How About a Little English?

1) Julie (sleep) at three o'clock. [ was sleeping ] 2) You (study) at three o'clock. [ were studying ] 3) Luke (read) at three o'clock. [ was reading ] 4) I (work) at three o'clock. [ was working ] 5) They (eat) chocolate at three o'clock. [ were eating ] 6) John (play) tennis at three o'clock. [ was playing ] 7) We (watch) TV at three o'clock. [ were watching ] 8) He (use) the internet at three o'clock. [ was using ] 9) You (cook) lunch at three o'clock. [ were cooking ] 10) We (travel) to London at three o'clock. [ were travelling ] 11) Mrs Brown (not/walk) in the garden when the murder happened. [ wasn't walking ] 12) Mr Black (not/work) in his study when the murder happened. [ wasn't working ] 13) Miss Jones (not/talk) to Mr. White when the murder happened. [ wasn't talking ] 14) You (not/play) cards when the m...

Past Continuous - Positive and Negative Make the positive or negative past continuous 1) Julie (sleep) at three o'clock. 2) You (study) at three o'clock. 3) Luke (read) at three o'clock. 4) I (work) at three o'clock. 5) They (eat) chocolate at three o'clock. 6) John (play) tennis at three o'clock. 7) We (watch) TV at three o'clock. 8) He (use) the internet at three o'clock. 9) You (cook) lunch at three o'clock. 10) We (travel) to London at three o'clock. 11) Mrs Brown (not/walk) in the garden when the murder happened. 12) Mr Black (not/work) in his study when the murder happened. 13) Miss Jones (not/talk) to Mr. White when the murder happened. 14) You (not/play) cards when the murder happened. 15) Dr Ford (not/read) in his room when the murder happened. 16) Mr. and Mrs. Green (not/eat) in the dining room when the murder happened. 17) Mr Blue (n...

El pasado continuo se utiliza para acciones que estaban pasando en un momento específico en el pasado . Como el presente continuo, se forma con el verbo auxiliar “ to be ” y el verbo+ing. Grammatical Rules (Reglas gramaticales) Form (Forma) Para formar el pasado continuo se utiliza el verbo auxiliar “to be” y el verbo+ing. El verbo auxiliar “ to be ” está en el pasado simple, pero ten en cuenta que “ to be ” es un verbo irregular. Sujeto Auxiliar (to be) Verb+ing I, he, she, it was talk ing , eat ing , learn ing , do ing , go ing … you, we, they were talk ing , eat ing , learn ing , do ing , go ing … Structure (Estructura) 1. Affirmative Sentences (Frases afirmativas) Sujeto + verbo auxiliar (to be) + verbo+ing. Ejemplos:   I was talking . (Estaba hablando.)   He was eating . (Estaba comiendo.)   They were learning . (Estaban aprendiendo.) 2. Negative Sentences (Frases negativas) Sujeto + verbo auxiliar (to be) + “not” + verbo+ing. ...

1) I / live in a flat when I was a child. [ I used to live in a flat when I was a child ] 2) We / go to the beach every summer? [ Did we use to go to the beach every summer ] 3) She / love eating chocolate, but now she hates it [ She used to love eating chocolate but now she hates it ] 4) He / not / smoke [ He didn't use to smoke ] 5) I / play tennis when I was at school [ I used to play tennis when I was at school ] 6) She / be able to speak French, but she has forgotten it all [ She used to be able to speak French, but she has forgotten it all ] 7) He / play golf every weekend? [ Did he use to play golf every weekend ] 8) They both / have short hair [ They both used to have short hair ] 9) Julie / study Portuguese [ Julie used to study Portuguese ] 10) I / not / hate school [ I didn't use to hate school ]       David Beckham used to play for Manchester United. We didn't use to have a computer, but w...

1 Make an affirmative sentence, negative sentence or question using 'used to + infinitive': 1) I / live in a flat when I was a child. 2) We / go to the beach every summer? 3) She / love eating chocolate, but now she hates it 4) He / not / smoke 5) I / play tennis when I was at school 6) She / be able to speak French, but she has forgotten it all 7) He / play golf every weekend? 8) They both / have short hair 9) Julie / study Portuguese 10) I / not / hate school     2 Complete the sentences with the affirmative, negative or interrogative form of used to and the words in brackets. Use contractions where possible. used to - didn't use to - didn't use to - Did they use to - used to -  did you use to - didn't use to - used to David Beckham play for Manchester United. We have a computer, but we do now. (they) work together? That restaurant be a clothes shop. She like him, but now they're married. W...

El verbo “ use ” significa “usar” o “utilizar”. Sin embargo, cuando utilizamos este verbo en el pasado simple, más la preposición “to”, como verbo modal, el significado cambia. Además, se puede utilizar “used to” como adjetivo . A continuación tienes una explicación de los diferentes usos. Used to (Soler) Usamos el verbo modal “used to” para indicar algo que ocurría o sucedía en el pasado de manera habitual . También, se utiliza para algo que antes era verdad pero ya no lo es. Como con los otros verbos modales, “ used to ” está seguido por la forma base del verbo (el infinitivo sin “ to ”). Structure (Estructura) 1. Affirmative Sentences (Frases afirmativas) Sujeto + “used to” + verbo… Ejemplos: We used to go to the beach every summer when I was young. (Cuando era joven solíamos ir a la playa cada verano.) He used to smoke a pack of cigarettes a day, but he quit last year. (Solía fumar un paquete de cigarrillos al día, pero lo dejó el año pasado.) I used to like ...