Present continuous

1. PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Sintaxis para las oraciones:

AFIRMATIVA: Sujeto + To be (presente)+ Verbo agregándole -ing + Complemento (opcional)

NEGATIVA: Sujeto + To be + Not (n`t) + Verb -ing + Complemento

INTERROGATIVA: WH-question (opcional) + To be + Sujeto +Verbo -ing + Complemento + ?

Ejemplo:

Cambie las siguientes oraciones a los 2 casos faltantes (responda de ser necesario):

I.: What is he looking for in that box?

N= He is not looking for anything in that box

A= He is looking for a pencil in that box

Asignación:

1. Luis and Melisa are travelling tomorrow

2. Where are they selling the jeans?

3. I'm not telling lies

4. She is taking the bus at 6:30

5. We are reading a reciclying article

2. PAST CONTINUOUS

Sintaxis para las oraciones:

AFIRMATIVA: Sujeto + To be (pasado)+ Verbo agregándole -ing + Complemento (opcional): "when" (verbo en pasado) o "while"(verbo -ing)

NEGATIVA: Sujeto + To be + Not (n`t) + Verb -ing + Complemento

INTERROGATIVA: WH-question (opcional) + To be + Sujeto +Verbo -ing + Complemento + ?

Ejemplo:

Cambie las siguientes oraciones a los 2 casos faltantes (responda de ser necesario):

A. Julián was working at 7:15 when we phoned him

N= Julián wasn't working at 7:15 when we phoned him

I= Was Julián working at 7:15 when we phoned him?

Asignación:

1. Martha was typing a report when Mr. Patiño came into the office

2. Was Bertha cooking when her sister cut herself?

3. The boys weren't running in the park when it began to rain

4. While the girls were walking along the street there was a crash

5. ere the boys getting off the bus when Jhon fell down?

3. ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VOICE

Sintaxis para las oraciones:

Voz Activa: Sujeto (3ra persona) + Verbo + Objeto

Voz Pasiva: Sujeto (objeto, en la voz activa)+ To be + Participio pasado de un verbo + By + Sujeto (3ra persona)

Ejemplo:

My teacher congratulated my classmate

My classmate was congratulated by my teacher

Asignación:

Cambie a voz activa o pasiva según corresponda:

1. The police arrested four thieves

2. Louis Pasteur discovered Penicillin

3. "Romeo and Juliet" was written by Shakespeare

4. Her house was bought ten years ago by her husband

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