Correspondencia en Inglés, Turismo en Madrid y Tiempos Verbales

Mensaje de Presentación y Correspondencia

Hi. Thanks for your email. It is good to know that you are studying English at school. I'm studying Spanish, so we can help each other with our language homework. You want to know what I look like and what I enjoy doing in my spare time. Well, I think I'm tall for my age — I'm 17. I've got dark hair and brown eyes, and my sister says I'm quite attractive. I'm not shy, and I like meeting people and making new friends. In fact, I love going out with my friends at the weekend to the cinema and bars. I don't like studying very much, but I want to be a journalist, so I need to pass my exams. I also like reading books and listening to music. I'm listening to a Norah Jones CD at the moment. I have to go now. I've got to do my homework. Write to me soon and tell about yourself.

Madrid: Un Lugar Encantador

Amenable place. One of my favorite cities is Madrid, in the center of Spain. It's really beautiful. There are big buildings. It is perfect for walking and shopping because the weather is very good; it is often sunny. Madrid people are very friendly. You can always find someone to talk to at the bar. Not only can you chat with people, but you can dance in clubbing. Madrid is a wonderful city, so if you can have a holiday there, you won't be disappointed!

Una Anécdota de la Infancia

A long time ago, when I was a kid, I used to go to a village in a beautiful park. First, when I rode a bicycle, I didn't know how to stop. It was winter. I went into the water. I didn't know how to swim. In the end, my father pulled me out of the water.

Lista de Verbos Irregulares

BE | WAS/WERE | BEEN (SER / ESTAR); BEGIN | BEGAN | BEGUN (COMENZAR); BREAK | BROKE | BROKEN (ROMPER); BRING | BROUGHT | BROUGHT (TRAER); BUILD | BUILT | BUILT (CONSTRUIR); BUY | BOUGHT | BOUGHT (COMPRAR); COME | CAME | COME (VENIR); CUT | CUT | CUT (CORTAR); DO | DID | DONE (HACER); DRINK | DRANK | DRUNK (BEBER); DRIVE | DROVE | DRIVEN (CONDUCIR); EAT | ATE | EATEN (COMER); FALL | FELL | FALLEN (CAER); FIND | FOUND | FOUND (ENCONTRAR); GET | GOT | GOTTEN (CONSEGUIR); GIVE | GAVE | GIVEN (DAR); GO | WENT | GONE (IR); HAVE | HAD | HAD (TENER); HEAR | HEARD | HEARD (OÍR); KNOW | KNEW | KNOWN (CONOCER, SABER); LEARN | LEARNT | LEARNT (APRENDER); LEAVE | LEFT | LEFT (DEJAR); LOSE | LOST | LOST (PERDER); MAKE | MADE | MADE (HACER); MEET | MET | MET (CONOCERSE, ENCONTRARSE); PUT | PUT | PUT (PONER); READ | READ | READ (LEER); RUN | RAN | RUN (CORRER); SEE | SAW | SEEN (VER); SIT | SAT | SAT (SENTARSE); SLEEP | SLEPT | SLEPT (DORMIR); SPEAK | SPOKE | SPOKEN (HABLAR); SWIM | SWAM | SWUM (NADAR); TAKE | TOOK | TAKEN (COGER); THINK | THOUGHT | THOUGHT (PENSAR); WRITE | WROTE | WRITTEN (ESCRIBIR).

Vocabulario Avanzado

• Challenging: Desafiante
• Empty: Vacío
• Essential: Básico
• Freezing: Helado
• Humid: Húmedo
• Inhospitable: Inhóspito
• Remote: Lejano
• Silent: Silencioso
• Unpredictable: Impredecible
• Wild: Salvaje
• Countryside: Campiña
• Equipment: Material
• Grizzly bear: Oso pardo
• Knowledge: Conocimientos
• Shelter: Refugio
• Skill: Habilidad
• The wild: Naturaleza salvaje
• The wilderness: Tierra salvaje
• Appreciate: Valorar
• Build: Construir
• Explore: Explorar
• Protect yourself: Protegerte de
• Architecture: Arquitectura
• Scenery: Paisaje
• Blanket: Manta
• Building: Edificio
• Dinner party: Cena (en casa de alguien)
• Scuba diving: Submarinismo
• Traffic light: Semáforo
• Distribute: Distribuir
• Encourage: Animarm
• Provide: Proporcionar
• Recover: Recuperarse
• Wonder: Preguntarse

Gramática y Tiempos Verbales

Present Perfect (Presente Perfecto)

Estructura:

• I / you / we / they + [have ('ve)] / [have not (haven't)] + participio
• He / she / it + [has ('s)] / [has not (hasn't)] + participio
• Interrogativa: Have (I/you/we/they) / Has (he/she/it) + participio?

Expresiones temporales: ever, never, for, since, already, yet, just, recently, lately.

Usos: Acciones que empezaron en el pasado y continúan en el presente.

Past Simple (Pasado Simple)

Estructura afirmativa: I, you, he, she, it, we, they + verbo en pasado (o -ed).

Negativa: Con didn't + verbo en forma base (play).

Interrogativa: Con did + sujeto + verbo en forma base.

Uso: Acciones en un momento específico del pasado.

Used to (Pasado Habitual)

Afirmativa: I, you, he, she, it, we, they + used to + verbo.

Negativa:

• I / he / she / it + did not (didn't) + use to + verbo
• You / we / they + never + used to + verbo

Interrogativa: Did + sujeto + use to + verbo?

Usos: Rutinas o estados habituales en el pasado que ya no ocurren en el presente.