Reported Speech, Conditionals and Passive Voice: English Grammar Rules with Examples
Inglés4,88 KB
Introduction
Advertence: Tipex is one of the best things you can have, and we hope to approve this course, and my mother and I want to go and join the army to fulfill my dream and be happy in life and work on what I love.
Reported Speech
Affirmative Statements
In reported speech, we use that (optional). The tense changes if the verb is in the present: present → past, and past → past perfect.
Orders and Requests
When the verb does not take an object pronoun, we use to or not to.
Suggestions
Use verb + -ing, and remove let's and that.
Questions
Use if or wh- + subject.
Changes in Time and Place
- now → then
- today → that day
- tonight → that night
- yesterday → the previous day
- last week → the previous week
- a month ago → the previous month
- tomorrow → the following day
- next week → the following week
- here → there
- this → that
- these → those
Modal Verbs
- can → could
- may → might
- must / have to → had to
- will → would
Relative Clauses
- who: people
- which: things
- whose: possession
- when: time
- where: place
Conditionals
- Zero conditional (+/-): general truths
- First conditional: if + present, will + infinitive (real future situations)
- Second conditional: if + past, would + infinitive (present or possible situations)
- Third conditional: if + past perfect, would have + past participle (past or impossible situations)
Because changes to but or so depending on meaning.
Passive Voice
Formula: to be + past participle (-ed or 3rd column).
Time Expressions and Tenses
Simple Present
always, usually, never
Simple Past
yesterday, last week, in 2007
Present Continuous
now, at the moment, tonight
Past Continuous
when, while, as
Present Perfect Simple
for, since, already
Past Perfect Simple
by the time, already, after
Future Simple
tomorrow, this evening
Future Continuous
at this time tomorrow, next...
Future Perfect Simple
by this time next week, by the end...
Irregular Verbs
- become – to become
- begin – to start
- bring – to bring
- choose – to choose
- come – to come
- eat – to eat
- find – to find
- get – to get
- give – to give
- have – to have
- know – to know
- learn – to learn
- lay – to put
- let – to allow
- lose – to lose
- see – to see
- take – to take
- win – to win
- write – to write
Model Essay: Immigration
Introduction
Immigration is the process of moving from one's country of origin to another country.
Immigration in Spain
Immigration in Spain is one of the most current issues at this time. Every day, many people try to come from other countries to have a better lifestyle. Also, thousands of African immigrants attempt to cross into Spain each day because their countries have terrible living conditions.
Opinion
In my opinion, immigration to Spain should not be illegal. Also, many Spaniards emigrate to other countries to find work.