SEVENTH GRADE STAGE 2

 

Pasado Continuo – (Past Continuous)

El Pasado Continuo, es un tiempo verbal que describe acciones que estaban siendo realizadas en un momento del pasado al que se hace referencia y que luego continuaron, por ejemplo:

Yesterday he was studying English. Ayer él estaba estudiando inglés.
(Comenzó a estudiar antes de ese momento y continuó estudiando posteriormente)

John was playing tennis at 10 a.m. John estuvo jugando tenis a las 10 a.m.
(Comenzó a jugar tenis antes de las 10 a.m. y continuó haciendolo después)

El Pasado Continuo se construye con el verbo auxiliar «to be» en su forma pasada y el verbo principal en infinitivo con la terminación ING:

Observa que la forma negativa se construye colocando la partícula NOT después del verbo TO BE. Puede usarse también la forma contraída WASN’T o WEREN’T.

También se puede utilizar este tiempo verbal para relatar dos acciones que sucedieron en el pasado y que una de ellas ya se ha completado. Para ello utilizamos el Pasado Simple para mencionar lo que ya finalizó y el Pasado Continuo para relatar lo que sigue ejecutándose.

When I left, he was studying the lesson.
Cuando yo partí, el estaba estudiando la lección.

They were singing when I broke the window.
Ellos estaban cantando cuando yo rompí la ventana.

VIDEOS EXPLICATIVOS

Cómo comprender fácilmente el pasado continuo o progresivo en inglés

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZ5ibmL8S-w

Pasado Continuo en Inglés

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lv_797iq6E

Intensificadores de Adjetivos

Intensifiers Adjectives

Utilizamos ciertos adverbios para intensificar el significado de los adjetivos. Algunos de ellos son: very, too, quite, rather, fairly, so, enough.

very (véri) - muy
so (sóu) - tan
too (tchú) - demasiado

quite (kuáit) - bastante, completamente
pretty (príti) - bastante
fairly (férli) - bastante

somewhat (sám-wat) - algo; un tanto
rather (ráder) - bastante; algo, un poco
a little (a lítl) - un poco

enough (inóf) - suficiente(mente)
such (sách) - tal / tales / tan

very (véri) - muy
so (sóu) - tan
too (tchú) - demasiado

• • play
• We were very happy about the good news.
  Estábamos muy contentos por la buena noticia.
• It was very sad to see them in that situation.
  Fue muy triste verlos en esa situación.
• The film was so boring that I fell asleep.
  La película era tan aburrida que me quedé dormido.
• Thank you for being so kind.
  Gracias por ser tan amable.
• Those shoes are too big for me.
  Esos zapatos son demasiado grandes para mí.
• I wanted to buy that house, but it was too expensive.
  Quería comprar esa casa, pero era demasiado cara.

quite (kuáit) - bastante; completamente
pretty (priti) - bastante
fairly (férli) - bastante

• • play
• His methods are quite different from mine.
  Sus métodos son bastante diferentes de los míos.
• Her story was quite incredible for most of us.
  Su historia era bastante increíble para la mayoría de nosotros.
• It was pretty hard to finish the proyect in such a short time.
  Fue bastante difícil terminar el proyecto en tan corto tiempo.
• The policeman was pretty sure that the crime had been commited before 10 pm.
  El policía estaba bastante seguro de que el delito había sido cometido antes de las 10 pm.
• The team played fairly well and won the game.
  El equipo jugó bastante bien y ganó el juego.
• The problem looked fairly difficult to solve.
  El problema se veía bastante difícil de resolver.

• somewhat (sám-wat) algo; un tanto
  rather (ráder) - más bien, algo, bastante
  a little (e lítl) - un poco

  • • play
  • They were somewhat tired after their long walk.
    Ellos estaban algo cansados después de su larga caminata.
  • The text was somewhat ambiguous.
    El texto era algo ambiguo.
  • The party was good, but the music was rather loud.
    La fiesta estaba buena, pero la música estaba algo fuerte.
  • It is rather cold today. I think I will stay at home.
    Está bastante frío hoy. Creo que me quedaré en casa
  • You must be a little crazy to do such a thing.
    Debes de estar un poco loco para hacer tal cosa.
  • She was feeling a little tired but continued working.
    Ella se estaba sintiendo un poco cansada pero continuó trabajando.

  enough (inóf) - suficiente(mente)
  such (sách) - tal, tales, tan

  • • play
  • He is old enough to do what he wants.
    Él es lo suficientemente mayor para hacer lo que quiera.
  • She was not good enough for the job, so she was rejected.
    Ella no era lo suficientemente buena para el trabajo, entonces fue rechazada.
  • It is such a good film that I want to see it again.
    Es una película tan buena que quiero verla de nuevo.
  • I have not seen them for such a long time!
    No los he visto por tan largo tiempo!

