Gramática inglesa: tiempos verbales, comparativos y condicionales con ejemplos

Tiempos verbales del pasado

Past continuous: I was watching TV last night. / I wasn't watching TV last night. / Were you watching TV last night?

Past simple: We bought a new computer yesterday.

Past continuous: What were you doing at ten o'clock last night?

Used to: Carlos used to go to San Andreu school. (Carlos iba a la escuela de San Andreu.) Carlos didn't use to go. / Did you use to go...?

Present perfect

Present perfect: Víctor has gone out with his friends. (Víctor ha salido con sus amigos.) Víctor hasn't gone... / Has Víctor gone...?

Con already, yet, just, for, since

• With already: We've already done our homework. (Ya hemos hecho los deberes.)
• With yet: They haven't seen Víctor yet. (Todavía no hemos visto a Víctor.)
• With just: I've just seen Rachel. (Acabo de ver a Rachel.)
• With for: Dan's been at this school for two years. (Hace dos años que Dan está en este instituto.)
• With since: Carlos has known Paula since the summer. (Carlos conoce a Paula desde el verano.)

Past simple with ago: Carlos started work in Paris two days ago. (Carlos empezó a trabajar en París hace dos días.)

Comparativos y superlativos

Adjetivos cortos

• Terminados en -er (comparativo): I'm taller than my brother.
• Terminados en -est (superlativo): Paul is the tallest boy in the class.

Adjetivos largos

• Comparativo: Those Nike trainers are more expensive than Adidas.
• Superlativo: Carlos is the most intelligent in the class.

Not as... as: Adults aren't as happy as children. (Los adultos no son tan felices como los niños = Los niños son más felices que los adultos.)

So y such

So: Maria is my girlfriend, she's so handsome. (María es mi novia, ella es tan guapa.)

Such: I love the singer Lorena, she's such a good person. (Me encanta Lorena, es tan buena persona.)

Futuro

Will: Ana will be 18 next year. (Ana tendrá 18 años el año que viene.) I promise I won't tell Berta. (Te prometo que no le diré nada a Berta.)

Going to: We're going to see a film on Saturday. (Vamos a ver una película el sábado.) We aren't going to see a film. / Are we going to see a film?

Condicionales

First conditional: If you pass your exams, I'll buy you a new car. If you don't pass your exams, I won't buy you a new car.