 I had/used to have a dog called Charlie.

We can also use the past simple for past states.

 I went to Egypt in 1988.

However, if something happened only once we can’t use ‘used to’ or ‘would’ – we
must use the past simple.
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