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Publicación definitiva de las pruebas para B1

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El presente perfecto continuo, muchas veces tiene la equivalencia a la traducción "llevar + gerundio" en español, pero el uso de esta forma es más frecuente en inglés. Se utiliza para acciones que han empezado en el pasado pero continúan en el presente.

Grammatical Rules (Reglas gramaticales)

Como en el presente perfecto, usamos el verbo auxiliar " to have" además de " been" (el participio pasado del verbo " to be ") más el verbo+ing.

Structure (Estructura)

1. Affirmative Sentences (Frases afirmativas)

Sujeto + verbo auxiliar (to have) + "been" + verbo+ing.

Ejemplos:

2. Negative Sentences (Frases negativas)

Sujeto + verbo auxiliar (to have) + "not" + "been" + verbo+ing.

Ejemplos:

3. Interrogative Sentences (Frases interrogativas)

Verbo auxiliar (to have) + sujeto + "been" + verbo+ing?

Ejemplos:

Usamos este tiempo cuando queremos expresar el sentido de la continuidad de una acción que ha comenzado en el pasado y que dura todavía en el presente o que acaba de terminar.

Nos referimos a algo que hemos estado haciendo en un período de tiempo, por lo tanto, usamos las preposiciones de tiempo " for" y " since ".

Si usamos el presente perfecto continuo sin un período de tiempo, significa " lately" o " recently ".

Ejemplos:

Nota: Como hemos visto en las últimas lecciones, no podemos usar las formas continuas con algunos verbos (Ver una lista y explicación aquí). En estos casos, usamos el presente perfecto.

Nota: Como hemos visto en las últimas lecciones, no podemos usar las formas continuas con algunos verbos. En estos casos, usamos el presente perfecto.

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Present Perfect Continuous: Lección de inglés

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Present Perfect Continuous, Lección del curso Present Perfect Continuous

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Always ask for consent with subtitles in Spanish

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This site uses cookies. By continuing, your consent is assumed. Learn more

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'Tea and Consent' video released by the police

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Thames Valley Police have decided to tackle the issue of sex and consent by comparing sex to a well known British pastime a drinking a cup of tea.

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VERBS FOLLOWED BY "TO INF", "ING" OR BOTH

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VERBS FOLLOWED BY "TO INF", "ING" OR BOTH

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Practise direct/indirect speech

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Questions in Task 2 are about reported speech. 2nd question is '' Boyfriend: I got a takeaway pizza. He said ........... a takeaway pizza. I filled in that space like '' HE HAD GOTTEN '' because, the third form of the get verb is gotten.

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You can practice them here

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‘Indirect Questions’ Quiz - Exercise & Worksheet - UsingEnglish.com

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Test yourself with our free English language exercise about ‘Indirect Questions’. This is a free intermediate English grammar quiz and esl worksheet. No sign-up required.

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More practce

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Indirect Questions Exercise at Auto-English

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Theory and practice

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WHERE, WHEN, WHY in relative sentences: use & omission

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WHERE, WHEN, WHY in relative sentences: use & omission

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I have to say that I have an incredibly complicated relationship with grammar. I don't like it and that's my problem. I wouldn't go as far as Michel de Montaigne and say "The greater part of the world's troubles are due to questions of grammar", that's probably going too far but, for me, "Grammar is a piano I play by ear" as Joan Didion said,.

Obviously, this is something that, as a teacher, I cannot share with my students.

So, in order to make teaching grammar more palatable, I am forever trying to present it in a more appealing way. Not only to my students, but also to me.

Embedded below is a more visual explanation of the use and omission of the relative adverbs: where, when and why.

I have used one of my fav free tools, PlayBuzz, which is not specifically designed to be used as a teaching tool but it really has a lot of potential for language teaching.

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A Word on Grammar: Relative Adverbs: Where, When and Why. use and Omission

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I have to say that I have an incredibly complicated relationship with grammar. I don't like it and that's my problem.

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To revise the vocabulary of the unit

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You can practise here

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Practica las oraciones finales

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Learn English. 1 FREE English lesson added every single day. Grammar, vocabulary, listening & reading

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Malala's speech in UN animation

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I am Malala - UN Speech - Video Animation

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Rang-tan is the story of a little girl and her orangutan friend forced from her forest home. Indonesian rainforests are destroyed to grow field upon field of dirty palm oil used to make the everyday products we use. It doesn’t need to be like this, big brands have a responsibility to make sure that the palm oil used in their products isn’t made at the greatest cost for our forests.

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Palm oil is literally everywhere - in our foods, cosmetics, cleaning products and fuels. It's a source of huge profits for multinational corporations, while at the same time destroying the livelihoods of smallholders. Displacement of indigenous peoples, deforestation and loss of biodiversity are all consequences of our palm oil consumption. How could it come to this? And what can we do in everyday life to protect people and nature?

