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BLOOPERS!!

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BLOOPERS Fun mistakes in movies are one of the biggest-grossing items of this business, they keep movie buffs engaged to series, sagas, characters, directors, and actors. Let´s see some famous bloopers. Enjoy them!!

REPORTED SPEECH

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THIS WILL BE A GOOD SOURCE FOR YOUR SELF-STUDY. SWAY FEATURE PRESENTATION Reported speech: backshifting JULY 16, 2012  -  Present tenses  in the direct speech will become  past tenses  in the indirect speech. This change in tense is often called  backshifting. Study the following sentences. Susie said, ‘I  am buying  a new car.’ (Direct speech) Susie said that she  was buying  a new car. (Indirect speech) ‘Where  are  you going?’ asked Peter. (Direct speech) Peter asked me where I  was  going. (Indirect speech) Alex said, ‘I  have been  to Australia.’ (Direct speech) Alex said that he  had been  to Australia. (Indirect speech) As you can see from the above examples, present tenses in the direct speech are shifted back to corresponding past tenses in the indirect speech. Verbs in the  simple past tense  are shifted back to  past perfect tense. ‘When did you ...
WELCOME TO THE FOURTH TERM!!! This is another -the last- chance you have to improve your English by reinforcing your grammar and vocabulary in this course. However, it's just another chance to learn and show your buff creativity.  As always, feel free to snoop all over this space that has been made for your enlightenment and English mental expansion with serious fun.
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HERE YOU ARE A GOOD LIST OF EMOTIONS VOCABULARY THAT YOU CAN USE TO IMPROVE. A §   acceptance  - §   admiration   §   affection   §   aggravation   §   AMUSEMENT  §   anger   §   anguish   §   anxiety §   attraction B §   boredom C §   caution   §   certainty   §   compassion   §   confidence  §   confusion  §   contentment    §   courage §   curiosity D §   defeat   §   defiance   §   delight   §   dependence   §   depression   §   desire   §   disappointment   §   dislike §   dismay   §   DISTANT  §   distress E §   EAGERNESS  §   ECSTASY  §   embarrassment   §   EMPTINESS  §   enthusiasm   §   envy   §   excitement F § ...

ACTIVE TO PASSIVE TENSE CHANGES

When trying to use passive voice or even transform active sentence into passive, you should follow the following rules: PASSIVE VOICE FOR ALL TENSES RULES The  places  of subject and object in sentence are inter-changed in  passive voice . 3rd form of verb (past participle) will be used only (as main verb) in passive voice. Auxiliary verbs for each tense are given below in the table. Present Simple  Tense (passive Voice) Auxiliary verb in passive voice: am/is/are Active voice : He  sings  a song. He does not sing a song.Does he sing a song? Passive voice: A song  is   sung  by him. A song  is  not sung by him. Is  a  song sung  by him? Present Continuous Tense (passive Voice) Auxiliary verb in passive voice: am being/is being/are being Active voice: I am writing a  letter I am not writing a letter. Am I writing a letter? Passive voice: A let...

PASSIVE VOICE

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Closing the third term, we find the topic of the passive voice, many students find it difficult to use, others don't care about it nd others pretend to use it but carelessly. But this is the perfect time!!  According to bslearning , we could say that the difference between ACTIVE and PASSIVE VOICE lies in the importance of the subject in relation to the verb and the object. PASSIVE VOICE EXPLAINED SLIDE SHARE THE PASSIVE VOICE

THE MODAL FORMS "COULD" AND "BE ABLE TO"

Here you will find a description about the use of these modals. Read it, practice and....SEE YOU IN CLASS!! In general terms. We use can to say that something is possible or that somebody has the ability to do something. We use can + infinitive.  But can has only two forms, can (present) and could (past). So sometimes it is necessary to use (be) able to.. FUNCTIONS 1. Could is the past of can. We use could especially with: See/ hear/ smell/ taste/ feel/ remember/ understand.  EXAMPLES: • When we went into the house, we could smell burning. • She spoke in a very low voice, but I could understand what she said. 2. We also use could to say that somebody had the general ability or permission to do something: EXAMPLES: • My grandfather could speak five languages. • We were completely free. We could do what we wanted. (= we were allowed to do...) WARNING!!. We use could for general ability. But if we are talking about what happened in a pa...

THE MODAL FORMS "COULD" AND "BE ABLE TO"

Here you will find a description about the use of these modals. Read it, practice and....SEE YOU IN CLASS!! In general terms. We use can to say that something is possible or that somebody has the ability to do something. We use can + infinitive.  But can has only two forms, can (present) and could (past). So sometimes it is necessary to use (be) able to.. FUNCTIONS 1. Could is the past of can. We use could especially with: See/ hear/ smell/ taste/ feel/ remember/ understand.  EXAMPLES: • When we went into the house, we could smell burning. • She spoke in a very low voice, but I could understand what she said. 2. We also use could to say that somebody had the general ability or permission to do something: EXAMPLES: • My grandfather could speak five languages. • We were completely free. We could do what we wanted. (= we were allowed to do...) WARNING!!. We use could for general ability. But if we are talking about what happened in a parti...