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PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE

HAVE/HAS+ PAST PARTICIPLE

Usos:

Non- specific time: have you visited Brazil? The President has opened a new hospital.

Action verbs: how long have you learnt English?

Superlatives: whats the best compliment youre received? What is the best film you have been? The Best film I have ever
seen is harry potter.

(strange) life experience: have you ever had a frightening experience?

Action that started in the past and continues in the present. I have lived with my grandmother since I was five

Results now: Oh! You have broken your arm

Talking about the period youre still in (this year): have you had a good day?

The number of times and you could do it again: how many times have you seen your favorite film?

With just: what have you just done?

With already: what 3 importante things have you already done this week?

With Negative yet : what important thing havent you done yet today? (negative cuando utilizamos Yet)

State verbs: how long have you known your best friend?

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINOUS

HAVE/HAS + BEEN + VERB + ING

Usos:

Length of action: how long have you been living in your current house?

A repectitive action could happen again: which holiday destination have you been going to for years? (cosas que pasan
frecuentemente)

DIFERENCIAS: PPS/PPC
Active verbs: I have sing for 5 years / I have been singing for 5 years : the same! PPS/PPC
Active verbs son los verbos de los cuales podes hacer una mmica.

State verbs: I have known him: only present perfect simple PPS
State verbs son los verbos de los cuales NO podes hacer una mmica.

PAST
TO BE + VERB + ING

DID irregular y regular

verb (2nd Colom)

HAD + PAST PARTICIPLE

(Before action)

HAD BEEN + VERB + ING

(specific duration)

FUTURE
 Negative: Wont

Examples:

FS: I promise I will frive every day

FC: At 4pm tomorrow I will be working for just Green Company

FPS: By the age of 25 I will have had a Baby

FPC: by the end of the monnt I will have been driving a car for 15 days

CONDITIONALS
CONDITIONAL 0 FACTS, LOGIC, LAWS - General Situation - (Now Real)

If SIMPLE PRESENT + SIMPLE PRESENT:

Example: If it rains, I take an umbrella.

CONDITIONAL 1 POSSIBLE SITUATION, PROMISES, SOCIAL PLANS - (Future Real)

If SIMPLE PRESENT + WILL SIMPLE PRESENT:

Example: I promise I will help you with maths, if you help me with law.

CONDITIONAL 2 IMAGINING A DIFFERENT NOW, DREAMING, ADVICE, FANTASIS, HYPOTHETICAL If I were you (now Hypothetical)

If SIMPLE PAST + WOULD SIMPLE PRESENT:

Example: If I were the president of USA, I would give dogs to everyone.

CONDITIONAL 3 REGRET, MISTAKES, CHANGING PAST (past Hypothetical)

If SIMPLE PAST PERFECT + WOULD PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE

Example: If I had won the lottery, I would have traveled around the world.

MIX 1 NOW PAST, HYPOTHETICAL, IMPOSSIBLE

If SIMPLE PAST + WOULD PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE

Example: If you had limitless money, what would you have done for your last birthday?

MIX 2 PAST NOW, IMPOSSIBLE, IMAGINE , DREAMING

If PAST PERFECT SIMPLE + WOULD SIMPLE PRESENT

Example: If you hadnt decided

Would = Might = May

1) AS LONG AS (Only if)

2) Providing (Only If)
3) Unless (a menos que)

USED TO / GET USED TO / BE USED TO

Used to /Didnt use to + Infinitive Past Routine, past habits and states or facts (active and state verbs)
Example: I used to have a cat, but he died last year/ I used to play tennis / I used to love Nicolas

Would + Infinitive Past Habits NOT state (Si active verbs)

Example: my father would often read to me when I was a young boy / NO: I would love Nicolas (pq es state verb)

State verb: be, live, like, believe, think, understand and know

Get used to + verb + ing Me estoy Acostumbrando, adaptando, el proceso no termino

Example: I am getting used to playing tennis on grass court

Be used to + verb + ing Acostumbrado, adaptado (el proceso termino)

Example: she is a nurse, so she is used to seeing sick people

Cuando queres hablar en el pasado o future conjugas el GET o el BE. (lo usas en cualquier tense)