5-minute info - palm oil

The issue - rainforest on our dinner tables and in our fuel tanks

The impact - suffering and death in producer countries, climate havoc

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Palm oil - deforestation for everyday products

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Palm oil is literally everywhere - in our foods, cosmetics, cleaning products and fuels. It's a source of huge profits for multinational corporations, while at the same time destroying the livelihoods of smallholders. Displacement of indigenous peoples, deforestation and loss of biodiversity are all consequences of our palm oil consumption.

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Follow these steps to do so and ... have fun!!
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Look for words that ryme

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RhymeZone rhyming dictionary and thesaurus

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A comprehensive rhyming dictionary, thesaurus, and brainstorming tool for the English language. Includes dozens of functions to help songwriters, poets, and anyone else in need of a word.

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Correction Code

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After reading a book you should fill in this assessing sheet

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Uses of present simple

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Learn English > English lessons and exercises > English test #85663: To / in order to / so as to / so that

These structures express purpose and answer the question why something is done.

Examples: I'm going to Ireland to visit my family.

I went to the post office to buy some stamps.

So as to We can also use 'in order to' or 'so as to'.

Examples: I'm going to Ireland in order to visit my family.

I went to the post office so as to buy some stamps.

Note 1- 'in order to' and 'so as to' are more common before stative verbs like:

Example: she left work early in order to be at home with the children.

2- Before a negative infinitive, we normally use 'so as' or 'in order'.

Example: I am leaving now so as not to be late.

(not: I am leaving now not to be late).

3- Do not use 'for' before the infinitive of purpose.

Example: I phoned Jenny to invite her to dinner.

(not: I phoned Jenny for invite her to dinner).

This structure is also frequently used to talk about purpose.

It is normally followed by modal such as can or will.

Example: I am saving money so that I can buy a new car.

End of the free exercise to learn English: To / in order to / so as to / so that
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To / in order to / so as to / so that-English

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To, in order to, so as to, so that.These structures express purpose and answer the question why something is done.To We use 'to + verb' to say why we do something. Examples: I'm going to Ireland to visit my family. I went to the post office to buy some stamps.In order toSo as to We can also u...

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https://multimedia-english.com/grammar/exclamations-with-how-what-12

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https://dictionary.cambridge.org/es/gramatica/gramatica-britanica/emphasising-and-downtoning/exclamations

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Present Perfect vs Past Simple : English Language

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Check if you can use them properly

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Exercises on Simple Past and Present Perfect - English Grammar

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Exercises on Simple Past and Present Perfect :: Learn English online - free exercises, explanations, games, teaching materials and plenty of information on English language. :: page Default

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Review the verbal tenses

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actions that happen one after another

He played football and then he went home.

He plays football and then he goes home.

He will play football and then he will go home.

actions taking place at the same time

He was playing football and she was watching.

He is playing football and she is watching.

He will be playing football and she will be watching.

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English Tenses - Examples :: Learn English online - free exercises, explanations, games, teaching materials and plenty of information on English language.

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Choose from 4287 random sentences to practise the different tenses according to your level of English. You have to form positive and negative sentenses and questions.

First choose, which tense, kind of sentence and Level 0 (absolute beginners)
Level 1 (elementary)
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English Pool of Exercises on Tenses :: Learn English online - free exercises, explanations, games, teaching materials and plenty of information on English language.

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Something funny to help you with grammar

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Rules to write formal letters

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In English there are a number of conventions that should be used when writing a formal or business letter. Furthermore, you try to write as simply and as clearly as possible, and not to make the letter longer than necessary. Remember not to use informal language like contractions.

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Food donation campaign

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How to Draw a Calligram

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CALLIGRAMS  Listen to these instructions

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CONDITIONAL SENTENCES

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Teatro

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Practise your written and oral expression

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Defining and non-defining clauses

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Pronombres relativos en inglés

¿Sabes lo que son los pronombres relativos en inglés? Bien, los pronombres relativos en inglés son los siguientes:

1. who = se utiliza para personas

2. which/that = se utiliza para cosas y animales

3. where = para lugares

4. when = para momentos (tiempo)

5. whose = cuyo

Los pronombres relativos siempre van precedidos de un sustantivo, lo que se conoce en gramática como antecedente. Para que lo entiendas, vamos a hacer un ejemplo primero en español:

El hombre al que vimos ayer es mi amigo = el relativo es "que" y el antecedente "hombre". Como ves, el antecedente es la palabra (sustantivo) a la que se refiere el pronombre relativo "que".

