Helen i want to tell you something about my holiday in London
To be: I am-You are-He is-She is-It is-We are-They are
Present simple passive: be + past participle (or –ed)
Many tourist visit Big Ben -> Big Ben is visited by many tourist
Companies advertise the CD`s -> The CD`s are advertised by companies
Otros tiempos en pasado:
Present continuous: is/are taking -> is be-ing taken
Present perfect: has/have taken -> has/have been taken
Past simple: took -> was/were taken
Past perfect: had taken -> had been taken
Will: will take -> will be taken
Be going to: is/are going to take -> is/are going to be taken
Modal verbs: can/must/should take -> ‘’ be taken
Examples: Someone will buy it -> It will be bought
The pólice have arrested the shoplifters -> the shoplifters have been arrested
We must take his advice seriously -> his advice must be taken seriously
Omission of the agent: The récord Company will reléase the álbum on Monday –>
The álbum will be released on Monday by the récord Company
My wallet has been stolen / In América, alcohol was banned in the 1920’s
Transformations: passive -> active
They were being watched -> someone was watching them
The shopping centre was designed the by a famous->A famous designed the shopping centre
Have something done:Have+object+past participle->He had the room painted
Amy had her camera repaired / Are you going to have your ears pierced?
Breed(raza) Cage(jaula) Endarenged species Ethical
Experiment Extinct Factory farm Free-range(de corral)
Human guinea pig(cobaya humana) Hunt
In captivity Laboratory Mistreat(maltratar)
Research(investigación) Species Tame(domar)
Vegetarían Wildlife Carnivore Feed(on)(alimentarlo)
Food chain(cadena de comida) Give birth(dar a luz)
Herbivore Hibernate Invertebrate Lay eggs(poner huevos)
Mammal(mamífero) Nocturnal Offspring(descendencia)
Omnivore Predator Prey(presa) Primate Reptile Vertebrate
Young / Get it straight from the horse’s mouth
Have butterflies in stomach / Let the cato ut of the bag
Take the bull by the horns / Wouldn’t hurt a fly
can could/fall fell fallen/find found found
get got got/go went gone/have had had
hear heard heard/leave left left
lose lost lost/make made made
say said said/see saw seen
sleep slept slept/spend spent spent
teach taught taught/tell told told
think thought thought/throw threw thrown
wake woke woken/wear wore worn
win won won/beat beat beaten