Origen del Idioma Inglés

El inglés es un idioma originario del norte de Europa, de raíz germánica, que se desarrolló en Inglaterra, difundido desde su origen por todas las Islas Británicas y en muchas de sus antiguas colonias de ultramar. El inglés es el tercer idioma más hablado del mundo, por detrás del chino y del español.

domingo, 27 de junio de 2010

ARGENTINA IN THE QUARTER FINAL!!!


What Maradona says:

"I tell my players that 30 days of sacrifice for the chance to kiss the World Cup is nothing in the life of a man. An achievement like that is like touching the sky. I played in World Cups and I reached two Finals. I know what it takes. I know how to lead the group and how to coach the players. I've earned the right to talk about the subject. I didn't come eighth, ninth or get knocked out in the first round. I know something about this." Coach Diego Maradona


domingo, 30 de mayo de 2010

Present Simple and Present Continuous

EXERCISE TO PRACTISE

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/simple_present_progressive2.htm

Computers Vocabulary

Traducir los términos o definiciones

http://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/computing.htm

Passive Voice

Examples of Passive

Tense Subject Verb Object

• Simple Present: Active: Rita writes a letter.
Passive: A letter is written by Rita.
• Simple Past: Active: Rita wrote a letter.
Passive: A letter was written by Rita.
• Present Perfect: Active: Rita has written a letter.
Passive: A letter has been written by Rita.
• Future Simple: Active: Rita will write a letter.
Passive: A letter will be written by Rita.
• Present Progressive: Active: Rita is writing a letter.
Passive: A letter is being written by Rita.
• Past Progressive: Active: Rita was writing a letter.
Passive: A letter was being written by Rita.
• Past Perfect: Active: Rita had written a letter.
Passive: A letter had been written by Rita.

Passive Sentences with Two Objects

Subject Verb Object 1 Object 2

Active: Rita wrote a letter to me.
Passive: A letter was written to me by Rita.
Passive: I was written a letter by Rita.


Rewrite the sentences in passive voice.

1. John collects money. -
2. Anna opened the window. -
3. We have done our homework. -
4. I will ask a question. -
5. The sheep ate a lot. -
6. We do not clean our rooms. -
7. William will not repair the car. -
8. Did Sue draw this circle? -

Past Simple and Past Continuous

Put the verbs into the correct tense (Simple Past or Past Progressive).

1. While Tom (read) …………………. , Amely (watch) …………………. a documentary on TV.
2. Marvin (come) …………………. home, (switch) …………………. on the computer and (check) …………………. his emails.
3. The thief (sneak) …………………. into the house, (steal) …………………. the jewels and (leave) …………………. without a trace.
4. Nobody (listen) …………………. while the teacher (explain) …………………. the tenses.
5. While we (do) ………………….a sight-seeing tour, our friends (lie) …………………. on the beach.
6. He (wake) …………………. up and (look) …………………. at his watch.

MORE PRACTICE

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simpas-paspro/exercises?ex02

Simple Past Tense

Simple Past Tense
Simple Past gap-fill exercise

William Shakespeare …………………. (be) born in Stratford-on-Avon on April 23, 1564. He …………………. (go) to the local Stratford Grammar School, where he …………………. (be) …………………. (teach) by Master Walter Roche. Lessons began at six o'clock in the morning in the summer in order to make the most of daylight.

His father …………………. (be) …………………. (call) John Shakespeare a Stratford upon Avon glove-maker. He …………………. (send) William to the local grammar school in 1571, but when William …………………. (be) only 14 years old his fortunes fell so low that William …………………. (have) to leave school. Some historians say he …………………. (work) in his father's shop.

At the age of 19 William …………………. (to marry) Anne Hathaway the daughter of a rich farmer near Stratford. Three years later Shakespeare …………………. (go) to London. How he …………………. (live) there we do not know.

In about 1587 he …………………. (become) a member of one of the few theatrical companies which …………………. (exist) in those days. Around 1590 he …………………. (begin) to try his hand at writing plays. There …………………. (be) no female actors in those days, all the female parts …………………. (be) …………………. (play) by boys. It is thought that he …………………. (write) his first major play, Henry VI., Part One, in 1592.

His most famous play, Hamlet, …………………. (be) probably first seen in 1601 at the Globe Theatre. Shakespeare …………………. (continue) to write about 2 plays a year.

He …………………. (return) to Stratford in 1612, where he …………………. (live) the life of a country gentleman. He …………………. (die) of a fever on his birthday in 1616.

MORE PRACTICE

http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verb-tenses_past_quiz.htm