Ahora en inglés, que es nuestro cometido...

The man who I saw yesterday is my friend = who es el pronombre relativo y como 'man' es una persona, el relativo que tenemos que utilizar es 'who', el de personas.

That building, which is the highest in the city, was built two years ago = el pronombre relativo es 'which', para cosas, porque 'building' es una cosa y el antecedente. La traducción al español es: ese edificio, que es el más alto de la ciudad, fue construído hace dos años.

The school where I studied is near my house = 'where' es el pronombre relativo referido a lugares (school en este caso). Lo traducimos por: la escuela donde estudié está cerca de mi casa.

My neighbour, whose dog is always barking, is a doctor = 'whose' es el pronombre relativo. Es el único pronombre relativo que va seguido de un sustantivo, que es 'dog' en este caso, y lo traducimos por 'cuyo': mi vecino, cuyo perro está siempre ladrando, es médico.

Bien, esto en cuanto a los pronombres relativos se refiere. Pasemos ahora a explicar en más detalle la construcción de las oraciones de relativo (relative clauses).

Debes saber que hay dos tipos de oraciones de relativo:

1. Defining relative clauses = la información de esta oración de relativo es necesaria, no se puede omitir, y si se omite, el resto de la oración no se entiende, falta información. Example: the man (who told me the time in the street) was old. Como veis, aquí la información aparece sin comas y si prescindo de la información de la oración de relativo, la otra oración me queda incompleta. Hagamos la prueba: oración entre paréntesis es la defining relative clause, si yo la quito, la oración restante es: the man was old. Si yo te digo a ti esa frase, the man was old, ¿tú qué preguntarías? ¿qué hombre, verdad? Queda incompleta, por tanto la información de la oración de relativo es necesaria y no se puede omitir.

2. Non-defining relative clauses = añaden extra información y como extra que es, se puede omitir. Si se omite, el resto de la oración sigue teniendo sentido. Example: my sister, who is 36 years old, works for a bank = si yo quito la relative clause, que es 'who is 36 years old', el resto de la oración se entiende perfectamente: my sister works for a bank, así quedaría.

Si te das cuenta, hemos puesto la non-defining relative clase entre comas, así deben ir siempre, entre comas. Las comas indican que se puede prescindir de la información.

Es muy importante que recuerdes que en las non-defining relative clauses el pronombre relativo 'that' no se puede emplear. Nunca se puede escribir una coma seguida del relativo that: ..., that... = imposible de escribir.

Más cosas...

Hay veces que algunos pronombres relativos se pueden omitir. Estos pronombres son: who, which y that. Veamos cuándo se pueden omitir. Vamos a comparar dos oraciones:

1. The guy who I saw yesterday in the pub is my English teacher.

2. The guy who called me yesterday was my English teacher.

En la primera oración tenemos: the guy (antecedente) + relative pronoun + subject + verb

En la segunda tenemos: the guy (antecedente) + relative pronoun + verb

¿Que cambia en las dos oraciones? El sujeto, que aparece en la oración una pero no en la dos. Pues bien, cuando aparezca el sujeto, el relativo se puede omitir. Podríamos decir: the guy I saw yesterday in the pub is my English teacher. Sin embargo, en la segunda, como no aparece sujeto detrás del relativo, no se puede omitir.

Vamos a traducirlas para que lo entiendas mejor:

1. El chico al que yo vi ayer en el pub es mi profesor de inglés = aquí yo vi al chico

2. El chico que me llamó ayer era mi profesor de inglés = aquí el chico me llamó a mí

Y por último, te voy a poner aquí un common mistake que suele hacer el alumno, para que tú lo intentes evitar:

My children's school, which it is near my house is very big = el error está en escribir el sujeto 'it' detrás del relativo. ¿A qué se refiere ese 'it'? A school, ¿verdad? Pues no hay que repetirlo, porque 'school' ya está como antecedente. Recuerda, no repetimos nunca el antecedente. Si te das cuenta, cuando escribimos un sujeto detrás del pronombre relativo, ese sujeto es distinto al antecedente. Ejemplo: The girls who I met yesterday in the disco were very nice = aquí tenemos un sujeto detrás del relativo, 'I', pero ese sujeto es distinto al antecedente, que es 'girls', ¿lo ves?.

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¿Sabes lo que son los pronombres relativos en inglés? Bien, los pronombres relativos en inglés son los siguientes: 1. who = se utiliza para personas 2. which/that = se utiliza para cosas y animales 3. where = para lugares 4. when = para momentos (tiempo) 5.

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Niño va a su colegio sin comida en su lonchera y mira que pasa.

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Consent for kids

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Tea consent with English subtitles

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The UK explained sexual consent in the most British way possible