  Resumiendo...

  • play
  very intelligent - muy inteligente
  so intelligent - tan inteligente
  too intelligent - demasiado inteligente (indica exceso)
  
  quite good - bastante bueno
  pretty nice - bastante lindo
  fairly new - bastante nuevo
  
  somewhat confused - algo confundido
  rather expensive - bastante caro
  a little surprised - un poco sorprendido
  
  old enough - suficientemente mayor
  such interesting people - personas tan interesantes

 

Very - Too - Enough

English Grammar Rules

Too + adjective + infinitive

• Alex couldn't play basketball because he was too short.
• Alex was too short to play basketball.
• We are too tired to go to the gym.
• Mary was too ill to finish her food.

Too + adjective + for (someone) + infinitive

• I can't walk to Valparaiso because it is too far.
• Valparaiso is too far for me to walk.
• It is too late for me to go out.
• The soup is too cold for Tim to eat.
• The price of the ticket is too expensive for Mike to fly to Europe.

 

Enough + noun

Enough (pronounced "enuff" ... rhymes with "stuff")

Enough = sufficient

• There was enough food for everybody at the party.
• I had enough money to pay for dinner with my girlfriend.
• Is there enough time to finish the test?

Adjective + Enough

• She is pretty enough for everybody to notice her. (Everybody notices her because she is very pretty.)
• My friend lives close enough to my house to walk.
• Last summer it was hot enough to go swimming every day.

 

 

 

 

English Transport Vocabulary

Explore the Words

1. motorbike
   small motorcycle with a low frame and small wheels and elevated handlebars
2. bus
   a vehicle carrying many passengers
3. train
   public transport provided by a line of railway cars
4. tram
   a vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity
5. taxi
   a car that is hired to take passengers where they want to go
6. cab
   a car whose driver is paid to take you to a particular place
7. plane
   a fixed-wing aircraft that is powered by propellers or jets
8. car
   a motor vehicle with four wheels
9. ship
   a vessel that carries passengers or freight
10. scooter
    a wheeled vehicle with small wheels and a low-powered gasoline engine geared to the rear wheel
11. ferry
    a boat transporting people or vehicles over a body of water
12. bicycle
    a vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals
13. underground
    an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city)
14. subway
    a rail system operating below the surface of the ground
15. wait
    stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
16. passenger
    a traveler riding in a vehicle but not operating it
17. rush hour
    the times at the beginning and end of the working day when many people are traveling to or from work
18. pedestrian
    a person who travels by foot
19. crowded
    overfilled or compacted or concentrated
20. fast
    acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly
21. slowly
    without speed
22. traffic
    vehicles or pedestrians traveling in a particular locality
23. traffic jam
    a number of vehicles blocking one another until they can scarcely move
24. left
    being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north
25. right
    free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth
26. drive
    operate or control a vehicle
27. ride
    sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
28. get off
    leave a vehicle, aircraft, etc.
29. get on
    get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.)
30. journey
    the act of traveling from one place to another
31. take
    get into one's hands
32. queue
    a line of people or vehicles waiting for something
33. transit
    a journey
34. check in
    announce one's arrival, e.g. at hotels or airports
35. pay cash
    pay (for something) with cash
36. credit card
    a card (usually plastic) that assures a seller that the person using it has a satisfactory credit rating and that the issuer will see to it that the seller receives payment for the merchandise delivered
37. walk
    use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
38. departure
    the act of leaving
39. arrival
    the act of coming to a certain place
40. arrive
    reach a destination
41. single
    existing alone or consisting of one entity or part or aspect or individual
42. return
    go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
43. ticket
    a commercial document showing that the holder is entitled to something (as to ride on public transportation or to enter a public entertainment)
44. luggage
    cases used to carry belongings when traveling
45. baggage
    cases used to carry belongings when traveling
46. passport
    a document allowing a citizen to travel abroad
47. security
    the state of being free from danger or injury
48. flight
    an instance of traveling by air
49. gate
    a movable barrier in a fence or wall
50. boarding pass
    a pass that allows you to board a ship or plane
51. boarding
    the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft
52. delayed
    not as far along as normal in development
53. aisle
    a long narrow passage (as in a cave or woods)
54. departure lounge
    lounge where passengers can await departure
55. airport
    an airfield equipped with control tower and hangars as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo
56. station
    a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel
57. railway station
    terminal where trains load or unload passengers or goods
58. bus stop
    a place on a bus route where buses stop to discharge and take on passengers