lunes, 19 de febrero de 2018

MIGHT









A / AN; SOME; ANY


A, An, Some, Any
We use A or AN with singular nouns.
A is used when a noun starts with a consonant sound;
e.g. a dog, a book, etc.
AN is used when a noun starts with a vowel sound;

e.g. an apple, an hour, etc.
We use SOME with countable nouns (only with their plural) and with uncountable nouns.
SOME is used in:
* positive sentences;
e.g. I have got some time.
* questions, expressing requests and offers;
e.g. Would you like some tea?
        Can I have some biscuits?
We use ANY with countable nouns (only with their plural) and with uncountable nouns.
ANY is used in:
* negative sentences;
e.g. I haven‘t got any time.  
* general questions;
e.g. Have you got any sisters?
      Is there any tea left?
Choose the correct
1. “Is there ... tea in this kitchen?”
 any           some
 a                 an
9. “Are there any girls in your class?” “No, there aren´t … “
 an               some
 any            a
17. The Browns haven’t got  … children.
any           some
 a                an
25. I haven’t got … books to read.
 some          an
 a                 any
2.  Sorry, there isn’t … more tea.
 some          any
 a                 an
10. Are there … lamps in the house?
 some          a
 any             an
18. Have the Collins got … children?
 an               some
 a                 any
26. Is there … book on the table?
 a                 an
 some          any
3. Has Mr. Evans got … coffee?
 some          any
 an              a
11. This is … interesting newspaper.
 a                 an
 any             some
19. “Is there any coffee in the kitchen?” “Yes, there is.....”
 some          any
 a                 an
27.  There are … cups of tea on the table.
 some          any
 a                 an
4.  Have the Evans got … flat?
 any            some
 an              a
12.  “Have you got any glasses?” “No, I haven’t got …”
 some         a
 any          an
20. Have you got … chair for

me?
 any             an
 some          a
28.  Is there … beer in the glasses?
 a              an
 some          any
5.  There aren’t … flats to rent.
an               some
 any           a
13. There isn’t … water in the glass.
 some          a
 an              any
21. “Is there any coffee in the cup?” “Yes, there is …”
 a                 an
 some          any
29.  There isn’t … beer in the bottle.
 a                some
an               any
6.  Are there … boys in this class?
an              any
some       a
14. In the park there are … very nice trees.
 some         any
 an              a
22. I’m  reading … interesting book.
 an               any
 some         a
30. Mrs Green is having … coffee with milk.
some        any
a                 an
7.  We haven’t got … cinemas here.
 any        some
 an           a
15. Mr. Smith is having … bread.
 any             some
a                an
23. There are … children in the street.
 any            some
 an             a
31. Is there … wine in the glass?
 some          a
 any             an
8. There are … girls in this class.
 any             some
 an              a
16. “Is there any beer in the glass” “No, there isn’t …”
 some         any
a               an
24.  Has Peter got … interesting books?
 some         any
 an              a
32.  Have they got … books?
 any             some
an               a

      

taken from http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=5271

sábado, 10 de febrero de 2018

NARRATIVE TENSES



What are narrative tenses?

 taken from http://www.eltbase.com/notes.php?id=201

Narrative tenses are the tenses that we use to talk about past events and to tell stories.

The most common of these is the past simple. Three other tenses, past continuous, the past perfect simple and the past perfect continuous can help us to say what we want more effeciently. However, it should be remembered that almost any story can be told using the past simple.

It is often useful to look at these tenses together within the context of the function narrating, i.e. relating past events.



Written example of narrative tenses in use


Bond opened the door very slowly, looked carefully around the room andwalked in. The window was open and the curtains were blowing in the wind. Clearly someone had left in a hurry.

Past simple
opened, looked, walked, was

Past continuous
were blowing

Past perfect
had left



Spoken example of narrative tenses in use


A: I saw a UFO once. Well, I think it was one.
B: Oh yeah?
A: Yeah, really. I was in the country - in Yorkshire - on the moors...
B: What were you doing up there?
A: Oh, I was visiting some friends. They'd rented a cottage and we'd gone up to stay with them.

Past simple
saw, was

Past continuous
(What) were (you) doing? was visiting

Past perfect
they'd rented, we'd gone






exercise 1

exercise 2

exercise 3

exercise 4

IN ON AT



EXERCISE 1

EXERCISE 2

EXERCISE 3

NARRATIVE TENSES