5. Indirect questions Common ways of starting indirect questions: *I’d like to know *Could you tell me *Would you mind telling me *Do you know Ex…Do you know if the class has been finished yet? Question tags Question tags are short questions at the end of a statement. Ex…She loves him, doesn’t she? He doesn’t have a dog, does he?
6. prepositions of place, time and movement! preposition of place AT-> a point in space where something happens. Ex…At the beginning. IN-> something takes place inside. Ex…In the house. ON-> shows that something taking place is on something. Ex…On the street.
7. Preposition of time AT-> clock times, points in time, weekends, holidays. Ex…At 8:00 O’clock. IN-> months, years, seasons, centuries, parts of the day, a point of time during a period. Ex…In the morning. ON-> specific days and dates. Ex…on New Year’s day.
8. Preposition of movement AT-> use it with “arrive”, to show the person/thing the action is aimed at. Ex…The airplane arrive at the airport. TO-> use it with verbs of movement(come, go, travel, run, send, take, walk, etc.) Ex…I’m going on a travel to Paris. INTO-> use it with verbs that mean “to move from outside to an inside areas”. Ex…I’m into my room. TOWARDS-> it means moving or pointing in a particular direction. Ex…The dog walk towards me. AT THE END-> final point or part. Ex…My room is at the end of the corridor. IN THE END-> it means finally after a long time. Ex…In the end of the movie, he die.
12. Modifiers! Fairly: more than average, but less than very. Ex…Jessica is fairly thin. Quite: a little, or a lot but not completely. Ex…He’s quite attractive. Pretty: it’s stronger than quite. It suggest more than was expected. Ex…The house is pretty big. A bit: it’s used with the same meaning as little. ex…It’s a bit hot here. Really: it’s used to show emphasis. It’s also used with verbs. Ex…Hayley is really beautiful. Extremely/incredibly/terribly They are used in a similar way to very but are stronger than very. Ex…It was extremely hard.
14. types of comparison! To a higher degree Ex…The dog of Franck is smaller than Tony’s dog. To the same degree Ex…My house is as big as Elena’s house. To a lower degree Ex…He has less good grades than before. (not)as…as Ex…Shakira is not as good as Beyonce. So…as Ex…The cell phone is not so expensive as we think.
15. Reflexives and own! When the object is the same person/thing as the subject. Ex…He hit himself with the ball. With by to mean alone. Ex…All my friends live by themselves. Without the help of others. Ex…She do the homework on her own. To mean alone. Ex…I don´t like to go to the cinema on my own.
20. time conjunctions! As: is used to talk about two situations which develop or change together. Ex…As I done the homework, I learn more. When: to refer to periods of life. Ex…When I worked in Oklahoma, I had more money than now. While: to describe two longer actions or situations going on the same time. Ex…While she was cooking, I was sleeping. Eventually/finally: mean ‘in the end’. We use them to say that something happens after a long time or a lot of effort. Ex…Finally I finished the work.
21. At first/to begin with: refer to the beginning of a situation, to make a contrast with something different that happens later. Ex…She answer the easier questions of the exam to begin with it. As soon as: to talk about two actions or events that happen very quickly one after the other. Ex…As soon as I was walking, I saw my friend Tom. After/afterwards/after that: Ex…They are going to the cinema and after that they are going for a coffee. By the time: is used before a verb and means ‘not later than’. Ex…I will arrived to my house by the time you went to the office.
23. Modals! Can: we use can to ask for and give permission. Ex…Can I go to the party? Could: we use could to ask for permission when you are not sure what the answer will be. Ex…Could you come to my house? May: we use it to ask for or give permission in formal situations. Ex…You may have the day off today.
24. Ought to/should: we use them to talk about obligations and duties in the future, present and past. Ex…You ought to/should do more exercise to have a good health. Must: talk about present and future strong obligations and necessities that come from the speaker. Ex…She must study to pass the exam. Needn’t/don’t need/don’t have to: we use them to talk about a lack of obligation in the present or future. Ex…You don’t have to wake up early tomorrow.
25. used to and would! Used to: past habits that no longer exits. Ex…I used to play with the dolls, but now I don’t. She used to make all the homework's, but now she doesn’t do it. Would: past habits and repeated actions. Ex…When I lived in Aguascalientes, I would see my cousins every day. When David was teenager, He would go to a lot of parties.