Guia completa de gramàtica anglesa: temps, modals i condicionals
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Active vs Passive Voice
Active | Passive | PISTES | ||
Present Simple |
? QW + Do/does + S + Vinf ? | am/is/are + Vpp | Present Simple | adv. of frequency state verbs ⇒ yesterday, when, ago, last… |
Past Simple |
? QW + did + s + v.inf ? | was/were + Vpp | Past Simple | adv. of frequency state verbs ⇒ yesterday, when, ago, last… |
Present Continuous | am/is/are (n’t) + V-ing | am/is/are + being + v.pp | Present Continuous | look! watch out! at the moment! while… this… |
Past Continuous | was/were (n’t) + V-ing | was/were + being + v.pp | Past Continuous | while |
Present Perfect | have/has + v.pp | have/has + been + Vpp | Present Perfect | for, since, just, ever, never, yet, already, still, lately… |
Past Perfect | had + v.pp | had + been + Vpp | Past Perfect | |
Future | will / to be going to + Vinf | will + be + Vpp | Future | |
Modal Verb | Can / will / would / must + inf | Can / will / would / must + be + pp | Modal verb |
Future Forms in English
Less probable ⇒ WILL
Opinion: → I think
Spontaneous decisions
Promises: → I won’t tell your secret
Predictions (no evidence): → In 5 years I will climb Everest
More probable ⇒ GOING TO
Plans and intentions
Predictions (evidence)
Super probable ⇒ PRESENT SIMPLE / PRESENT CONTINUOUS
Timetables: The train leaves at 5
Bookings, reservations
Appointments
* OTHER FUTURE FORMS
FUTURE CONTINUOUS ⇒ Actions or situations at a specific time in the future.
This time tomorrow…
In five years' time… ⇒ will be + V-ing
This time next month…
Modal Verbs
Taula de verbs modals, usos i exemples:
- Be able to: Habilidad (She can play many instruments)
- Can: Habilidad (She can play the violin), Petición (Can I go out, please?), Posibilidad (It can be funny)
- Can’t: Falta de habilidad (I can’t speak Chinese), Certeza de que algo es imposible (It’s Monday. He can’t be out.)
- Could: Habilidad en el pasado (When I was young, I could run very fast), Petición educada (Could you open the window, please?), Sugerencia educada (You could go by bus), Posibilidad (It could be dangerous)
- Don’t have to: Falta de obligación (I don’t have to go to school on Sunday)
- Have to: Necesidad u obligación (You have to get up early or you’ll be late)
- May: Posibilidad (It may rain tomorrow), Petición educada (May I come in, please?)
- Might: Posibilidad (It might be difficult to pass if you don’t study)
- Must: Necesidad u obligación (You must study), Certeza de que algo es cierto (They’re getting married tomorrow, they must be very happy)
- Mustn’t: Prohibición (You mustn’t smoke here)
- Need to: Necesidad u obligación (You need to eat healthier if you want to lose weight)
- Needn’t: Ausencia de obligación o necesidad (You needn’t buy wine, we have enough)
- Ought to: Consejo, opinión (You ought to do more exercise)
- Should: Consejo, opinión (You should do more exercise)
- Would: Petición formal (Would you close the door, please?), Ofrecimiento (Would you like a coffee?)
Conditionals
TYPE OF CONDITIONALS | IF CLAUSE | 2nd CLAUSE |
Zero: Something that is always true (or was always true in the past). To talk about situations which always produce the same results. | If / Unless / When / Until If you pour oil on water, | PRESENT SIMPLE it floats |
Other examples: Most plants die unless you water them regularly = Unless you water them regularly, most plants die. UNLESS + affirmative verb = If + negative verb The computer doesn’t shut down until you close all the programs. When light hits a solar panel, it is converted into electricity. | ||
1st: Possible future situations | If I pass the exam, | I’ll go to medical school |
2nd: Imaginary or hypothetical situations | If I won £100, | I would take you to Paris. |
3rd: We use the third conditional to talk about a situation that was possible in the past but didn’t happen. | If I’d (I had) trained harder, (It was possible for me to train harder, but I didn’t, so I didn’t win the race). | I would have won the race. |
Conditionals & Regrets
About the Present | About the Past |
If only / I wish + past simple | If only / I wish + past perfect |
If only / I wish I was good at football (= I’m not happy about this present situation. I would like to change it) | I wish / If only I hadn’t left my umbrella at home this morning. |
Reported Speech
Direct speech ⇒ It repeats the exact words between “ ”
She said: “What time will you be home?”
Indirect speech ⇒ It is usually used to talk about the past, so we normally change the tense of the words spoken.
HOW? ⇒ Reporting verbs