USED TO

USED TO

                                                                          

Mary and Sophia stopped playing with their dolls three  years ago.

They do not play with their dolls any more.

They used to play every day.

You can use USED TO to talk about past habits and situations.

Something used to happen: something happened regularly in the past but not longer happens.

                      I used to play tennis a lot but I do not play very often now.

I used to do something is past. There is no present form. You cannot say "I use to do" 

You also use USED TO ... for something that was true but it is not true any more.

This buiding is now a furniture shop, It used to be a cinema.

The formal question form is DID (YOU) USE TO...? 

Did you use to eat a lot of sweets when you were a child?

Yes, I did  /  No, I didn`t

The negative form is DIDN´T USE TO

I didn´t use to eat a lot of sweets

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PREPOSTIONS OF TIME

PREPOSTIONS OF TIME

                                   

                            

                                                Boyaca Battle happened in 1819

                                 

                                     INOBASOL´s  Birthday is on August 12

  

                               

                                

       We start classes at 6:30 A:M

          

                                                                                                                                                          

We use:
At for the time of day:

at five o`clock                                           at 11:45                                           at midnight              

                            at lunchtime                                           at sunset

We use at in these expressions;

at night                                        at the weekend(s)                              at Christmas                            at Easter                                                         at present                                 at the same time                                                                                     at the moment

Examples:    I don`t like going out at night            Will you be here at the weekend? 

We use:
On for days and dates:

                                 On Friday (s)                              On 12 March 1991            

 On Christmas night                                                                                   On my birthday

Examples:      I will be at home on Friday morning.
                       Do you usually go out on Saturdays evenings?
We use:

In for longer periods (for example months / years / seasons):

In October                                            in (the) winter                                         in 1968                                  in the 1970s                                        In the 18th century                      In the Middle Ages                              in the past                                         in (the) future


We say:

In the morning(s)                             in the afternoon(s)                          in the evening(s)

Examples:  I will see you in the morning

                  Do you work in the evenings?

We do not use at / on / in before last / next / this / every:

Example: I will see you next Friday

                They got married last March.

In a few minutes /  in six months, etc. = a time in the future
                           

Examples:     The train will be leaving in a few minutes

                      She will be here in a moment.

We also use in... to say how long it takes to do something:

I learnt to drive in four weeks ( it took me four weeks to learn).

ACTIVITIES

1. Complete the sentences. Each time use at, on, or in + one of the following:

the evening              about 20 minutes           1492                     Christmas
the moment             21 July 1969                  the 1920s             the same time
Sundays                   the Middle Ages            11 seconds          night

a) Colombus made his first voyage from Europe to America __________________
b) In Colombia most people do not work __________________________________
c) If the sky is clear, you can see the stars _________________________________
d) The first man walked on the moon _____________________________________
e) It is difficult to listen if everyone is speaking _____________________________

2. Put in, on or at in where necessary. Leave an empty space (--) if no preposition is necessary.

a) I will see you ________ Friday
b) What are you doing _________ the weekend?
c) We usually have a holiday __________ the Summer.
d) Pauline got married ________ 1991
e) Do you work ________ every Wednesday.

http://www.teach-this.com/downloads-2/530-in-on-at-dominoes/file

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=6259

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQ4uUNxO_sU

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ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY

ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY

                    
  Kevin never comes to computer class.      He spends a lot of time with his friends from
                                                                            the soccer team.



How often do you usally exercise?    I lift weights every day.
                                                           I go jogging about once a week.
                                                           I play basketball twice a month.
                                                           I exercise about three times a year
                                                           I don`t exercise very often.


Do you ever watch television in the evening?     Yes, I almost always watch TV after dinner.
                                                                              I sometimes watch TV before bed.
                                                                              I seldom watch TV in the evening.
                                                                              No, I never watch TV


We use adverbs of frequency to talk about how often we do something. We place them:

* Before the main verb. Ex:  John often plays football on Saturdays

* After the verb BE.  Ex: She is never late for school.

ACTIVITIES

1. Complete the dialogue with the present simple of the verbs in parentheses.

A: What ______________________________ (you / usually / do ) in your free time?
B: I __________________________ ( usually / spend ) time with my friends. They ______________________ ( sometimes / come ) to my house  and we _________________( watch) TV or ______________________ (listen) to music together. ____________________ (you / spend ) time with your friends?
A: Not really. My wife ____________________ (always / go ) to the gym in the afternoon and I _________________ ( surf ) the Internet, so we ____________________ ( not / see) our friends very much.


2. Put the adverbs in the correct place. Then practice with a partner.

A: What do you do on Saturdays morning ? ( usually)
B: Nothing much. I sleep until noon. (almost always)



A: How often do you play sports? (usually)
B: I go out with my classmates. (about three times a week)


A: How often do you exercise? (usually)
B: I exercise. (seldom)

Taken from American Channel Elementary
                                                                      

http://easyglobalenglish.blogspot.com.co/2012/05/short-dialogue-11-adverbs-of-frequency.html

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PRESENT PERFECT

PRESENT PERFECT

                    

Mary is looking for her key. 

                     She can`t find it. She has lost his key                        

                               

Pronouns	Auxiliary	Verb in Past Participle
I	have	worked
You	have	studied
He	has	done
She	has	written
We /  You  /  They	have	been

The present perfect simple is HAVE /  HAS  +  PAST PARTICIPLE. The past participle often ends in -ED  (finished /  decided  / lived etc), but many important verbs are irregular (lost / been / written etc).

When we use the present perfect there is always a connection with now. The action in the past has a reuslt now:

He told me his name but I have forgotten it. (I can`t remember it now)

Is Sally here? No, she is gone out (she is out now).

We often use the present perfect to give new information or to announce a recent happening:

The police have arrested two men.

You can use the present perfect with JUST,    ALREADY, and YET

JUST= a short time ago

Would you like something to eat?  " No, thanks, I have just had lunch"

We use ALREADY to say that something happened sooner than expected

What time is Mark leaving?  He`s already gone

YET=   "until now" and shows that the speaker is expecting something to happen. Use YET only in questions and negative sentences.

I have written the letter but I haven`t posted it yet.      

                   

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IF CONDITIONAL

IF   CONDITIONAL

         


                                                  
                         If I have extra money, I usually buy a laptop equipment with it.

                         I will buy a new laptop next month if I have some extra money.

                 If I had some extra money, I would buy a new laptop today or tomorrow.

             I would have bought a new laptop last month if I had had some extra money.


Conditional sentences are also known as conditional clauses or if clause. They are used to express that the action in the main clause (without if) can only take place if a certain condition (in the clause with if) is fulfilled. There are three types of conditional sentences.

SITUATION	IF CLAUSE	RESULT CLAUSE	EXAMPLE
1.True / in the present /    future	Simple present	Will +  simple form	If I have enough time. I watch TV every evening. If I have enough time I will watch TV later on tonight.
It is possible and also very likely that the condition will be fulfilled.
2. Untrue / in the present / future	Simple past	Would + simple form	If I found her address, I would send her an invitation
It is possible but very unlikely, that the condition will be fulfilled.
3. Untrue / in the past	Past perfect	Would have + past participle.	If I had found her address, I would have sent her an invitation
It is impossible that the condition will be fulfilled because it refers to the past.

https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/tests/conditional-sentences-3

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