Estructuras esenciales del inglés: presente, pasado, continuo y comparativos

Presente simple

Afirmativa

Sujeto + verbo principal --> I talk (Yo hablo)

Negativa

Sujeto + auxiliar negativo + verbo principal --> I don't talk (Yo no hablo)

Interrogativa

Auxiliar + sujeto + verbo principal? --> Do I talk? (¿Hablo yo?)

Interrogativa negativa

Auxiliar + sujeto + verbo principal? --> Don't you talk? (¿No hablas?)

Verbo principal: infinitivo; en 3.ª persona del singular (he, she, it) añade -s

Auxiliar: do / does

Presente continuo

Afirmativa

Sujeto + verbo to be + verbo principal (-ing) + complemento

Negativa

Sujeto + verbo to be + not + verbo principal (-ing) + complemento

Interrogativa

Verbo to be + sujeto + verbo principal (-ing) + complemento?

Interrogativa (What, Where, Who)

What / Where / Who + verbo to be + sujeto + verbo principal (-ing) + complemento?

Verbo to be: am, are, is

Pasado simple

Afirmativa

Con verbo to be en pasado: sujeto + was / were + complemento

Con otros verbos (regulares): sujeto + verbo principal (-ed) + complemento

Negativa

Con verbo to be: sujeto + wasn't / weren't + complemento

Con otros verbos: sujeto + didn't + verbo principal (infinitivo) + complemento

Interrogativa

Was / were + sujeto + complemento?

Interrogativa (What, Where, Who)

Who / What / Where + was / were + sujeto + complemento?

Pasado continuo

Afirmativa

Sujeto + was / were + verbo principal (-ing) + complemento

Negativa

Sujeto + wasn't / weren't + verbo principal (-ing) + complemento

Interrogativa

Was / were + sujeto + verbo principal (-ing) + complemento?

Interrogativa (What, Where, Who)

What / Where / Who + was / were + sujeto + verbo principal (-ing) + complemento?

Comparaciones

Superioridad (better than)

My news is better than the other journalist's

Your view is better than mine

Igualdad (as ... as)

My skin is as radiant as yours

The details of my contract are as bad as yours

Inferioridad (less ... than / not as ... as)

Your skills are less developed than mine

You're less exciting than my grandmother when she dances

Preguntas sobre noticias

How often do you listen to the news?

I don't watch the news on television or the internet

Which newspaper do you normally read?

Usually I don't read any newspaper, but if I do I read The Country

How often do you read it?

I read the newspaper very little because I only read news that are not related to sports