Guia completa de gramàtica anglesa: temps, modals i condicionals

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Active vs Passive Voice

 

Active

Passive

PISTES

 

Present Simple

  • → he/she/it + s

  • don’t/doesn’t + v.inf

? QW + Do/does + S + Vinf ?

am/is/are + Vpp

Present Simple

adv. of frequency

state verbs ⇒ yesterday, when, ago, last…

Past Simple

  • → ed / 2nd column

  • didn’t + vb.inf

? 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
to be going to + 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,
PRESENT SIMPLE
Unless I study hard,

I’ll go to medical school
WILL/WON’T + inf
I won’t go to medical school.

2nd: Imaginary or hypothetical situations

If I won £100,
If you don’t work out,
Unless you work out,
PAST SIMPLE

I would take you to Paris.
you won’t have any energy.
you won’t have any energy.
WOULD + inf

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).
PAST PERFECT

I would have won the race.
WOULD + HAVE + PP

Conditionals & Regrets

About the Present
Things we aren’t happy about and, ideally, would like to change.

About the Past
We use this structure to talk about past situations that we regret.

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

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